We performed a comparison between CLARiiON CX4 series [EOL] and IBM System Storage DS5000 Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetApp, IBM, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)."Service from EMC was extremely good. Whenever a disk had a problem, EMC was right on top of it. In some instances, they called me before I even knew what was going on."
"We use it for applications, databases, media, files, etc."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The solution is stable. I rate its stability a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable aspects of the DS5000 Series are its high availability (almost six nines), stability, cost-effectiveness, and the unique IBM FlashCore modules, which other competitors lack. These FlashCore modules enable local operations on the drive itself without a performance overhead, a significant advantage."
"You can easily virtualize and share the storage."
"The solution is reliable."
"The most valuable feature is compression."
"I also like all the software features you get from the IBM System Storage DS5000 Series such as the SVC (SAN volume controller). You can put the code on the controllers, and it really gives you the advantage because you'll have HyperSwap."
"It needs better deduplication. Deduplication was costing too many resources, hence we never used it."
"The amount of storage could be increased."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 is expensive when compared to other vendors."
"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The product should improve its support."
"The stability could be improved."
"IBM talks about integration when we talk about Safeguarded Copy. It integrates with QRadar, but it seems as though IBM still is too separate, that is, the way IBM is measured on software and hardware."
"The solution's integration with other tools could be improved."
"It would be nice if duplication was possible at the hardware level. As it is now, duplication is a software feature, whereas compression is a hardware feature."
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CLARiiON CX4 series [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) while IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is ranked 6th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 14 reviews. CLARiiON CX4 series [EOL] is rated 6.0, while IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of CLARiiON CX4 series [EOL] writes "It worked fine and was very reliable, though the throughput tended to be a bit slow". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM System Storage DS5000 Series writes "Very reliable, easy to install, and offers good value for money". CLARiiON CX4 series [EOL] is most compared with , whereas IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is most compared with .
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