We performed a comparison between DataCore SANsymphony and Springpath [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about StarWind, Nutanix, Red Hat and others in Software Defined Storage (SDS)."It's quite easy to install."
"The StarWind tech support is extremely helpful, especially during the initial setup."
"The best feature is its ease of installation and integration within a current infrastructure."
"As the client had acquired another company some distance away, they were concerned about having a single SAN in one location or the other. StarWind vSAN allowed us to keep a copy of the data local to each site without asking the client to pay for two SANs in addition to the two new servers they needed."
"Their support staff is comprised of true experts who can also communicate clearly."
"The biggest benefit was that it allowed us to provide SAN services on a limited hardware budget."
"StarWind Virtual SAN offers high availability and data resilience features to prevent data loss if hardware fails."
"Training is also easy as it is just one system to learn."
"Good security with this solution."
"Auto-tiering to obtain performance at a lower cost without the customer having to purchase ultra-fast storage is great."
"During the maintenance periods, on any part of the storage or VMware migration, we have had no downtime."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its versatility, with there being support for all new hardware technologies and platforms, disc mirroring and very effective auto tiering."
"Supporting of Automated-Storage-Tiering (AST) is a good feature that saves money."
"It's a software storage solution that can scale as we like. There is also has a parallel feature that enhances the performance of the storage solution. We can separate storage and computing, and we can scale these two parts of the platform to meet business needs efficiently."
"The synchronous mirror allows us to operate a fully redundant storage solution that is distributed across two sites."
"Storage is always available."
"Integration with vCenter WebClient services and Cisco UCS Ecosystem, as it gives a Single Pane Of Management which lowers administration-cost (improving TCO)."
"Maybe in the future, the replication will be supported in more cloud providers."
"A web management interface would be good, especially for those coming from other solutions that have one."
"In the next release, they could make some graphs of the real-time loading, speed of storage, and interfaces. Of course, these can be viewed in other places. But, in the event of a malfunction or troubleshooting, this would be convenient."
"The console is something that I feel could be improved. There is nothing technically wrong with it, but it can be jazzed up and/or made to be a little more intuitive."
"I would like to see options for automated notifications of any changes, including, for example, synchronization issues."
"An extended trial period would serve as a way to get clean insights into the technology's adaptability and alignment with their specific needs before committing to long-term integration."
"It is hard to find adequate technical documentation on their support website."
"The software monitoring should be web-based to be reachable from any VLAN workstation."
"Datacore is developing a new WebUI with new dashboards. It is a good idea as the classic GUI is lacking dashboards."
"There is room for improvement in the graphical interface."
"I still see room for improvement with DataCore SANsymphony in the area of alarm and task management."
"We'd like to manage the raid on the disk directly in SanSymphony."
"The graphical interface is not always very stable."
"The solution is constantly evolving."
"DataCore SANsymphony should integrate file servers at a good price into the solution."
"We are waiting for container support (on the roadmap), as well as a user-friendly full web-administration capability, and an improved API."
"Stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue."
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DataCore SANsymphony is ranked 4th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 54 reviews while Springpath [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Software Defined Storage (SDS). DataCore SANsymphony is rated 9.2, while Springpath [EOL] is rated 4.0. The top reviewer of DataCore SANsymphony writes "Robust with good replication and access protection ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Springpath [EOL] writes "This product has a lot of room to improve: Competitors have a much larger feature-set, stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue.". DataCore SANsymphony is most compared with VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, StorMagic SvSAN, Red Hat Ceph Storage and VxRail, whereas Springpath [EOL] is most compared with .
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