We performed a comparison between IBM System Storage DS5000 Series and Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance 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)."The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The stability and performance of the drive are the most valuable."
"We use it for applications, databases, media, files, etc."
"The solution is stable. I rate its stability a nine out of ten."
"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."
"You can easily virtualize and share the storage."
"The stability is excellent."
"It is a very stable solution."
"I like its storage capacity, quick access to the data, speed, and overall storage management."
"IBM is not always as agile as other competitors when it is about cloud integration and user interfaces. They're not renewing themselves very often. They have been slow to evolve from the old GUI. The user interface should be improved, especially regarding performance analysis, which has always been a little bit weak as compared to other solutions. As a global solution, it lacks the feature for containing integration object storage. Even though they have now started to offer this feature, it is quite young and not as developed as some other vendors. There are also no mass possibilities at all. They have a lot of competition in the mid-range segment. They need to have a NAS gateway or something like that. It doesn't specifically need to be integrated into the controllers that are keys to the gateway."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 is expensive when compared to other vendors."
"The solution is not flexible enough."
"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"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'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 product is very costly. Very few can afford it."
"The main thing Oracle can improve is the cost. It would be better if Oracle opened up the system to enable integration with other vendors. Whether it's the database, application server, or storage appliance, they should make it easy to integrate them. They need to open up more to ensure that it can work in any environment and IT ecosystem."
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IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is ranked 6th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 12 reviews while Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance is ranked 8th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network). IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is rated 8.6, while Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance is rated 7.6. 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 Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance writes "A stable unified storage system that enables quick access to data". IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, whereas Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE 3PAR StoreServ, IBM FlashSystem and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform.
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