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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Spectrum Virtualize

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AIBM Spectrum Virtualize supports provides data storage security and control across hybrid environments.N/A

    NetApp BlueXP

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ANetApp BlueXP Classification (formerly NetApp Cloud Data Sense) uses artificial intelligence-driven technology to provide data governance across the entire data estate. Users can pinpoint cost-savings, identify compliance and privacy concerns, and find optimization opportunities.N/A
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    IBM Spectrum VirtualizeNetApp BlueXP
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    IBM Spectrum VirtualizeNetApp BlueXP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
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    8.0
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    Usability
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Spectrum VirtualizeNetApp BlueXP
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    IBM
    Saves hours of staff time copying data from one Disk Array/Block Storage to newer system without impacting the servers that are using the SAN. We have virtualized storage like VMware/HyperVee virtualizes servers. Takes the complications out of being a SAN administrator.
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    NetApp
    NetApp Cloud Data Sense (Cloud Compliance) is an AI algorithm that improves the way you interact with your data. We have used Cloud Compliance and it is effective and suited in Automatic discovery, mapping, and classification of all data. It simplifies discovery, classification, and labeling with powerful automation. It gives an accurate list of data sources, has a great analysis feature. We also used it to handle data in discernment. Cloud Compliance is appropriate and effective in all professional tech settings, from SBO to high industrial performance.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Provision drives over fiber and/or iSCSI connections
    • Perform volume replications between 2 storages efficiently
    • The ability to virtualize other storage and make it easy to provision
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    NetApp
    • Automate discoveries and data
    • Proper and suitable Classification
    • Secure labeling
    • automate data deleting process
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Costly but worth every dime in staff hours saved
    • Each generation has its limits on Fibre Channel speed it supports and one must upgrade the nodes to get to higher speeds
    • User Interface is now light speed ahead of where it started.
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    NetApp
    • Increased storage
    • Data efficiency
    • improved privacy regulations
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    Usability
    IBM
    The equipment is easy to configure, implement and manage, it does not require investing a lot of time to manage them since they are very reliable and secure.The equipment is easy to configure, implement and manage, and does not require a lot of time to manage it as it is very reliable and secure.Its components are not easily damaged and any alert that occurs can be quickly corrected without interrupting services.
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    NetApp
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    IBM Spectrum Protect Virtualize beats ALL competition hands down, and one does not need to deal with the complications that are put into some of the Disk Array/ block Storage systems. Excellent Storage management and can see performance of your SAN that goes thru it easily.
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    NetApp
    In contrast to others, NetApp Cloud Data Sense is driven by more powerful AI algorithms that have given space for efficient automated controls and reporting that enables users full privilege over their data. The automatic discovery is trusted, with maps and data classification. Then others analyze well, structured and unstructured data in the cloud, also visualize data better.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Positively, it has generated good initial sales for us and with proper management, the growth of application operations generates more services to manage.
    • Positively, the growth of the operation has also helped the team to update its capabilities in order to grow.
    • The only possible disadvantage is that since the equipment is very reliable and durable, technological change is not easy to make. Clients prefer to grow the equipment while they can rather than make a complete change, but even so, the time comes when all this produces more services.
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    NetApp
    • Does background check well
    • Scan résumés
    • Handles employee review process
    • Flag suspicious results in data
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