Compare Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series vs. NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is ranked 20th in All-Flash Storage Arrays with 3 reviews while NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is ranked 13th in All-Flash Storage Arrays with 10 reviews. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is rated 7.6, while NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is rated 7.8. 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 "Doesn't require much maintenance as it's quite easy to use and very robust as a storage system". 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 NetApp AFF (All Flash FAS), Dell EMC Unity and Pure Storage FlashArray. See our Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series vs. NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays report.
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We are satisfied with the stability. 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 most valuable feature is the ability to set a specific margin of performance to a specific workload. The management software is very good. Rapid deployment, easy integration management and cloning of areas. 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. |
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It takes a very long time to enter the management console, as well as to restart the system, and these are things that should be improved. 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. | I would like to have the ability to replicate data between All Flash and other NetApp storage systems. The price of the All Flash solution is very high. Their problems are on the software and the controlling of the storage where they lack segmentation and federation. 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. |
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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. | This solution is not available to many users because the cost is very expensive. Adding more capacity will increase the cost. 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. |
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| ThinkSystem DM Series | NetApp EF540, NetApp EF-Series |
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Overview | |
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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Sample Customers | |
Information Not Available | RP Data, Western Oregon University, Toei Animation |
Top Industries | |
Software R&D Company30% Legal Firm13% Comms Service Provider11% Real Estate/Law Firm10% | Healthcare Company28% Media Company22% Energy/Utilities Company11% Retailer11% |
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