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We performed a comparison between Scality RING and Veritas Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable feature of Scality RING8 is its performance and good interface.""I think it's the economic factor. This solution has the lowest cost for storage systems.""Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency."

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"The product deployment is easy.""Veritas Access is user-friendly and the NAS and SAN volumes are valuable.""It has a huge deduplication ratio for backups of long-term archives."

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Cons
"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.""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.""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."

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"They could improve additional fees for the platform's data capacity. It could be more cost-effective.""I would like to see Veritas Access included as an S3 target.""The downtime of Veritas Access could be improved."

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  • "The cost of Scality RING8 could be less expensive. It is difficult for smaller businesses to afford it."
  • "The initial cost (CAPEX) to set up the infrastructure is expensive due to the specific hardware required."
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  • "This product is not cheap. The only extra cost is the licensing."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.
    Top Answer:It's a very good product, but for large-scale usage, it has limitations. Scality RING's lack of extensive testing and potential hidden limitations. While Scality provides precise architecture… more »
    Top Answer:I work with Scality RING for storage, and we have a concrete strategy to offer it to business customers. Many customers use it for different purposes, but a common use case is for user computer… more »
    Top Answer:They could improve additional fees for the platform's data capacity. It could be more cost-effective.
    Top Answer:We use the product for long-term data retention.
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    Also Known As
    Scality RING, RING8
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    Overview
    Scality RING object storage enables enterprises and cloud service providers to run petabyte-scale, data-rich services like web applications, VOD, active archives, compliance archives, and private storage clouds. The RING is software, so you can deploy it on standard x86 servers of your choice, taking advantage of server and media innovation over time. Acting as a single, distributed system, the RING can scale linearly across thousands of servers, multiple sites, and an unlimited number of objects. Data is protected with policy-based replication, erasure coding, and geo-distribution, achieving up to 14 9s of durability and 100% availability.

    Veritas Access is a software-defined, scale-out network-attached storage (NAS) solution for unstructured data that uses intelligent policies to optimize data placement on-premise or on public clouds. Access provides resiliency, multi-protocol access and automated data movement to realize application performance, cost-effectiveness and scalability gains.

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    Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, EuroSport, Orange, Deluxe, DailtMotion, SFR, RTL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Telstra
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    Computer Software Company18%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Scality RING is ranked 16th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 4 reviews while Veritas Access is ranked 17th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 3 reviews. Scality RING is rated 7.8, while Veritas Access is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Scality RING writes "Offers UTIPI (Unified Tiered Infrastructure Per IOPS) feature in billing but lacks extensive testing ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Access writes "Provides seamless integration within the existing infrastructure and has an easy deployment process ". Scality RING is most compared with Dell ECS, MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage, Qumulo and Cloudian HyperStore, whereas Veritas Access is most compared with Red Hat Ceph Storage.

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