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As of January 2025, the mindshare of IBM FlashSystem in the NAS category stands at 7.6%, up from 7.2% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Computer Software Company
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Financial Services Firm
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Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
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Comms Service Provider
6%
Educational Organization
4%
Retailer
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Healthcare Company
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Real Estate/Law Firm
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Media Company
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Construction Company
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Hospitality Company
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Transportation Company
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Consumer Goods Company
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Raanan Sitton - PeerSpot user
Vice President Sales at BELOCAL LTD
Verified user of IBM FlashSystem
Nov 29, 2024
Product discussed: IBM FlashSystem 5300
Offers cost-effective storage for small companies with budget constraints

Pros

"IBM FlashSystem 5300 is offered at a very low cost in Israel, which is advantageous for small companies."

Cons

"IBM FlashSystem 5300 needs improvement in its deduplication and compression features."
Abdul-Salam - PeerSpot user
Sr. Manager - System Analyst (Datacenter Infrastructure) at Sohar International
Verified user of IBM FlashSystem
Feb 5, 2023
Product discussed: V5010
An easy GUI and simple provisioning but our model does not support compression

Pros

"The all-flash storage has tier replication capabilities. "

Cons

"Our model does not support compression or deduplication."
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Mike Bellemans - PeerSpot user
Project manager at Sopraco NV
Verified user of IBM FlashSystem
Jun 9, 2023
It's proven technology in a compact, affordable solution

Pros

"FlashSystem offers proven technology in a compact package. "

Cons

"IBM could do more marketing and improve brand awareness. I had never heard of this product until a colleague told me about it. FlashSystem could add a few features, but it would probably increase the price. For example, Pure Storage offers instant snapshotting and partitioning. That would be nice to have, but I think the cost would go up. "
Storemgr67 - PeerSpot user
Storage Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of IBM FlashSystem
Oct 10, 2023
A highly stable tool that helps users with replication features

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is replication...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."

Cons

"In IBM FlashSystem, data reduction is an area with shortcomings where improvements can be made in the future."
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Web Operations Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of IBM FlashSystem
May 24, 2017
We have not seen many drive failures. It should have built-in reporting to understand the health of the array.
Atif Najam - PeerSpot user
Chief Information Officer and Program Lead at Gatron Industries Ltd
Verified user of IBM FlashSystem
Oct 29, 2022
A good solution for managing and supporting our workloads

Pros

"The solution is scalable and has varying degrees of scalability. "

Cons

"IBM FlashSystems is lagging in optimizing storage technologies."
EMIL DOMINGUEZ - PeerSpot user
HW Sales Representative at GBM (an IBM alliance Company)
Verified user of IBM FlashSystem
Feb 1, 2023
Product discussed: Latest version
Stable, and scalable, and we can expand arrays with a single disk

Pros

"At the FlashSystem level, customers are especially fond of multi-tier and distributed rate systems, particularly the dynamic rate six arrays."

Cons

"Our customers have raised concerns about the limitations of the FlashSystem 5200 and 7300, which only offer a 32-gigabyte connection."
Marko M - PeerSpot user
Product Manager at ZELINKA d.o.o.
Verified user of IBM FlashSystem
Feb 26, 2023
Product discussed: 5035
Very stable and easy to configure or use

Pros

"The solution is very easy to configure and use. "

Cons

"The solution's pricing is a bit high so there is room for improvement. "