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 GUI is very easy and performance is also good."
"The most valuable features are, of course, the virtualization of the storage, the performance, and the compression."
"IBM FlashSystem is a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature is reliability."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The price-performance ratio is most valuable."
"Over the years, it has become increasingly user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of IBM FlashSystem are performance and security."
"You can easily virtualize and share the storage."
"I also like all the software features you get from the IBM System Storage DS5000 Series such as the SVC (SAN volume controller). You can put the code on the controllers, and it really gives you the advantage because you'll have HyperSwap."
"The solution is stable. I rate its stability a nine out of ten."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is compression."
"The stability is excellent."
"We use it for applications, databases, media, files, etc."
"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."
"Events/log analysis tools."
"The interface could improve in IBM FlashSystem."
"We had issues when attempting to do a flash, we hope to resolve it soon."
"The product needs to improve their scalability."
"The interface of this solution could be improved."
"It could be easier to implement."
"Additional licenses might be added for the fundamental licenses, such as those for copying and flash copies."
"The solution has a low number of NVME host attachments at 16 per IO group over the fiber channel."
"IBM is not always as agile as other competitors when it is about cloud integration and user interfaces. They're not renewing themselves very often. They have been slow to evolve from the old GUI. The user interface should be improved, especially regarding performance analysis, which has always been a little bit weak as compared to other solutions. As a global solution, it lacks the feature for containing integration object storage. Even though they have now started to offer this feature, it is quite young and not as developed as some other vendors. There are also no mass possibilities at all. They have a lot of competition in the mid-range segment. They need to have a NAS gateway or something like that. It doesn't specifically need to be integrated into the controllers that are keys to the gateway."
"The solution's integration with other tools could be improved."
"The product should improve its support."
"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."
"The solution is not flexible enough."
"The stability could be improved."
"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."
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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, 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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