We performed a comparison between IBM System Storage DS5000 Series and NetApp FAS 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."It is a very stable solution."
"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 solution is reliable."
"I also like all the software features you get from the IBM System Storage DS5000 Series such as the SVC (SAN volume controller). You can put the code on the controllers, and it really gives you the advantage because you'll have HyperSwap."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The stability is excellent."
"We use it for applications, databases, media, files, etc."
"Other products lose performance over time, but NetApp OS is speed-optimized."
"I like the unified management feature because sometimes you end up running a single protocol on the entire system."
"The most valuable feature is SnapMirror."
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two."
"Flexible and reliable storage solution with multiple features such as cloning, replication, and deduplication. Data migration can be done without any performance implications on the production systems."
"The most important features are SnapVault, Snapshots, and SnapMirror."
"Improving software installation and licensing retrieval would make using IBM System Storage DS5000 series easier for customers."
"The solution is not flexible enough."
"The product should improve its support."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 is expensive when compared to other vendors."
"The amount of storage could be increased."
"The stability could be improved."
"IBM is not always as agile as other competitors when it is about cloud integration and user interfaces. They're not renewing themselves very often. They have been slow to evolve from the old GUI. The user interface should be improved, especially regarding performance analysis, which has always been a little bit weak as compared to other solutions. As a global solution, it lacks the feature for containing integration object storage. Even though they have now started to offer this feature, it is quite young and not as developed as some other vendors. There are also no mass possibilities at all. They have a lot of competition in the mid-range segment. They need to have a NAS gateway or something like that. It doesn't specifically need to be integrated into the controllers that are keys to the gateway."
"The product is very costly. Very few can afford it."
"The product should improve its user experience."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"The user interface could be improved to have better graphics and the performance analyzer could be better."
"The one aspect of the solution that's negative for us is also more unique to us due to the fact that we did a MetroCluster. The tiebreaker piece that does the monitoring of the two different locations, and determines if one is not talking to the network normally (or if it's truly down) is a little difficult. It feels like it was not designed from the beginning to fit well into the other pieces. It feels like it was thrown in at the last minute and it is not smooth."
"Installation of the additional switches and ETP could be improved."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"The WAFL is slow."
"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."
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IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is ranked 6th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 14 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 1st in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 98 reviews. IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is rated 8.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of IBM System Storage DS5000 Series writes "Very reliable, easy to install, and offers good value for money". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is most compared with , whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our IBM System Storage DS5000 Series vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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