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Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct pros and cons

Vendor: Microsoft
3.6 out of 5
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Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Pros review quotes

NT
Feb 13, 2020
The most valuable feature are the caching capabilities using the storage class memory.
Lawrence Tse - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 6, 2020
The flash ability, in terms of tiering and caching, is amazing
TR
Jan 26, 2020
The most valuable feature is that there is no single point of failure.
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VK
Mar 19, 2020
It's mainly about the storage expansion, like in hyper-converged solutions.
NT
Oct 31, 2022
The performance, reliability, and affordability has been most valuable.
Grzegorz Kedziora - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 29, 2024
The initial setup is straightforward.
AA
Apr 17, 2023
Its technical support is excellent.
 

Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Cons review quotes

NT
Feb 13, 2020
I think the online documentation needs a lot of work and so do the sizing tools.
Lawrence Tse - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 6, 2020
Documentation management could be improved
TR
Jan 26, 2020
More optimization could be done in terms of mirroring.
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VK
Mar 19, 2020
It is scalable, but only beyond two nodes. If I go for two nodes it's not scalable. I need to build a complete cluster from the beginning if I'm going for two nodes.
NT
Oct 31, 2022
The management tool within this solution could be improved. We would also like to be able to access services like Azure when using this solution.
Grzegorz Kedziora - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 29, 2024
The integration is not difficult because there is no GUI, but we need to use a PowerShell command. This makes it difficult to monitor and to see the components' statuses.
AA
Apr 17, 2023
It is difficult to get a hardware compatibility certification for the solution.