Item: IBM Storage Fusion
Rating: 8
Author: Salam Mohammed

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Data Analytics is major impact on business decision and optimizing the business flow. To understand the gap multiple database & data types have to be linked and accessed properly to develop a business case life cycle. And IBM Storage Fusion helps here to connect multiple types of databases and also helps in data-mapping between multiple data sets to develop a complete life cycle of a business use-case.

Pros and Cons

Connecting with multiple application DB of different data types and bringing the normalized data to on a roof/data lake
Easy to build the models and analytics that's help better understanding of business operation
AI models such as predictions, forecasts, and suggestions based on individual customer patterns or geo-clusters can build easily

Existing AI models should be able to utilize to other use cases

Most Important Features

Database connection on configuration and clicks
Creating Data layer on applications
Data access control and privacy policy configation

Return on Investment

IBM Fusion is ideal for Enterprise businesses or Ecosystems where large data types are in play. And added benefit to bringing them under a platform to add visualization and understanding.
Managing and monitoring is easy when compare to other industry tool

Alternatives Considered

Apache Hadoop, MongoDB and Apache Cassandra

Either Hadoop or Cassandra provides better reporting & analytics on multiple data variant but creating required data layer on these platform requires lot of coding or development effort which are easily available in IBM Fusion.
Managing these environments(Cassandra or Hadoop) requires high tech skill and continuous monitoring whereas IBM Fusion provides an interface for monitoring and alerts just in case.

Key Insights

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Storage Fusion go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Storage Fusion again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Apache Hadoop, Apache Cassandra, MongoDB

Likelihood to Recommend

Every new user has to get hands-on to start utilizing it Optimal.
Once user understands to implementing process and technical configuration, the user will get optimal usage of IBM Fusion.
Best part of IBM fusion are, easy to connect with DB(different types), Security features, creation of a data layer(as per requirement) on top of application data.

One Stop for Enterprise Datalake solutioning and visualization

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Storage Fusion