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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

DS
Owner at David Strom Inc.
Aug 16, 2017
SANsymphony-V offers a comprehensive set of storage virtualization functions to build a very robust storage network that speeds up applications, ensures business continuity and facilitates disaster recovery.
it_user2193 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Sep 10, 2012
Inexpensive for the amount of storage.
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.
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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.
jfourrier - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at IMS
Dec 19, 2018
We have a reliable and secure infrastructure thanks to SANsymphony, and all at less cost.
MO
IT System Administrator at Molkerei Ammerland eG
Dec 20, 2018
Runs very stable and therefore very trustworthy, without that a storage solution would be unthinkable.
MV
Technicien SIC at SDIS 58 - Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours
Jan 10, 2019
DataCore is very fast storage, applications start faster, and database access is improved.
reviewer1003731 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 31, 2019
Cluster maintenance is super easy: just add a node to the second site and the software takes care of the data.
KC
Administrateur Systèmes et réseaux at Centre Hospitalier de PAU
Mar 11, 2019
The better features are the synchronous replication and the management console.
it_user1032471 - PeerSpot reviewer
Commercial Director with 1-10 employees
Mar 10, 2019
Excellent performance and reliability, and very low cost using home hardware.
 

DataCore SANsymphony Cons review quotes

DS
Owner at David Strom Inc.
Aug 16, 2017
Pricing can be confounding with many options
it_user2193 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Sep 10, 2012
Tech support is NOT good at all, even when buying the higher level support from them.
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.
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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.
jfourrier - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at IMS
Dec 19, 2018
The heavy client mode console should be improved by having a web console to improve accessibility.
MO
IT System Administrator at Molkerei Ammerland eG
Dec 20, 2018
The management should take place via OS-independent access; here a web-based client would be desirable.
MV
Technicien SIC at SDIS 58 - Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours
Jan 10, 2019
A web console in HTML5 could help us to manage storage from any computer.
reviewer1003731 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a non-profit with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 31, 2019
Maybe adding a Linux data manager, and moving away from Windows.
KC
Administrateur Systèmes et réseaux at Centre Hospitalier de PAU
Mar 11, 2019
DataCore is currently working with Veeam software for a better integration; this is my only desired missing feature today.
it_user1032471 - PeerSpot reviewer
Commercial Director with 1-10 employees
Mar 10, 2019
Deduplication works but implementing it is complex.