We performed a comparison between IBM FlashSystem and NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is scalable."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe has low latency and high Ops. It is an evergreen model."
"Pure has signature security technology, which cannot be deleted, even if you are an administrator."
"The solution is very straightforward to set up."
"The Pure1 component is most valuable at this point in time when comparing it with EMC. Pure1 is where you can have your diagnostics in the cloud, so you can look at things from your mobile phone."
"It's helped us because we've changed fundamentally what we talk about. We don't talk about storage and different tiers of storage anymore nor do we talk about servers. We talk now about applications and how applications impact the business and end users."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe will quickly overcome all the hurdles you face, including network and latency issues."
"The storage system is one of the best in the world."
"This solution is very stable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is SCM (Storage Class Memory), which has the lowest latency value in the storage industry."
"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."
"The solution is very easy to configure and use."
"One of the valuable features is the performance, it is one of the best in the market."
"The most crucial feature of IBM FlashSystem is compression."
"The price-performance ratio is most valuable."
"It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to set a specific margin of performance to a specific workload."
"The replication and mirroring features are very good."
"The solution allows us to segregate one storage unit from another."
"The speed is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the performance of the database access."
"The management software is very good."
"Considering the cost, I find NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays to be the best storage available in the market."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing of the product."
"We need better data deduplication."
"There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class features."
"Our use cases require more multi-tenant capabilities and additional VLAN interfaces for separating different customers. We currently use it to provide storage, sometimes shared storage, to different customers, but it is less flexible in comparison to a dedicated solution."
"The UI for this solution needs to be improved."
"We would like to see more visibility into garbage collection and CPU performance in the GUI."
"The tool's portfolio is minimal. It is expensive."
"I would like to see replication and DR features in the next release of this solution."
"They don't offer subscription-based payments."
"The solution's pricing is a bit high so there is room for improvement."
"The design is a little old-fashioned and could be updated. The rack is very primitive and designed in an older style."
"IBM could do more marketing and improve brand awareness. I had never heard of this product until a colleague told me about it. FlashSystem could add a few features, but it would probably increase the price. For example, Pure Storage offers instant snapshotting and partitioning. That would be nice to have, but I think the cost would go up."
"The pricing needs to be more competitive."
"The price is very costly."
"The initial setup is complex."
"In the next release having the next level of high-speed performance would be great."
"NetApp could improve the speed of the rebuilding rate."
"This solution has limited storage."
"Their problems are on the software and the controlling of the storage where they lack segmentation and federation."
"I've observed an issue when creating a new storage solution with NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays."
"Better integration with other brands is important so we would like to see it easier to integrate."
"Better support technicians for CAPP."
"There could be better integration with some of our Cisco products."
"I would like to have the ability to replicate data between All Flash and other NetApp storage systems."
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IBM FlashSystem is ranked 6th in All-Flash Storage with 106 reviews while NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is ranked 23rd in All-Flash Storage with 38 reviews. IBM FlashSystem is rated 8.2, while NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays 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 NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays writes "A storage solution that offers great stability, resilience, and support". IBM FlashSystem is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Pure Storage FlashArray, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Dell Unity XT and NetApp AFF, whereas NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, Huawei OceanStor Dorado and HPE Primera. See our IBM FlashSystem vs. NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays report.
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