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IBM SAN Volume Control vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM SAN Volume Control
Ranking in Storage Management
8th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds Storage Resource...
Ranking in Storage Management
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of IBM SAN Volume Control is 4.3%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is 4.9%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor4.9%
IBM SAN Volume Control4.3%
Other90.8%
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Nagendra Nekkala. - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager ICT & at Bangalore International Airport Limited
A sustainable product that has ultra-low latency and reliable security features
Initially, we had some challenges with massive amounts of customer data. We have an airport segment where the passenger data are required, and it’s huge data. We needed a system that could store bulk data with low latency and provide a good customer experience. The solution is very famous. Ultra latency provides miraculous performance and productivity. It also enables advanced virtualization for good scalability. Anyone can opt to use the product. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
AbdulKader Mohandes - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at Al Jazeera Media Network
Custom alerts and rich performance metrics have improved server monitoring and storage planning
We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each service. I do not use the historical data trends that predict future storage needs. Perhaps some of my colleagues use it, but I do not. I would like to see a focus on broadcast services in the future to make it better. Broadcast services, specifically TV broadcast services, would be valuable to us because we come from a broadcast technology background and would appreciate having some features related to that. I would rate this review as an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product has an ultra-low latency."
"The most valuable features of IBM SAN Volume Control are the copy services, performance metrics, and analysis. Additionally, they have upgraded and introduced visual volumes."
"With SVC it is very easy to manage and to use for migration, meaning that when we want to move or to keep control of the volume or update a server database, it is very easy. That's why we use it."
"The virtualization layer has been great."
"The solution is easy to use, easily configurable, and easy to upgrade, manipulate, and add new storage."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
 

Cons

"Patch management and upgrades must be made easier."
"They just need to put in the snap volume because now they use what is called a flash copy. This means that you have to take all the volume instead of NetApp which uses their snapshot."
"IBM SAN Volume Control could improve by better integrations with other vendor systems. IBM SAN Volume Control can store the environment and are able to integrate with Veeam, but I don't know if they can integrate as well with SVC or other vendors' systems."
"I would like to see the usage of virtualized storage boxes improved. I'd like to see this feature fixed, especially for SVC controller, and to be able to hold more storage."
"IBM support can be very slow."
"The solution could always be more easily scalable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The initial price of IBM SAN Volume Control is steep."
"With SAN Volume Controller, we need to license by terabyte."
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Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
The number of similar alerts is the main area for improvement. Alert noise would be great to reduce.
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
We are still working with SolarWinds and use the NPM product along with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor.
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each servi...
 

Also Known As

IBM SVC
SolarWinds SRM
 

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NetSuite, Youngs Seafood, APS Bank, Sven Meinks
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