We performed a comparison between Dell XtremIO and IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The job of support for the storage engineers dramatically changed. We know more quickly the automation of the provisioning. We can now focus on things that bring more value to the company than just managing storage."
"Pure Storage FlashArray's overall speed is its most valuable feature."
"Very efficient storage"
"All updates, upgrades, and hardware work are all performed on-line with no impact."
"The management features are well organized and they have a very good dashboard."
"It has good stability for our company."
"The initial setup was very straightforward and very quick. It was up and running in our data center within 24 hours of receiving it."
"It has improved my organization because now have lower latency, we get fewer complaints from customers, and we see a constant response time."
"Xtrem10's features are more simple to implement. The integration and interface are also good."
"Ease of management, aside from the serious performance, is the best feature."
"Initially, we faced numerous issues with our analytical systems. However, we saw performance improvement after the implementation of the solution."
"The performance is good, which is important."
"The feature I like most about Dell Xtremio is its hardware quality compared to other vendors. It's clear they're continuously improving their research and development."
"Thin storage allocation"
"The guaranteed sub-millisecond response time for a 4K block."
"The most valuable features are that it is fast and reliable."
"The most valuable feature is the speed."
"The storage serves the virtual environment. Most of our applications run in the virtual environment, and it serves nearly 30% of the bank's capacity."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its upgrades, as we don't have to do much homework because of its different controllers."
"What I like about the product are its high availability, maximum efficiency in performance, and its ability to handle a high level of I/O operations."
"Its ease of use, performance, and hardware compression is very useful feature."
"IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is easy to use and comes with good performance."
"The most valuable features of IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe are its steady performance and usefulness in high-traffic environments."
"Good performance with a user-friendly UI."
"Pure Storage will have issues with positioning in the near future since its a relatively new company. For now, customers need a PoC to trust using the solution, as it can't stand on its brand name alone. They need to improve Pure Storage's marketing."
"I would rate this solution an eight. To make it a ten it would have to be a little cheaper."
"In the next release of the solution I would like to see Vormetric native block encryption."
"The price should be lower."
"The support for NFS protocols right out-of-the-box need improvement. I'm used to other storage vendors who have NFS support right out-of-the-box, and Pure Storage doesn't seem to have anything."
"I would like to see them lower the costs."
"I had to contact customer support when a drive failed as I was doing a couple of OS upgrades."
"Most of our upgrades have not been as smooth as they should have been."
"In some cases where we don’t need the flexibility of the virtualization layer, we could free up resources on the VPLEX by using the storage replication."
"This solution is geared toward enterprise-level companies. Small and medium-sized businesses would find it extremely expensive."
"One thing that should be improved is the reporting and monitoring tools. It should use real time monitoring for storage, IOPS, latency, etc."
"The product could be improved by reducing the pricing and having better organization in their technical support team."
"I would like to see more scalability."
"Management and reporting need improvement."
"I am not too impressed with XtremeIO because we had a major failure."
"Sometimes we don't get an immediate response from the support team. The initial POC also took a lot of resources."
"IBM is currently not offering volume-based encryption or compression, while other brands or IBM's competitors are doing it."
"The ZIO interface could be improved."
"The solution's compression feature could be better."
"IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved."
"IBM's support is not good. I experienced a big problem where I opened the console IBM Storage and would see that something was broken. I called the call centers, and I said, "I have a problem. My drive is not working." They want me to give them the serial number, I gave it to them and they told me "I cannot find your product. Your product is not here.""
"The tool's architecture is complex. It also needs to add data utilization reports."
"There is a tool provided by IBM for repairing batteries which can only be utilized by those who have an IBM technical advisor under service contract. However, for individuals who do not have such a contract, the tool can be difficult to use and requires a zip file copy. I believe that it would be greatly beneficial if the tool were made more user-friendly and accessible for all individuals who need to repair batteries."
"The pricing should be more competitive."
Dell XtremIO is ranked 25th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is ranked 14th in All-Flash Storage with 19 reviews. Dell XtremIO is rated 7.6, while IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell XtremIO writes "Suitable for high IOPS and helps get backup in ten minutes ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe writes "Steady performance, responsive support, and high availability". Dell XtremIO is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerMax NVMe, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF and INFINIDAT InfiniBox, whereas IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, IBM FlashSystem, HPE Primera and NetApp NVMe AFF A800. See our Dell XtremIO vs. IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe report.
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