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IBM FlashSystem 7200 (formerly Storwize V7000) - a good storage alternative to midsize enterprises
December 10, 2020

IBM FlashSystem 7200 (formerly Storwize V7000) - a good storage alternative to midsize enterprises

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

Modules Used

  • IBM Flashsystem 7200

Overall Satisfaction with IBM FlashSystem

[IBM FlashSystem 7200 (formerly Storwize V7000)] is our current storage system for the entire company. It provides the disk space that our applications and users need. We have been using it more than 3 years and increased the capacity as needed without any issues. It gives a solid performance which helps you feel confident for the business continuity
  • Good performance
  • Ease of management and automated reporting features
  • Security and policy usage
  • Maintenance is not cheap
  • Implementation could be difficult
  • Comes in block
  • V7000 has a good ROI.
  • Scaling could be expensive with a change need in hardware
  • Maintenance agreements, although costly, gives you good quality of service by IBM
We also used EMC for some side requirements. However during the overall company decision, IBM was better in initial investment cost.
EMC VNX (Discontinued), Veeam Backup & Replication, Cisco Email Security
IBM [FlashSystem 7200 (formerly Storwize V7000)] is a scalable, and solid performance device. Once you implement, it is likely that you would not be having much troubles for a long time and in such problem cases, IBM helps immediately and thoroughly.
However, all of those may not be quite cheap. After the initial purchase, you would be paying high yearly maintenance costs. Also scaling could be expensive with additional hardware and licensing.

IBM Storage FlashSystem Feature Ratings

Enterprise Flash Array Storage
8.5
Flash Array Performance
8
Flash Array Integration
8
Data Compression
9
Non-Intrusive Upgrades
9
Simplicity
8
Power Savings
9

Using IBM FlashSystem

100 - All of the business units in our company use IBM [FlashSystem 7200 (formerly Storwize V7000)], including sales, marketing, finance, planning and design department
1 - We provide the basic level 1 support in-house. That means we are notified about issues , check the notifications and status messages from V7000 and search details in the command console. If something that we cannot solve or any hardware to be replaced, a ticket is sent to the IBM support to take care.
  • File system storage
  • Backup storage
  • Application storage
  • Scaling to the maximum capacity with compression
  • Cloud integration could be a good next step
We are happy with the [IBM FlashSystem 7200 (formerly Storwize V7000)] performance but maintenance costs should be considered for a future use

IBM FlashSystem Support

The IBM provides quick, efficient support with its experienced experts in case of issues
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
Not Sure
We had disk malfunction twice. On both cases, IBM provided the outdated part quickly in the agreement SLA