We performed a comparison between IBM System Storage DS5000 Series and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetApp, IBM, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)."I also like all the software features you get from the IBM System Storage DS5000 Series such as the SVC (SAN volume controller). You can put the code on the controllers, and it really gives you the advantage because you'll have HyperSwap."
"The stability is excellent."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The solution is stable. I rate its stability a nine out of ten."
"I like that it's stable, and I am satisfied with it. We have had some issues, but that is normal in IT. IBM System Storage DS5000 works fine most of the time."
"The most valuable feature is compression."
"It is a very stable solution."
"We use it for applications, databases, media, files, etc."
"In the world of IT operations, there is a lot of noise. Traditionally, systems would generate a great deal of alerts, events, and notifications, often leading to the operator either a) not seeing critical alerts since they are lost in the noise or b) disregarding the alerts/events."
"One-Click Upgrade and Foundation is the most valuable feature. One-Click Upgrade makes upgrades and LCM a breeze. Prior to Nutanix One-Click Upgrade, upgrades and LCM were overly cumbersome and time-consuming. Foundation provides an easy, yet very structured, approach to cluster modification (adding or removing nodes)."
"The most valuable features of Nutanix Acropolis AOS are storage and hyper-converged. The solution is easy to use and the administration is very good."
"Most beneficial feature is simplicity, ease of use."
"The architecture of Nutanix is the best, and the virtualization we get, out of the box, is an advantage. Also, dedupe and compression are done natively, inside the platform, so there are no additional licenses. That adds value to it."
"Nutanix Acropolis AOS is flexible and has helped people to work from home during the pandemic."
"One of the most valuable features is that it can be applied at any scale."
"The most valuable features are its ease of use and its good performance."
"IBM talks about integration when we talk about Safeguarded Copy. It integrates with QRadar, but it seems as though IBM still is too separate, that is, the way IBM is measured on software and hardware."
"The solution is not flexible enough."
"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I find the solution isn't so easy to understand. A user must be quite knowledgeable in the product. It isn't like HPE 3PAR, which you can use quite easily without too much storage experience."
"The product is very costly. Very few can afford it."
"The solution's integration with other tools could be improved."
"Regarding improvements, there's a common perception, primarily during pre-sales, that IBM storage solutions are expensive, though studies often prove otherwise. As for additional functionality, supporting two to three sites for applications might be a potential enhancement."
"The amount of storage could be increased."
"The storage and back-up facilities could be improved. We need day-to-day encrypting of the database."
"The reporting section of the dashboard could be improved to include more detailed reporting about the servers."
"It would be great if it could emulate some of the features that their competitor VMware has, for example port mirroring or Netflow output at hypervisor level."
"The process of migrating from old hardware to new could improve."
"Nutanix can be a bit complex to understand."
"It would be fantastic if there was a built-in layer, in Nutanix, that acted like a cloud interface. So far, we need to integrate a cloud interface on top of Nutanix for billing the usage for specific customers' domains. It would be great if a cloud gateway was built-in, inside Nutanix."
"I would like to see more Kubernetes and container-related workflows and multiple cloud-partner management. I would also like to see how they will synergize all these AI/ML functionalities that are available on other platforms."
"An area for improvement would be the cyber security features."
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IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is ranked 6th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 12 reviews while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 2nd in HCI with 192 reviews. IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is rated 8.6, while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of IBM System Storage DS5000 Series writes "Has competitive pricing and fits many uses cases in midmarket companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "A powerful solution with easy deployment, upgrades, and management". IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, whereas Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, HPE SimpliVity, VMware vSphere and Hyper-V.
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