IBM Spectrum Archive Reviews & Product Details

It prolongs longevity and becomes the go-to option for long-term data archiving. By using Spectrum Archive I simply get moved the information which is less accessed to the other drives that I am not using as frequently. This is an opportunity to give room to running of the business operations. As I have full data protection on tape which is my rescue partner, I feel very comfortable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recovery of the files can be a resolute matter. In some cases, when I have to deal with old data, I also have to wait for copies getting from tapes, and this is often a major headache. Sometimes it takes hours to get back the most cumbersome file which can slowin workflow if fast pace is needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

* Combination with other IBM items like article stockpiling and GPFS.

* Adaptability: IBM Range File can scale to oblige developing information stockpiling needs without requiring huge changes to the framework.

* Versatile capacity: Can deal with any amount of data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

*Exceptionally restricted Coordination with public cloud administrations of AWS and Azure.

*Equipment Cost: The underlying interest in tape drives and media can be higher contrasted with some circle based capacity arrangements.

*More extravagant metadata and indexing:Missing such elements for quicker search and recorded of information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like its scalability and its low cost and also its File based access Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is not able to coordinate with Public cloud Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the good cloud storage options with performance monitoring. Create operational storage tiers with tape rather than storing static, unchanging files on costly disk storage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has some restrictions with public clouds like Azure and AWS. Also a bit costly as its features are good. More lavish metadata and indexing: Missing such components for speedier inquiry and recording of data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use, easy to implement, customer support is awesome, would like to use it frequently, and the features are unique and address needs due to its easy integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are none as of now, if encountered will immediately bring them to their notice to resolve Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IBM Spectrum Archive's integrates with additional IBM offerings, such as GPFS as well as object storage. Frequently accessed data is kept on disk, while data that less accessed on tape. It is scalable and can accommodate any volume of data as well as support offline backups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IBM Spectrum Archive has high utility costs and integration with public cloud services like AWS and others is limited. The searches are slow because it lacks indexing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IBM Spectrum Archive, is a solution that provides access to files from IBM tape drives, thus avoiding the need for an additional tape manager to access the data, adding to that the simplicity of file management of tape, makes it look like you are accessing a traditional hard drive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Perhaps the weak points, due to the very nature of the tapes, is the speed of access to them, the reading and writing times are longer, which causes a latency in terms of the time to access the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Integration with other IBM products like object storage and GPFS

Tiered storage strategy: Frequent accessed data is stored on disk where as less frequently accessed data is stored on tape

Scalable storage: Can handle any amount of data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very limited Integration with public cloud services of AWS and azure

Richer metadata and indexing:Missing such features for faster search and archival of data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Compatible with storage and servers. Easy to use and automate. Good IBM support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Managing a little bit complex environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the flexibility of storage, management and monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think cost of the utilization can be improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.