The most valuable feature of DataCore SANsymphony SDS is its high availability.
I also like that this solution has high stability and good performance.
The most valuable feature of DataCore SANsymphony SDS is its high availability.
I also like that this solution has high stability and good performance.
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.
We've been working with DataCore SANsymphony SDS for 10 years.
Based on customer opinion, DataCore SANsymphony SDS has very high stability. It's a good and stable 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I've been using different DataCore solutions for about 15 years.
SANsymphony's scalability is huge.
I rate SANSymphony eight out of 10. I believe it's a great product with many excellent features.
We use this product as a storage network.
The performance is good.
The interface is user-friendly.
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.
I have been using DataCore SANsymphony for 11 years.
The stability is perfect.
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.
The technical support is perfect.
Pricing has improved but it is still expensive. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.
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.