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    IBM Storage FlashSystem

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM 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

    NetApp E-Series

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ANetApp's E-Series is Hybrid Flash Built and used for dedicated, high-bandwidth applications like data analytics, video surveillance, and disk-based backup that need simple, fast, reliable SAN storage. The E-Series consists of the E5700 series model, and E2800 series model.N/A
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    IBM Storage FlashSystemNetApp E-Series
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    IBM Storage FlashSystemNetApp E-Series
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
    Chose IBM Storage FlashSystem
    IBM Storage FlashSystem is a comprehensive, feature-rich solution designed to deliver a wide range of advanced capabilities such as SSO which is the key feature that we were looking for. Along with that the ease of use, easier upgrades, deduplication are few features that made …
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    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM Storage FlashSystemNetApp E-Series
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of IBM Storage FlashSystem and NetApp E-Series
    Feature
    IBM Storage FlashSystem
    7.9
    188 Ratings
    12% below category average
    NetApp E-Series
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    Ratings
    Flash Array Performance8.8183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration8.4174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Compression7.8178 Ratings00 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades7.6169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simplicity7.9178 Ratings00 Ratings
    Power Savings6.8169 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Everpure FlashArray
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Everpure FlashArray
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Storage FlashSystemNetApp E-Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (189 ratings)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
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    Usability
    8.9
    (24 ratings)
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    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
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    Performance
    9.2
    (21 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
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    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Online Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    6.2
    (4 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    6.2
    (3 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Storage FlashSystemNetApp E-Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    IBM Storage FlashSystem is the only good option. It is possible to do with other brands but not with the same compatibility and support. So in the IBM i world, there is not that much options if you want reliable products, performance and compatibility with overall system: IBM Storage FlashSystem product is the one. You may need to adjust performance to your needs and IBM has a complete range of systems for entry (FS5X00), mid-range (FS7X00) or high-end (FS9X00). In IBM i world, IBM Storage FlashSystem is the best, but knowing the product, I would probably recommend it for other platforms. And many of my customers are using it as a cross-technology platform (mainly virtualization on x86 like VMWare).
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Extremely fast storage
    • Scales up as needed. Add flash core modules easily and increase volumes very quickly.
    • Applying firmware updates to IBM Storage FlashSystem is very easy to do and can be done without any downtime.
    • Replication policies are very versatile and also easy to setup.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Definitely we need to be able to extend a volume that is part of a mirror pair or Policy-Based Replication(PBO) on the fly.
    • Expansion of mirrored volumes/volume groups should resynchronise only the changed data (Almost like making use of change-volumes) and not trigger a full resync.
    • Please allow us to select downloading drive microcode also from Fix Central directly onto the flashsystem like with updates.
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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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    Usability
    IBM
    The integration into our SVC and the midrange systems are very well working. We do use cross site replication and global mirror which in turn is easy setup and the consistency groups are well maintained. The storage does global mirroring but also internal cross room replication as well. The integration of cloud object storage also helps in tiering the overall system.
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    Yes. The last really issues I've seen in the environments of my customers were back in the "Storwize" era of systems. Issues with code updates or sometimes rarely failing critical components. BUT: since every component is at least dual redundant even back in that day real outages were very rare. And today in the "FlashSystem Era" the systems are so reliable and available even during code updates there are no complaints. I think the 5 or 6 9s are completely achieved.
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    Performance
    IBM
    Latency and throughput have been excellent. The compression is done natively on the NVME modules so we do not see an impact there. the distributed parity does not seem to impact write speeds at all. We have found database performace has increased quite a bit over our old hybrid storage solution.
    Having a single tier of performance makes it easy to set up SLAs for workloads.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    I would rate the overall support for IBM Storage FlashSystem with a 10. The response times have consistently been fast, and the support engineers always come prepared with relevant questions and practical solutions. They demonstrate a deep understanding of the product and our use case, which means issues are typically resolved quickly and without unnecessary back-and-forth. This level of support has been especially valuable for our SAP environment, where uptime and quick resolution are critical.
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    Very good traning by experienced personnel. I attend instructor led sessions on IBM TechExchange and STUs before as well as IBM workshops for FlashSystems at IBM Böblingen which I helped to prepare and improve after piloting them. Absolutely nothing to complain about FlashSystem training in Germany or USA. So: all good here!
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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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    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
    IBM FlashSystem delivers better ROI than Dell storage because it maintains low latency and performance even with compression, snapshots, and replication. As a result, it delivers a smaller footprint and better energy efficiency while maintaining the same performance characteristics. Also, the combination of safeguarded copy and anomaly detection in IBM FlashSystem provides stronger operational resilience.
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    Scalability
    IBM
    I'm using cognos - especially cognos reports - as a part of IBMs Storage Intelligence software to manage datacenters and report storage and overall resource consumption to my customers. The software is reliable and - my customers who are using cognos in their businesses - say that they are very satisfied about the scalability of cognos. I can give it only an 8 rating because of the quite heavy resource footprint...
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • The guarantee of business continuity and hot updates allows the systems to be always on with potentially enormous social consequences (think about what would happen in the event of a malfunction in the supply of goods to the points of sale)
    • The guarantee of data immutability allows for a multi-platform barrier against malware in the event that res ad triarios rediit
    • Integrated deduplication and compression, as well as support for many years of queue versions, allow customers to operate their investments at their best and with peace of mind
    • la garanzia di business continuity e di update a caldo permette AI sistemi di essere always on con ricadute sociali potenzialmente enormity (pensiamo a cosa accadrebbe in Caso di malfunzionamento a livello di approvvigionamento delle merci AI punti vendita)
    • la garanzia di immutabilita' del dato permette di avere una barriera multipiattaforma contro il malware nel Caso in cui res ad triarios rediit
    • la deduplica e la compressione integrate, oltreche' al supporto Delle versioni di code per molti anni permettono AI clienti di operate al meglio Ed in tranquillita' I propri investimenti
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    ScreenShots

    IBM Storage FlashSystem Screenshots

    Screenshot of Flash Core Module 5th GenScreenshot of IBM FlashSystem 5600Screenshot of IBM FlashSystem 5600 (rear)Screenshot of IBM FlashSystem 7600 and 9600Screenshot of IBM FlashSystem 7600 and 9600 (rear)