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StorPool vs. SUSE Enterprise Storage (discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    StorPool

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AStorPool is a block-storage software that uses standard hardware and builds a storage system out of this hardware. It is installed on the servers and creates a shared storage pool from their local drives in these servers. Compared to traditional SANs, all-flash arrays, or other storage software StorPool is faster, more reliable and scalable.N/A

    SUSE Enterprise Storage (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASUSE Enterprise Storage was a software defined storage option from SUSE that has been discontinued. SUSE still provides the capabilities of that product with Longhorn Block Storage, acquired with Rancher Labs by SUSE in July 2020.N/A
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    StorPoolSUSE Enterprise Storage (discontinued)
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    StorPoolSUSE Enterprise Storage (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    StorPoolSUSE Enterprise Storage (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    StorPoolSUSE Enterprise Storage (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    StorPool
    Storpool performs well on block level (and that is what we use it for). It is not yet supporting a kind of distributed filesystem or object storage - a filesystem layer needs to be built on top of it.
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    SUSE
    This is the most powerful platform that administers all our storage capacity. It has great server that distributes data from various sources to each department. It has secure database that cannot be easily compromised by unauthorised access. Data backup has given us more trust with this product since we can focus on more productive tasks. The customer support is reliable and can easily be reached when there is arising performance challenge.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    StorPool
    • Distributed Storage array with very high throughput in terms of reading & write operations.
    • Horizontal scaling without much complexity of management.
    • Easily integrate with OpenStack cloud.
    • Doesn't depend on proprietary hardware, integrates with commodity hardware.
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    SUSE
    • Document management.
    • Storage of files and data transfer.
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    Cons
    StorPool
    • Graphical interface is for monitoring and stats, but not for operations.
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    SUSE
    • All the features have been performing effectively.
    • I have not identified any poor performing tool.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    StorPool
    We made a very careful selection of our storage vendor and solution. After researching the newest technologies, our team decided to deploy a software-defined storage solution from StorPool.
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    SUSE
    My experience with SUSE Enterprise Storage has been great. I have not come across any powerful platform that is more reliable in data storage and backup than this software. It has great servers that monitors data across our enterprise. Data transfer from one department to other is well monitored and the network paths are always secure. Licensing and maintenance of the available plans does not incur added cost that can affect operations in our company.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    StorPool
    • We have not calculated precise ROI. We focused on getting the best solution at a reasonable price, based on market research. Initially, we didn’t need a lot of capacity, so we invested in servers and network, which could handle several times more capacity, but bought smaller drives to keep the investment low. We achieved a starting price of $3.2/GB usable and $1.4/GB logical. Later we expanded the capacity by adding more drives to the system. Currently, the system has a price of approximately $2.3/GB usable and $0.99/GB logical and a price of $0.09/IOPS.
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    SUSE
    • It has contributed to positive Return on Investment.
    • All storage plans have been achieved.
    Incentivized
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