We performed a comparison between IBM FlashSystem and Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance 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 most valuable features were the performance of the array, i.e., very low latency and high IOPS. Plus, the management interface is very easy to use."
"The performance of IBM FlashSystem is very good. The new technology and high throughput have given us more confidence in the solution. The management of the system has improved and we can control the monitoring system alerts and multiple FlashSystems with the Enterprise Cloud Edition, which is free. The migration of recently stored data to a new flash is much easier. You can move your data because you can utilize it externally."
"Data deduplication is one of the most valuable features of this solution."
"The FlashSystem 900 consistently delivers performance below 1ms for read/write. This performance is essential for an effective SVC stretch-cluster configuration across two datacenters, and presenting active-active storage to the customer."
"No queuing and high ops, speed, and performance."
"Speed (IOPS/second) – It is most vital for applications that need low latency and high speed for transferring the data."
"The installation is nice and easy."
"The most valuable feature is that is supports a high IOPS rate."
"I like its storage capacity, quick access to the data, speed, and overall storage management."
"Product support is restricted to IBM only. It must be decentralized to IBM partners as well."
"The basic setup can be challenging when it comes to certain IP addresses and the configuration of the IP. You have to go in to different menus to makes changes and ensure it is stable."
"The solution is not easy to use and could improve."
"Replication features need improvement. Currently, they are there in the product, but I'm not sure as to how it works exactly."
"The array level RAID does not seem available."
"Our customers have raised concerns about the limitations of the FlashSystem 5200 and 7300, which only offer a 32-gigabyte connection."
"The product needs to improve their scalability."
"I would like to see an improvement in the handling of large amounts of rights."
"The main thing Oracle can improve is the cost. It would be better if Oracle opened up the system to enable integration with other vendors. Whether it's the database, application server, or storage appliance, they should make it easy to integrate them. They need to open up more to ensure that it can work in any environment and IT ecosystem."
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IBM FlashSystem is ranked 2nd in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 106 reviews while Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance is ranked 9th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network). IBM FlashSystem is rated 8.2, while Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance is rated 7.6. 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 Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance writes "A stable unified storage system that enables quick access to data". IBM FlashSystem is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Pure Storage FlashArray, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Dell Unity XT and NetApp AFF, whereas Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, HPE 3PAR StoreServ and HPE StorageWorks MSA. See our IBM FlashSystem vs. Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance report.
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