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IBM Spectrum Scale vs Scality RING comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Scalability Issues

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Scality RING8 offers improved scalability, managing petabytes for enterprises, but past issues existed, especially with migrations.
 

Room For Improvement

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Scality RING needs improved S3 compliance, streamlined capacity expansion, better scalability, and support for varied processor architectures.
 

Valuable Features

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Scality RING offers secure, efficient storage with S3/CDMI support, erasure coding, and scalability for large organizations.
 

Customer Service

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Scality RING8 support is skilled but occasionally requires repeated explanations due to unique customer setups, yet remains positively received.
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Scale
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Software Defined Storage (3rd)
Scality RING
Ranking in Software Defined Storage (SDS)
13th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Scale is 5.0%, down from 8.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Scality RING is 3.7%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Software Defined Storage (SDS)
 

Featured Reviews

Janith Ranasinghe - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Guillaume Lapouge - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers UTIPI (Unified Tiered Infrastructure Per IOPS) feature in billing but lacks extensive testing
It's a very good product, but for large-scale usage, it has limitations. Scality RING's lack of extensive testing and potential hidden limitations. While Scality provides precise architecture guidelines for sizing the storage infrastructure, Orange utilizes a different processor architecture for its Ovi servers, requiring additional optimization beyond what Scality offers. In essence, the product lacks third-party optimization capabilities.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Scality RING8?
Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.
What needs improvement with Scality RING8?
It's a very good product, but for large-scale usage, it has limitations. Scality RING's lack of extensive testing and potential hidden limitations. While Scality provides precise architecture guide...
What is your primary use case for Scality RING8?
I work with Scality RING for storage, and we have a concrete strategy to offer it to business customers. Many customers use it for different purposes, but a common use case is for user computer bac...
 

Also Known As

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Scality RING, RING8
 

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Sample Customers

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Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, EuroSport, Orange, Deluxe, DailtMotion, SFR, RTL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Telstra
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