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NEC D8 series

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Using it behind the SAN volume controller, latency is predictable and it is reliable.
It saved a lot of time. We haven't had any outages and outages in the healthcare industry are terrible. They're like earthquakes that have... Read more →
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  • "If you are going to use the product behind an SVC, IBM will price the units lower, since you are likely not to use any of the advanced copy services."
  • "No-license-required policy, unlike others where you need a license for everything. Just pay once and forget about licenses."
  • "Licensing is straightforward."
  • "We have a five-year total cost of ownership where we pay an initial amount and then annually for maintenance."

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    What do you like most about IBM XIV?
    Top Answer:IBM XIV's most valuable features are NVME, especially when it comes to de-duplication, compression, and responsiveness.
    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM XIV?
    Top Answer:We have a five-year total cost of ownership where we pay an initial amount and then annually for maintenance.
    What advice do you have for others considering IBM XIV?
    Top Answer:IBM XIV is attractive because it gives value for money in terms of features. I would give IBM XIV a rating of seven out of ten.
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    10th
    out of 23 in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
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    198
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    22nd
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    Overview

    IBM XIV is a high-end, grid-scale storage system that excels in tuning-free consistent performance, ease of use and exceptional data economics, including inline, and IBM Real-time Compression. IBM XIV is ideal for hybrid cloud, offering predictable service levels for dynamic workloads, simplified scale management, including in multi-tenant environments, flexible consumption models — and robust cloud automation and orchestration through OpenStack, RESTful API and VMware. It offers security and data protection through hot encryption, advanced mirroring and self-healing and investment protection with perpetual licensing.

    D8 Series adopts building block architecture for the first time in the industry while having function and performance of high-end class storage. Non-disruptive update from small-scale to large-scale is available.
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    Celero, NaviSite, Technische Universit_t Mªnchen, Netflix Inc., Muhr und Bender KG, Pelephone Communications
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    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    IBM XIV is ranked 10th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 6 reviews while NEC D8 series is ranked 22nd in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network). IBM XIV is rated 7.6, while NEC D8 series is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of IBM XIV writes "Using it behind the SAN volume controller, latency is predictable and it is reliable". On the other hand, IBM XIV is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, whereas NEC D8 series is most compared with .

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