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IBM Storage Fusion vs. StarWind SAN & NAS

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    StarWind SAN & NAS

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AStarWind SAN & NAS is an HCL-certified software-defined shared storage for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. The solution also enables the user to repurpose servers into certified backup targets if they are using Veeam. StarWind SAN & NAS, as a Linux-based VM, leverages all the features of ZFS to ensure optimal storage use, data safety and integrity. The solution is designed to present a unified,…N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Storage FusionStarWind SAN & NAS
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Storage FusionStarWind SAN & NAS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    IBM Storage FusionStarWind SAN & NAS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Storage FusionStarWind SAN & NAS
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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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    StarWind
    StarWind is best suited for the integration and deployment part and for the storage part as well. The product is budget-friendly and helps us to improve business agility. Can't think of negative scenarios as of now.
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    Pros
    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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    StarWind
    • Ease of Deployment
    • Management interface
    • Documentation and support
    • performance
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    Cons
    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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    StarWind
    • Can improve documentation.
    • Can more focus on user training.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
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    StarWind
    We chose StarWind SAN & NAS over Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct because it was more flexible to configure.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    StarWind
    • Allowed us to go all flash for 1/5 the cost
    • Boosted end user experience due to high iops on flash
    • lowered expenses on arrays and licensees
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