We performed a comparison between Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and IBM FlashSystem based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Simplicity and reliability are the most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray."
"Access speed and power consumption are most valuable."
"The scalability is good."
"We've been using FlashArray's snapshot for backups. Their replication across sites and response time are also excellent."
"The code upgrades are very smooth."
"This is the best all-flash storage array on the market."
"It is always out of the box, and ready to use."
"The solution offers amazing performance."
"The most valuable feature is that it has 'eight nines' availability, 99.999999 percent of the time. That is the main selling point."
"The most valuable feature of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series is the platform and overall usage has been good. We have not had very many issues."
"Data optimization, compression, and deduplication are the most important features for us."
"It is robust. It doesn't need too much troubleshooting. It is a good device."
"It is very flexible, and it is very useful when you want to virtualize different storage from different vendors."
"What I like best about Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series is that it's a fast storage solution. It also has reliable models. The sales support is also good for this product. Even the pricing for it is good."
"The deduplication is useful for us because we don't have that much money for our lab infrastructure. Deduplication means we have more storage available. And the IOPS are really fast."
"The performance is very good."
"At the FlashSystem level, customers are especially fond of multi-tier and distributed rate systems, particularly the dynamic rate six arrays."
"FlashSystem offers proven technology in a compact package."
"The performance of IBM FlashSystem is very good. The new technology and high throughput have given us more confidence in the solution. The management of the system has improved and we can control the monitoring system alerts and multiple FlashSystems with the Enterprise Cloud Edition, which is free. The migration of recently stored data to a new flash is much easier. You can move your data because you can utilize it externally."
"This solution is really user friendly. It also offers good performance and is highly reliable."
"The most valuable features of IBM FlashSystem are performance and security."
"No queuing and high ops, speed, and performance."
"This solution is very stable."
"This solution is convenient, user-friendly, convenient and reliable."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve the recent file storage capabilities because it is lacking a lot of features."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"FlashArray's capacity for forecasting should be improved because it needs to be a bit more current. I think it's bundled with the deduplication and other compression factors. We need more user interfaces for forecasting in this software and more interfaces need to be integrated with this array management tool."
"CIFS and SMB Shares cannot be mounted directly."
"This product has only two active controllers, whereas other solutions can have more. This is something that needs to improve."
"It is a bit expensive."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve in the area of cryptographic information in the consoles. The user-friendliness could improve. The Pure Storage FlashArray team should come and log into the system with their maintenance credentials and then pull out the information as evidence of cryptography."
"The price could be better."
"Hitachi should offer a distinct overview of the various storage choices."
"I would like to see Hitachi improve their management software. It's been three years since they introduced Ops Center, their management product, and it still hasn't reached at least 50 percent of the capability we require. We are using legacy software because the product Hitachi offers does not stack up in functionality."
"In terms of ransomware, Pure Storage is probably a couple of steps ahead of Hitachi, but Hitachi does not rush in terms of features. They want to be really sure that the hardware works properly without any kind of problem in new environments, and the implementation or improvement does not affect the customer installation. They really want to make sure that customers are not affected in any way."
"There is a drawback related to Hitachi's configuration flexibility. The Hitachi storage platform solution is not flexible. That means that both the Hitachi and the partner presale guys have to do a lot of work to design a solution."
"At the moment, I don't see any room for improvement in Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series because my experience with the product is very good. The software is okay and you can manage the storage well. What I'd like to see in the next release of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series is for it to be a real NAS solution because right now, you need to use a Hitachi converter called HNAS which makes the process a little bit more expensive. In my opinion, Hitachi should look into the possibility of unifying the HNAS into full storage, meaning that the HNAS should be integrated into the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series."
"We have not been able to procure more discs for upcoming projects and this has been a problem for us. Not having additional storage is going to be an issue. The solution is at its end of life and will be replaced soon."
"This product should be easier to install and set up."
"If they had a certain approach to layered storage, it would be better. For example, adaption to the browser, or having a centralized console."
"This solution could be improved by offering greater amounts of storage."
"The only issue my team faced was transferring the data from the old system to IBM FlashSystem, which is an area for improvement in the solution."
"The technical support in my region is satisfactory but it could improve. Support is very important for customers and downtime is very critical for us. We would like onsite or complete technical support which can help us to minimize our downtime or if problems occur."
"The initial setup is complex."
"IBM could do more marketing and improve brand awareness. I had never heard of this product until a colleague told me about it. FlashSystem could add a few features, but it would probably increase the price. For example, Pure Storage offers instant snapshotting and partitioning. That would be nice to have, but I think the cost would go up."
"It is slightly more expensive, however, it all depends on your supplier."
"The solution is not easy to use and could improve."
"The storage capacity of this solution could be improved."
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IBM FlashSystem products are enterprise computer data storage systems that store data on flash memory chips. Unlike storage systems that use standard solid-state drives, IBM FlashSystem products incorporate custom hardware based on technology from the 2012 acquisition of Texas Memory Systems. This hardware provides performance, reliability, and efficiency benefits versus competitive offerings.
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is ranked 6th in NAS with 17 reviews while IBM FlashSystem is ranked 4th in NAS with 35 reviews. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is rated 8.8, while IBM FlashSystem is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform writes "A robust and dependable product that ensures a 100 percent data availability guarantee". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM FlashSystem writes "Reliable and easy to configure with simple data migration capabilities ". Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerMax NVMe, NetApp AFF and Hitachi NAS Platform, whereas IBM FlashSystem is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, HPE Primera, HPE Nimble Storage and Dell PowerMax NVMe. See our Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform vs. IBM FlashSystem report.
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