IBM Spectrum Virtualize Review

Gives us the ability to migrate storage without impacting the client.

What is most valuable?

To be able to seamlessly migrate storage sub-systems underneath Spectrum Virtualize.

How has it helped my organization?

Being able to migrate storage without impacting the client.

What needs improvement?

The ability to migrate between clusters, like between Spectrum Virtualize clusters, seamlessly.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Very good. Very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability needs some work in some areas. The number of volumes needs to be increased drastically.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is very good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using Direct Attached DS8000 before and we switched for scalability.

How was the initial setup?

It was pretty straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

Don't go with EMC. Go with IBM. Go with this product. Absolutely. It's a very good product compared to the competitors.

**Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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There are many benefits to this solution. Storage virtualization and the ability to migrate massive amounts of data to other systems without impacting your client are the most valuable. It is non-disruptive for my users. We migrated 350 terabytes of data in one night to a new machine without a small system going down and a single user complaining about the performance. You have to fine-tune a lot of storage machines constantly for performance and for making sure that they are optimal, but IBM Spectrum Virtualize does this by itself. It does the adjustment on its own, and it does it right. That's what makes it different. I had a huge VSP from Hitachi, which is also a type of virtualization-based engine but with a decent size. It was a continuous performance-tuning exercise. I never had that issue with IBM Spectrum Virtualize.
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