IBM FlashSystem Reviews

Vendor: IBM

4.1 out of 5

106 reviews
91% willing to recommend

2,381 followers

What is IBM FlashSystem?

IBM FlashSystem products are enterprise computer data storage systems that store data on flash memory chips. Unlike storage systems that use standard solid-state drives, IBM FlashSystem products incorporate custom hardware based on technology from the 2012 acquisition of Texas Memory Systems. This hardware provides performance, reliability, and efficiency benefits versus competitive offerings.

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IBM FlashSystem is the #2 ranked solution in top Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions, #5 ranked solution in top NAS solutions, and #6 ranked solution in best All-Flash Storage Arrays. PeerSpot users give IBM FlashSystem an average rating of 8.2 out of 10. IBM FlashSystem is most commonly compared to VMware vSAN: IBM FlashSystem vs VMware vSAN. IBM FlashSystem is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 53% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 18% of all views.

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Abdul-Salam

Sr. Manager - System Analyst (Datacenter Infrastructure) at Sohar International

Our company uses the solution for robotic process automation, workflow automation, and document management. The solution is used for certain front-end systems, so users are not aware of the how it operates on the backend. About 30 front-end users access each application across various bank…

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Mike Bellemans

Project manager at Sopraco NV

I work for a food manufacturer, and we use FlashSystem to provide always-on, high-availability data storage. It's an active-active configuration where storage data is actively synced between two sites. FlashSystem offers proven technology in a compact package. IBM could do more marketing and…

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Storemgr67

Storage Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

My company hosts the database from Oracle on IBM FlashSystem The most valuable feature of the solution is replication since, in our company, we also use SVC, which is a different product from IBM. In some sites, we can replicate the data from SVCs back to FlashSystems, which is the most valuable…

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IBM FlashSystem mindshare

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As of July 2024, the mindshare of IBM FlashSystem in the NAS category stands at 6.6%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

"It is simple to make an update."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is SCM (Storage Class Memory), which has the lowest latency value in the storage industry."
"IBM FlashSystem is the best solution for storage virtualization."

Room for Improvement

"Customization features must be improved."
"The solution's infrastructure technology level could be PCI Express 5 instead of PCI Express 4 for the next version."
"The solution should improve its pricing and the mechanism in the reduction pool."

Pricing

"The tool is cost-efficient."
"The solution has good pricing, but it is not cheaper."
"The price is a little bit high so is rated a six out of ten."

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IBM FlashSystem was previously known as IBM Storwize.

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IBM FlashSystem customers

Celero, Friedhelm Loh Group, Clarks, Mingkang Natregro Health Food Group, Sofia, Etisalat Fights Fraud, UF Health Shands Hospital, Generali, Elecon Engineering Company Limited, Ventiv , Technology, CPFL Energia, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., SciQuest, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Paddy Power, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Interconnect Services, Severstal

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