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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Cloud Block Storage

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM offers their Block Storage service via IBM Cloud, allowing users to deploy and customize flash-backed iSCSI block storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.N/A

    Nasuni

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AThe Nasuni File Data Platform is a cloud-native suite of services offering user productivity, business continuity, data intelligence, cloud choice, and simplified global infrastructure. The platform and its add-on services replace traditional file infrastructure, including network attached storage (NAS), back-up, and DR, with a cloud-scale solution. By consolidating file data in easily expandable cloud object storage from Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Nasuni aims to become a cloud-native…N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Cloud Block StorageNasuni
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Cloud Block StorageNasuni
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Cloud Block StorageNasuni
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Nasuni
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
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    Features
    IBM Cloud Block StorageNasuni
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of IBM Cloud Block Storage and Nasuni
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    IBM Cloud Block Storage
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    Ratings
    Nasuni
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of IBM Cloud Block Storage and Nasuni
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Nasuni
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    User and role management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Device management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of IBM Cloud Block Storage and Nasuni
    Feature
    IBM Cloud Block Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Nasuni
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Performance00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Storage Reports00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    IBM Cloud Block StorageNasuni
    Small Businesses
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    Progress ShareFile
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Apple iCloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
    Score9.3 out of 10
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Cloud Block StorageNasuni
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Cloud Block StorageNasuni
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    IBM Cloud Block Storage is recommendable to companies that [have a database that] is super sensitive, private, and requires instant access. Further, IBM Cloud Block Storage creates a coordinated system, that [classifies] data, based on the requirements that a company has. The security deployment from IBM Cloud Block Storage is another merit that [businesses] attain.
    Incentivized
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    Nasuni
    Well suited if you have a lot of data that doesn't need to be stored and read right away. I think even if you don't have much data, you can still use it for it's intended purpose to great effect, but think of it as the more data you have, the even better it will work. I don't think it would be particularly useful if you already have a slick file restore system in place and you don't need to store your data elsewhere with redundancy.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Proficient scaling and system customization, which allows editing.
    • Wide range of system storage, ranging from 25GB to 12000GB.
    • Finally, IBM Cloud Block Storage deploys the most technical and efficient security measures.
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    Nasuni
    • The management console is extremely simple and easy to navigate, making common tasks easy to do.
    • Our storage appliance is configured to snapshot data several times an hour, making the risk of data loss very low.
    • Data restores are very intuitive, and take seconds to initiate regardless of whether it is one file or 300GB of data. We have successfully restored many Gigs of data in minutes.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • The documentation must be clearer and updated, thinking about each distribution that they offer in the cloud
    • Downtime when IOPS are raised can be less
    • The configuration can be more automated from the same control panel and not have to take it so much to the CLI
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    Nasuni
    • Better analytics when issues arise.
    • Better onboarding documentation.
    • Real-time monitoring.
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Nasuni
    As I mentioned, the user interface is amazing and straight forward. It's very easy to learn how to configure and restore files. I would like a bit more reporting, especially in terms of live reporting and monitoring. The support is great when you have a question on how to do something, which helps with usability.
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    Performance
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Nasuni
    Again, it may have a little to do with the size and speed of your own environment, but we've been nothing but pleased with the speed of access of the files - even pulling old files from the cloud storage. Recovery of huge and many data files is a bit slow if you don't have the specs of the filer up to snuff.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    Unlike the above platforms, IBM Cloud Block Storage enable secure and quick big data migration through its secure environment and the flexibility of its Cloud options is effective. Data analytics through IBM Cloud Block Storage are easily prepared and the data access is very easy and the ability to monitor various Cloud operations is excellent.
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    Nasuni
    The technical support and escalation path for Nasuni is much more reliable and efficient. No getting transferred to various teams. Often times, the person who answers your call is able to resolve your issue. If they cannot, they get the case assigned to the appropriate engineer right away. Time to close has always been very good.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Scale the storage when needed to get better performance.
    • Taking snapshot so we can do easy recovery if necessary.
    • We can choose different locations so they are closer to our consumers.
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    Nasuni
    • Dramatically reduced time spent managing our storage platform. Quotas and reporting tools take all the guesswork out of data growth. Updates are easy to deploy. Time freed up can be used for more user-facing activities that we consider more valuable to the organization.
    • The overall stability of the platform has been very good. We have been running on the same hardware for the past four years without any performance issues.
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