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IBM Spectrum Accelerate Reviews

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What is IBM Spectrum Accelerate?

IBM Spectrum Accelerate is a software-defined block storage solution designed for rapid deployment across heterogeneous infrastructure for hybrid cloud and delivering consistent service levels to a dynamic workload mix. It is based on proven grid-architecture, enterprise-scale IBM XIV technology. IBM Spectrum Accelerate can be deployed, including as hyper-converged infrastructure, on any x86 server, on pre-installed third-party appliances or on public cloud infrastructure, and is available as a service on IBM Cloud infrastructure.

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IBM Spectrum Accelerate is the #4 ranked solution in top Cloud Software Defined Storage solutions and #22 ranked solution in top Software Defined Storage (SDS) solutions. PeerSpot users give IBM Spectrum Accelerate an average rating of 8.0 out of 10. IBM Spectrum Accelerate is most commonly compared to Red Hat Ceph Storage: IBM Spectrum Accelerate vs Red Hat Ceph Storage.
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IBM Spectrum Accelerate mindshare

As of March 2025, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Accelerate in the Software Defined Storage (SDS) category stands at 1.5%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

  • "The most valuable feature is the robustness, which is typical of IBM because their software generally just works."
  • "The ease of use is the solution's most valuable aspect. It's very user-friendly."

Room for Improvement

  • "he interface is not user-friendly so the ease of use could be improved."
  • "The reporting mechanisms need improvement."

Pricing

  • "If you are cost-sensitive then this solution is not for you."
  • "For a database, on a yearly basis, we pay approximately $3,500 for licensing fees. The solution is sold as a subscription on a yearly basis so there are no other ancillary costs."
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IBM Spectrum Accelerate was previously known as IBM XIV.

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IS Auditor at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of IBM Spectrum Accelerate
Feb 28, 2022
A robust solution with good performance and support

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the robustness, which is typical of IBM because their software generally just works. "

Cons

"he interface is not user-friendly so the ease of use could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

Spectrum Accelerate is part of our storage solution in a virtualized environment. We are a VMware shop and everything is virtualized. We run vRealize and vSphere, and we have almost nothing that is physical. The majority of our applications are SaaS.

How has it helped my organization?

Spectrum Accelerate has helped us to unify our file and database storage. We have got services operating at the VM level such as backup, NAS backup, and SAN backup, and it helps with everything.

Implementing this solution has been a very good decision for our in-house data center.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
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Technology Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Verified user of IBM Spectrum Accelerate
Jan 30, 2022
Product version discussed: 8
Easy to migrate from one version to another and offers a straightforward setup

Pros

"The ease of use is the solution's most valuable aspect. It's very user-friendly."

Cons

"The reporting mechanisms need improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution as a complete solution from the IBM Spectrum Suite and as a deployment solution.

What is most valuable?

The ease of use is the solution's most valuable aspect. It's very user-friendly.

The security on the product is very good.

It's easy to migrate from one version to another.

*Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller
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