IBM FlashSystem vs INFINIDAT InfiniBox comparison

The compared IBM and INFINIDAT solutions aren't in the same category. IBM is ranked #4 in N , with an average rating of 8.4, and holds a 7.6% mindshare in the category. INFINIDAT is ranked #10 in ES , and holds a 1.9% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of INFINIDAT users who would recommend it.

IBM FlashSystem

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91% willing to recommend

INFINIDAT InfiniBox

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

IBM FlashSystem

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

110

Ranking in other categories

NAS (4th), Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (4th), All-Flash Storage (13th)

INFINIDAT InfiniBox

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise SAN (10th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM FlashSystem is designed for NAS and holds a mindshare of 7.6%, up 7.2% compared to last year.
INFINIDAT InfiniBox, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise SAN, holds 1.9% mindshare, down 2.6% since last year.

NAS

Enterprise SAN

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Raanan Sitton

Vice President Sales at BELOCAL LTD

Offers cost-effective storage for small companies with budget constraints

IBM FlashSystem 5300 is offered at a very low cost in Israel, which is advantageous for small companies. However, other features like deduplication and compression do not perform effectively. The price sensitivity makes it a viable option for clients with budgetary constraints, as it allows us to secure deals based on the cost rather than advanced performance.

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GianpaoloMazzola

Project Deployment at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Good performance, suitable for big data, but the response time could be improved

The primary use case for this product is high-performance storage This product has good performance. It is similar to the Dell PowerMax and Pure Storage FlashArray. The InfiniBox has three active controllers. The response time for read requests can be improved. It is not as good as the solution…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The power systems are very reliable if you are running 24/7 operations. For ongoing mission-critical applications, it's the best solution."

"Over the years, it has become increasingly user-friendly."

"The most valuable features of IBM FlashSystem are performance and security."

"The most valuable features were the performance of the array, i.e., very low latency and high IOPS. Plus, the management interface is very easy to use."

"They have a virtualization feature and, even if you do not want to buy that feature, you can have it as a trial for two to three months. If you have another brand of storage from another company, you can use this tool to transfer all your data from the old system to the new Storwize system, which really shortens the migration time."

"The installation is nice and easy."

"IBM FlashSystem is a stable solution."

"The performance is very good and we use this product to enhance our core system."

More IBM FlashSystem pros

"Mostly, their support is also great at reacting to issues but moreover, proactive to prevent issues."

"This product has good performance."

Cons

"The customer's expectations are what they get on the cloud, they're expecting even in the on-premises deployments, going forward."

"I would like to see an improvement in the handling of large amounts of rights."

"Customization features must be improved."

"There could be some extra features added."

"The support could improve by allowing you to speak to someone when you call rather than them calling you back. However, once we do have contact with one of their technicians they are excellent."

"The ease of installation should be improved. We had issues with the configuration model."

"The array level RAID does not seem available."

"It is slightly more expensive, however, it all depends on your supplier."

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"The response time for read requests can be improved."

"InfiniBox, right now, offers only asynchronous replication between two storages."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Among IBM, Dell EMC, and Pure Storage, IBM is the cheapest. The price is also based on our location, the size of our entity, and our regular annual purchases from them. We are a very big IBM customer, so we normally get very high discounts. We are not a big customer of Pure Storage. We don't buy that much from Pure Storage per year. Everything is included in the price. There is no extra license for different functions."

"The price is a little bit high so is rated a six out of ten."

"My customers got the IBM FlashSystem bundle offer. It was a one-time purchase for three years of service. The price would depend on the storage size and could reach between $25,000 to $55,000."

"The price of IBM FlashSystem is reasonable."

"I price of IBM FlashSystem is reasonable and competitive."

"The tool is cost-efficient."

"Regarding licensing make sure you add at least three years software maintenance from IBM at the beginning, because you will not be able to download firmware updates or any fixes/patches without this."

"I would rate the pricing of this solution a four out of five."

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"The license covers any feature and also, the future features are already included. It is as easy as a 1, 2 and 3."

"The best features come included without any additional cost."

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Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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Educational Organization

49%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM FlashSystem?

It is simple to make an update.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM FlashSystem?

Many factors affect purchasing directly from IBM, often involving a multi-step process. Customers, especially in banking, often use the latest devices as they are upgrading, indicating they do not ...

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What needs improvement with IBM FlashSystem?

There is room for improvement in the troubleshooting part, specifically related to IBM Spectrum for Insight. Customers are uncomfortable with remote access, which affects automated remote support. ...

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Comparisons

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 27% of the time

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Overview

IBM FlashSystem products are enterprise computer data storage systems that store data on flash memory chips. Unlike storage systems that use standard solid-state drives, IBM FlashSystem products incorporate custom hardware based on technology from the 2012 acquisition of Texas Memory Systems. This hardware provides performance, reliability, and efficiency benefits versus competitive offerings.

InfiniBox, high performance enterprise data storage, eliminates performance, availability and scalability issues to accelerate critical business applications. Based upon a fully abstracted set of software driven storage functions layered on top of industry standard hardware, INFINIDAT delivers a fast, highly available, and easy-to-deploy storage system.

Unmatched reliability and performance (99.99999% uptime) is delivered through an innovative self-healing architecture, high performance double-parity RAID, and comprehensive end-to-end data verification capability. In addition, an efficient data distribution architecture that uses all drives all the time, and a very large flash cache, deliver ultra-high performance with up to 1M IOPS, and over 12GB/s throughput along with our InfiniMetrics detailed performance monitoring.

Sample Customers

Celero, Friedhelm Loh Group, Clarks, Mingkang Natregro Health Food Group, Sofia, Etisalat Fights Fraud, UF Health Shands Hospital, Generali, Elecon Engineering Company Limited, Ventiv , Technology, CPFL Energia, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., SciQuest, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Paddy Power, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Interconnect Services, Severstal IP-Only AB, PVU Group GmbH

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