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IBM Elastic Storage Server vs. IBM Storage Fusion

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Elastic Storage Server

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AIBM Elastic Storage Server (IBM ESS) is a software-defined storage option.N/A

    IBM Storage Fusion

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AIBM Storage Fusion is the foundation for container-native applications running on Red Hat OpenShift, which provides enterprise grade data-storage and protection services. This solution includes data services that are critical for global enterprise applications and a data driven Red Hat OpenShift environment. IBM Storage Fusion is built on a technology that provides global access to data to container applications. The application sees the data as another local file…N/A
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    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    IBM Elastic Storage ServerIBM Storage Fusion
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    8.3
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    8.5
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Elastic Storage ServerIBM Storage Fusion
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    IBM
    Reliable data storage and access is a big challenge in AI applications and IBM ESS is a service you need to solve the problem. If you are building an AI service and you already use the IBM ecosystem for AI compute requirements, ESS can serve as an excellent software based storage solution. Integration with other platforms such as EMR/Databricks is still a challenge and should be improved.
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    IBM
    I think its well suited for all modern programming. simple and ease of use are a plus.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Powerful processing power, literally support unlimited scale out storage capabilities
    • well integrated and supported with multi flavor environment and file systems.
    • Huge capacity with in a very reduced form factor of disks/enclosures
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    IBM
    • Connecting with multiple application DB of different data types and bringing the normalized data to on a roof/data lake
    • Easy to build the models and analytics that's help better understanding of business operation
    • AI models such as predictions, forecasts, and suggestions based on individual customer patterns or geo-clusters can build easily
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Integration and configuration need a bit more technical expertise which is I guess expected.
    • There can be some improvement in integration with Legacy applications.
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    IBM
    • Improvement in areas where Software Defined Storage (SDS) can be better utilized with the broad capabilities of IBM storage features.
    • Focus should be shifted towards enabling capabilities of cyber resiliency as the other offerings in the market are already equipped with the same.
    • Broader non-IBM/Lenovo hardware support can be considered, specifically for IBM Storage fusion software offerings
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    IBM ESS is optimized for AI and Big Data usecases while S3 is a general purpose storage solutions. EMR and Databricks have lakehouse/data warehousing solutions for distributed computing but are more optimized for just the big data pipelining solutions and not essentially for AI usecases, especially for inference, when you need to load model artifacts really quickly.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • When the cost and price dynamics comes into account, we have replaced age old traditional arrays with almost negligible cost with ESS
    • able to extend the capabilities of global teams to work and share their experiences and knowledge with other teams.
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    IBM
    • IBM Fusion is ideal for Enterprise businesses or Ecosystems where large data types are in play. And added benefit to bringing them under a platform to add visualization and understanding.
    • Managing and monitoring is easy when compare to other industry tool
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