* Hindle, Greg <Greg.Hindle at constellation.com> [2006-08-10 14:18]:
> We are looking at reporting software for Netbackup. We are looking at
> Storage Console from Aptare. But I  understand 6.0 with Nom also has
> reporting built in. We are currently running 5.0 mp6 but are planning to
> upgrade to 6.0. Is anyone using NOM and the reporting feature? Is it
> better than Aptare? Views? Opinions?

>From what I saw at Vision '05, NOM is still pretty early in development.
I have not looked at it recently, so I can't really speak to
strengths/weaknesses.  You would like to think that the company that
makes the backup software would also have a good front-end for
reporting, but that has not been the case so far ;-)

I did think it has promise, though.  What it did have that Aptare likely
will not is more interaction with what happens in the backup
environments.  It was originally intended to act as a portal interface
that at a basic level could replace a lot of the operational functions
of the current GUIs.  That would be really cool if that pans out.

I think in general, most reporting packages will do a better job than
NOM because they are supposed to do a better job.  Their main focus is
reporting, so their reporting is really good.  That's not just Aptare's
product, either.  I think Bocada falls into that same category.  There
are probably others, but those are the two that seem to be front-runners
for NBU reporting.

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David Rock
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