Item: IBM Storage FlashSystem
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Storage FlashSystem

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The IBM Storage FlashSystems (FS5300) we have in our organisation are primarily used for migrations. we currently have a few running with PBR migrating data from Germany to the Netherlands to a non customer location as a last resort copy.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Easy to use
low latency, high performance
low Power consumption
lost of possibilities to connect host (FC, etc 10/25Gbe, etc....

Cons

deduplication (mainly for the check in the box)
make the capacity overview easer to understand
direct attach iscsi capabilities
ability to add host port in PBHA environment

Return on Investment

the IBM Storage FlashSystem and SVC helps us a lot with migrations, what saves a lot of time.
it also help us with LCM, this also saves us a lot of time.
the new PBHA feature , helps us with creating an active-active environment, what gives us an 100% uptime capability.

Most Valuable Capabilities

FCM4 with anomaly detection in combination with storage Insights.it helps us to have a unique selling point toward customers.Compression on the FCM's, this capability makes compression possible without having performance penalties on de controller, which is unique for IBM Storage FlashSystem.

Achievements Enabled

the New PBHA functionality in combination with partitions makes in possible to migrate workloads between different FlashSystem's without host impact. This makes it possible to have the best performance on every single system in your Flashgrid

Alternatives Considered

Dell Unity XT Unified Storage, Dell PowerEdge, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F Series, Huawei OceanStor and PURE Platform

IBM Storage FlashSystem outperformed all the other storage systems we tested.
It also needs less rack space, and uses much less power.

Key Insights

Do you think IBM Storage FlashSystem delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Storage FlashSystem's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Storage FlashSystem live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of IBM Storage FlashSystem go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Storage FlashSystem again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

the IBM Storage FlashSystem FS5300 is a 1U system with very low power consumption.
that said it also has high performance with low latency, lost of possibilities to connect host, ideal for migration purposes in a environment were is little space and power.

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IBM Storage FlashSystem FS5300 an IBM Entry FlashSystem with midrange performance and capabilities

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