We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Virtualize and Scality RING based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Software Defined Storage (SDS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The scalability is very good. It can handle anywhere from very small to large enterprise class."
"Using SBC, a valuable feature is the mirroring, which is the virtualization of the disk between disparate places."
"The most valuable features are the simplicity of use, the flexibility, and the options included. I mean, it's just a big time saver."
"The ability to add the virtual machine on the Spectrum environment to sort out the data movers(DMs) and their schedules is a valuable feature. You are able to have, for example, four data movers to balance them so you do not have too much work on one data mover."
"It has the ability to seamlessly move hardware in and out as we refresh technology."
"Compared to other storage vendors, the solution is quite convenient to use."
"I like all the features, but the most impressive recently has been the introduction of IBM's Flash Core Modules. They are a form of a flash drive, but they have many more features."
"It's got full features, so we can compress volumes. We can do thin volumes and we can change them on the fly."
"I think it's the economic factor. This solution has the lowest cost for storage systems."
"The most valuable feature of Scality RING8 is its performance and good interface."
"Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency."
"I would like to see more baseline replication and integration with the operating system between Vmware and IBMI."
"There are things that occur when you get to this size and capacity. We're very large, i.e., petabytes. When you get to that sheer volume of the numbers of things, it is too big for people to keep track of."
"Adding features for data deduplication is one area of improvement."
"There are big arrays now, and if a customer wants add more disks to it, you have to have another array. Adding disks to existing arrays is one of the most demanded things from our customers."
"NBME support and support for a higher Fibre Channel lengths could be improved, but those are already on the roadmap."
"In general, the migration is complicated. Though, it is case-by-case."
"The solution could have a better built-in performance monitor."
"The integration would be an option that we would like, but I understand that's not how it's going to be implemented."
"Scality RING8 could improve by having more features. We have to use two automation tools to meet our needs. We would prefer to use only one."
"Scality RING is not easy to learn for someone new. It is a little bit difficult. There are a lot of components to it, and you also need to understand them to work with it effectively."
"When we used this solution in 2015, it was not scalable at all. I don't know if they have improved on that, but at the time, scalability was just horrible."
IBM Spectrum Virtualize is ranked 14th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 36 reviews while Scality RING is ranked 16th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 4 reviews. IBM Spectrum Virtualize is rated 8.8, while Scality RING is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Virtualize writes "A highly scalable product that is relatively easy to use and set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Scality RING writes "Offers UTIPI (Unified Tiered Infrastructure Per IOPS) feature in billing but lacks extensive testing ". IBM Spectrum Virtualize is most compared with Dell VPLEX, VxRail, VMware vSAN, IBM Spectrum Scale and DataCore SANsymphony, whereas Scality RING is most compared with Dell ECS, MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage, Qumulo and Cloudian HyperStore. See our IBM Spectrum Virtualize vs. Scality RING report.
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