IBM's ability to cluster compute resources is impressive, with built-in support for scenarios like VR and active-active configurations,
IBM Spectrum Computing is praised for its backup capability, policy-driven resource management, speed, robustness, and data processing. Spectrum Scale competes with Pure Storage in analytics, offering effective workload and clustering management. However, issues like incorrect tape management, SMB storage incompatibility with HPC, inadequate Spanish documentation, and IBM's limited OEM support in Pakistan may deter tech buyers. The sales and support structure also poses challenges.
