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."It's very easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is compression."
"At the FlashSystem level, customers are especially fond of multi-tier and distributed rate systems, particularly the dynamic rate six arrays."
"The most valuable features are deduplication and compression."
"This solution is very stable."
"IBM FlashSystem is a stable solution."
"The solution allows for easy migrations from previous products or vendors via its embedded storage virtualization function."
"The initial customer technical support was efficient and effective."
"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."
"The stability and performance of the drive are the most valuable."
"I like that it's stable, and I am satisfied with it. We have had some issues, but that is normal in IT. IBM System Storage DS5000 works fine most of the time."
"The solution is reliable."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 series enhances clients' data handling capabilities through improved security, fast systems, and added value features."
"The most valuable feature is compression."
"It is a very stable solution."
"You can easily virtualize and share the storage."
"It could be easier to implement."
"The solution is not able to replicate data in one-to-many scenario."
"GUI interface should be enhanced more as there is some issues in copy services."
"The only issue my team faced was transferring the data from the old system to IBM FlashSystem, which is an area for improvement in the solution."
"The interface could improve in IBM FlashSystem."
"IBM should improve its data reduction development."
"The interface of this solution could be improved."
"They can include Amazon file system S3 protocol in the upcoming releases. It is a cloud file system. IBM FlashSystem doesn't have this feature in the box for high-end or mid-range. We have got requests for this from customers because we need to use S3 for EDI application storage. At the beginning of every year, IBM releases firmware. When I find any bugs in the firmware during the year, I am unable to find any information from IBM regarding the bug. I need to open a ticket, and the IBM engineering team makes a patch only for me. This patch is not public. By creating a customized patch for a client, they don't really solve the issue for everyone. If multiple users have the same bug, IBM should upload the patch on the official website so that we can download it. IBM FlashSystem has a monitoring tool in the box, but it is not advanced. I need a more advanced tool for more advanced equations and monitoring. All top three storage vendors, that is, EMC, IBM, and Pure Storage, don't have a powerful monitoring tool. To monitor our box to show the statistics for I/Os and latency, I need to pay for extra software. The built-in monitoring storage is not mature enough to handle all requests and generate all reports that I need. They can include the functionality to stretch a cluster natively without using any additional boxes. In addition, there are some features that EMC has integrated with the box. These features are not available in IBM FlashSystem."
"Improving software installation and licensing retrieval would make using IBM System Storage DS5000 series easier for customers."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 is expensive when compared to other vendors."
"It would be nice if duplication was possible at the hardware level. As it is now, duplication is a software feature, whereas compression is a hardware feature."
"Regarding improvements, there's a common perception, primarily during pre-sales, that IBM storage solutions are expensive, though studies often prove otherwise. As for additional functionality, supporting two to three sites for applications might be a potential enhancement."
"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 is not flexible enough."
"The product should improve its support."
"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
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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 14 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, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, 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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