First option is not accepted by IBM because it abbreviates IBM.
The 3 I see the most are:
- Spectrum Protect
- SP
- "Protect" by itself, since Spectrum Storage is the suite, Protect is the product. We see that at the server prompt:
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Recursive acronyms have never been an issue. For a while its official acronym was ITSM, for "IBM Tivoli Storage Manager". I think ADSTAR, which was the A in ADSM, was also an acronym.
I would prefer a return to an old name. This product's popularity grew rapidly when it was called ADSM. That's the name of this web site, of the leading email list, is still sprinkled throughout the product, and is the name I prefer. This is the name that has the strongest brand recognition, even today. We can make up a new meaning for it, but it should be ADSM, its still-widely-used retro acronym. How about "Archive and Disaster Spectrum Manager", or something even better. The S should be Spectrum, to match its new branding.