IBM System Storage DS5000 Series Reviews

We use it for block storage.

The stability and performance of the drive are the most valuable.

IBM is not always as agile as other competitors when it is about cloud integration and user interfaces. They're not renewing themselves very often. They have been slow to evolve from the old GUI. The user interface should be improved, especially regarding performance analysis, which has always been a little bit weak as compared to other solutions.

As a global solution, it lacks the feature for containing integration object storage. Even though they have now started to offer this feature, it is quite young and not as developed as some other vendors. There are also no mass possibilities at all. 

They have a lot of competition in the mid-range segment. They need to have a NAS gateway or something like that. It doesn't specifically need to be integrated into the controllers that are keys to the gateway.

We have it in the company for a long time, but I have been working on it for like one year.

It is a very stable solution.

We are using it for our Oracle database as well as for MySQL database, so it is being used for a really high-end environment. We have maybe 2,000 people who are using this system through the database.

I am always happy with their technical support.

We're a team of five, but we're not only handling this product. We are also working on Hitachi, IBM, and NetApp products.

Its price is fair. IBM is quite fair in price when you compare it with others. 

We also use Hitachi internally, and Hitachi is always a little bit more expensive. NetApp is also a bit more expensive. So, IBM has good positioning in terms of price.

It is very strong in block storage for the database environment. It has very good quality because the compression, deduplication, and encryption are directly done by the disks, so there is no penalty on the processes of all controllers.

If you need a platform that is oriented towards block storage and has features like multi-protocol, cloud integration, and so on, I don't think this is the best solution. It doesn't have direct NAS protocols or things like this.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten, specifically for the needs of block storage. Its performance is very good, which is the biggest asset of this solution. However, it doesn't provide enough services, which probably solutions like NetApp or Dell are providing.

Regarding the use cases, we have a database with not more than sixty servers on it.

Our current system is outdated, almost full, and has limitations with storage. Therefore, replacing the current system with a new one is the only solution. The solution's scalability can also be improved.

I didn't make the comparison between the solution and other brands because I'm just preparing the document considering our requirements.

I have been using the IBM PowerStorage DS5000 Series for a month.

The solution is stable. I rate its stability a nine out of ten.

The solution is not flexible enough. I cannot move the machine as I want. So that is not scalable. Also, there is a limitation of the storage on the device. So I cannot upgrade it.

Approximately 200 users within our organization are using this solution on a daily basis.

I have used Dell SAN storage.

The initial setup is straightforward. The solution was deployed on the cloud.

It's an expensive solution.

I suggest looking for the latest version of this solution.

The solution is reliable. It only has a limitation with the storage. When we reach the maximum storage, we need to replace the system. We cannot take a standard one.

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.