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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Quantum ActiveScale

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AQuantum offers the ActiveScale cloud object storage system, acquired from Western Digital February 2020, designed to provide a highly durable, scale-out economic storage system. ActiveScale is a more recent model replacing the former Amplidata Object Storage product line that was acquired by Western Digital from HGST in 2015.N/A
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    IBM Storage ScaleQuantum ActiveScale
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Storage ScaleQuantum ActiveScale
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    IBM Storage ScaleQuantum ActiveScale
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Storage ScaleQuantum ActiveScale
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Quantum
    Enterprise grade organizations with B2B clientele would be served well by using this product. It alleviates the need for an on-premise storage solution by offering a cloud-based alternative. Smaller organizations with less data capacity needs would be better served with an in-house solution, unless they come out with more reasonable pricing down the road.
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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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    Quantum
    • Flexible data management options
    • Powerful data housing system storing trillions of bits of data seamlessly
    • Conveniently built in the cloud
    • Safe option for storing sensitive data
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Not suited for HPC.
    • Doesn't work well for retail.
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    Quantum
    • Lack of customization, though not much is needed with the out of the box solution
    • Better options for B2C customers
    • More flexible pricing plans
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Quantum
    It has been a fantastic solution, and now it is so highly integrated into our business, it would be difficult to imagine continuing to without it. It is part of our customer contracts as well, and it saves us from having to invest in the on-premise alternative to provide the required storage capacity.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
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    Quantum
    Support has been wonderful. Representatives are generally empathetic and knowledgeable, and they’re quick to provide status and resolution.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    It was the solution that fit the requirements of our customers.
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    Quantum
    What sets Amplidata apart is the cloud-based storage capability. We’ve realized cost savings due to the fact that we are no longer housing the data on premise, and clients rest assured that they have greater visibility into their data.
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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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    Quantum
    • Amplidata has enabled us to replace our on-premise data storage for many of our larger clients, thus reducing the cost to deploy and house this ourselves
    • Clients feel confident in storing their sensitive data with us knowing that they have full management and visibility at their fingertips
    • The ability to quickly scale allows us to meet the needs of clients of all sizes
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