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DataCore SANsymphony vs IBM Spectrum Virtualize comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
DataCore SANsymphony offers seamless scalability and flexibility, enabling effortless storage expansion and performance upgrades without disruptions.
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Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.1
DataCore SANsymphony offers high availability, seamless data migration, and efficient performance with robust compatibility and scalable capabilities.
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Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
5.8
DataCore SANsymphony users seek improved support, pricing, interface, integration, connectivity, reporting, analytics, updates, and licensing flexibility.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
DataCore SANsymphony is highly reliable and stable, with minimal downtime, improved by updates and Microsoft server enhancements.
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Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.8
DataCore SANsymphony's customer support is highly rated for responsiveness, expertise, and efficiency, providing industry-leading technical assistance.
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Setup Cost

Sentiment score
6.6
DataCore SANsymphony's pricing is mixed, balancing cost-effective licensing with expenses and requiring careful cost optimization and certified integrator collaboration.
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Categories and Ranking

DataCore SANsymphony
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
4th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Storage Software (1st), HCI (7th), Storage Performance (1st)
IBM Spectrum Virtualize
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
20th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of DataCore SANsymphony is 7.1%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Spectrum Virtualize is 1.8%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Defined Storage (SDS)
 

Featured Reviews

TempreviewerD - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust with good replication and access protection
The solution is constantly evolving. Recently, deduplication and compression have been further improved to meet customer needs, and updates are easily implemented without stopping production. The update assistant checks the state of health before using good practices, during checks that the data is still presented for service continuity, and afterward, if the actions carried out are indeed active. Technical support is truly available even without a production incident. This is really essential right now.
Nicolae Chirea - PeerSpot reviewer
Robust, stable, with good performance, and easy to implement
The primary use case with IBM Spectrum Virtualize for us is in relationship to databases I like that it can virtualize more than three hundred storage providers. I enjoy the performance, replication, and compression. I value all of the features. I would like to see three-side support. When we do…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
9%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DataCore SANsymphony SDS?
I rate the pricing of this solution as an eight. It is relatively expensive, and the additional costs for hardware and storage can make it a significant investment for customers.
What needs improvement with DataCore SANsymphony SDS?
It's difficult to say if something is missing in this solution. Maybe we'd like to manage the raid on the disk directly in SanSymphony. We essentially use RAID5 for our SAS disk and SSD, and now we...
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Sample Customers

Volkswagen , Maimonides Medical Center, NASA, Thorntons, Inc., TUI, ISCO Industries, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, United Financial Credit Union, Derby Supply Chain Solutions, Mission Community Hospital, Bellarmine College Preparatory, Colby-Sawyer College, Mount Sinai Health System, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Quorn Foods, Bitburger, University of Birmingham, Stadtverwaltung Heidelberg, NetEnt to name a few.
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