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DataCore SANsymphony pros and cons

Vendor: DataCore
4.6 out of 5
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PROS

DataCore SANsymphony offers high availability and scalability, allowing seamless adjustments and expansion as needed.
Synchronous mirroring and active-active capabilities enhance redundancy and failover efficiency.
DataCore SANsymphony's flexibility in virtual and physical environments supports various hardware technologies and platforms.
Automated storage tiering and parallel I/O mechanisms optimize performance and reduce costs.
DataCore provides stability and reliability, making it a trusted choice for long-term infrastructure support.

CONS

DataCore SANsymphony could benefit from other language support, especially given its global user base.
The shift to a subscription model makes DataCore SANsymphony's cost increasingly prohibitive.
DataCore SANsymphony's reliance on Windows poses limitations for customers seeking non-Windows systems, highlighting the need for a Linux version.
DataCore SANsymphony lacks features found in competitors like vSAN's continuous data protection.
DataCore SANsymphony could improve management by integrating a cloud gateway to streamline direct storage access.
 

DataCore SANsymphony Pros review quotes

JefeDeIna6eb - PeerSpot reviewer
Jefe de Infraestructura Tecnológica at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 30, 2017
Mirroring is the most valuable feature because I can provide a high-level of service and optimize the use of obsolete storage.
it_user811419 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 31, 2018
It is a well-proven, automated management tool in all dynamic provisioning, auto-tiering, great performance, parallel I/O​, cache speed mechanism, etc.
JR
infrastructure architect at Eureden
Mar 14, 2019
During the maintenance periods, on any part of the storage or VMware migration, we have had no downtime.
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DD
System Engineering at Patriot LLC
Aug 3, 2021
The ability to pool the storage to leverage thin-provisioning is a huge saving in space and costs.
kevinblachon - PeerSpot reviewer
IT manager at SRADDA
Apr 17, 2019
Good security with this solution.
Apr 18, 2019
The features I have found most valuable are the active-active, or so-called grid technology, and the integration into our VMware-vCenter.
it_user1068330 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT manager at Sciences Po Bordeaux
Apr 17, 2019
The most valuable feature for us is that we can adjust the size of the storage very easily, without stopping production.
reviewer1069803 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Repair at a logistics company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Apr 19, 2019
I'd have to say that the biggest improvement gained by using SANsymphony has to be the performance of the product.
May 14, 2019
DataCore has helped provide flexible, highly available, high-performance storage that otherwise would have been outside our price range.
RF
Technical Services Manager (Enterprise Systems) at Maimonides Medical Center
May 29, 2019
DataCore's ability to seamlessly move virtual volume data between storage pools as well as their synchronous mirroring has made maintenance and disaster recovery planning achievable.
 

DataCore SANsymphony Cons review quotes

JefeDeIna6eb - PeerSpot reviewer
Jefe de Infraestructura Tecnológica at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 30, 2017
When I sometimes reboot for maintenance, the connectivity from the iSCSI initiator host could be improved.
it_user811419 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 31, 2018
Unified storage (all block, objects, and files) should be in a single storage pool with unified storage concepts, hence providing the user with whatever they want.
JR
infrastructure architect at Eureden
Mar 14, 2019
I think the performance reporting can be improved by adding historical statistics into a database for the purpose of comparing.
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DD
System Engineering at Patriot LLC
Aug 3, 2021
Having an enterprise "Storage Dashboard" that can show capacity, usage, performance, and any issues would be very beneficial.
kevinblachon - PeerSpot reviewer
IT manager at SRADDA
Apr 17, 2019
I would like for it to improve into a more ergonomic management console and a translation into the French language. It should have some process for a shutdown of a VM properly in case of a problem.
Apr 18, 2019
I think an easier way to open a service call, right through the DataCore GUI, would be an improvement, especially when there is an urgent issue.
it_user1068330 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT manager at Sciences Po Bordeaux
Apr 17, 2019
The alert system could have more features.
reviewer1069803 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Repair at a logistics company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Apr 19, 2019
There is no way of quickly matching the exact size of a vDisk to a disk pool.
May 14, 2019
The cost is becoming prohibitive since they moved to a subscription model.
RF
Technical Services Manager (Enterprise Systems) at Maimonides Medical Center
May 29, 2019
DataCore needs a more efficient and better way to keep track of metrics and counters so that we can do baseline analysis to measure performance.