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Enables us to build an infrastructure and replace storage with no disruption to our hosts whatsoever.
It enabled us to build an infrastructure and replace storage with no disruption to our hosts whatsoever. It's an amazing capability, and we stayed... Read more →
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  • "The entry point of pricing for this product is the most amazing price ever in the industry."
  • "This solution came as an additional cost for the TSM package we chose."
  • "I think it is a good value for the price."

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    What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Virtualize?
    Top Answer: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.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Virt...
    Top Answer:The entry point of pricing for this product is the most amazing price ever in the industry. You'd have to compare it with others. I would say their price is excellent given their support, the… more »
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    What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Virtualize?
    Top Answer:It is limited in terms of a single system to eight nodes or four, what they call IO groups. However, this is still 32 petabytes worth of capacity, so it is substantial. In theory, you could have tens… more »
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    What do you like most about VMware Software Defined Storage?
    Top Answer:The best part of the solution is that you can actually scale up to a large number of operating systems without additional hardware.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Software D...
    Top Answer:I believe there is a yearly licensing fee of around $2000 - $5000. I don't think there are additional costs above that but it depends on the type of infrastructure you're booting. If it's very complex… more »
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    What needs improvement with VMware Software Defined Storage?
    Top Answer:The cost of the product is where an improvement could be made. It's generally very expensive and requires a lot of architecture that needs to be designed according to specific situations. If it could… more »
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    21st
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    Overview

    IBM Spectrum Virtualize is a dependable solution that improves data value, security, and simplicity for new and existing storage infrastructure. Proven over 12 years in thousands of deployments, its innovative virtualization capabilities help organizations achieve better data economics by supporting new workloads that are critical to their success. IBM Spectrum Virtualize software helps make new and existing storage more effective and standardizes functions traditionally deployed separately in disk systems for greater flexibility and potentially lower costs.

    VMware software-defined storage is a simple, yet intelligent, storage data center architecture that aligns with business and application demands—eliminating static, purpose-built and inefficient hardware with dynamic, agile and automated solutions.

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    Top Industries
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    Healthcare Company22%
    University11%
    Retailer11%
    Financial Services Firm11%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Government11%
    Educational Organization8%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Government8%
    Wholesaler/Distributor4%
    Company Size
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    IBM Spectrum Virtualize is ranked 8th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 3 reviews while VMware Software Defined Storage is ranked 21st in Software Defined Storage (SDS). IBM Spectrum Virtualize is rated 8.6, while VMware Software Defined Storage is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Virtualize writes "Enables us to build an infrastructure and replace storage with no disruption to our hosts whatsoever". On the other hand, IBM Spectrum Virtualize is most compared with Dell VPLEX, VMware vSAN, IBM Spectrum Scale, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP and DataCore SANsymphony, whereas VMware Software Defined Storage is most compared with Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), DataCore SANsymphony, IBM Spectrum Scale, StarWind Virtual Tape Library and Lightbits.

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