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Iron Cloud Object Storage vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade

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    Iron Cloud Object Storage

    N/AN/AIron Cloud Object Storage, from Iron Mountain, is a secure repository for almost any type of data needed to be preserved, whether for compliance, conservation or value-creation. Designed to scale as content grows, the vendor says it is trusted by organizations of all types that want offsite, pay-as-you-use archival cloud storage with enterprise-class SLAs, stringent security protocols as well as near-infinite scalability — where data remains intact and easily accessible.N/A

    Pure Storage FlashBlade

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/APure Storage offers FlashBlade, a scale-out file and object storage – architected to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) while accelerating tomorrow's discoveries and insights.N/A
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    Iron Cloud Object StoragePure Storage FlashBlade
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Iron Mountain
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    Key User Insights
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    Iron Cloud Object StoragePure Storage FlashBlade
    Small Businesses
    Azure Blob Storage
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Azure Blob Storage
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Azure Data Lake Storage
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Azure Data Lake Storage
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Cloud Storage
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Google Cloud Storage
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Iron Cloud Object StoragePure Storage FlashBlade
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    8.2
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Iron Cloud Object StoragePure Storage FlashBlade
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Iron Mountain
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    Pure Storage
    If data storage, access, and security [are] of the highest priority to your business then Pure Storage FlashBlade is an excellent tool that must be considered. Analytics or sharing that requires the fastest speeds available will benefit from the NVMe solid-state drives they use which are far superior to spinning rust. It is less ideal for those who do not require such time-critical work.
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    Pros
    Iron Mountain
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    Pure Storage
    • Speed. We are seeing large transactions take very little time.
    • Upgrades- In-place upgrades of both hardware and software are extremely easy.
    • Ease of use- I have several engineers working on this and from setup to day to day operations it is extremely easy to maintain.
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    Cons
    Iron Mountain
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    Pure Storage
    • When reporting out a user has exceeded there quote, it only references the UID. It would certainly be nice it calls out the UID name that is clearly present in the Dashboard.
    • The ability to determine a snapshot total size would be helpful.
    • Proactive reachout to discuss new versions and assist in planning the upgrade would be a key win.
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    Usability
    Iron Mountain
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    Pure Storage
    Good API, multi-protocol support is great.
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    Support Rating
    Iron Mountain
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    Pure Storage
    Without exception, the contacts with support have been quick and extremely knowledgeable. I do not fear getting an underqualified engineer to assess or work on my arrays. In addition to this support structure, the sales engineers are top notch as well.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Iron Mountain
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    Pure Storage
    The NetApp a800 we tested was 14% faster than Pure FlashBlade with NFS workloads. However, NetApp lacked ease of administration and performing simple tasks such as creating multiple NFS volumes required scripting from the command line. Our flashblade contained 15 baldes and our NetApp was a clustered pair with each half containing 24 nvme devices.
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    Return on Investment
    Iron Mountain
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    Pure Storage
    • We were able to consolidate 5 different storage platforms of lesser performance onto a single Flashblade and achieve much, much lower latency and higher throughput.
    • We've been able to reduce the amount of training and configuration required to just Pure Flashblade, instead of 5 different vendors and products.
    • In addition to our core use cases, Flashblade has capabilities that we are pursuing for some new projects, i.e. analytics data store and the object store features.
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