DataCore SANsymphony SDS Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

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Presales Engineer at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Mar 20, 2021

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A stable enterprise-class software-defined storage platform that's highly scalable.

Pros and Cons

"It's a software storage solution that can scale as we like. There is also has a parallel feature that enhances the performance of the storage solution. We can separate storage and computing, and we can scale these two parts of the platform to meet business needs efficiently."

"Problem detection could be easier. It should help customers identify problems very quickly because it's not easy to analyze on the platform today."

What is our primary use case?

I work with many customers that ask us to put their solution near the production because they can't stop the production. It's easier to protect the network this way.

How has it helped my organization?

It has helped my customers because it's an SDS solution, and we can use all components that you put in a server. You have many options that meet customer needs, and you can find the best way in relation to performance and price.

What is most valuable?

It's a software storage solution that can scale as we like. There is also has a parallel feature that enhances the performance of the storage solution. We can separate storage and computing, and we can scale these two parts of the platform to meet business needs efficiently. The most important thing is the work we do on the new management interface called DIS. You can follow the evolution of this platform, and it's very important for me because the customer has to manage the platform. We add the workload on this platform, and they need the platform to evolve. It's very important to the customer, and we have to work on the DIS to realize the customer's this vision.

What needs improvement?

Problem detection could be easier. It should help customers identify problems very quickly because it's not easy to analyze on the platform today.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using DataCore SANsymphony SDS for about six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

DataCore SANsymphony SDS is a very robust and stable solution.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is very good. For example, their system engineer came down to help my customer resolve a problem.

How was the initial setup?

I can't say that the installation is difficult, but it's impossible for a customer who doesn't know the product or the installation process. You will need the help of a consultant or a reseller to install and deploy this solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This product has a good ratio between quality and price. In many cases, it's less expensive to work with DataCore than other storage systems.

What other advice do I have?

On a scale from one to ten, I would give DataCore SANsymphony SDS a ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner

SK7

Sales Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Feb 27, 2022

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Easily scalable software-defined storage solution for medium-sized businesses; has high availability and stability

Pros and Cons

"The most valuable feature of DataCore SANsymphony SDS is its high availability. This solution also exhibits good performance and has high stability."

"One limitation of this solution is that it's Windows-based, e.g. one requirement to install DataCore SANsymphony SDS is putting it on a Windows server machine. It relies on Windows and that is a limitation because there are some customers who are looking for non Windows systems."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of DataCore SANsymphony SDS is its high availability.

I also like that this solution has high stability and good performance.

What needs improvement?

One limitation of this solution is that it's Windows-based, e.g. one requirement to install DataCore SANsymphony SDS is putting it on a Windows server machine. It relies on Windows and that is a limitation because we have some customers who are looking for non Windows systems.

What we'd like to see in the future is for this software to support more operating systems.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been working with DataCore SANsymphony SDS for 10 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Based on customer opinion, DataCore SANsymphony SDS has very high stability. It's a good and stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of DataCore SANsymphony SDS is okay. I never had an issue with the scalability of this software, but it could be because we're working with medium-sized customers, not large-sized customers. I'm not sure if scalability would be a concern when dealing with large-sized customers.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support for this software is good. We ran into a few issues and their technical support team were on time helping us, including our customers. I would rate the support for DataCore SANsymphony SDS five out of five.

What other advice do I have?

We are not using software-defined storage, but we are partners with some vendors. We are distributors and resellers of software-defined storage solutions. We're working with DataCore SANsymphony SDS.

As DataCore SANsymphony SDS is a good software, it doesn't need to improve much.

Someone else set the software up, and I wasn't involved in the process of setting it up.

The advice I would give to a company that's thinking of implementing this solution is for them to have a good understanding of the documentation, and for them to be trained before installing the software in their production environment.

I'm giving DataCore SANsymphony SDS eight points out of ten. If they are able to support more OS (operating systems), I would give them a perfect score.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Last updated: Feb 27, 2022

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Pavol Schreiber

Sales Manager at TCX

Jan 13, 2022

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It offers many potential options for implementation

Pros and Cons

"SANsymphony is flexible, with many potential options for implementation. SANsymphony's can be used with VMware, Hyper-V, or even with a hypervisor agnostic approach. It can also be used for strictly physical non-virtualized solutions."

"SANsymphony is missing some features that vSAN has. For example, vSAN has a special feature called continuous data protection. It provides the ability to go back in time to a given moment. You can see what was on your disk in the past up to two weeks. That's a great feature because ransomware attacks are increasingly common, and that provides you some kind of protection."

What is our primary use case?

SANsymphony is a hardware-independent solution that provides storage virtualization. We implemented SANsymphony because of its mirrors feature. So it allows you to store the data on two sides synchronously on a single storage server. However, that single storage server consists of two independent hardware boxes in two data centers, but it behaves like one storage server because it's mirrored. No other vendor was offering that kind of transparent behavior when we implemented it.

What is most valuable?

SANsymphony is flexible, with many potential options for implementation. SANsymphony's can be used with VMware, Hyper-V, or even with a hypervisor agnostic approach. It can also be used for strictly physical non-virtualized solutions.

What needs improvement?

SANsymphony is missing some features that vSAN has. For example, vSAN has a special feature called continuous data protection. It provides the ability to go back in time to a given moment. You can see what was on your disk in the past up to two weeks. That's a great feature because ransomware attacks are increasingly common, and that provides you some kind of protection.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using different DataCore solutions for about 15 years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

SANsymphony's scalability is huge.

What other advice do I have?

I rate SANSymphony eight out of 10. I believe it's a great product with many excellent features.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer

Last updated: Jan 13, 2022

Sigfrid CECILLON

IT Service Manager at EKIUM

Jun 22, 2020

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User-friendly interface, performs well, and the technical support is good

Pros and Cons

"The interface is user-friendly."

"I would like to see reporting added, such as a monthly connectivity report."

What is our primary use case?

We use this product as a storage network.

What is most valuable?

The performance is good.

The interface is user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see reporting added, such as a monthly connectivity report. Things like performance and usage can be shown.

It would be helpful to have better monitoring tools.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using DataCore SANsymphony for 11 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is perfect.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is good and it is important for us. I am working in an industry where most of the installations are long-term. Over time, we have to add devices to the solution.

We have two sites, each with about 1,000 people who are using it.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is perfect.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pricing has improved but it is still expensive. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to anybody who is considering SANSymphony is that it is flexible, user-friendly, and a product that I recommend.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner