Product ComparisonsSimpana 10 vs. Symantec, EMC and IBM

October, 2014

Simpana® Software vs. Legacy ApproachesBuild vs. Buy

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Backup &

Recovery

Archive, Email,

Files, eDiscovery

& Compliance

Data Reduction

Deduplication &

Compression

Enterprise

Reporting

Replication,

Management,

& CDP

Desktop /

Laptop

CommVault Symantec EMC

TSM for SharePoint

IBM

Common

Store

PureDisk

Ops Center

Replication Exec™

Enterprise

Vault

Control Center

SourceOne

HomeBase

ReplistorRecover

Point

Networker

DPA

Repl.

Manager

Xtenders

Continuous Data

Protection for Files

NetBackup

Centera

Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10Symantec NetBackup

EMCBRS

IBM TSM

Data & Information Management

Server Virtualization and Cloud-

Ready Data Management

Protect and manage data across physical, virtual and

cloud with embedded options for scale, application

awareness and tools to streamline large scale operations

Distributed catalog structure for

protection and scalability

Employs a distributed catalog structure which eliminates

the catalog-scale design constraint due to catalog

backup / restore concerns

Simpana OnePass™ backup and

archive to eliminate operational

impact & management time

A single, low-impact scan that incorporates protection,

retention, reporting and access for growing file system

and email environments

Integrated Global source and target

side Deduplication

Deduplicate data across the environment to maximize

storage savings.

Integrated hardware and software

Snapshot Management supporting

heterogeneous arrays

Leverage snapshot technology across leading

heterogeneous arrays to improve RTO/RPO and off load

backup processing from production hosts.

Integrated archiving & eDiscovery

for file systems, email & SharePoint

in a single unified solution

Reduce infrastructure and administrative requirements

for archiving data in the environment.

Integrated Content Indexing &

Search

eDiscovery across archive and backup provides total

visibility to data.

Single virtual repository with mobile

& web access

Access information anywhere through ContentStore™.

Automated Workflow Manage large-scale operations and shared services

efficiently

Integrated global operational

reporting

Provide robust, global reporting including capacity

management and planning, SLAs, operational and

instrumentation level views of environment

Yes Partial NO

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10

Symantec

NetBackup

EMC

BRS

IBM

TSM

Virtual Environment Protection

Array-based snapshots for

scalable protection

Leverage hardware snapshot technology to

automatically protect large VM environments quickly

with IntelliSnap® for VMware and Hyper-V.

Scalable off-host protection for

both VMware and Hyper-V

Leverage platform APIs (like VADP) along with scalable

“grid” architecture and off-host proxies for backups

Custom auto-protection and

filtering

Automatically discover and protect VMs based on

business value. Filter out specific VMs for full

customization

Enhanced restore and recovery

options

Advanced, flexible recoveries that go beyond “file,

volume, VM”, including: extended capabilities such as

power-on, VM-renaming, datastore browsing, single

step restore for vCloud.

Self Service access to data Restore data through web console and vCenter plug-in.

Faster restores leveraging

change block tracking

Leverage Change Block Tracking to accelerate restores.

VM Archiving Automatically archive stale VM’s based on policies, to

recover space in data stores

Integrated operations reporting Optimize storage resources and operating environment

in the virtual environment, with a rich set of analysis,

trending, and reporting tools.

Accelerated disaster recovery

by leveraging the VI

Perform automated DR operations by leveraging

automated conversion of a backup copy into the VI with

“Virtualize Me”

Yes Partial NO

2013 DCIG Virtual Server

Backup Software Buyer's Guide

Protecting

Converged Virtual

Infrastructures

Virtual Environment Protection CommVault Advantage

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10

Symantec

NetBackup

EMC

BRS

IBM

TSM

Snapshot Capability

Integrated Backup &

Snapshot management

Initiate backup and archiving operations with

consolidated reporting, auditing and security

controls from a hardware-based snapshot

operation.

Off-Host Processing Minimize production system impact with built in

proxy capabilities for indexing, backup

generation (including deduplication and

encryption), granular access and recovery.

Federated search across

snapshots for Granular

Recovery

Provide searchable recoveries across multiple

snapshots/backups at a granular object level.

Improved DR Readiness Execute snapshot and clone operations as

frequently as required to deliver on increasingly

tight SLA requirements.

Support for snapshots of

virtual environments

Leverage hardware snapshot technology to

automatically protect large VM environments.

Supports major Hardware

Arrays

Integrated snapshot and clone techniques with

the industries leading providers of the latest

arrays and applications.

Eliminates scripting Reduce risk and eliminate manual scripting by

using an automated policy-based approach.

Application consistent

snapshots

Integration with applications to ensure consistent

point in time images.

Yes Partial NO

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10

Symantec

NetBackup

EMC

BRS

IBM

TSM

Deduplication

Simple Management Use a simple check box to switch between

source and target-side deduplication to meet

business needs.

Integrated Source and

Target-side deduplication

Eliminate redundant backup and archive data at

the client before sending it across networks,

transferring up to 90 percent less data across the

network.

Rapid Recovery From Disk,

Tape or Cloud Storage

No artificial limit on resource availability for

restores, ensures rapid recovery with minimal

business disruption.

Hardware agnostic Scale out easily and cost effectively with open

systems hardware.

Enterprise scalability and

resiliency

Scale to support Petabytes of data with a grid

architecture that allows for load balancing and

failover to a shared DDB

Global Deduplication Maximize data reduction by deduplicating data

globally across hundreds of clients in different

locations with different protection policies.

Deduplicate to Tape Write backup/archive data to tape storage in

deduplicated, encrypted, format, reducing the

cost of storing data.

Deduplicate to Cloud Write backup/archive data to cloud storage in

deduplicated, encrypted, format, reducing the

cost of storing data.

Yes Partial NO

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10Symantec

NetBackup EMC

BRSIBM

TSM

Replication

Integrated Continuous

Data Protection

Meet Recovery Point and Recovery Time

Objectives (RPO/RTO) without taking production

systems offline by leveraging continuous capture

byte-level replication to continuously protect your

data.

Deduplicated replication

enabled

Integrated replication of data in a deduplicated

state to reduce network traffic.

Scale out easily and cost

effectively with open

systems hardware

Utilize inexpensive storage for replicas.

Leverage existing storage arrays.

Unique Application

Recovery Points

Eliminate the risk of application corruption by

recovering your file or application to a specific

point-in-time.

Leverage remote or virtual

sites for disaster recovery

Eliminate exposure from site disaster, costly off-

site tape storage and lower TCO

Centralize disaster

recovery for remote sites

With remote data replication, data and

applications can be reliably protected with replica

copies at the central site for Disaster Recovery

Replicate data over thin

WAN connections

Minimize costs of infrastructure changes.

Recover granular

information from replicas

Leverage replica copies to recover granular

information as part of a single pass operation.

Replication CommVault Advantage

Yes Partial NO

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10

Symantec

NetBackup

EMC

BRS

IBM

TSM

Reporting

Detailed reports on

environment configuration

Understand the environment and the status

of the components in it.

Reporting on operational

status of backups and

recoveries

Detailed information on the status of data

protection and recovery jobs executed in the

environment.

Detailed reporting on

storage utilization

Analyze and view physical and virtual

storage utilizations and maximize their

usage.

Detailed analytics on

virtual environments

Make informed decisions on how best to

deploy an application in a virtualized

environment.

File-level reporting on

data age and usage

Identify stale data and make informed

decisions on your archiving rules and

storage policies.

Usage reporting to enable

chargebacksProduce chargeback reports based on

physical and virtual machine capacities.

Reporting CommVault Advantage

Yes Partial NO

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10Symantec

DLOEMC

AvamarIBM

TSM

Edge Protection

Single Platform Data

Management

Reduces complexity with a single platform for all backup,

recovery, and archive management, with consolidated

reporting, security controls and auditing.

Device/OS Diversity Provide an enterprise-class solution that delivers efficient,

centralized laptop/desktop data protection with multiple OS

support and provides anytime, any device access to the data.

Empower the mobile workforce with the ability to download

backup files to tablets/smartphones and backup Windows,

Linux and Mac OS devices.

Auto Discovery and

Setup

Auto discover new desktops and laptops; install backup agents

automatically to reduce administrative workload.

File Synchronization Ability to synchronize files between devices

Optimized Resource

Utilization

Enable rapid, efficient, reliable, and transparent protection

through dynamic bandwidth management and ensuring a small

backup footprint by reducing network impact with the ability to

specify bandwidth, CPU and power utilization.

Search with HTML

previews for

enhanced access and

eDiscovery

Keep data view and recovery easy and efficient by leveraging

content indexing to provide insight into the data through HTML

previews. Preserve, protect, and access business critical

information captured from desktops and laptops whenever

necessary to meet any eDiscovery or compliance challenge. .

CommVault Edge® Technology CommVault Advantage

Yes Partial NO

Protecting Data at the

Edge More Effectively

Critical Need For

Edge Data Protection

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10

Symantec

NetBackup

EMC

BRS

IBM

TSM

Archiving & eDiscovery

Integrated File-system

archiving.

Centralized management of backup and archiving.

Simpana OnePass™

Technology.

Single pass archiving of file system and eMail data

with stubs for end user recovery.

Automate policies to keep only

what has business value with

Content Based Retention

Reduce up to 70% of retention costs by

specifying items of a particular content type(s) that

can be applied to different retention. Provide the

ability to design policies and storage location by

content type.

Email and SharePoint

archiving integrated with

Backup in unified solution.

Single point of control for management of backup and

archiving.

Reduced infrastructure requirements.

Integrated enterprise search,

Compliance and e-Discovery

Knowledge of the information you have and the ability

to locate it quickly.

Supports discovery across

archives, backups, replicas

and online file data.

Find data and information not just in archives, but

across all the data in the environment.

Retention and review of all ESI Enable legal hold on discovered data and easy search

and review of information.

Early Case Assessment

technology

Automated classification and preservation with

detailed reporting to prove authenticity and chain of

custody.

Archiving & eDiscovery CommVault Advantage

Yes Partial NO

Reducing Data Management

Costs, Risks & Complexity - A

Strategic Archive Approach

DEMO

DEMOOnePass DatasheetReference Copy

Datasheet

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Feature Benefit CommVault®

Simpana® 10

Symantec

Enterprise

Vault

HP

Autonomy

Consolidated

Archive

EMC

SourceOne

Archiving & eDiscovery

Simpana OnePass™

Technology Archiving.

Single pass backup and archiving of file system

and eMail data with stubs for end user recovery.

Reduce the space and

processing of enterprise data

Eliminate up to 90% of redundant data with

integrated global deduplication and compression,

saving on network, media and storage costs.

Automate policies to keep

only what has business value

with Content Based Retention

Reduce up to 70% of retention costs by

specifying items of a particular content type(s) that

can be applied to different retention. Provide the

ability to design policies and storage location by

content type. Data tiering can be applied based on

content rules to any target, including tape or cloud.

Email and SharePoint

archiving integrated with

Backup in unified solution.

Single point of control for management of backup

and archiving.

Reduced infrastructure requirements.

e-Discovery across archives,

backups, replicas and online

file data.

Find data and information not just in archives, but

across all the data in the environment.

Early Case Assessment

technology

Automated classification and preservation with

detailed reporting to prove authenticity and chain

of custody.

Data analytics to determine

the “right” policy

Leverage integrated reporting, retention and

deduplication capabilities to improve visibility.

Yes Partial NO

Archiving to Meet

Compliance & eDiscovery

Requirements in the Big

Data EraDEMO

Archiving & eDiscovery CommVault Advantage

OnePass DatasheetReference Copy

Datasheet

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10Symantec

NetBackupEMC

BRSIBM

TSM

Cloud Data Protection

Built-in multi-tenancy

Security with customizable role based data protection and access.

Deep vCD Integration

Protection vCD implementations for resource pools, provider/org vDCs, and VMs. Single step recovery directly into vCloud

Secure Data transfer

Full encryption at all stages and HTTPS can be used together instead of a VPN for strong security that is cost effective and easy to manage.

Optimized Resource Utilization

Source-side deduplication technology, coupled with intelligent backup scheduling and bandwidth throttling to reduce network impact.

Streamlinelarge scale operations

Workflow automation streamlines repetitive and complex tasks. Operations reporting lets users optimize the environment.

End-User Restore

End-users can find and restore files from any backup on any client they are authorized to access

Multiple Cloud providers

Ability to select from multiple cloud providers for services

Cloud Data Protection CommVault Advantage

Yes Partial NO

Simpana® Software – A

Unique Cloud-Enabled

Platform

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10

Symantec

NBU BMR

EMC BRS

BRM

IBM TSM

FBBMR/Sysbk

Disaster Recovery Protection

Reduced Complexity Integrated backup, recovery and DR in a single,

software-based solution.

Point in Time Restore Restore the system state of a client, backed up on a

specific date and time

Cross Hardware

Restore

Restore systems to completely different hardware

configurations, including different NICs, CPU, memory,

storage, etc.

Automated scheduling

options

Streamline DR preparedness with scheduling options for

replication, dedupe and restores

Workflow automation Automate complex DR runbooks from end to end with

fully customizable workflow automation

Fully unattended

operating system

reinstall

Initiate the recovery process of a single or multiple

clients from a central location for unattended restore.

Accelerated disaster

recovery by leveraging

the VI

Perform automated DR operations by leveraging

automated conversion of a backup copy into the VI with

“Virtualize Me”

Integrated Cloud

storage Options

Seamlessly extend offsite disaster recovery with deep

cloud storage integration

Broad OS support Support for Windows, Linux, and Unix Operating

Systems including HP-UX, AIX and Solaris

Yes Partial NO

Disaster Recovery Protection CommVault Advantage

Virtualize MeBalancing Cost, Risk and Complexity

in Your Disaster Recovery Strategy

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10

Symantec

NetBackup

EMC

BRS

IBM

TSM

Oracle Protection

“Near Instant”

Snapshot Capabilities

Better protection for Oracle using array-based

snapshots that deliver rapid-fire, application

consistent copies of Oracle data with near zero

impact on production environments.

Automated Point-in-

time Recovery for

Oracle RAC Nodes

Comprehensive automated support for Oracle

RAC nodes and configurations plus snapshot

integration with RMAN for database point-in-

time-recovery.

Global Block-Level

Deduplication of

Oracle Managed

Data

Eliminate up to 90% of redundant data at the

source with global deduplication while

increasing storage and network efficiency. Use

open systems storage, including cloud.

Granular Recovery

for Oracle Leveraging

Hardware Snapshots

Reduce complexity and enhance protection

with flexible, granular recovery options

including individual tables, databases, entire

applications and out of place database restores

for clone copies.

Comprehensive

Storage Resource

Reporting

Gain clear insights into your Oracle

environments with integrated file-level reporting

and analytics.

Yes Partial NO

Backup &

Recovery for

Oracle

Datasheet

Chivas Brothers

Case Study

Oracle Protection CommVault Advantage

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Yes Partial NO

Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10

Symantec

NetBackup

EMC

BRS

IBM

TSM

SharePoint Protection

“Near Instant” Snapshot Capabilities

SharePoint data that is highly available, and

easier to manage with near zero impact on production environments.

Out of Place Restore

and Granular Recovery

Release Independent, rapid migration of data

from SharePoint 2003, 2007, 2010 & 2013.

Ease administrative burden with faster, easier

recoveries.

Global Block-Level

Deduplication of

SharePoint Managed Data

Eliminate up to 90% of redundant data at the

source with global deduplication while increasing

storage and network efficiency. Use open systems storage, including cloud.

External Blob Storage

(EBS) Support &

Remote Blob Storage (RBS)

Improved usability and manageability with

SharePoint 2007, 2010 and 2013.

Enable a faster, trimmer, better performing

SharePoint server and data retrieval that is

transparent to the end-user.

Integrated Archiving

and e-Discovery

Single platform for backup, archiving and

reporting, which minimizes server and network

impact. Full text search across backup and

archive data sets for compliance and legal holds.

Comprehensive

Storage Resource Reporting

Gain clear insights into your SharePoint

environments with integrated reporting and analytics for better management.

Data Management for

Microsoft SharePoint

Datasheet

SharePoint Archiving

SharePoint Protection CommVault Advantage

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Feature BenefitCommVault®

Simpana® 10

Symantec

NetBackup

EMC

BRS

IBM

TSM

Exchange Protection

“Near Instant” Snapshot

Capabilities

Exchange data that is highly available, and easier to

manage with almost “zero” impact on production

environments.

Simpana OnePass™ backup

and archive to eliminate

operational impact &

management time

A single, low-impact scan that incorporates protection,

retention, reporting and access for growing file system

and email environments

Out of Place Restore and

Granular Recovery

Release independent protection for Exchange data.

Faster, easier recoveries of files, messages,

attachments, etc.

Global Block-Level

Deduplication of Exchange

Managed Data

Eliminate up to 90% of redundant data at the source

with global deduplication while increasing storage and

network efficiency. Use open systems storage,

including cloud.

Automated Point-in-time

Recovery Features

Simplified point-in-time recovery options with

automated log playback features for Exchange

databases and right-click version selection for

individual email files.

Integrated Archiving and e-

Discovery

Single platform for backup, archiving and reporting,

which minimizes server and network impact. Full text

search across backup and archive data sets for

compliance and legal holds.

Comprehensive Storage

Resource Reporting

Gain clear insights into your Exchange environment

with integrated file-level reporting and analytics.

Yes Partial NO

Data Management for

Microsoft Exchange

Datasheet

Show Me Simpana -

Protect

Exchange Protection CommVault Advantage

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Simpana® 10

Symantec

NetBackup

EMC

BRS

IBM

TSM

SQL Protection

“Near Instant” Snapshot Capabilities

SQL data that is highly available, and easier to

manage with near zero impact on production environments.

Automated Backup of SQL Databases

Reliable protection without administrator

involvement through auto-discover and backup

of new SQL Server databases.

Global Block-Level

Deduplication of SQL Managed Data

Eliminate up to 90% of redundant data at the

source with global deduplication while

increasing storage and network efficiency. Use open systems storage, including cloud.

Automated Point-in-

time Recovery Features

Any point-in-time recovery options simplified

with automated log playback features for SQL

databases.

Browsing and

Restoring Data by

Relative Time

Flexibility and convenience of retrieving backup

data from a wider time span rather than the

need to remember an exact time range in which

something was backed up

Comprehensive

Storage Resource Reporting

Gain clear insights into your SQL environments

with integrated file-level reporting and analytics for better management.

Yes Partial NO

Backup & Recovery for

SQL Server Datasheet

Show Me Simpana -

Protect

SQL Protection CommVault Advantage

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