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Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series pros and cons

Vendor: Lenovo
3.8 out of 5

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PROS

FlexClone is noted as a valuable feature of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series.
Customers appreciate the stability and high availability for clustering storages.
There is praise for the scalability and cloud tiering capabilities with Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS.
The price is considered good, offering value compared to alternatives like HPE and Dell.
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is recognized for fast and affordable servers, fitting customer workloads well.

CONS

Licensing for Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series needs to be more granular and flexible, allowing customers to choose and pay for specific features like FlexCone or Inline Compression without purchasing the entire package.
The high cost of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is a significant concern for potential customers.
The lack of awareness about Lenovo's storage solutions indicates a need for improved marketing efforts.
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series could be enhanced by adding features for faster data recovery and improved drive throughput since disk speeds have been a limitation.
Stability is a significant issue, as approximately fifty percent of units sold experienced failures.
 

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series Pros review quotes

FA
IT Solutions Architect at nds Netzwerksysteme GmbH
Sep 27, 2019
The FlexClone feature is the solution's most valuable aspect.
SG
Group IT Architect & Network Engineer at a engineering company with 11-50 employees
Dec 16, 2019
We are satisfied with the stability.
reviewer1358325 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Specialist at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Jun 1, 2020
Ability to cluster two storages together with HA availability.
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FA
IT Solutions Architect at nds Netzwerksysteme GmbH
Jun 30, 2020
The solution offers very good reliable systems and storage for our clients.
reviewer748437 - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Aug 13, 2020
The price of this solution is good.
Sanjesh Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Tech Data GmbH
Feb 18, 2022
Last year, I did a DM Series installation with my colleague, and this installation was effortless because we had Lenovo support on the phone, so it was easy to get help if we had any problems.
SV
Technical Specialist at Pouyan Pardazesh Tehran Co
Mar 9, 2022
Scalable and stable storage array.
NareshKumar5 - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Consultant at Savex Technologies Pvt Ltd
Sep 21, 2022
The most valuable feature of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its capability to tier to the cloud, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS. Additionally, the integration is good and they are user-friendly.
RiteshPurbey - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst at Esri India
Jan 16, 2023
The most valuable feature of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its ability to store data well.
JV
Co-founder at Compedu
May 30, 2023
The product’s quality of service guarantees the performance of each workload.
 

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series Cons review quotes

FA
IT Solutions Architect at nds Netzwerksysteme GmbH
Sep 27, 2019
The solution needs a simpler licensing theme around the DM series. The problem is if you only need one of the features, you still have to buy the whole thing. The licensing needs to be more granular or flexible so you have the option to only license FlexCone or Inline Compression features.
SG
Group IT Architect & Network Engineer at a engineering company with 11-50 employees
Dec 16, 2019
It takes a very long time to enter the management console, as well as to restart the system, and these are things that should be improved.
reviewer1358325 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Specialist at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Jun 1, 2020
This is an expensive solution.
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FA
IT Solutions Architect at nds Netzwerksysteme GmbH
Jun 30, 2020
The licensing model needs to be revisited. It needs to be simplified.
reviewer748437 - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Aug 13, 2020
Many people do not realize that Lenovo has a storage solution, so better marketing from the vendor is needed.
Sanjesh Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at Tech Data GmbH
Feb 18, 2022
I would like Lenovo to add a feature like IBM Easy Tier to DM Series. This is a crucial feature for the customers.
SV
Technical Specialist at Pouyan Pardazesh Tehran Co
Mar 9, 2022
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series was very hard to configure. Installation of the product was very hard. These are its areas for improvement.
NareshKumar5 - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Consultant at Savex Technologies Pvt Ltd
Sep 21, 2022
I would rate the support of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series a four out of five.
RiteshPurbey - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst at Esri India
Jan 16, 2023
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series could improve by having a snapshot feature. Additionally, there can be other features added to help restore the data faster.
JV
Co-founder at Compedu
May 30, 2023
The solution should change the licensing model and allow customers to choose features based on their requirements.