We performed a comparison between IBM FlashSystem and NetApp FAS Series 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.
"The performance is very good and we use this product to enhance our core system."
"Installing FlashSystem is very easy. It takes less than half an hour, and I can handle it all myself."
"The maintenance service and support from IBM is very good."
"Over the years, it has become increasingly user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature is reliability."
"It's a mature product. It's like a BMW that evolves consistently."
"IBM FlashSystem is flexible, quick, and has a solid design."
"IBM FlashSystem is a flexible solution with plenty of features."
"It's an easy product to use that is stable and has good performance."
"I like the unified management feature because sometimes you end up running a single protocol on the entire system."
"The solution is stable."
"The replication feature is noteworthy because it's faster than most and it uses little bandwidth. Then there's the friendly interface that the equipment offers. With this interface, it is very easy to manage."
"Can use both SAN and NAS at the same time."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"The input and output per second performance are satisfactory."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"IBM should improve its data reduction development."
"We had issues when attempting to do a flash, we hope to resolve it soon."
"The support could improve by allowing you to speak to someone when you call rather than them calling you back. However, once we do have contact with one of their technicians they are excellent."
"They can improve its initial configuration. The initial configuration is currently very difficult. There are multiple choices or alternative ways to configure based on the use case and what you are targeting out of the device, that is, more capacity or more performance. These multiple alternatives cause a lot of confusion. They should increase the processing part of the nodes. Currently, you can cluster up to eight nodes. From my experience and the workload that I am facing in my environment currently, I would like to see either a bigger or stronger node or a larger number of nodes that can be clustered together. We formally communicated to them that we need to see either this or that, and they are working on something."
"The generic functionality of IBM FlashSystem, IBM always dismisses using file share or sharing protocols inside their storage hardware, and they only focus on the block-level storage."
"They don't offer subscription-based payments."
"The customer's expectations are what they get on the cloud, they're expecting even in the on-premises deployments, going forward."
"The interface could improve in IBM FlashSystem."
"I would like to see NetApp add incident support."
"We're supposed to have used NetApp FAS Series for replication, but then one of the nodes failed, and then it's taken us some time to bring it up."
"The solution can improve on the replication features."
"There is no NetApp infrastructure set up here in Greece."
"NetApp FAS Series could improve by being more secure."
"For long term partnership in Myanmar, the local warehouse should be built in Myanmar that's something I'd like to see. We have some issues with supply so there is sometimes a delay in getting the hardware."
"No other area for improvement comes to mind other than its price. Making the price more attractive will help this solution have a bigger market share."
"You always need a huge amount of hardware to fulfill a given setup. Its deployment can be complex, especially if you go MetroCluster."
IBM FlashSystem is ranked 3rd in NAS with 32 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in NAS with 16 reviews. IBM FlashSystem is rated 8.4, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM FlashSystem writes "Reliable and easy to configure with simple data migration capabilities ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Reliable, scalable, and stable storage solution which offers multiple features". IBM FlashSystem is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Pure Storage FlashArray, HPE Nimble Storage, HPE Primera and Huawei OceanStor Dorado, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Hitachi NAS, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Qumulo. See our IBM FlashSystem vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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