DDN IME vs IBM Spectrum Scale comparison

DataDirect Networks and IBM are both solutions in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category. DataDirect Networks is ranked #23, while IBM is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.5. DataDirect Networks holds a 1.1% mindshare in SDS, compared to IBM’s 5.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

DDN IME

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

23rd

Average Rating

0.0

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IBM Spectrum Scale

Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)

6th

Average Rating

8.4

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Cloud Software Defined Storage (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of DDN IME is 1.1%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Spectrum Scale is 5.0%, down from 8.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Janith Ranasinghe

Senior Manager - IT at LankaClear

Nov 14, 2022

A stable solution with valuable profile-sharing features

The profile share is a valuable feature. We only use the parallel file system at my company I rate this solution a nine out of ten. I believe there is no graphic user interface, so they should include it. We have been using this solution since 2014, and it is deployed on-premises. It is stable…

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Financial Services Firm

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14%

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What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Scale?

It is a scalable solution.

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The solution is costly but reliable.

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The solution's pricing could be better.

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DDN Infinite Memory Engine

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Overview

DDN's Infinite Memory Engine (IME) is a scale-out, software-defined, flash storage platform that streamlines the data path for application I/O. IME interfaces directly to applications and secures I/O via a data path that eliminates file system bottlenecks.

IBM Spectrum Scale is a cluster file system that provides concurrent access to a single file system or set of file systems from multiple nodes. The nodes can be SAN attached, network attached, a mixture of SAN attached and network attached, or in a shared nothing cluster configuration. This enables access to this common set of data to support a scale-out solution or to provide a high availability platform. IBM Spectrum Scale has many features beyond common data access including data replication, policy based storage management, and multi-site operations. You can create a cluster of AIX nodes, Linux nodes, Windows server nodes, or a mix of all three. IBM Spectrum Scale can run on virtualized instances providing common data access in environments, leverage logical partitioning, or other hypervisors. Multiple IBM Spectrum Scale clusters can share data within a location or across wide area network (WAN) connections.

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