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IBM Storage Scale vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Storage Scale

    Score6.4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    IBM Storage Scale (formerly IBM Spectrum Scale) supports storage management of unstructured data for big data analytics.N/A

    Pure Storage FlashBlade

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/APure Storage offers FlashBlade, a scale-out file and object storage – architected to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) while accelerating tomorrow's discoveries and insights.N/A
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    IBM Storage ScalePure Storage FlashBlade
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    IBM Storage ScalePure Storage FlashBlade
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Pure Storage
    Chose Pure Storage FlashBlade
    The NetApp a800 we tested was 14% faster than Pure FlashBlade with NFS workloads. However, NetApp lacked ease of administration and performing simple tasks such as creating multiple NFS volumes required scripting from the command line. Our flashblade contained 15 baldes and our …
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    IBM Storage ScalePure Storage FlashBlade
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    8.4
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
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    8.2
    (10 ratings)