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IBM Storage FlashSystem

IBM Storage FlashSystem

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What is IBM Storage FlashSystem?

IBM's FlashSystem is a flash array storage option.

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Popular Features

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  • Flash Array Performance (108)
    8.9
    89%
  • Simplicity (110)
    8.9
    89%
  • Flash Array Integration (109)
    8.3
    83%
  • Data Compression (107)
    8.3
    83%

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Features

Enterprise Flash Array Storage

All-flash array storage is a solid state, high performance storage option.

8.6
Avg 9.1
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Product Details

What is IBM Storage FlashSystem?

IBM FlashSystem is an all-flash storage portfolio that promises the following benefits and capabilities:

Engineered to meet modern high-performance application requirements

Ultra-low latency, cost-effectiveness, operational efficiency, and mission-critical reliability are built in to every all-flash storage solution and all-flash array


A comprehensive all-flash storage portfolio

IBM is able to deliver all-flash solutions tailored to the user's storage environments and workloads. IBM financing and payment options are available.


Technology supported by guarantees

IBM states they guaratee endurance, performance and compression are guaranteed, and they offer extended support and maintenance

IBM Storage FlashSystem Features

  • Supported: FlashCore Modules
  • Supported: FCM inline compression
  • Supported: high performance deduplication

IBM Storage FlashSystem Screenshots

Screenshot of IBM-FS-900Screenshot of FlashSystem V9000Screenshot of IBM FlashSystemScreenshot of FlashSystem A9000

IBM Storage FlashSystem Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

IBM's FlashSystem is a flash array storage option.

HPE Nimble Storage, Pure Storage FlashArray, and Dell PowerMax NVMe are common alternatives for IBM Storage FlashSystem.

Reviewers rate Flash Array Performance and Simplicity highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of IBM Storage FlashSystem are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Keep this far from useless matters and actions to hold it as a greater stable one and furthermore, it could be retrieved once more in a shorter time. It allows [avoiding] errors in which there may be a blunder [withinside] the course of any activity that can not have perfection with the course from lag. It has backups prepared all the time. Manual interaction is wanted for it is very feasible. It is taking very little time to go back again up and to start once more. Its data availability is apparent and first-rate to have a view on even as to show it.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
When compared with other products IBM has to maintain it as [an] extra steady one and furthermore, it could be retrieved once more in a shorter time. It allows avoiding errors in which there may be a blunder in the route of any hobby the character can not to skip earlier and entire the task and it moreover has plenty much less impact on the industrial organization thru having perfection all the time.
Honore Haguma | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
  • IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
1. IBM FlashSystem 5000 Hybrid cloud-enabled. 2. IBM FlashSystem 5000 Enhance storage efficiency. 3. IBM FlashSystem 5000 Increase ROI. 4. IBM FlashSystem 5000 Benefit from the integration of modern data protection and rich cyber resiliency features.
December 23, 2021

good services

jalaja konreddygari | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
it may be reacquired again in a shorter time. It enables to keep down from misapprehensions wherein there's a blunder in the direction of any pastime the person can't pass in advance and whole the assignment and it also has [a] much lower effect on the marketable enterprise through having perfection in the direction of the person. It has backups geared over all of the time. Manual interplay is demanded it's far truly realizable. It's taking little or no time to return back over and to begin again. Its statistics vacuity is obvious and swish to have a view on while to reveal it.
December 22, 2021

good performance

k mounika | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
it empowers to keep absent from botches wherein there's a botch within the heading of any leisure activity the individual cannot pass in development and entire the task and it also has much less impact on the commercial enterprise through having flawlessness within the heading of the individual. It has reinforcements adapted up all of the time. Manual interaction is required for [its distance] exceptionally attainable. It is taking small or no time to return back up and to start once more. Its measurements accessibility is clear and best to have a see on whereas to uncover it.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Due to heavy usage, it can become stuck at times. This is extremely uncommon and only occurs for a brief period of time. While this isn't a major issue, it could create some work inconveniences. This occurs only in extremely uncommon circumstances and for a brief period of time. It isn't a major issue, but it may cause job disruptions.
December 17, 2021

IBM FlashSystem 5000

DHANYASHREE D M | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It can become stuck due to extensive use at times. This is exceedingly unusual and only happens for a short time. While this isn't a cause for concern, it can pose problems at work. This rarely happens in exceedingly rare conditions and for very short periods of time... It isn't a huge problem, but it has the potential to cause job disruptions.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It can become stuck due to extensive use at times. This is exceedingly unusual and only happens for a short time. While this isn't a huge concern, it may cause some difficulties at work. This happens only in extremely rare conditions and only for a short time. It isn't a significant problem, but it could result in job losses.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It can become stuck due to extensive use at times. This is exceedingly unusual and only happens for a short time. While this isn't a huge concern, it may cause some difficulties at work. This happens only in extremely rare conditions and only for a short time. It isn't a significant problem.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
They are pretty even. I am very satisfied with Dell EMC Unity. Also, [I feel like] Dell has better support than IBM. It's all depends on how much discount you can get from IBM or Dell. Both are good to go storages.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Frequent use can cause stacking. This is very rare and only occurs for a short time. This is not a problem, but it can cause interruptions in work. This is a very rare case and only happens for a short time ... no problem, but it can interrupt your work.
richard lawrie | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As with the other Storwize/FlashSytems products, the real main selling point for us is the ability to migrate 100`s of TB of data with minimal downtime for physical LUN`s and this is built right into the product for free :) None of the other vendor's migrations strategies could match this for simplicity or outage windows - a win for us and our clients. Sure you will find features on other vendors' arrays that these have, IE compression but are they guaranteed? Our pure arrays turn off compression when under load. the IBM FCM deal with this and we typically see 4:1
Luca Dominici | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
  • IBM FlashSystem 7200
Online hardware compression and decompression (AE3 models) surely have the main interest of low budget capable customers, the word is "to have more space spending less". All this with no impact on performance, apparently. It provides also a rich set of software-defined storage (SDS) features, including data reduction and de-duplication, dynamic tiering, thin-provisioning, snapshots, cloning, replication, data copy services, and IBM HyperSwapfi for high availability (HA). Scale-out and scale-up configurations further enhance capacity and throughput for better availability.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As IBM FlashSystem 5000 array was combined in a package with the data protection solution, there was not an option to choose and compare only the flash storage array with other vendors. But as IBM is well known on the market, there was not really the need to do this.

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The trust we have in the IBM brand has come from decades of using IBM products. At some points, the amount you pay for the cost of the product does not make any sense in the face of the quality of the service you provide. The most important issue is to do the job in the right quality and continuously. IBM FlashSystem 7200 fits perfectly with our agreement.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Performance and accesses of IBM FlashSystem were slightly fast when compared to its closest competition. IBM Flash System also seamlessly ports data into hybrid cloud storage very conveniently when compared to others. So I can say it is a good product with almost all the features and certainly gives a tough competition when priced right.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
So it is a comparison in IBM vs IBM but the capacity and working speed of IBM 7200 is far better and swift in comparison to IBM 5000 Flash System. IBM Flash System 5000 was average or below average ion low latency and compression but on the contrary, IBM 7200 is excellent in these two functions along with all other functions assigned to it.
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