Compare Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series vs. NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is ranked 23rd in All-Flash Storage Arrays with 2 reviews while NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is ranked 9th in All-Flash Storage Arrays with 10 reviews. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is rated 6.6, while NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series writes "Excellent FlexCone feature, but the solution needs better licensing options and an simpler setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays writes "A consistent platform that can take the same amount of data in less amounts of space from our previous solutions". Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is most compared with NetApp AFF (All Flash FAS), Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series and Dell EMC Unity, whereas NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is most compared with Dell EMC Unity, NetApp AFF (All Flash FAS) and Pure Storage FlashArray.
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We prefer the SR650 server system. This version fits our customers' needs best. That's the latest update that we can try to give them. The FlexClone feature is the solution's most valuable aspect. | The main advantage of this solution is performance. The solution allows us to segregate one storage unit from another. The stability, speed, and reliability are the solution's best features. The information is also very secure. This storage solution is both stable and scalable, and it works for our needs. The most valuable feature of this solution is its speed. The replication and mirroring features are very good. The NetApp EF-Series gave our organization easy access to our data bases. The benefits are better up-time, better response time. |
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Technical support could be improved for this solution. The solution needs a simpler licensing theme around the DM series. The problem is if you only need one of the features, you still have to buy the whole thing. The licensing needs to be more granular or flexible so you have the option to only license FlexCone or Inline Compression features. | This solution does not have any compression or deduplication. There could be better integration with some of our Cisco products. NetApp could improve the speed of the rebuilding rate. We need a center related to NetApp in Egypt so that we can deal with them directly. The pricing could be cheaper and it should have documentation in more languages, specifically, Russian. It was difficult to implement and lacks some additional features that would be useful, but as a solution fits a particular need for our organization. This solution has limited storage. It needs a better management tool. |
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We can try to make a good offer for our customers, but in Turkey the difference between the dollar and Turkish lira is very high. Pricing is the hardest part of my job, because the price is very high for our customers. We try hard to make the price low for our customers. | The pricing is comparable with other competitors and similar in mid-range solutions, and for high range solutions, it would depend on our requirements or needs. The pricing of this solution is competitive with other vendors here in Egypt. he price point that we're getting is very competitive in the market. Since we are buying in such a large quantity, they gave us a huge discount. |
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| ThinkSystem DM Series | NetApp EF540, NetApp EF-Series |
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To meet enterprise storage requirements, ThinkSystem All-Flash DM Series systems provide high performance, superior flexibility, and best-in-class data management. DM Series runs on ONTAP data management software, which gives customers unified storage across block-and-file workloads. It accelerates your business while improving the efficiency, flexibility, and reliability of your IT operations. | The NetApp EF560 all-flash array is an all-SSD storage system for applications that demand extremely high levels of performance and reliability. Requiring just 2U of rack space, the EF560 all-flash array combines extreme IOPS, microsecond response times, and up to 12GBps of bandwidth with leading, enterprise-proven availability features. |
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