True Review
December 04, 2020

True Review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • IBM Flashsystem 5000

Overall Satisfaction with IBM FlashSystem

We are doing more and more on the cloud and this system is hybrid cloud enabled and allows us to do a lot while protecting our proprietary data. It's very user friendly and has an adequate amount of functionality, actually more than adequate. It's easy to train and was the most reasonably priced option we assessed.
  • User friendly.
  • Cloud enabled.
  • Great customer support.
  • The AI is just okay.
  • Reduced power costs.
  • Reduced outsourcing.
  • Reduced latency.
Pure Storage does not have the same functionality, and I doubt the customer support is as good. Obviously, this product in backed by the IBM name and that holds a lot weight. Also, IBM seems much more user friendly vs Pure Storage. The add-ons and options are also much better with IBM.
It's very well suited to empower non-engineers to use with very little training. And the customer support allows for easy trainability. There are also a lot of optional add-ons and ways to make it extra efficient depending on what you need, it's very customizable to an extent. We are very happy with it.

IBM Storage FlashSystem Feature Ratings

Flash Array Performance
8
Flash Array Integration
8
Data Compression
9
Non-Intrusive Upgrades
10
Simplicity
9
Power Savings
9