Product family and related products
IBM Storage Protect, IBM Storage Protect Plus, and related products offer the core components for automated and centralized backup and restore operations. To meet the specific storage requirements of your organization, you can also purchase an IBM Storage Protect product suite or the IBM Storage Suite.
Simplifying your software purchase with product suites and licensing options
Product suites, which combine IBM Storage Protect with related products, can be an easier way to buy and manage software. The suites include products that can satisfy a range of data protection and recovery requirements, with simplified licensing.
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For more information about IBM Storage Protect product suites, see technote 7048916.
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For more information about IBM Storage Suite, which includes IBM Storage Protect and other products, see IBM Storage Suite.
Discovering the IBM Storage Protect product family
The IBM Storage Protect core components are the server and the backup-archive client. The server and backup-archive client components provide basic functions such as backup and restore operations, and archive and retrieve operations for files, directories, and disk images. The product family also includes the products that are listed in the following table. The product documentation includes information for both IBM Storage Protect and IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition. For additional information, see Supplemental information and resources for the IBM Storage Protect product family.
| Product component | Key benefits | Useful links |
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| IBM Storage Defender | A cloud-based, software as a service (SaaS) platform that provides visibility for end-to-end data resilience across primary and secondary workloads. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Protect Plus | Provides a data protection and availability solution for virtual environments that can be deployed in minutes and protect your environment within an hour. You can implement IBM Storage Protect Plus as a stand-alone solution, or integrate the solution with your IBM Storage Protect environment to create copies for long-term storage and governance with scale and efficiency. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Protect for Databases | Protects Oracle data and Microsoft SQL data through automated tasks, utilities, and interfaces. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning | Provides protection that is customized for SAP system data. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Protect for Mail | Automates data protection so that backups are completed without shutting down Microsoft Exchange servers or IBM Domino servers. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Protect HSM for Windows | A hierarchical Storage Management product that reduces storage costs for infrequently accessed information, without changing the way that users and applications interact with data. Use this product on Windows operating systems. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Protect for Space Management | A hierarchical Storage Management product that reduces storage costs for infrequently accessed information, without changing the way that users and applications interact with data. Use this product on IBM AIX® and Linux® operating systems. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Protect Snapshot | Protects data with integrated, application-aware snapshot backup and restore capabilities. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Protect for SAN | Works with servers and client computers to transfer data over a storage area network (SAN), instead of a local area network (LAN). The product is a storage agent that enables LAN-free backup and restore operations. | Product documentation Product documentation version: The
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| IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments | Provides protection that is tailored for VMware and Hyper-V virtual environments. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Protect High Speed Data Transfer | Use this product to enable Fast Adaptive Secure Protocol (FASP®) technology to improve data transfer in an environment where wide area network (WAN) performance issues are detected. | Determining whether Aspera® FASP technology can optimize data transfer in your system environment |
| IBM Storage Protect for Cloud | A multi-tenant SaaS platform that requires no installation and minimal configuration to protect your Microsoft 365 resources. |
Enhancing IBM Storage Protect with related products
You can enhance IBM Storage Protect with functions and features that are available in related products.
| Product name | Key benefits | Useful links |
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| IBM Cloud Object Storage | Provides a web-scale environment that stores unstructured data, from petabyte to exabyte volumes. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Sentinel | Provides an end-to-end automated cyber resilience workflow. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Control | Provides analytics data management. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Copy Data Management | Catalogs NetApp and VMware snapshots to facilitate role-based management and recovery of backup data. | Product documentation |
| IBM Storage Scale | Provides scalable storage for unstructured data. | Product documentation |
| IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS® Media | Manages z/OS disk and tape resources for IBM Storage Protect servers that run on AIX or Linux on IBM Z®. | Product documentation |