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CA 1 Tape Management vs IBM SAN Volume Control comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

CA 1 Tape Management
Ranking in Storage Management
3rd
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM SAN Volume Control
Ranking in Storage Management
4th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of CA 1 Tape Management is 9.7%, up from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM SAN Volume Control is 6.0%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Beyza Aksöz - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-use solution with good technical support services
We use the solution to manage virtual tape volumes The solution is easy to use. The solution's pricing could be better. We have been using the solution for eight years. I rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten. We have 20 solution users in our organization. Also, we plan to…
Nagendra Nekkala. - PeerSpot reviewer
A sustainable product that has ultra-low latency and reliable security features
Initially, we had some challenges with massive amounts of customer data. We have an airport segment where the passenger data are required, and it’s huge data. We needed a system that could store bulk data with low latency and provide a good customer experience. The solution is very famous. Ultra latency provides miraculous performance and productivity. It also enables advanced virtualization for good scalability. Anyone can opt to use the product. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It has become easy to backup and archive all our system data and financial data. It helps us mainly in managing the backup of our databases, and it is easy to retrieve that data and find it in a secure place."
"package that manages all of your tapes. Create/write/catalog, retention, delete. There are queries and reports, which are needed to know when/where/length keeping, etc., in order to track them or find out current status."
"The tapes are mounted automatically. You can read a tape automatically without waiting for someone to insert it."
"With this product, it all becomes automatic: locating the data, backing up the data, restoring the data. We can automate all that with it."
"The solution is stable."
"The product has an ultra-low latency."
"The most valuable features of IBM SAN Volume Control are the copy services, performance metrics, and analysis. Additionally, they have upgraded and introduced visual volumes."
"The solution is easy to use, easily configurable, and easy to upgrade, manipulate, and add new storage."
"With SVC it is very easy to manage and to use for migration, meaning that when we want to move or to keep control of the volume or update a server database, it is very easy. That's why we use it."
"The virtualization layer has been great."
 

Cons

"The product itself is fairly complex so the install is as well."
"The solution's cost needs improvement."
"When we want to interface the CA 1 product with other vendors, IBM or others, it is difficult to interface it with them, because you need some exits, you need to compile some assemblers."
"I would like to see the usage of virtualized storage boxes improved. I'd like to see this feature fixed, especially for SVC controller, and to be able to hold more storage."
"IBM support can be very slow."
"IBM SAN Volume Control could improve by better integrations with other vendor systems. IBM SAN Volume Control can store the environment and are able to integrate with Veeam, but I don't know if they can integrate as well with SVC or other vendors' systems."
"They just need to put in the snap volume because now they use what is called a flash copy. This means that you have to take all the volume instead of NetApp which uses their snapshot."
"Patch management and upgrades must be made easier."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price could be better."
"The initial price of IBM SAN Volume Control is steep."
"With SAN Volume Controller, we need to license by terabyte."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
34%
Insurance Company
22%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
15%
Energy/Utilities Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What advice do you have for others considering IBM SAN Volume Control?
Initially, we had some challenges with massive amounts of customer data. We have an airport segment where the passenger data are required, and it’s huge data. We needed a system that could store bu...
 

Also Known As

BrightStor Tape Management
IBM SVC
 

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Sample Customers

TravelPort, AlphaServe, Rogers Communication
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