We performed a comparison between Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 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 most valuable features in Pure Storage FlashArray are deduplication and active cluster."
"Pure Storage FlashArray's overall speed is its most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the support."
"The tool has reduced our power consumption."
"The back-end data reporting for Pure Storage is phenomenal. The data that you can see on the performance of your customers' array, so you can be proactive about upgrades or enhancements, and is a phenomenal tool to have access to as a partner. I haven't seen this type of stuff out of anything of the other storage systems."
"I never have to worry about its performance or if it is the root cause of an issue."
"Pure is simple to set up and manage on a day-to-day basis."
"The ease of use. That's what our customers love. They say it's very easy, they don't need special training, they don't need to call us or any other company or integrator to help them do their job. That's the main reason they purchase Pure."
"Overall, the solution is strong, easy and fast."
"The performance was decent."
"The efficiency ratio is just as high as advertised. It's very high relative to other storage solutions as well. The compression and deduplication capabilities are also very high."
"In terms of performance and ability, the product can stand up against its competitors since the solution offers two controller systems to users."
"The active-active option seemed to be working well and overall, it was a solid product."
"The feature I like best is the stability of the hardware."
"The Hitachi VSP has significantly improved data storage scalability by addressing various issues. Through their research and development efforts, they've incorporated customer feedback regarding deployment speed and performance requirements."
"This is a good product with high capabilities and high reliability."
"It's easy to use, has good stability, and many features."
"It is a very stable solution."
"IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is easy to use and comes with good performance."
"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."
"It is a very stable product. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten because we did not face any issues in the last three years."
"IBM FlashSystem provides the same software on each box, including virtualized solutions."
"Its ease of use, performance, and hardware compression is very useful feature."
"Good performance with a user-friendly UI."
"We would like to be able to connect to data tape for backup, specifically to the LTO backups."
"If we suddenly dump large amounts of data onto the storage system, it takes a while to process it."
"In the next release of the solution I would like to see Vormetric native block encryption."
"There are a lot of things to improve."
"CIFS and SMB Shares cannot be mounted directly."
"I would like to migrate to the cloud in the future and know how that would actually work with this product."
"We would like to see more cloud support, which we know is coming, although it's not out yet. It's going to be released in the next versions. That would be the biggest win, if additional cloud support is built into the array."
"In the configuration, which we brought in or tested it in, it has a very limited config as far as the array goes. That said, it still did more than our anticipation."
"n future releases, I would like to see enhancements in the web GUI capabilities for direct management without additional PCM."
"The software has always been lagging a bit compared to the newer features. It usually takes a cycle for it to catch up."
"The embedded management for installation feature has neither simplified nor complicated the management process, therefore, there is room for improvement."
"The solution is stable. However, there have been some software crashes where we had to restart the system. They could improve the hardware to prevent this type of issue."
"The controllers in the product do not provide options for scalability."
"Its usability can be improved. It can have more management features. Its management tools lack features."
"The solution is priced higher than its competitors."
"Hitachi should offer a distinct overview of the various storage choices."
"The efficacy of the GUI in IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe could be enhanced, and it would be beneficial to include a feature that can prevent ransomware attacks."
"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 pricing should be more competitive."
"The storage system itself should have built-in capabilities for different ransomware attacks."
"The support could be better."
"IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is currently at the end of its lifespan and will soon become obsolete in the markets."
"Other vendors have included a block and file system. IBM doesn't include a file system. And yet, it's very necessary for all organizations' networks to have file systems. We have other systems for the file system, however, ideally, we would like to have one system with these features."
"I would like to have replication functionality built directly in the product, rather than having to use a separate device for this."
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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is ranked 10th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is ranked 13th in All-Flash Storage with 19 reviews. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is rated 8.4, while IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform writes "It's a high-performing solution with strong architecture". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe writes "Steady performance, responsive support, and high availability". Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and NetApp FAS Series, whereas IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is most compared with Dell PowerStore, IBM FlashSystem, HPE Primera and Dell PowerMax NVMe. See our Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform vs. IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe report.
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