IBM Storage DS8000

IBM Storage DS8000

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IBM Storage DS8000	Score8 out of 10	N/A	IBM Storage DS8000 (10th Generation) is an enterprise-class storage for IBM Z and IBM i architectures. It combines encryption with cyber threat detection and assisted recovery – delivering uninterrupted mission-critical data for the world’s most demanding enterprises.	N/A

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	IBM Storage DS8000
Considered Both Products	IBM Rusty Beard Storage Architect in Sales at Sirius Computer Solutions (Information Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees) Chose IBM Storage DS8000 The DS8000 enjoys a position where few competitors play. The only two serious competitors are Dell/EMC and Hitachi. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose IBM Storage DS8000 Nothing else compares for mainframe storage or large external iSeries customers Incentivized Helpful? Tom Corrado Storage Specialist in Information Technology at Vicom Infinity (Computer Hardware, 11-50 employees) Chose IBM Storage DS8000 DS8882F provides CKD storage in a manageable footprint. Its advantage over FlashSystem is its interoperability with IBM Z Systems. Incentivized Helpful? Timothy Choina Sr. Database Administrator in Information Technology at USAA (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees) Chose IBM Storage DS8000 Not sure. I do DBA work, not storage. We use a lot of storage for DBA work but a different team does all storage maintenance. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose IBM Storage DS8000 Other vendors lack many of the mainframe functions provided by DS8k. SInce IBM is the most prominent maninframe vendor support is unmatched. Incentivized Helpful? Ian Wright System Engineer in Sales at Various customers (Banking, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose IBM Storage DS8000 I find that I still prefer to recommend the DS8k unless a customer is very committed to EMC, which does sometimes happen. Global Mirror has always been a much stronger replication platform than SRDF/A, capable of maintaining much better RPOs. But it's really the relationship … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose IBM Storage DS8000 no comment, no other experience Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose IBM Storage DS8000 I like the DS8000 series way better than the V7000, it is easier to use. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose IBM Storage DS8000 We choose IBM DS8886 because it meets our business requirements and won the competitive bid process. Incentivized Helpful?
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User Ratings
	IBM Storage DS8000
Likelihood to Recommend	8.8 (10 ratings)

User Testimonials
	IBM Storage DS8000
Likelihood to Recommend	IBM Well suited for mainframe CKD based applications. There is unmatched synergy with IBM zSeries when compared to the competition, for example zHPF, SUPERPAV, zHyperLink, cache management and replication technologies. For distributed, the fact that Copy Services Manager comes with the box is a great move on IBMs part to provide replication capability no matter what the applicaiton. I think the DS8k is less suited for smaller distributed environments. I think product overlap with V9000 in this case Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Pros	IBM Remote Copy -- The DS8k has decades of excellent code built to handle the most demanding environments for mainframe or open systems and can be combined with automation solutions like GDPS or Copy Services Manager Reliability and Availability -- This is the platform that gets used for the most demanding environments, even when FICON attachment isn't required Continued enhancement -- IBM continues to put resources into the DS8k and the platform has advanced with the technology from z and power Mainframe synergy -- Poughkeepsie communicates and works very closely with the DS8k developers Incentivized Ian Wright System Engineer Read full review
Cons	IBM The DS8000 family still lacks deduplication and compression algorithms. For best results on replication enablement, optional Copy Services Manager is suggested. Incentivized Rusty Beard Storage Architect Read full review
Alternatives Considered	IBM DS8882F provides CKD storage in a manageable footprint. Its advantage over FlashSystem is its interoperability with IBM Z Systems Incentivized Tom Corrado Storage Specialist Read full review
Return on Investment	IBM I do not know the cost. If it prevents future system wide outages, it will be a great ROI for our company. Incentivized Timothy Choina Sr. Database Administrator Read full review
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