IBM Storage FlashSystem vs. Western Digital 2u24 Flash Storage Platform (HGST)
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 IBM Storage FlashSystem | Score9.6 out of 10 | N/A | IBM Storage FlashSystem, an all-flash storage array, delivers ~2 PB of effective capacity per single rack unit. Engineered with unique FlashCore Modules, it offloads data services including compression, encryption, deduplication, and ransomware threat detection ensuring optimum performance and resiliency. | $14,200 |
 Western Digital 2u24 Flash Storage Platform | N/A | N/A | The 2u24 Flash Storage Platform is enterprise flash storage for software defined storage (SDS), designed to address the demanding storage needs of large enterprises and cloud service providers requiring dense, shared flash storage. Western Digital acquired the product line from the now defunct Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST). | N/A |
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| Additional Details | Entry-Level IBM Storage FlashSystem: For any organization looking for an all-flash array with features that are both enterprise conducive and budget friendly, the small to entry level offering prices from IBM begin at $18,400. Mid-Range IBM Storage FlashSystem: For businesses wanting to take advantage of an enterprise-quality flash array for critical workloads (such as SQL databases, SAP, ERP, CRM, etc.), list prices start at $104,600. High-Performance IBM Storage FlashSystem: Organizations seeking a storage array with the ability to run multiple instances of critical applications that are both performance intensive and capacity sensitive, can find IBM prices starting at $368,500. Contact IBM for configuration and pricing details. | — | ||||||||||||||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.8 | - |
| Likelihood to Renew | 7.4 | - |
| Usability | 8.8 | - |
| Performance | 9.5 | - |
| Support Rating | 9.0 | - |
| Implementation Rating | 8.0 | - |
| Ease of integration | 8.0 | - |
| Vendor post-sale | 7.0 | - |
| Vendor pre-sale | 8.0 | - |