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Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series vs. NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ALenovo presents an enterprise class storage-area network (SAN) via the ThinkSystem DS series of products, presently including ThinkSystem DS2200, ThinkSystem DS4200, and the ThinkSystem DS6200.N/A

    NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AThe NetApp® EF-Series is a family of entry-level and midrange all-flash storage arrays that accelerate organizations' access to data and help derive value from it. These systems offer NVMe flash storage and provide more affordable to extreme IOPS, boasting response times under 100 microseconds and bandwidth up to 44GBps.N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
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    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series and NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays
    Feature
    Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series
    -
    Ratings
    NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Flash Array Performance00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration00 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Data Compression00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Simplicity00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
    Power Savings00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lenovo
    It works very well for essential data storage such as security footage. It is well suited for remote office storage, but not so much as large database storage.
    Incentivized
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    NetApp
    NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is useful for the application that required high badwidth , IOP's like Video surveillance, analytics (hadoop), online transaction processing applications, fast data backup and restore. NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is less appropriate for the application that required low/medium IOP's . i.e log collection application server, snapshot collection ... etc.
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    Pros
    Lenovo
    • They are very easy to maintain and repair.
    • The raid and storage speeds are excellent.
    • They offer many ways to use the system as a standalone or in a cluster.
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    NetApp
    • Storage pooling with thin provisioning
    • Solution of MetroCluster in Cluster-Mode known as MCC
    • very good solution for more than 500 users per cluster
    • impressive IOPS, microsecond response times
    • Faster database application
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    Cons
    Lenovo
    • There are a lot of xclarity tools that need to be condensed.
    • I would like to see the old IMM interface return as the new management interface is not as easy to use.
    • Replacing some of the internal components is more involved than it used to be.
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    NetApp
    • NetApp EF-Series All Flash Array need to perform the additional configuration for multipathing
    • Experienced are required to manage this storage
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    Usability
    Lenovo
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    NetApp
    HW and SW of NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays are easy to use, with very good support.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lenovo
    I much prefer the old x systems as I have worked with them for a while. The ds series is much faster and more reliable. Servicing it is simple but some internal components require more involvement.
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    NetApp
    I have not been able to work with such a great platform in my career experience. Data storage and networking of all databases have been a great achievement of this platform. The user interface is simple and the dashboard shows clear trends in data infrastructure. There are backup storage systems on our cloud servers in case we lose any data. It has an automated update system that keeps our applications up to date.
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    Return on Investment
    Lenovo
    • It has generated a lot of revenue in our service department.
    • It has made us invest more in learning all of the new systems with xclarity etc.
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    NetApp
    • High dedupe ratio
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