IBM Storage Fusion vs. StarWind SAN & NAS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Storage Fusion
Score 8.5 out of 10
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IBM Storage Fusion is the foundation for container-native applications running on Red Hat OpenShift, which provides enterprise grade data-storage and protection services. This solution includes data services that are critical for global enterprise applications and a data driven Red Hat OpenShift environment. IBM Storage Fusion is built on a technology that provides global access to data to container applications. The application sees the data as another local file…N/A
StarWind SAN & NAS
Score 9.8 out of 10
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StarWind SAN & NAS is an HCL-certified software-defined shared storage for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. The solution also enables the user to repurpose servers into certified backup targets if they are using Veeam. StarWind SAN & NAS, as a Linux-based VM, leverages all the features of ZFS to ensure optimal storage use, data safety and integrity. The solution is designed to present a unified,…N/A
Pricing
IBM Storage FusionStarWind SAN & NAS
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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IBM Storage FusionStarWind SAN & NAS
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Best Alternatives
IBM Storage FusionStarWind SAN & NAS
Small Businesses
StarWind Virtual SAN
StarWind Virtual SAN
Score 9.2 out of 10
StarWind Virtual SAN
StarWind Virtual SAN
Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
StarWind Virtual SAN
StarWind Virtual SAN
Score 9.2 out of 10
StarWind Virtual SAN
StarWind Virtual SAN
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Spectrum Scale
IBM Spectrum Scale
Score 8.0 out of 10
IBM Spectrum Scale
IBM Spectrum Scale
Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
IBM Storage FusionStarWind SAN & NAS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(3 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM Storage FusionStarWind SAN & NAS
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM
I think its well suited for all modern programming. simple and ease of use are a plus.
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StarWind
StarWind is best suited for the integration and deployment part and for the storage part as well. The product is budget-friendly and helps us to improve business agility. Can't think of negative scenarios as of now.
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Pros
IBM
  • Connecting with multiple application DB of different data types and bringing the normalized data to on a roof/data lake
  • Easy to build the models and analytics that's help better understanding of business operation
  • AI models such as predictions, forecasts, and suggestions based on individual customer patterns or geo-clusters can build easily
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StarWind
  • Ease of Deployment
  • Management interface
  • Documentation and support
  • performance
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Cons
IBM
  • Improvement in areas where Software Defined Storage (SDS) can be better utilized with the broad capabilities of IBM storage features.
  • Focus should be shifted towards enabling capabilities of cyber resiliency as the other offerings in the market are already equipped with the same.
  • Broader non-IBM/Lenovo hardware support can be considered, specifically for IBM Storage fusion software offerings
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StarWind
  • Can improve documentation.
  • Can more focus on user training.
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Alternatives Considered
IBM
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StarWind
We chose StarWind SAN & NAS over Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct because it was more flexible to configure.
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Return on Investment
IBM
  • IBM Fusion is ideal for Enterprise businesses or Ecosystems where large data types are in play. And added benefit to bringing them under a platform to add visualization and understanding.
  • Managing and monitoring is easy when compare to other industry tool
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StarWind
  • Allowed us to go all flash for 1/5 the cost
  • Boosted end user experience due to high iops on flash
  • lowered expenses on arrays and licensees
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