We performed a comparison between Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series and Oracle FS1 Flash Storage System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"NVMe data storage platform that's easy to set up and easy to use. It's stable, with a lower response time, and quick technical support."
"This solution has improved our organization in the way that we used to see latency but now with this solution we don't. It also has good performance. Latencies have come down for our performance in the SQL databases. We can put a lot more in a lot less in terms of space savings. We also save data center space have good deduplication."
"Because of the encryption, we have different storage and the encryption can go over both."
"Pure Storage is extremely reliable — it's never failed."
"Pure gives us better compression, it's easier to manage, a lot less hands-on."
"As soon as we introduced our first Pure Storage FlashArray, the first benefit was at least twice the performance increase. Our production databases simply ran twice as fast with no other change."
"The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are simplicity, ease of use, and dashboard management."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its ability to store data well."
"The solution offers very good reliable systems and storage for our clients."
"Ability to cluster two storages together with HA availability."
"The most valuable feature of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its capability to tier to the cloud, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS. Additionally, the integration is good and they are user-friendly."
"The FlexClone feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"We are satisfied with the stability."
"Last year, I did a DM Series installation with my colleague, and this installation was effortless because we had Lenovo support on the phone, so it was easy to get help if we had any problems."
"The price of this solution is good."
"It's actually shaking hands with the workflow solutions much better than any other storage."
"It would be nice if Pure had something in its portfolio that provided higher deduplication and compression for backups."
"The 3PAR SSD arrays that we have are still failing a lot so even though we're under warranty, we still have to get someone out and usually have someone troubleshoot so that usually adds onto the cost. With Pure, we've had a disc fail and we pop it out and you pop it in and it's good to go."
"The scalability of the solution is not as good as it probably could be."
"I would like to see them lower the costs."
"I would like some performance analytics which go deeper than today. It should be specific to some hosts and applications. This would be good."
"Currently, the solution fails to support file screening."
"The technical support is okay, but could be improved."
"When we were doing some tests, we found that there was an I/O freeze when they were switching the controller."
"I would like Lenovo to add a feature like IBM Easy Tier to DM Series. This is a crucial feature for the customers."
"The licensing model needs to be revisited. It needs to be simplified."
"Many people do not realize that Lenovo has a storage solution, so better marketing from the vendor is needed."
"The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series was very hard to configure. Installation of the product was very hard. These are its areas for improvement."
"The solution should change the licensing model and allow customers to choose features based on their requirements."
"I would rate the support of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series a four out of five."
"This is an expensive 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."
"It has to be flexible according to the customer's requirements. It has to be aligned with the customer business and the business environment."
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Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is ranked 21st in All-Flash Storage with 10 reviews while Oracle FS1 Flash Storage System is ranked 34th in All-Flash Storage. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is rated 7.4, while Oracle FS1 Flash Storage System is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series writes "Simple deployment, stores data well, but missing features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle FS1 Flash Storage System writes "Has a fantastic feature-set and works well with workflow solutions". Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is most compared with NetApp AFF, Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series, Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore and NetApp FAS Series, whereas Oracle FS1 Flash Storage System is most compared with Dell Unity XT.
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