Best compromise with resiliency and performance
Updated November 12, 2025

Best compromise with resiliency and performance

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • IBM Flashsystem 5100

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Storage FlashSystem

As a service provider, we need to provision storage for our IBM Power System and deliver usable storage for our customers, guaranteeing performance and resiliency. We were searching for flash storage capable of native replication between local sites (in campus) and remote sites for business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities

Pros

  • Performance, with nvme storage
  • Resiliency, with its built-in hardware resiliency
  • Software, with compression capabilities, replication software

Cons

  • Interoperability
  • Difficult dashboard
  • Lack of file protocols built-in
  • 25% time saving on upgrade procedure
  • 20% more performance
I find that the capabilities most valuable are: - performance, thanks to nvme performance - resiliency, with built in hardware redundancy - software, thanks to compression we can store a lot of data that we can replicate synchronous locally or asynchronous remotely for guarantee our customer flexible ways of recovery
With IBM Storage FlashSystem we are capable of replicate storage to other building with simple configuration and no overhead in normal operations. We can take snapshot for ensuring fast restore of our data and we can deliver lot of performance compared to our old traditional storage that use rotative disks
Price and performance

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?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Storage FlashSystem go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Storage FlashSystem again?

Yes

We recommend IBM Storage FlashSystem for providing performance, reliability and resiliency for Power architecture and also open architecture like x86 virtualization, because of its capabilities and performance guaranteed. In case of multiprotocol access is less appropriate because its lack in native NAS protocols capability compared to other vendor storage like Netapp or HPE

IBM Storage FlashSystem Feature Ratings

Enterprise Flash Array Storage
8.3
Flash Array Performance
9
Flash Array Integration
8
Data Compression
8
Non-Intrusive Upgrades
9
Simplicity
8
Power Savings
8

Scalability and Accessibility

The flexibility and performance of the storage
It's capable of integration with a lot of enviroment, hypervisor, application
It has been easier to use it as a source of our data modeling system
It's very simple to use: easy dashboard, easy configuration and best performance
The integration of Cognos and Flashsystem is very tight and useful

Using IBM Storage FlashSystem

20 - It is the standard storage system for our IBMi and AIX systems
15 - Storage administration
SAN Network administration
IBMi and AIX administration
  • IBMi Storage
  • Backup Repository
  • AIX Storage
  • Datalake
  • Disaster Recovery Storage
  • Backup Storage
  • S3 Storage
  • Virtualization storage
Because it is the most integrated and standard storage system for our IBMi and AIX Systems

Evaluating IBM Storage FlashSystem and Competitors

  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
Pricing, but it's also very low in price

IBM Storage FlashSystem Implementation

IBM Storage FlashSystem Training

  • No Training
Yes, it's very easy and the documentation and manual provided are very useful

Configuring IBM Storage FlashSystem

Just right, very easy
Yes, thanks to IBM Professional services
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
No - we have not done any custom code
SAN configuration

IBM Storage FlashSystem Support

ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
Yes, because it's essential in our selection phase to choose a vendor that has the best support
Yes, we had a problem in configuration and we had a fast response for solving our problem
Because it's very responsive and useful

Using IBM Storage FlashSystem

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Volume provisioning
  • Performance insights
  • SAN Path configuration
  • Export volumes

IBM Storage FlashSystem Reliability

Because we have never have any outage
Pricing for performance very high

Integrating IBM Storage FlashSystem

Relationship with IBM

Very helpful
present in every part of the implementation process
In term of pricing and we had a PoC
No, we think that we have a lot of help

Upgrading IBM Storage FlashSystem

  • Storage has to been secure
  • Performance and improve in software

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