IBM Storage DS8000 vs. OpenIO Object Storage

IBM Storage DS8000

25 Reviews and Ratings

OpenIO Object Storage

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
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
OpenIO Object Storage	N/A	N/A	OpenIO is a software-defined open source object storage solution ideal for Big Data, HPC and AI. With its distributed grid architecture and self-learning ConsciousGrid™ technology, OpenIO	N/A

Pricing

IBM Storage DS8000

OpenIO Object Storage

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Pricing Offerings
IBM Storage DS8000	OpenIO Object Storage
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OpenIO charges for yearly subscription plans, based on usable capacity, for customers that need: - support; - capacity planning, initial tuning and other services; - geo replication, deployment tools, webUI and other features.

Best Alternatives
	IBM Storage DS8000	OpenIO Object Storage
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	StarWind Virtual SAN Score9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Dell Compellent (discontinued) Score8 out of 10	StarWind Virtual SAN Score9.5 out of 10
Enterprises	Everpure FlashArray Score8.2 out of 10	IBM Storage Scale Score9.9 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	IBM Storage DS8000	OpenIO Object Storage
Likelihood to Recommend	8.8 (10 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	IBM Storage DS8000	OpenIO Object Storage
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	OpenIO No answers on this topic
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	OpenIO No answers on this topic
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	OpenIO No answers on this topic
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	OpenIO No answers on this topic
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	OpenIO No answers on this topic
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