IBM System Storage DS8000 Series vs VMAX [EOL] comparison

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"The Global Copy and Global Mirror features are the solution's most valuable aspects.""The high throughput feature is the most powerful thing in this product."

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"Deploying, Expanding, and Modifying systems are easier than ever.""I like the many new features, especially the all-flash solution.""This solution is resilient.""VMAX3 is our main system for storage. All our systems and all our virtualizations are connected to it. In terms of expanding it, we are replacing it with a new system, the PowerMax 2000. So our current VMAX3 platform will be decommissioned soon. We are switching to PowerMax 2000 because we are looking for improved performance. We see it as the best fit for our requirements in terms of the performance and the overall cost.""The interface is good, and it is also customizable.""We have been able to present storage from the VMAX to hosts without any problems.""The most valuable features are the interface and performance.""A rock solid foundation to deploy applications which cannot incur a disruption of service."

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Cons
"The GUI isn't as user-friendly as other options.""The solution should embedded replication switches into the hardware instead of using them externally."

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"The pricing is a bit expensive. That is the reason we are now currently we are looking for other solutions. That's the reason we are looking at AFF and Unity. We are also considering PowerStore.""I would like this solution to integrate the solution that EMC vPlex offers.""Resilience replication, reporting, and performance need to be improved.""I'd like to see improvements where we can scale out an existing array and remove older controllers\drives\etc., within the same subsystem.""I would like to see support for high-availability.""The cluster support should be improved.""The way you configure larger size volumes needs improvement.""Better speed to release new features that have become industry standards. EMC created so many standards in the past. Now, it seems they are playing a me-too game and lagging behind in some areas, specifically data reduction."

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  • "There are additional costs to the standard licensing fee, and it just depends on the package."
  • "Our licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
  • "Our licensing fees are billed on a yearly basis."
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    System Storage DS8000
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    Overview
    IBM System Storage DS8000 series is a high-performance, high-capacity series of disk storage that supports continuous operations. The DS8000 series includes the DS8800 (Models 951 and 95E) and the DS8700 (Models 941 and 94E).
    Symmetrix VMAX accelerate your transformation to the software-defined data center with the world's most powerful, trusted, and smart family of storage products.
    Sample Customers
    Renfe, Park Nicollet Health Services, Ricoh Americas Corporation, SK Energy, SWK STADTWERKE KREFELD AG
    Wentworth-Douglas Hospital, Kindred Healthcare, Cosentry, Sumitomo Life Insurance Company, Shriners, BZWBK
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm38%
    Healthcare Company23%
    Transportation Company8%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise61%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business8%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise67%

    IBM System Storage DS8000 Series is ranked 3rd in Frame-Based Disk Arrays while VMAX [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Frame-Based Disk Arrays. IBM System Storage DS8000 Series is rated 9.4, while VMAX [EOL] is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of IBM System Storage DS8000 Series writes "Great Global Copy and Global Mirror features with an easy initial setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMAX [EOL] writes "Offers seamless data compression and encryption with no impact on performance". IBM System Storage DS8000 Series is most compared with Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, HPE 3PAR StoreServ and Dell SC Series, whereas VMAX [EOL] is most compared with .

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