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IBM Storage Scale vs. OpenIO Object Storage

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    IBM Storage Scale

    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    IBM Storage Scale (formerly IBM Spectrum Scale) supports storage management of unstructured data for big data analytics.N/A

    OpenIO Object Storage

    N/AN/AOpenIO 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, OpenION/A
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    IBM Storage ScaleOpenIO Object Storage
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    IBM Storage ScaleOpenIO Object Storage
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsOpenIO 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.
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    User Ratings
    IBM Storage ScaleOpenIO Object Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Storage ScaleOpenIO Object Storage
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    IBM
    When you get a Spectrum Scale solution from IBM you are certain of two things. 1) You will need a specialized storage admin who will be able to take all of its advantages and make available for your organization. It is an appliance that not so many storage admins would be comfortable working on. Invest properly on both hardware and human resources. 2) You will scale forever. We started with a couple of hundred of Terabytes and grew to dozens of Petabytes.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Secure data storage platform.
    • Secure environment to handle big data through.
    • Creating reports from multiple platforms easily.
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    OpenIO
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Not suited for HPC.
    • Doesn't work well for retail.
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    OpenIO
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    It was the solution that fit the requirements of our customers.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Allowed reuse of existing storage
    • Flexibility to provision storage quickly, allowing us to right size storage.
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