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IBM POWER8 Servers
Do you run Windows loads? Are those loads exclusive to Windows? If yes, that's the only case where you cannot take advantage of POWER8 Systems.For all the other cases, workloads run better on POWER8. It doesn't matter if they are OLTP or web servers, in AIX, IBM i or Linux (Big Endian OR Little Endian), POWER8 Systems can run it. For HPC or AI cases where you need powerful GPU-CPU communication, POWER8 Machines have you covered as well, boasting better training times for AI models.
Solution Architect
ROER International SAComputer Hardware, 11-50 employees
Quantum StorNext
Quantum StorNext is well suited in environments with a high, fast paced workflow, with lots and lots of client systems connected, all needing to share the same assets, where you cannot have one moment of downtime. With the pace nowadays that clients expect work to get done, as opposed to 10 years or so ago (pre-iPhone social media instant instant gotta have it right away days), even downtime of 30 minutes can back up your whole workflow. As they say, time is money and Quantum StorNext almost certainly guarantees you have little to no downtime at all. It just works, silently, quietly in the background, making sure everyone is performing at 100% of their potential or more.
Technical Producer
Nomad Editing Company, IncMotion Pictures and Film, 51-200 employees
Pros
IBM POWER8 Servers
- Performance
- Flexibility
- Security

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 501-1000 employeesQuantum StorNext
- Quantum StorNext just works and by that, I mean it just works flawlessly in the background, while your artists are doing their creative work on jobs with clients. Technical issues and hold-ups should never get in the way of the creative process.
- There is a lot of flexibility with StorNext and options available in software and hardware, to customize the best solution for your workflow.
- Great customer support and response times when things do need supporting, whether there is an issue with a piece of hardware (i.e. battery backup to a controller unit that needs replacing). Quantum along with our local support vendor are fast to respond.
Technical Producer
Nomad Editing Company, IncMotion Pictures and Film, 51-200 employees
Cons
IBM POWER8 Servers
- The noise levels for the scale-out machines are too much for small offices.
Solution Architect
ROER International SAComputer Hardware, 11-50 employees
Quantum StorNext
- Price. Obviously, when you are at the level of performance that is needed for our work, Quantum can only go so low as a company on cost, to give their customers a blockbuster deal. But any possible discount here and there helps, and Quantum does their best to lower it as low as possible with bundles and pricing deals. By no means is price a deterring factor, for if you are playing at this level (Ferrari vs Camaro), you know it's going to expensive, but it's a solid investment if you want the reliability and performance. And it's actually cheaper when you compare it to other competitors, along with upgrade paths down the road that will cost you less.
Technical Producer
Nomad Editing Company, IncMotion Pictures and Film, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
IBM POWER8 Servers
When deciding on servers to run our critical applications IBM Power systems are always at the top of our list. The tradition of reliability, performance and security is unmatched in the industry. We have a large VMware environment running x86 servers but they mainly support windows based applications like exchange

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 501-1000 employeesQuantum StorNext
Our first shared storage was from Facilis. This is a great company, with great hardware and software, of which we use in our NYC office. At the time, it did what we needed it to do and performed smoothly. But then our workflow expanded dramatically and needed to look for the level of SANs in the Quantum range. We passed our Facilis along to the NYC office and ended up getting an Active Storage SAN, which ran on StorNext. That company unfortunately went out of business a few years back (they are back in business within the last year, but I think Chinese owned), so we looked into getting a fully integrated all-in-one Quantum system that included its branded storage and MDCs to work with StorNext.
Technical Producer
Nomad Editing Company, IncMotion Pictures and Film, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
IBM POWER8 Servers
- POWER8 Machines have allowed our customers to stay current on hardware and software, and to comply with the security standards required for communication.
- Newer and faster machines have solved bottlenecks in our customers' workflows, meeting their growing demands.
- POWER8 Introduces support for little endian Linux, which solves a problem some customers had when migrating to POWER8 Systems (the specific code that had endian-ness dependencies).
Solution Architect
ROER International SAComputer Hardware, 11-50 employees
Quantum StorNext
- Quantum StorNext has allowed us to not only perform at a higher level, but greatly expand how many client systems are connected to the SAN. Prior to Quantum, our old SAN could barely handle the workload of half the client systems we have now. So for ROI, I'm not involved with the actual numbers, but I know our work with clients has expanded ten fold and there is no sign of it slowing down.
- Confidence and my time not wasted, working with the support vendors to solve a problem. My time is then spent on other areas and projects in the company, not on phone calls and emails.
Technical Producer
Nomad Editing Company, IncMotion Pictures and Film, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
IBM POWER8 Servers
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Quantum StorNext
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No