IBM Spectrum Protect Portfolio Strengthens Technology Partnership

IBM Spectrum Protect portfolio strengthens technology partnership with AvePoint, Cobalt Iron, Rocket Software, and Storware

IBM Spectrum Protect offers the following products to clients through Passport Advantage:

Storware vProtect, KODO for Endpoint, and KODO Cloud
AvePoint DocAve Backup and Restore for SharePoint on premise and online
Rocket Device Adapter Pack for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot
Cobalt Iron Compass SaaS

Technology partners contribute to Big Blue’s growth strategy by offering solutions whose capabilities are complementary to the Spectrum Protect portfolio. In order to improve the client and seller journey experiences, Spectrum Protect is adding the following products directly into Passport Advantage as resell offerings.

AvePoint DocAve Backup and Restore for SharePoint
It provides comprehensive protection for the following:

SharePoint Server from 2010 to 2019
SharePoint Online
OneDrive for Business, including all content, configurations, application servers, and databases
VMs hosting SharePoint servers whether on premises, in the private cloud, or a hybrid Office 365 deployment

Cobalt Iron Compass SaaS
This solution eliminates complexity, reduces the time spent on backup, and improves data protection performance of Spectrum Protect through automation and analytics in order deliver more value with less effort.

Rocket Device Adapter Pack for Spectrum Protect Snapshot
It is a plug-in that leverages the advanced snapshot-based data protection capabilities of Spectrum Snapshot to backup files located in non-IBM storage systems and expand DR options while increasing data availability. Supported storage device vendors include Dell EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Huawei, and NetApp.

Storware vProtect, KODO for End Point and KODO for Cloud
Storware vProtect is a stable, agentless backup and snapshot-management solution suite for virtual environments on platforms such as Kernel-based VM, Citrix Hypervisor, Red Hat Virtualization, Proxmox Virtual Environment, Nutanix, and Oracle VM. KODO for Endpoint provides backup capabilities for macOS and desktops and laptops utilizing Windows. KODO for Cloud provides Microsoft Office 365 backup and recovery solution for SharePoint, Exchange, and OneDrive.

For key requirements for each product, go to their respective websites:

Planned availability date: June 8, 2021