IBM SAN24B-4 Express vs IBM SAN48B-5 comparison

IBM SAN24B-4 Express and IBM SAN48B-5 are both solutions in the Enterprise SAN category. IBM SAN24B-4 Express is ranked #11, while IBM SAN48B-5 is ranked #8. IBM SAN24B-4 Express holds a 2.9% mindshare in ES, compared to IBM SAN48B-5’s 7.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM SAN24B-4 Express users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM SAN24B-4 Express

Ranking in Enterprise SAN

11th

Average Rating

9.0

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IBM SAN48B-5

Ranking in Enterprise SAN

8th

Average Rating

0.0

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Enterprise SAN category, the mindshare of IBM SAN24B-4 Express is 2.9%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM SAN48B-5 is 7.2%, down from 7.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Alejandro Rivas Detomasi

System X & P / Blade / Storage / SAN Hardware and Software Support at GEOCOM Uruguay S.A.

Jun 26, 2017

It has short-wave and long-wave capabilities.

Best features in my opinion: 24 8GB ports Fabric OS Short-wave and long-wave capabilities ISL possibilities with other brands Thanks to the SAN24B, now we can interconnect our hosts with every storage in our SAN, ideal for the virtualization platform we use (VMware), and also interconnect our…

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Overview

The IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Express fabric switch is designed to meet the needs of small- to medium-sized storage area network (SAN) environments.

The IBM System Storage SAN48B-5 switch is designed to meet the demands of hyper-scale private or hybrid cloud storage environments by delivering Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and capabilities with 16 Gbps performance that support highly virtualized environments. To enable greater flexibility and investment protection, SAN48B-5 is configurable up to 48 ports and supports speeds up to 16 Gbps in a designed 1U package.

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