IBM Storage FlashSystem Review
October 15, 2025

IBM Storage FlashSystem Review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Modules Used

  • IBM Flashsystem 9200

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Storage FlashSystem

IBM Storage FlashSystem is a hybrid storage solution from IBM which delivers high speed, Scalability depending upon the need with Security feature added.

Its a hybrid cloud infrastructure which is very useful for organization who wants to protect there data and are not comfortable with the public Cloud infrastructure.

Since We are segregating onto multiple networks and the need of data security arises quite often the use to IBM Storage system has been very helpful

Pros

  • High Performance
  • Added Security feature
  • Seamless Hybrid cloud support
  • The Scalability option is very good

Cons

  • The system is very complex to understand
  • The initial upfront cost is very high due to the complex architecture
  • Positive Impact on the data back up /Recovery and Data archiving as we can easily access the archived data within span on minutes which is not the case with Public cloud infrastructures
  • The built in tools in IBM storage system ensures compliance and reduces security risks
  • The latency is very low
The data security architecture together with the data archival and reduce latency helps us to recover the data at a faster speed.
if required IBM storage integrates seamlessly with Other public cloud providers.
The option to Scale up/Down keeps cost in check always as we can reduce the infrastructure depending upon the need
We are moving from our on prem infrastructure to hybrid infrastructure because of which the need of data storage and archival is an absolute necessity. Due to the security and network architecture the IBM storage provides us with an unique option to store our data and retrieve with a very low latency.

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?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy IBM Storage FlashSystem again?

Yes

Data protection is very good in the IBM storage system with back up and archiving option available as well.
We can integrate it with AI for High speed data access which can be very helpful during recovery.
Even though the Initial cost is relatively higher the opiating cost reduces drastically over time.

IBM Storage FlashSystem Feature Ratings

Flash Array Performance
8
Flash Array Integration
8
Data Compression
8
Simplicity
7
Power Savings
8

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