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IBM System Storage DS8000 Series Reviews

Vendor: IBM
4.7 out of 5

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IBM System Storage DS8000 Series mindshare

As of March 2026, the mindshare of IBM System Storage DS8000 Series in the Frame-Based Disk Arrays category stands at 21.3%, down from 34.4% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Frame-Based Disk Arrays Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM System Storage DS8000 Series21.3%
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform27.5%
Huawei OceanStor V3 Storage System14.4%
Other36.800000000000004%
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TypeTitleDate
CategoryFrame-Based Disk ArraysMar 27, 2026Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersMar 27, 2026Download
ComparisonIBM System Storage DS8000 Series vs Hitachi Virtual Storage PlatformMar 27, 2026Download
ComparisonIBM System Storage DS8000 Series vs Dell SC SeriesMar 27, 2026Download
Suggested products
TitleRatingMindshareRecommending
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform4.227.5%96%55 interviewsAdd to research
Dell SC Series4.213.6%94%55 interviewsAdd to research
 
 
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Solution Architect; Senior Manager Mainframe Technical Service at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees4.5I use this stable and easy-to-set-up mainframe data storage solution as a Cloud offering, leveraging its Global Copy/Mirror and safeguard features for DR. My main concerns are the high, scaling pricing and the use of external replication switches.
Team Leader at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees5.0I use IBM DS8000 for database workloads; its high throughput is powerful. While stable and scalable, I find the GUI unfriendly, pricing expensive, and IBM support isn't good. Overall, I recommend it.
Associate engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees4.5I find the IBM DS8000 very stable, scalable, and user-friendly with low administration. However, I believe the GUI needs significant improvement, as CLI is currently required for some management tasks. I highly recommend it.
Senior Technical Consultant for Storage with 10,001+ employees5.0We consider this an unparalleled end-to-end high availability and disaster recovery solution. It provides incredible, outage-free reliability for six years, handling spiky workloads effectively. While initial setup was complex, only higher-level support can occasionally be slow.
Storage Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees4.0I value its disk replication, high availability, and faster recovery. Scalability and support are excellent. However, I find it too complex, requiring simplification for easier use and debugging, despite some hardware reliability concerns.
Senior Storage Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees5.0I highly value the DS 8800s for their speed, capacity, and critical DR features like replication and flash copy. Setup was straightforward, and stability has been excellent. I strongly recommend them, especially for their robust disaster recovery capabilities.