IBM Storage FlashSystem vs. IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Storage FlashSystem
Score 9.0 out of 10
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IBM Storage FlashSystem, an all-flash storage array, delivers ~2 PB of effective capacity per single rack unit. Engineered with unique FlashCore Modules, it offloads data services including compression, encryption, deduplication, and ransomware threat detection ensuring optimum performance and resiliency.N/A
IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Score 7.3 out of 10
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IBM Storwize is a family of recognized all-flash and hybrid storage solutions designed to support the virtualization needs and application workloads of mid-sized enterprises.N/A
Pricing
IBM Storage FlashSystemIBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM Storage FlashSystemIBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEntry-Level IBM Storage FlashSystem: For any organization looking for an all-flash array with features that are both enterprise conducive and budget friendly, the small to entry level offering prices from IBM begin at $18,400. Mid-Range IBM Storage FlashSystem: For businesses wanting to take advantage of an enterprise-quality flash array for critical workloads (such as SQL databases, SAP, ERP, CRM, etc.), list prices start at $104,600. High-Performance IBM Storage FlashSystem: Organizations seeking a storage array with the ability to run multiple instances of critical applications that are both performance intensive and capacity sensitive, can find IBM prices starting at $368,500. Contact IBM for configuration and pricing details.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
IBM Storage FlashSystem
Chose IBM Storage FlashSystem
IBM Storage FlashSystem is just a all-in-one system feature rich with capabilities and years of design and fine tuning. There is no comparison as it won't be comparing apples with apples. IBM Storage FlashSystem has just been remodeled from the ground up and is a completely …
Chose IBM Storage FlashSystem
The PURE solution has better performance because it exclusively uses flash disks, however it ends up providing a higher cost, which in our institution's use case was an important requirement;
IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
IBM Storewize is the best among other products available in the market. Many features such as scalability, data configuration, and data security show this system are best for our business. We can't compare it with others.
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Storwize does not have the performance of FlashSystem, but it’s low cost and high capacity options make it competitive as an option for point-in-time copies and backups.
Chose IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
IBM Storwize is a part of a family that is complemented by the products listed. In many negotiations, involving storage is our workhorse to ensure several businesses thanks to its balanced cost and all the benefits that we offer.
Top Pros
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Features
IBM Storage FlashSystemIBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Enterprise Flash Array Storage
Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Product A and Product B
IBM Storage FlashSystem
8.5
120 Ratings
6% below category average
IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
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Ratings
Flash Array Performance9.2117 Ratings00 Ratings
Flash Array Integration8.6117 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Compression8.4116 Ratings00 Ratings
Non-Intrusive Upgrades8.4112 Ratings00 Ratings
Simplicity8.4119 Ratings00 Ratings
Power Savings8.1114 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Storage FlashSystemIBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(131 ratings)
9.9
(20 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.4
(4 ratings)
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Usability
9.0
(20 ratings)
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Performance
9.1
(20 ratings)
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Support Rating
9.0
(4 ratings)
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Implementation Rating
8.7
(2 ratings)
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Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor post-sale
7.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
IBM Storage FlashSystemIBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
Flash storage is an ideal solution for environments demanding high input/output operations (I/O) and frequent read/write cycles. We successfully deploy this technology for a client's high-performance backup infrastructure, where it serves as the backend storage for multi-stream data writes, connected via a 100Gb network interface. There is also a Tiered based approach.
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This stuff runs! Hot, cold not wet, but you know where your data is. Reliably in the cabinet turning your data for the next customer request. You need dedupe, get the flash drive models. Long archives with spinning disks can help with all the data modeling the analysts do. Keep up with the dba’s constant need for speed with all-flash! You will get what you pay for.
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Pros
IBM
  • Data Replication over long distances using Policy-Based Replication and maintaining the RPO.
  • We use snapshot technology heavily and these snaps are easy to create/automate and instantly available.
  • Upgrades/Updates are deployed to the system without loss of data or services.
  • Sub-millisecond latency is maintained and spikes are handled and absorbed by the system during peaks.
  • When connected to the internet via Storage Insights and Cloud Call Home it makes for proactive problem alerting, monitoring and resolution.
  • The fact that Replication and snapshot stuff are hidden under the covers and we no longer have to create mirror pairs or flashcopy pairs ourselves. It does it within the cluster or partnership.
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IBM
  • Data processing and IO. The Storwize devices are very resilient in how they process data and do not have a drop in IO when errors occur (common errors such as disk failures and lost paths).
  • Storage efficiency management. We are able to use multiple efficiency techniques such as thin provisioning and data reduction to reduce our budget footprint.
  • Easy to use interfaces. Creating a volume and mapping to a host has proven to be a very easy process and makes onboarding less stressful for our team.
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Cons
IBM
  • Drive firmware updates are a bit clunky, the update files have to be sourced manually
  • IBM has separate storage monitoring you need to set up to get good historical statistics.
  • If you need 8 16Gb ports you will not be able to expand with a SAS connector.
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IBM
  • As a business partner looking to provide services to keep the uptime of the Storwize, I would like to have the capability to pull reports from IBM Storage Insights to assist my clients in managing their system through it's lifecycle.
  • More knowledge out there for partners to best integrate IBM Storwize with IBM Power i. This seems to be lacking in communication from IBM.
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Likelihood to Renew
IBM
As flash technology evolves rapidly, vendors should [adapt] to the changes and onboard them in their products. IBM is a bit slow in adopting advanced technology in [its] portfolio. Even though the current product is good, my decision is purely based on how the transformation of the product [is] being produced and supplied to [the] end-user.
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IBM
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Usability
IBM
It is very flexible, it allows us to hire capacity on demand and also allows IBM to manage my storage, it is a highly recommended product for current needs such as the cloud and containers, without compromising security and performance
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IBM
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Reliability and Availability
IBM
we usually have never had problems with the storage going down, ofcourse there have been disk failures as part of redundancy it works well and didnt have problems with unavailablity.
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IBM
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Performance
IBM
From an integrative view, IBM Storage FlashSystem provided currently the required performance to support our use cases above and beyond. As one of the most performant solutions, we are pleased to have the IBM Storage FlashSystem supporting our needs of performance as well as scalability within the infrastructure. Not surprisingly, we certainly look forward to scale performance further in the future.
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IBM
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Support Rating
IBM
Sometimes the knowledge of the support agent is quite limited and the support always has to route through the level 1 agent to screen all the informtion provided. Then its esclated to the next level support with the all collected data . The logs are always uploaded along wiht the case but still its reviewed at the lower level and then escalated / handed over to the next level if its complex issue to solve.
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IBM
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Online Training
IBM
THe training is often selfpaced and easy to follow if you have worked previously with other storage products. The content is clear and contains all the information needed for an admin to learn. However the troubleshooting part is not always included and this is dependent on forums or other sources where the information is not accessible very easily.
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IBM
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Implementation Rating
IBM
I was amazed by the way IBM Flash storage provides a huge amount of storage within the limited footprint, it helped us to replace big fat storage arrays, which aided in the process of moving towards lower hardware, carbon, and energy consumption footprint. We can comfortably say that Flash helped us to host applications fast with a blazing speed and user transactions are quite quick.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
For the past six months, we have been utilizing this technology in our projects to manage a massive workload and produce swift business outcomes on a crucial production database. The IBM FlashSystem 7200, which offers high performance and compression, has so far been a great experience for us. The results and functionality of this product have delighted our consumers.
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IBM
IBM Storwize is a part of a family that is complemented by the products listed. In many negotiations, involving storage is our workhorse to ensure several businesses thanks to its balanced cost and all the benefits that we offer.
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Scalability
IBM
We have been able to scale this storage system whenever there has been requirement for additional capacity and performance. with the help of deduplication we have been able to build quite a robust environment.
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IBM
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • Flash System 5000 Built on a software foundation that delivers a 359% ROI.
  • IBM Flash System 5000 Gain the highest levels of availability to support mission-critical applications.
  • IBM Flash System 5000 benefits from [the] integration of modern data protection and rich cyber resiliency features.
  • IBM Flash System 5000 Enhance storage efficiency.
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  • I would like to highlight the most positive aspect I have seen in the products of the IBM Storwize family, and it is the ROI that we can choose when we offer real-time compression with the IBM V7000 family. In truth, this feature is excellent, and we have seen how customers save storage resources, rack space, power and management.
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