IBM ProtectTIER vs. NetApp FAS Series Comparison

IBM ProtectTIER

NetApp FAS Series

IBM ProtectTIER

Read 3 IBM ProtectTIER reviews.

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NetApp FAS Series

Read 8 NetApp FAS Series reviews.

10,090 views|7,974 comparisons

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Aklilu Shiferaw

System Engineer at Symbol Technologies PLC

Easy to manage as a unified storage for diverse workloads

This solution provides us with easy management and great vendor support.

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Pros
"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data.""In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable. I've walked into the server room when it was at 60 degrees Celcius, and it was still running fine.""The command-line interface is good." More IBM ProtectTIER Pros »	"This solution provides us with easy management and great vendor support.""The most valuable feature for us is the combining of HA and SnapMirror.""The most important features are SnapVault, Snapshots, and SnapMirror.""For us, the greatest aspect of the solution is the fact that it just runs. It is amazingly resilient. That's very important to us, because we are basically, with some exceptions, have a 24/7 operation.""The most valuable feature is SnapMirror.""Data consolidation and visualization.""You can use different protocols at the same time. Monitoring is also very easy in NetApp FAS Series. There is a free tool for monitoring.""The most valuable features are the NAS features and NetApp's excellent support." More NetApp FAS Series Pros »
Cons
"I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM.""The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage.""Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times." More IBM ProtectTIER Cons »	"Dedicated storage efficiency accelerators could improve the overall performance of the system.""Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly.""Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country.""The one aspect of the solution that's negative for us is also more unique to us due to the fact that we did a MetroCluster. The tiebreaker piece that does the monitoring of the two different locations, and determines if one is not talking to the network normally (or if it's truly down) is a little difficult. It feels like it was not designed from the beginning to fit well into the other pieces. It feels like it was thrown in at the last minute and it is not smooth.""If our customer needs a high-performance storage solution then we don't recommend this product.""The solution could do more than just data.""Its licensing cost can be improved.""There is no NetApp infrastructure set up here in Greece." More NetApp FAS Series Cons »

Pricing and Cost Advice
"This solution is very expensive." More IBM ProtectTIER Pricing and Cost Advice »	"I've sold arrays for as little $20,000 USD and as high as $300,000 USD.""It is expensive.""I don't recall the price, but in general, pricing can always be better." More NetApp FAS Series Pricing and Cost Advice »

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What do you like most about IBM ProtectTIER? Top Answer: The command-line interface is good. Read all 3 answers What needs improvement with IBM ProtectTIER? Top Answer: Technical support needs improvement. Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times. Read all 3 answers What is your primary use case for IBM ProtectTIER? Top Answer: I am in charge of the storage and backup administration at my company. The primary use of this solution is backup and recovery. Read all 2 answers	What is the biggest difference between EMC Isilon and NetApp FAS Series? Top Answer: I think you need rewiew more than only performance or capacity, I have installed both machines, Netapp FASS have many options Hibrid or only objects, in Netapp Objects is StorageGrid where can obtain… more » Read all 3 answers
Ranking
11th out of 17 in Deduplication Software Views 1,180 Comparisons 936 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 388 Rating 6.0	6th out of 17 in Deduplication Software Views 10,090 Comparisons 7,974 Reviews 8 Average Words per Review 396 Rating 8.6
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Overview
IBM TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway is designed to meet the disk-based data protection needs of the enterprise data center while enabling significant infrastructure cost reductions. The solution offers industry-leading inline deduplication performance and scalability up to 1 petabyte (PB) of physical storage capacity per system, and can provide up to 25 PB or more backup storage capacity. Combined with IBM or third-party storage, TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway provides a powerful disk-based repository to improve the performance, retention and availability of backup and archive data in a small footprint for energy and cost efficiency.	NetApp FAS Series offers powerful, affordable, flexible data storage for midsized businesses and distributed enterprises. NetApp FAS Series, named a 'Champion' and 'Best in Overall Value' by Info-Tech Research Group, is affordable, and is a more powerful storage platform than other systems in its class.
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Sample Customers
Durham Police Department, Re-Store LLC, CenterGrid, pixx.io GmbH, Australian Government Department of Defence, QD, Refresco Gerber	Children's Hospital Central California, Plex Systems, PDF PNI Digital Media, Denver Broncos, PDF KSM Legal, Clayton Companies, Virginia Community College
Top Industries
VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company47% Comms Service Provider12% Construction Company7% Manufacturing Company4%	REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm23% Healthcare Company15% Energy/Utilities Company8% Comms Service Provider5% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company30% Comms Service Provider18% Manufacturing Company11% Government6%
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No Data Available	REVIEWERS Small Business24% Midsize Enterprise26% Large Enterprise50%

IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 11th in Deduplication Software with 3 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 6th in Deduplication Software with 8 reviews. IBM ProtectTIER is rated 6.0, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM ProtectTIER writes "A stable and scalable solution that reduces data domain risks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Resilient without disrupting the user experience and very stable". IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance and HPE StoreOnce, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon), IBM FlashSystem, Qumulo, Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and FreeNAS. See our IBM ProtectTIER vs. NetApp FAS Series report.

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