IBM FlashSystem vs NetApp V-Series [EOL] comparison

"The performance of IBM FlashSystem is very good. The new technology and high throughput have given us more confidence in the solution. The management of the system has improved and we can control the monitoring system alerts and multiple FlashSystems with the Enterprise Cloud Edition, which is free. The migration of recently stored data to a new flash is much easier. You can move your data because you can utilize it externally."

"IBM XIV is the most valuable part of this solution; it is easy to use and manage, cheap, and has reliable technology."

"Virtualization of external storage, while adding cache and speed to the external storage."

"The installation and service was very good."

"The most valuable features of IBM FlashSystem are performance and security."

"The FlashSystem 900 consistently delivers performance below 1ms for read/write. This performance is essential for an effective SVC stretch-cluster configuration across two datacenters, and presenting active-active storage to the customer."

"The most valuable features are deduplication and compression."

"The performance of the solution is noteworthy."

"You have the ability to connect a third-party storage back end, EMC VMAX in our case, and have all NetApp functionalities available."

"We are very happy with this solution as it brings us the scalability and stability of Data Ontap and the versatility of NetApp solutions in order to provide different types of services for our customers' requirements (NAS, CIFS, FC / FCoE)."

"This solution could be improved by offering greater amounts of storage."

"The GUI needs some improvement. An additional function that could be helpful is reducing the time it takes to delete volumes, especially if they are compressed or deduplicated."

"I would like to see bigger modules."

"The price is very costly, which could be improved."

"The storage size vs the storage price needs to improve."

"This solution could be improved by offering greater amounts of storage."

"It has room for improvement in the area of stability."

"Recently, we deployed SS9100. At the core level that is deployed on that storage, it is not stable."

"According to my experience, for certain HPC environments, we encounter certain Memory/CPU limitations when we have a large number of IOPS."

"We have had some performance issues."

"The price of IBM FlashSystem is reasonable."

"The price is a little bit high so is rated a six out of ten."

"The price of IBM FlashSystem is a little high because you pay a premium because the solution is from IBM. We had paid for the SLA prior to using the solution."

"The solution requires a license and could be less expensive."

"Overall the price of the solution is expensive and this includes the license."

"The integration is already included in the license cost of IBM FlashSystem. The integration is very easy. You get the IBM storage core with all software, firmware, and upgrades. EMC provides the features in the box, but they are not free for customers. There is a licensing cost for features. We have yearly licensing, but IBM has also provided a new option where you pay as you go. They provide a big box, and I pay, for example, for 10 terabytes. If I exceed 10 terabytes, IBM will charge for the new storage after 10 terabytes. It is a good opportunity in the market for using the storage as a cloud and paying as you go."

"We have no issues with the price as it is very competitive."

"This solution is expensive compared to other solutions."