We performed a comparison between Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series and SolidFire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I find two features of Pure Storage most valuable. The first is the "safe mode" function, and the second is its simplicity."
"The amount of throughput that we're getting is really nice."
"Data deduplication features make it easier to manage storage and forecast growth."
"It upgrades in place which means we'll be using it well into the future."
"We also like the compactness, the small footprint. It takes up very little space in a data center and uses little power."
"It worked flawlessly."
"It gives us capacity planning."
"It does efficient work of storing data while still delivering the performance that you would normally expect from a higher priced solution."
"Scalable and stable storage array."
"Last year, I did a DM Series installation with my colleague, and this installation was effortless because we had Lenovo support on the phone, so it was easy to get help if we had any problems."
"The price of this solution is good."
"The solution offers very good reliable systems and storage for our clients."
"The FlexClone feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its capability to tier to the cloud, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS. Additionally, the integration is good and they are user-friendly."
"We are satisfied with the stability."
"Ability to cluster two storages together with HA availability."
"It's a very compact device. For a medium-sized business, it's very helpful because the device is efficient and very fast."
"Greater IOPS, speed, it's all-flash. So seeing that everything is going to all-flash, all SSDs, SolidFire fits right in there with the emerging trend in IT."
"The dashboard is such that you don't need to be a storage expert to administer it."
"Overall performance of the solution."
"The quality of service for minimum iOS, to maximum iOS in a multi-terminal environment is very powerful. The SQL service feature is the best part of SolidFire."
"The scalability and being able to implement it quickly."
"The provisioning process is efficient and doesn't demand higher latency, ensuring optimal data transfer performance which is particularly valuable for tasks like data mining, where quick results are essential."
"The square footage for doing development is at a premium when dealing with government networks. To be able to put a lot of IOPS in a lot of high-speed performing drives in a very small location which requires very little HVAC with very little power, it is very valuable to us."
"It would be nice if Pure had something in its portfolio that provided higher deduplication and compression for backups."
"I can't see where they can make anything better, unless, of course, they lower their prices even more."
"This product has only two active controllers, whereas other solutions can have more. This is something that needs to improve."
"Storage. There could be better storage."
"I would like to see active replication. I know that it's available now but I haven't tried it yet. I hope that it works."
"The GUI is simplistic and basic. I feel like it's explanatory, but not enough, it needs a little more to it."
"We would like to see more cloud support, which we know is coming, although it's not out yet. It's going to be released in the next versions. That would be the biggest win, if additional cloud support is built into the array."
"I would rate this solution an eight. To make it a ten it would have to be a little cheaper."
"Many people do not realize that Lenovo has a storage solution, so better marketing from the vendor is needed."
"Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series could improve by having a snapshot feature. Additionally, there can be other features added to help restore the data faster."
"I would like Lenovo to add a feature like IBM Easy Tier to DM Series. This is a crucial feature for the customers."
"The solution should change the licensing model and allow customers to choose features based on their requirements."
"The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series was very hard to configure. Installation of the product was very hard. These are its areas for improvement."
"This is an expensive solution."
"It takes a very long time to enter the management console, as well as to restart the system, and these are things that should be improved."
"The solution needs a simpler licensing theme around the DM series. The problem is if you only need one of the features, you still have to buy the whole thing. The licensing needs to be more granular or flexible so you have the option to only license FlexCone or Inline Compression features."
"I would like to see integration with the cloud, number one. Being able to spin SolidFire in the cloud."
"They could make the mNode more user-friendly. Now you need to configure and add nodes by CLI and it’s not really easy to manage. If they created a web interface to do the management of the mNode, that would be great!."
"Though it is a stable solution, its users may face some security issues at times...The security provided by the solution is one area that can be improved."
"This solution would be improved if it were made to be more compatible with other products."
"SolidFire should start from two nodes instead of the four nodes. That's the only thing. In a lot of solutions, we have to use four nodes, that's the better thing. But as a starting point, two is better. That's why their starting point is expensive."
"You don't have business continuity with SolidFire. I think it could be a nice feature to have in the future."
"SolidFire could improve in terms of hardware robustness."
"The inclusion of more protocols and interfaces would make it easier to integrate with other products."
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is ranked 21st in All-Flash Storage with 10 reviews while SolidFire is ranked 19th in All-Flash Storage with 33 reviews. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is rated 7.4, while SolidFire is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series writes "Simple deployment, stores data well, but missing features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolidFire writes "A versatile storage solution suitable for various workloads in cloud environments providing scalable architecture, granular Quality of Service and consistent performance". Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is most compared with NetApp AFF, Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series, Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore and NetApp FAS Series, whereas SolidFire is most compared with NetApp AFF, Dell PowerStore and VMware vSAN. See our Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series vs. SolidFire report.
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