Pricing is very difficult to guesstimate. With so many a la carte options and individual pricing it can be a hassle to understand.
Keep to PaaS to gain the optimal benefits from an OPEX finance and resource perspective.
Pricing is very difficult to guesstimate. With so many a la carte options and individual pricing it can be a hassle to understand.
Keep to PaaS to gain the optimal benefits from an OPEX finance and resource perspective.
VMware vSAN is a software-defined storage product that is used in collaboration with VMware ESXi hypervisor and that provisions and manages storage based on policies, regardless of the underlying hardware. The solution enables you to prime your business for growth through its seamless evolution (it is integrated with vSphere and requires no new tools), its flexibility, and its multi-cloud capabilities. As an industry-leading software, VMware vSAN provides high levels of performance with minimal impact on CPU and memory.
The first 1-2 years of purchasing vSAN will be expensive. Thereafter, the longer you are running it, the more cost savings you will have.
Its reasonable, compare with other storage vendors
The first 1-2 years of purchasing vSAN will be expensive. Thereafter, the longer you are running it, the more cost savings you will have.
Its reasonable, compare with other storage vendors
The other big advantage is that Ceph is free software. Compared to traditional SAN based storage, it is very economical.
There is no cost for software.
The other big advantage is that Ceph is free software. Compared to traditional SAN based storage, it is very economical.
There is no cost for software.
MinIO is an open-source object storage system. It is designed to efficiently store and retrieve unstructured data, such as photos, videos, and backups. MinIO can be used as a standalone object storage server or as part of a larger system, such as a data lake or a private cloud, and can be deployed on-premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid environment, making it a flexible storage solution for a variety of use cases.
This is an open-source solution but I am using the licensed version.
This solution is open source so it is free.
This is an open-source solution but I am using the licensed version.
This solution is open source so it is free.
Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) storage solutions are designed to help manage data for enterprises of all types. Dell PowerScale systems are simple to install, manage, and scale to virtually any size and include a choice of all-flash, hybrid, or archive nodes. Dell PowerScale solutions stay flexible and reliable no matter how much storage capacity is added, how much performance is required, or how business needs change in the future.
We paid an additional fee to have Dell's ProDeploy Plus team implement it.
Pricing for this solution is reasonable.
We paid an additional fee to have Dell's ProDeploy Plus team implement it.
Pricing for this solution is reasonable.
Enterprise-ready. Future-proof. Data-first.
Dell EMC ECS is too expensive.
We are not paying for the license at this stage.
Dell EMC ECS is too expensive.
We are not paying for the license at this stage.
FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.
We used a reseller for the purchase.
Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO.
We used a reseller for the purchase.
Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO.
Portworx is the solution for running stateful containers in production, designed with DevOps in mind. With Portworx, users can manage any database or stateful service on any infrastructure using any container scheduler, including Kubernetes, Mesosphere DC/OS, and Docker Swarm. Portworx solves the five most common problems DevOps teams encounter when running stateful services in production: persistence, high availability, data automation, security, and support for multiple data stores and infrastructure.
I'm not sure how the licensing was broken out, but I don't think our offering of the Portworx was more than USD $20,000.
The price of Portworx Enterprise is high.
I'm not sure how the licensing was broken out, but I don't think our offering of the Portworx was more than USD $20,000.
The price of Portworx Enterprise is high.
Qumulo is a data storage and management platform that promotes object-based storage for users, backup archives, and surveillance. Its primary use case is to provide a cost-effective and feature-rich solution for managing large data.
The price of the solution is in the middle range compared to others. We look at the price per terabyte.
The price of Qumulo is reasonable.
The price of the solution is in the middle range compared to others. We look at the price per terabyte.
The price of Qumulo is reasonable.
Store and manage unstructured data at scale using NetApp StorageGRID for secure, durable object storage. Place content in the right location, at the right time, and on the right storage tier, optimizing workflows and reducing overall costs for globally distributed rich media.
Buying the solution is expensive, but it saves you money down the line when you factor in the logistics of not having to buy tapes.
The price is attractive.
Buying the solution is expensive, but it saves you money down the line when you factor in the logistics of not having to buy tapes.
The price is attractive.
StorMagic SvSAN is simple hyperconverged storage used to eliminate downtime. It provides high availability with two nodes per cluster, and boasts users among thousands of organizations to keep mission-critical applications and data online and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The pricing of StorMagic SvSAN is fairly good because if you compare it with VMware, it's at a better price. This is an important thing to remember.
The licensing cost is $7,000 per two nodes for two terabytes.
The pricing of StorMagic SvSAN is fairly good because if you compare it with VMware, it's at a better price. This is an important thing to remember.
The licensing cost is $7,000 per two nodes for two terabytes.
Cloudian HyperStore lets you start small and grow to hundreds of petabytes on-premises simply by adding nodes. Leverage the proven interoperability of the industry’s only 100% native S3 API.
Our fees are approximately half a dollar per gigabyte.
The solution is cheap.
Our fees are approximately half a dollar per gigabyte.
The solution is cheap.
The licensing is based on the number of terabytes.
The licensing model is complex and depends on factors such as the number of processing cores and the amount of storage.
The licensing is based on the number of terabytes.
The licensing model is complex and depends on factors such as the number of processing cores and the amount of storage.
IBM Cloud Object Storage is a web-scale platform that stores unstructured data - from petabyte to exabyte - with reliability, security, availability and disaster recovery without replication.
Pricing is not cheap.
IBM Cloud is cheaper than AWS. If you want to scale your cloud infrastructure, it can be bought at almost the same price.
Pricing is not cheap.
IBM Cloud is cheaper than AWS. If you want to scale your cloud infrastructure, it can be bought at almost the same price.
Zadara is a powerful enterprise-level storage solution whose design enables it to handle every aspect of a user’s data storage needs. It can be deployed in any location, using any protocol, and storing any data type that an organization requires. With Zadara, organizations can do everything that they were able to do with more traditional systems in a cheaper and more efficient way.
For our use, it's appropriately priced and overall, it's proved to be very cost-effective against other tier-one vendors.
The pricing is very competitive and the fact that they have very compelling discounts for multi-year commitments is great.
For our use, it's appropriately priced and overall, it's proved to be very cost-effective against other tier-one vendors.
The pricing is very competitive and the fact that they have very compelling discounts for multi-year commitments is great.
Red Hat Gluster Storage (formerly known as Red Hat Storage Server) is a software-defined storage (SDS) platform designed to handle the requirements of traditional file storage—high-capacity tasks like backup and archival as well as high-performance tasks of analytics and virtualization. But unlike traditional storage systems, Red Hat Gluster Storage isn’t rigid and expensive. It easily scales across bare metal, virtual, container, and cloud deployments.
If you need cheap storage, but still need high availability, it's a good product to look at.
If you need cheap storage, but still need high availability, it's a good product to look at.
Hitachi Content Platform is an object storage solution that enables IT organizations and cloud service providers to store, share, sync, protect, preserve, analyze and retrieve file data from a single system. It is more efficient, easier to use, and capable of handling much more data than traditional file storage solutions. HCP automates day-to-day IT operations like data protection and readily evolves to changes in scale, scope, applications, storage, server and cloud technologies over the life of data. In IT environements where data grows quickly or must live for years, decades or even indefinitely, these capabilities are invaluable.
The pricing could be better.
Pricing is comparable to other solutions in the market.
The pricing could be better.
Pricing is comparable to other solutions in the market.
We have had a 40 to 50 percent reduction in CAPEX on the acquisition of new hardware, which is probably conservative.
COST_SAVING; We have had a 40 to 50 percent reduction in CAPEX on the acquisition of new hardware, which is probably conservative.
We have had a 40 to 50 percent reduction in CAPEX on the acquisition of new hardware, which is probably conservative.
COST_SAVING; We have had a 40 to 50 percent reduction in CAPEX on the acquisition of new hardware, which is probably conservative.
Huawei FusionStorage fully distributed cloud storage features massive scale-out capability designed for cloud-based architectures. The on-board storage system software combines the local storage resources of standard x86 servers into fully distributed storage pools, providing block, object, or file storage resources to the upper layer. An enterprise can easily obtain the required flexibility and efficiency in data storage to keep up with the ever-changing dynamics of business.
It is expensive but might be optimal based on the partnership.
It is expensive but might be optimal based on the partnership.
VMware software-defined storage is a simple, yet intelligent, storage data center architecture that aligns with business and application demands—eliminating static, purpose-built and inefficient hardware with dynamic, agile and automated solutions.
The product is quite expensive and is among the most expensive for this type of solution.
VMware Software Defined Storage is a slightly expensive solution.
The product is quite expensive and is among the most expensive for this type of solution.
VMware Software Defined Storage is a slightly expensive solution.
Swarm provides a platform for data protection, management, organization and search at massive scale. You no longer need to migrate data into disparate solutions for long-term preservation, delivery and analysis. Consolidate all files on Swarm, find the data you are looking for quickly, and reduce total cost of ownership by continuously evolving hardware and optimizing use of your resources.
You pay for what you use. For example, if you use one terabyte, you just pay for that one terabyte. But the pricing could always be better
The first installation brick is expensive but the upgrades are extremely simple and granular by adding disks or nodes.
You pay for what you use. For example, if you use one terabyte, you just pay for that one terabyte. But the pricing could always be better
The first installation brick is expensive but the upgrades are extremely simple and granular by adding disks or nodes.