We performed a comparison between HPE StorageWorks MSA and IBM System Storage DS5000 Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like StorageWorks' snapshots for our backup system. We had a pool of SSD and traditional drives. StorageWorks has a feature that transfers the hot data to high-performing drives."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA is an entry-level, cost-effective solution for SMB customers."
"The simple configuration feature is great. It is very simple, allowing you to set up MSA very easily."
"The solution is pretty transparent and works well."
"The product is very easy to deploy."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StorageWorks MSA is its flexibility."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"Monitoring is a very big thing. Other great features include block storage; volume creation and the data reliability scalability, which makes the solution really good."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 series enhances clients' data handling capabilities through improved security, fast systems, and added value features."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"You can easily virtualize and share the storage."
"The solution offers an excellent price-performance ratio, including SSDs and compression capabilities. This results in faster performance and potential space savings due to compression."
"The most valuable feature is compression."
"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."
"I like that it's stable, and I am satisfied with it. We have had some issues, but that is normal in IT. IBM System Storage DS5000 works fine most of the time."
"The stability and performance of the drive are the most valuable."
"Some clients have suggested room for improvement in expanding storage capacity beyond the base traces."
"I rate HPE support four out of 10. I'm not happy with them. We purchased mission-critical support, and we're supposed to get a response in four hours. Instead, I'm waiting days for them to replace the drive. They asked me to send back the failed one, and I don't know the address. After I sent it back, they told me they haven't received it. It's a nightmare."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA could maybe include a pay-top of texture feature or something like job replication."
"The solution's license should be integrated and not separate."
"The solution requires hardware."
"This product is getting a little bit older, so new features like deduplication are not included."
"Synchronized replication is very important for MSA; however, HPE StorageWorks MSA doesn't provide synchronized replication."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
"The solution is not flexible enough."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 is expensive when compared to other vendors."
"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."
"Improving software installation and licensing retrieval would make using IBM System Storage DS5000 series easier for customers."
"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."
"I find the solution isn't so easy to understand. A user must be quite knowledgeable in the product. It isn't like HPE 3PAR, which you can use quite easily without too much storage experience."
"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution's integration with other tools could be improved."
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HPE StorageWorks MSA is ranked 5th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 18 reviews while IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is ranked 6th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 13 reviews. HPE StorageWorks MSA is rated 8.4, while IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of HPE StorageWorks MSA writes "An affordable solution for data storage but lacks cloud backup". 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". HPE StorageWorks MSA is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, HPE 3PAR StoreServ, IBM FlashSystem, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and Fujitsu Eternus DX400 series, whereas IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is most compared with . See our HPE StorageWorks MSA vs. IBM System Storage DS5000 Series report.
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