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We performed a comparison between Huawei FusionStorage, Red Hat Ceph Storage, and Scality RING based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service levels.""Huawei FusionStorage does well in its basic functions and offers broad utility.""Provides easy access to our data.""The product has a very simple GUI-based management platform and it is very simple to use. There is a very easy step-by-step configuration procedure that guides you through, and you can configure it very easily."

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"Most of the features are beneficial and one does not stand out above the rest.""Replicated and erasure coded pools have allowed for multiple copies to be kept, easy scale-out of additional nodes, and easy replacement of failed hard drives. The solution continues working even when there are errors.""The configuration of the solution and the user interface are both quite good.""We have not encountered any stability issues for the product.""Data redundancy is a key feature, since it can survive failures (disks/servers). We didn’t lose our data or have a service interruption during server/disk failures.""What I found most valuable from Red Hat Ceph Storage is integration because if you are talking about a solution that consists purely of Red Hat products, this is where integration benefits come in. In particular, Red Hat Ceph Storage becomes a single solution for managing the entire environment in terms of the container or the infrastructure, or the worker nodes because it all comes from a single plug.""It has helped to save money and scale the storage without limits.""High reliability with commodity hardware."

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"The most valuable feature of Scality RING8 is its performance and good interface.""Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.""I think it's the economic factor. This solution has the lowest cost for storage systems."

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Cons
"The product needs improvement in terms of affordability.""I hope for improvements in the product's processing ability and performance.""The initial setup and installation is not that straightforward. It should be made easier and the time to install should be reduced.""Their cloud services could be improved."

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"Some documentation is very hard to find.""Please create a failback solution for OpenStack replication and maybe QoS to allow guaranteed IOPS.""This product uses a lot of CPU and network bandwidth. It needs some deduplication features and to use delta for rebalancing.""It takes some time to re-balance the storage in case of server failure.""Ceph does not deal very well with, or takes a long time to recover from, certain kinds of network failures and individual storage node failures.""It took me a long time to get the storage drivers for the communication with Kubernetes up and running. The documentation could improve it is lacking information. I'm not sure if this is a Ceph problem or if Ceph should address this, but it was something I ran into. Additionally, there is a performance issue I am having that I am looking into, but overall I am satisfied with the performance.""It needs a better UI for easier installation and management.""It would be nice to have a notification feature whenever an important action is completed."

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"When we used this solution in 2015, it was not scalable at all. I don't know if they have improved on that, but at the time, scalability was just horrible.""Scality RING is not easy to learn for someone new. It is a little bit difficult. There are a lot of components to it, and you also need to understand them to work with it effectively.""Scality RING8 could improve by having more features. We have to use two automation tools to meet our needs. We would prefer to use only one."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is expensive but might be optimal based on the partnership."
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  • "The other big advantage is that Ceph is free software. Compared to traditional SAN based storage, it is very economical."
  • "There is no cost for software."
  • "Most of time, you can get Ceph with the OpenStack solution in a subscription​​ as a bundle.​"
  • "We never used the paid support."
  • "If you can afford a product like Red Hat Ceph Storage then go for it. If you cannot, then you need to test Ceph and get your hands dirty."
  • "The price of this product isn't high."
  • "The price of Red Hat Ceph Storage is reasonable."
  • "The operational overhead is higher compared to Azure because we own the hardware."
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  • "The cost of Scality RING8 could be less expensive. It is difficult for smaller businesses to afford it."
  • "The initial cost (CAPEX) to set up the infrastructure is expensive due to the specific hardware required."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service… more »
    Top Answer:The product needs improvement in terms of affordability.
    Top Answer:We use Huawei FusionStorage while preparing business strategies and cases for efficiently storing and retrieving… more »
    Top Answer:Red Hat Ceph does well in simplifying storage integration by replacing the need for numerous storage solutions. This… more »
    Top Answer:The high availability of the solution is important to us.
    Top Answer:Some documentation is very hard to find. The documentation must be quickly available.
    Top Answer:Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.
    Top Answer:It's a very good product, but for large-scale usage, it has limitations. Scality RING's lack of extensive testing and… more »
    Top Answer:I work with Scality RING for storage, and we have a concrete strategy to offer it to business customers. Many customers… more »
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    Ceph
    Scality RING, RING8
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    Overview

    Huawei FusionStorage fully distributed cloud storage features massive scale-out capability designed for cloud-based architectures. The on-board storage system software combines the local storage resources of standard x86 servers into fully distributed storage pools, providing block, object, or file storage resources to the upper layer. An enterprise can easily obtain the required flexibility and efficiency in data storage to keep up with the ever-changing dynamics of business.

    Red Hat Ceph Storage is an enterprise open source platform that provides unified software-defined storage on standard, economical servers and disks. With block, object, and file storage combined into one platform, Red Hat Ceph Storage efficiently and automatically manages all your data.
    Scality RING object storage enables enterprises and cloud service providers to run petabyte-scale, data-rich services like web applications, VOD, active archives, compliance archives, and private storage clouds. The RING is software, so you can deploy it on standard x86 servers of your choice, taking advantage of server and media innovation over time. Acting as a single, distributed system, the RING can scale linearly across thousands of servers, multiple sites, and an unlimited number of objects. Data is protected with policy-based replication, erasure coding, and geo-distribution, achieving up to 14 9s of durability and 100% availability.
    Sample Customers
    China Merchants Bank, Liaoning, Zhejiang
    Dell, DreamHost
    Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, EuroSport, Orange, Deluxe, DailtMotion, SFR, RTL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Telstra
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Retailer10%
    Comms Service Provider7%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise53%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise48%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise60%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise66%
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