Hitachi NAS vs. IBM FlashSystem Comparison

Hitachi NAS

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Hitachi NAS

Read 3 Hitachi NAS reviews.

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Pros
"The pricing of this solution is good, which is an advantage that positions this product well.""The most valuable feature is its ability to handle a high number of users while maintaining both stability and performance.""Simple and extremely reliable." More Hitachi NAS Pros »	"The initial setup was really straightforward. It was not complex. Deployment took one month, due to the data migration duration.""The performance of the All-Flash System is very good. There is more enhanced performance and data production in the solution, which I appreciate.""Stability-wise, this solution is fine.""The feature I find most valuable, is the deduplication, because the nature of the data that we are using in our current environment, has a lot of replicated data.""We are a 100% satisfied with the stability of the solution.""The most valuable features are deduplication and compression.""The ability to create LUNs and modify them are the most valuable features of this solution.""The most valuable features are deduplication and compression, which together, enable you to have more space." More IBM FlashSystem Pros »
Cons
"I do not like Hitachi NAS because it's an old-school NAS solution, compared to the other, newer-type solutions such as Isilon from Dell or Qumulo.""I would like to see the inclusion of support for cloud-connectivity to providers like AWS.""The monitoring tool is not well developed." More Hitachi NAS Cons »	"The solution is not able to replicate data in one-to-many scenario.""The solution is not easy to implement. It takes a lot of time to study the product and it's a little complicated in general.""This solution needs a management console where we are alerted to issues and can report them, or escalate them through email or another method.""I would like to see an improvement in the handling of large amounts of rights.""I think the only thing the developers can look at, is that it is limited to 25 gigabytes currently. In the next release they might want to increase that.""The ease of installation should be improved. We had issues with the configuration model.""Enterprise data storage needs improvement. They should create a feature for data and file storage.""The security features can be improved such that the encryption does not affect performance in any way." More IBM FlashSystem Cons »

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution is priced well and there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.""Costs are based on the features and it is a considerable amount."

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"For a yearly license, it is about $100,000. There are no additional costs. The entire system is included.""The integration is already included in the license cost of IBM FlashSystem. The integration is very easy. You get the IBM storage core with all software, firmware, and upgrades. EMC provides the features in the box, but they are not free for customers. There is a licensing cost for features. We have yearly licensing, but IBM has also provided a new option where you pay as you go. They provide a big box, and I pay, for example, for 10 terabytes. If I exceed 10 terabytes, IBM will charge for the new storage after 10 terabytes. It is a good opportunity in the market for using the storage as a cloud and paying as you go.""They've been much more aggressive in the last five, six years than they were before that.""This is an expensive product and if the price were reduced it would be better.""Among IBM, Dell EMC, and Pure Storage, IBM is the cheapest. The price is also based on our location, the size of our entity, and our regular annual purchases from them. We are a very big IBM customer, so we normally get very high discounts. We are not a big customer of Pure Storage. We don't buy that much from Pure Storage per year. Everything is included in the price. There is no extra license for different functions.""Its price is very good."

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Questions from the Community
What do you like most about Hitachi NAS? Top Answer: The most valuable feature is its ability to handle a high number of users while maintaining both stability and performance. Read all 2 answers What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hitachi NAS? Top Answer: This solution is not suitable for SMB because the price is more expensive. Costs are based on the features and it is a considerable amount. It really depends on the needs of the client. Read all 2 answers What needs improvement with Hitachi NAS? Top Answer: We would like to have a more economical version of this solution that is suitable for use with a mid-range scale, such as one that can handle between 35,000 and 50,000 users. The manageability needs… more » Read all 2 answers	Other solutions comparable to IBM FlashSystem with regard to performance? Top Answer: The short answer is no, because IBM uses micro controllers and not the traditional design of a microprocessor based AFA. IBM's micro controllers negate the performance issues associated with… more » Read all 66 answers
Ranking
9th out of 26 in NAS Views 1,369 Comparisons 1,069 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 381 Rating 7.5	2nd out of 26 in NAS Views 17,845 Comparisons 13,668 Reviews 14 Average Words per Review 495 Rating 8.1
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Overview
Hitachi NAS Platforms help you with file sharing, file server consolidation and application storage for Oracle, Microsoft and virtual environments. Deploy the highest performance per node in the industry. Apply capacity efficiencies that let you actually do more, but with a lot less. Realize significant cost savings for your organization.	IBM FlashSystem products are enterprise computer data storage systems that store data on flash memory chips. Unlike storage systems that use standard solid-state drives, IBM FlashSystem products incorporate custom hardware based on technology from the 2012 acquisition of Texas Memory Systems. This hardware provides performance, reliability, and efficiency benefits versus competitive offerings.
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Sample Customers
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Top Industries
VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company39% Comms Service Provider23% Manufacturing Company12% Government5%	REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm32% Government15% Comms Service Provider12% Healthcare Company9% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company32% Comms Service Provider24% Financial Services Firm7% Government5%
Company Size
No Data Available	REVIEWERS Small Business37% Midsize Enterprise13% Large Enterprise49% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Small Business16% Midsize Enterprise25% Large Enterprise60%

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