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IBM Storage Protect
Enterprise-scale data protection platform
As of 30 August 2026, IBM Storage Protect starts at $100/month. IBM Storage Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) delivers enterprise-scale data protection for complex IT environments. Softwr lists it under Backup. IBM Storage Protect is made by IBM, launched in 1911, available on Windows, Linux, Web.
Overview
What IBM Storage Protect does
IBM Storage Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) delivers enterprise-scale data protection for complex IT environments. It provides automated policy-based management, progressive incremental backup, and support for containers and Kubernetes.
What people use it for
- Data protection
- Disaster recovery
- Business continuity
- Ransomware protection
- Compliance
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about IBM Storage Protect.
- IBM United Kingdom Limited lists IBM Storage Protect for Cloud (Microsoft 365 edition) on G-Cloud 14 at £50.64 per user per year
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Pricing
What IBM Storage Protect costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Storage Protect
$100 /mo
- Progressive incremental
- Container support
- Policy automation
Capabilities
Features
Progressive incremental backup
Policy-based management
Container protection
Kubernetes support
Data deduplication
Instant restore
VMware
Integration with VMware
Hyper-V
Integration with Hyper-V
AWS
Integration with AWS
Azure
Integration with Azure
Kubernetes
Integration with Kubernetes
OpenShift
Integration with OpenShift
Behind it
Who makes IBM Storage Protect
- Company
- IBM
- Based in
- Armonk, New York
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