This is a great report! It's past time somebody took the time to just DO THE MEASUREMENTS! Everybody should have this handy for when the high-powered Veritas salesmen approach your CIO. Thanks for putting it on your site, Mark!
> -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@;VM.MARIST.EDU]On Behalf Of > Mark D. Rodriguez > Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 8:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: ITSM Vs. Veritas NBU > > > Hi, > > Sorry I am reposting this but the first post didn't format correctly. > > Attached below is a news release that has just come out or will be > coming out next week. In addition, I have the detailed PDF document of > the independent study that was done comparing the 2 products. I > wouldn't call it a slam dunk win for ITSM but it was a very clear victory. > I am looking forward to some discussion on this list about the report. I > think there are a couple of areas that the test was not fair (favored > Veritas) but ITSM won anyway, but I will bring that up after some people > have looked over the report. > > If anyone is interested I can send them copies of the PDF file. Also, I > will be putting on my web site shortly (by this evening), > http://mdrconsult.com and you will be able to get it from there as well. > > In addition to the press release below and the PDF report there are two > other files, a Power Point presentation and a FAQ about the study. > > -- > Regards, > Mark D. Rodriguez > President MDR Consulting, Inc. > > ================================================================== > ============= > MDR Consulting > The very best in Technical Training and Consulting. > IBM Advanced Business Partner > SAIR Linux and GNU Authorized Center for Education > IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert, CATE > AIX Support and Performance Tuning, RS6000 SP, TSM/ADSM and Linux > Red Hat Certified Engineer, RHCE > ================================================================== > ============= > > > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Demonstrates Critical Advantages Over NetBackup > > NEW YORK CITY, NY, October XX, 2002 - Results of recently completed > benchmark tests administered by analyst firm Progressive Strategies show > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager offering distinct advantages in backup and > restore performance over VERITAS NetBackup. > > "Tivoli has always maintained that IBM Tivoli Storage Manager's > advantages in performance and tape resource conservation accrue over > time," explains Barry Cohen, Project Director at Progressive Strategies. > "Our test scenario bears that out. This product is much better suited to > the realities that companies encounter today and will encounter in the > future in their data management and storage environments," said Craig > Norris, analyst with Progressive Strategies. "NetBackup is > unquestionably a solid product, however, limitations integral to its > architecture and its traditional approach to backup and restore > processes become problematic as the amount of data in a business grows, > and as the IT infrastructure evolves to manage it all." > > This ambitious benchmark test sought to establish a realistic business > data management scenario by regularly backing up data from multiple > client computers over a month long period. The test results reveal that > over this more realistic time period, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager > exhibits significantly better performance in overall backup and restore > in comparison to Veritas NetBackup. In these tests, the complete backup > cycle was 36% faster for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, and it was 66% > faster than NetBackup in restore tests. NetBackup sent considerably more > data over the network and used four times more tape media to hold that > data over the length of the testing period. > > Descriptions of the benchmark and results of the tests are presented as > an appendix to an in-depth research report that examines features and > functions of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager and compares them with > NetBackup. The report examines how the products address several key > areas critical to backup and restore solutions for business data. Its > primary focus is on product architecture and its impact on cost of > ownership and return on investment, the flexibility to adapt to rapidly > evolving business requirements, and the cost benefits derived from > implementing standards-based end-to-end solutions. The report concludes > that IBM Tivoli Storage Manager offers the data protection solution more > appropriate to what businesses require today. > > Both VERITAS and IBM Tivoli demonstrate a firm grasp of the challenges > facing modern businesses. These challenges include burgeoning data and > complex, ever-expanding storage infrastructures. However, the > Progressive Strategies report illustrates how IBM Tivoli Storage > Manager's architecture is better suited to handle these challenges in > managing business data. > > "We found that IBM Tivoli Storage Manager provides a superior solution > to all the most critical challenges we considered," says Norris. "The > foresight IBM Tivoli Software put into designing IBM Tivoli Storage > Manager is clearly paying off as businesses with expanding backup > requirements are finding its capabilities indispensable." > > The Business Strategy Report is available from the Progressive > Strategies Web site at [URL TBD]. > > ### >
