We performed a comparison between IBM FlashSystem and IBM System Storage DS5000 Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The performance of the All-Flash System is very good. There is more enhanced performance and data production in the solution, which I appreciate."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"Stability-wise, this solution is fine."
"The GUI is very easy and performance is also good."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is compression."
"The price-performance ratio is most valuable."
"It's very easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is SCM (Storage Class Memory), which has the lowest latency value in the storage industry."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The stability is excellent."
"The IBM System Storage DS5000 Series can be integrated into various platforms such as IBM, Intel, Linux, and others. It provides flexibility in integration wherever storage is required."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 series enhances clients' data handling capabilities through improved security, fast systems, and added value features."
"The solution is reliable."
"The most valuable feature is compression."
"The most valuable aspects of the DS5000 Series are its high availability (almost six nines), stability, cost-effectiveness, and the unique IBM FlashCore modules, which other competitors lack. These FlashCore modules enable local operations on the drive itself without a performance overhead, a significant advantage."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The marketing could be improved."
"If you want to expand, you cannot expand the disc enclosure. You have to buy a total individual node. Sometimes, this is difficult because we are just looking for capacity and not a node."
"The ease of installation should be improved. We had issues with the configuration model."
"We use some open-source tools for monitoring, such as Grafana and it should be bundled along with IBM FlashSystem."
"The security features can be improved such that the encryption does not affect performance in any way."
"The data reduction pool feature sucks and is not recommended for use with heavy workloads."
"The price is very costly."
"The solution is quite expensive. That's one of the downsides to using it."
"IBM talks about integration when we talk about Safeguarded Copy. It integrates with QRadar, but it seems as though IBM still is too separate, that is, the way IBM is measured on software and hardware."
"The solution's integration with other tools could be improved."
"Improving software installation and licensing retrieval would make using IBM System Storage DS5000 series easier for customers."
"The stability could be improved."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 is expensive when compared to other vendors."
"The solution is not flexible enough."
"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The amount of storage could be increased."
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IBM FlashSystem is ranked 2nd in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 106 reviews while IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is ranked 6th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 15 reviews. IBM FlashSystem is rated 8.2, while IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM FlashSystem writes "An easy GUI and simple provisioning but our model does not support compression". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM System Storage DS5000 Series writes "Very reliable, easy to install, and offers good value for money". IBM FlashSystem is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Pure Storage FlashArray, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Dell Unity XT and NetApp AFF, whereas IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is most compared with . See our IBM FlashSystem vs. IBM System Storage DS5000 Series report.
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