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IBM Spectrum Storage vs StorPool

IBM Spectrum Storage
9 Ratings
StorPool
5 Ratings

IBM Spectrum Storage

9 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 100

Based on 9 reviews and ratings

StorPool

5 Ratings
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Score 8.2 out of 100

Based on 5 reviews and ratings

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    Likelihood to Recommend

    IBM Spectrum Storage

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.2

    StorPool

    82%
    5 Ratings

    Likelihood to Recommend

    IBM Spectrum Storage

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    StorPool

    Storpool performs well on block level (and that is what we use it for). It is not yet supporting a kind of distributed filesystem or object storage - a filesystem layer needs to be built on top of it.

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    Michael Kutzner | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Pros

    IBM Spectrum Storage

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    StorPool

    • Distributed Storage array with very high throughput in terms of reading & write operations.
    • Horizontal scaling without much complexity of management.
    • Easily integrate with OpenStack cloud.
    • Doesn't depend on proprietary hardware, integrates with commodity hardware.

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    SUMAN MUKHOPADHYAY | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Cons

    IBM Spectrum Storage

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    StorPool

    • Graphical interface is for monitoring and stats, but not for operations.

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    Martin Vasev | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Pricing Details

    IBM Spectrum Storage

    General

    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

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    StorPool

    General

    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

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    Alternatives Considered

    IBM Spectrum Storage

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    StorPool

    We made a very careful selection of our storage vendor and solution. After researching the newest technologies, our team decided to deploy a software-defined storage solution from StorPool.

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    Paul Davies | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Return on Investment

    IBM Spectrum Storage

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    StorPool

    • We have not calculated precise ROI. We focused on getting the best solution at a reasonable price, based on market research. Initially, we didn’t need a lot of capacity, so we invested in servers and network, which could handle several times more capacity, but bought smaller drives to keep the investment low. We achieved a starting price of $3.2/GB usable and $1.4/GB logical. Later we expanded the capacity by adding more drives to the system. Currently, the system has a price of approximately $2.3/GB usable and $0.99/GB logical and a price of $0.09/IOPS.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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