Compare IBM ProtectTIER vs. NetApp FAS Series
IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 11th in Deduplication Software with 3 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in Deduplication Software with 19 reviews. IBM ProtectTIER is rated 7.4, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of IBM ProtectTIER writes "An excellent product because everyone has less time to pick up the backup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Double-parity RAID guarantees that our data stays intact". IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with EMC Data Domain, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and HPE StoreOnce, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with EMC Isilon, IBM Storwize and HPE StorageWorks MSA. See our IBM ProtectTIER vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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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 most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data. | The most valuable feature for us is the combining of HA and SnapMirror. This solution provides us with easy management and great vendor support. One of the most valuable features offered is double-parity RAID, which guarantees that your data will stay intact. We're also able to provision storage and monitor which ones are really consuming storage. It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols. The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented. It is very flexible. It integrates well with the public cloud and other components, so everything can be API driven. Therefore, it is very easy to automate it. Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site. The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization. |
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The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage. 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. | Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly. Dedicated storage efficiency accelerators could improve the overall performance of the system. I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS. It lacks automatic tiering, When you use data, some of it goes cold. It is not hot data, so the system should automatically move that data to the SATA, while the hot data is kept on tier-one, the SaaS or SSD drives. The only downside is in ease in management; it is not easy to use. It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support. We would like to have further integration with some backup products. They have some of them already, but there could be more. The AutoSupport could be improved to be more proactive in certain cases. |
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This solution is very expensive. | The scalability is pretty good, but it's too expensive. The price, compared to competitors, is quite high. Cost effective storage for all performance levels (including all-flash). The only area that could be improved is to lower prices for their All Flash FAS. The price it not low, but comparing features to other vendors, the price can be balanced. There are products available in market with comparatively lower costs. Most storage vendors also have software, or licensing bundles, which may offer the required licenses considerably cheaper, but do also maybe offer licenses, which are not needed. The process for going to cluster mode is expensive. |
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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 |
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No Data Available | Financial Services Firm25% Healthcare Company16% Energy/Utilities Company9% Government6% Software R&D Company20% Retailer11% Pharma/Biotech Company10% Financial Services Firm10% |
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No Data Available | Small Business18% Midsize Enterprise26% Large Enterprise56% Small Business13% Midsize Enterprise18% Large Enterprise68% |
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