Compare DataCore SANsymphony SDS vs. FormationOne Dynamic Storage Platform
DataCore SANsymphony SDS is ranked 4th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 24 reviews while FormationOne Dynamic Storage Platform is ranked 32nd in Software Defined Storage (SDS). DataCore SANsymphony SDS is rated 9.2, while FormationOne Dynamic Storage Platform is rated 0. The top reviewer of DataCore SANsymphony SDS writes "Provides HA virtualized storage independent of storage type or vendor". On the other hand, DataCore SANsymphony SDS is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix, HPE SimpliVity, StarWind Virtual SAN and Pure Storage FlashArray, whereas FormationOne Dynamic Storage Platform is most compared with .
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If a customer is only using, say, less than 10 terabytes, I don't think CVO would be a good option. A customer using at least 100 or 200 terabytes should get a reasonable price from NetApp. Once we deploy the pay as you go model, we cannot convert this product as a BYOL model. This is a concern that we have. They have a very good price which keeps our customers happy. They give us a good price for CVO licenses. It is one of the reasons that we went with the product. For NetApp it's about $20,000 for a single node and $30,000 for the HA. Our licensing costs are folded into the hardware purchases and I have never differentiated between the two. Cost is a big factor, because a lot of companies can't afford enterprise grade equipment all the time. They skimp where they can. I would recommend that they improve the cost. Cloud is cloud. It's still expensive. Any good solution comes with a price tag. That's where we are looking to see how well we can manage our data in the cloud by trying to optimize the costs. | Pricing has improved but it is still expensive. This solution allows the use of off-the-shelf hardware and charges by the TB of storage. Make sure you are made aware of the annual subscription cost when purchasing. The cost is at the same level as other storage solutions and it is easy to understand the licensing. The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore. | Information Not Available |
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| ONTAP Cloud, CVO, NetApp CVO | DataCore SANsymphony, SANsymphony, DataCore Virtual SAN | |
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The leading enterprise-grade storage management solution, delivers secure, proven storage management services and supports up to a capacity of 368TB. Software service supports various use cases, such as: File shares and block-level storage serving NAS (NFS, SMB / CIFS) and SAN (iSCSI) Disaster Recovery, Backup, and Archive DevOps Databases (SQL, Oracle, NoSQL) Cloud Volumes ONTAP is offered in a standard single-node configuration or in a High Availability (HA) configuration. | DataCore™ SANsymphony™ enterprise-class Software-defined Storage (SDS) platform provides a high-performance, highly available and agile storage infrastructure with the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). | FormationOne is a Dynamic Storage Platform that delivers hyper-scale storage capacity, with excellent cost savings, agility and elasticity. Automation, self-service and API level integration deliver multi-tenant private cloud capabilities for your data center, running on your choice of industry-standard hardware. FormationOne runs on x86 server nodes that virtualize all the elements of enterprise data storage with a loosely-coupled, fully-distributed architecture. FormationOne includes key differentiated capabilities including QoS performance control and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) integrated with Copy Data Management that maximize performance, improve controls, and lower your TCO. FormationOne provides remote replication and data mobility with SafeGuard for replicating between Formation Cloud Domains as well as replication into AWS S3 or Glacier for Cloud DR, Backup, Archive and tiering. |
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Take Control with Unified Cloud Storage Sign up for a 30-day trial to see how Cloud Volumes ONTAP can help you optimize cloud storage costs and performance, while enhancing data enterprise-grade protection, security, and compliance - wherever your data lives. | Learn more about DataCore SANsymphony SDS | Learn more about FormationOne Dynamic Storage Platform |
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| Rohit, AdvacnedMD, D2L, Trinity Mirror, Eidos Media, WireStorm, Cordant Group, JFK Medical Center, ALD Automotive, Healthix, City of Baton Rouge, ON Semiconductor | Volkswagen, Maimonides Medical Center, The Biodesign Institute, ISCO Industries, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, United Financial Credit Union, Derby Supply Chain Solutions, Mission Community Hospital, Bellarmine College Preparatory, Colby-Sawyer College, Mount Sinai Health System, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Quorn Foods, Bitburger, University of Birmingham, Stadtverwaltung Heidelberg, NetEnt to name a few. | Reference here: www.formationds.com |
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Healthcare Company28% Energy/Utilities Company12% Comms Service Provider8% Manufacturing Company8% Computer Software Company40% Manufacturing Company14% Comms Service Provider9% Media Company8% | Government21% Manufacturing Company14% Non Profit14% Transportation Company14% Computer Software Company25% Real Estate/Law Firm16% Government9% Comms Service Provider8% | No Data Available |
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Small Business8% Midsize Enterprise18% Large Enterprise75% Small Business9% Midsize Enterprise9% Large Enterprise82% | Small Business52% Midsize Enterprise17% Large Enterprise30% Small Business24% Midsize Enterprise40% Large Enterprise36% | No Data Available |
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