We performed a comparison between Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and IBM System Storage DS8000 Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Frame-Based Disk Arrays solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."One of the features, for us, that is important is the monitoring platform integrated into the solution. It has all the elements that we need to see, at all times, to be sure the platform is working right."
"The solution provides excellent scalability."
"The technical support is great."
"The biggest benefit of the Hitachi platform is 100 percent storage uptime. It's also highly cost-effective."
"There are no significant challenges in terms of scalability, and it can accommodate larger storage capacities compared to other storage solutions."
"The active-active option seemed to be working well and overall, it was a solid product."
"The first thing that attracted this model to us was the non-disruptive migration. We had a very large database application that was on older gear and needed to be migrated to these arrays. We had experience with virtualizing behind an array and moving applications and data but this made it even better."
"It is very flexible, and it is very useful when you want to virtualize different storage from different vendors."
"The high throughput feature is the most powerful thing in this product."
"The Global Copy and Global Mirror features are the solution's most valuable aspects."
"Hitachi should launch some small machines in Brazil. The smallest machine here in Brazil is VSP 350, which can be quite big for some of the customers. In China, Hitachi has small models of this equipment, but those models are not available in our region. Its pricing is a big issue for us. We are resellers, and we face some competition from other vendors. Hitachi doesn't always have a good position in terms of the price. Its user interface is also not as good as some of the other competitors, and it can be improved."
"The deployment could be a bit easier, because it's a bit tricky"
"n future releases, I would like to see enhancements in the web GUI capabilities for direct management without additional PCM."
"I would like to see an audit account set up such that the user can log in, see the configuration, and see the logs, but they cannot make any changes."
"They should look at the cost because there are other vendors who offer the same cost with more features."
"The software has always been lagging a bit compared to the newer features. It usually takes a cycle for it to catch up."
"The complex setup, ease of use, and snapshot operations of this product need to be improved."
"In terms of new features, I would be interested to see deduplication added in their next release."
"The solution should embedded replication switches into the hardware instead of using them externally."
"The GUI isn't as user-friendly as other options."
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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is ranked 1st in Frame-Based Disk Arrays with 49 reviews while IBM System Storage DS8000 Series is ranked 2nd in Frame-Based Disk Arrays. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is rated 8.4, while IBM System Storage DS8000 Series is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform writes "Leverages a 3DC architecture with VSP for disaster recovery, offering a 100% data availability guarantee". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM System Storage DS8000 Series writes "Great Global Copy and Global Mirror features with an easy initial setup". Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and Hitachi VSP 5000 Series, whereas IBM System Storage DS8000 Series is most compared with Dell SC Series. See our Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform vs. IBM System Storage DS8000 Series report.
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