IBM Spectrum Scale vs. Lustre

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Spectrum Scale
Score 8.1 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
IBM Spectrum Scale supports storage management of unstructured data for big data analytics.N/A
Lustre
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
The Lustre file system is an open-source, parallel file system that supports many requirements of high performance computing (HPC) simulation environments.N/A
Pricing
IBM Spectrum ScaleLustre
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Spectrum ScaleLustre
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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IBM Spectrum ScaleLustre
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User Ratings
IBM Spectrum ScaleLustre
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Spectrum ScaleLustre
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
When you get a Spectrum Scale solution from IBM you are certain of two things. 1) You will need a specialized storage admin who will be able to take all of its advantages and make available for your organization. It is an appliance that not so many storage admins would be comfortable working on. Invest properly on both hardware and human resources. 2) You will scale forever. We started with a couple of hundred of Terabytes and grew to dozens of Petabytes.
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Open Source
The cost and performance of this product are the most important considerations that we had before purchasing it. Since we deployed Lustre everything in file and data management programs has been running effectively. Documentation of clients' contacts is done effectively and the data is securely stored for future reference. The user interface is flexible and any new user can easily work with it.
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Pros
IBM
  • Secure data storage platform.
  • Secure environment to handle big data through.
  • Creating reports from multiple platforms easily.
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Open Source
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Cons
IBM
  • Not suited for HPC.
  • Doesn't work well for retail.
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Open Source
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
It was the solution that fit the requirements of our customers.
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Open Source
This was my first storage software since I started my role as Marketing Manager. It has always served our department well enhancing the achievement of our marketing goals. Our customer's data is securely managed under a safe database. Access to information and categorization of workloads has been simplified under the Lustre system. It can be easily maintained and the cost can be afforded by both large and small scale businesses.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • Allowed reuse of existing storage
  • Flexibility to provision storage quickly, allowing us to right size storage.
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Open Source
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