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IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems) vs. Pure Storage FlashArray

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    IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AIBM Storwize is a family of recognized all-flash and hybrid storage solutions designed to support the virtualization needs and application workloads of mid-sized enterprises.N/A

    Pure Storage FlashArray

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APure Storage in Mountain View, California offers all-flash array data storage promising affordability, high availability, and consistent performance.N/A
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    IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)Pure Storage FlashArray
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)Pure Storage FlashArray
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    IBM
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    Pure Storage
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    We had our IBM Storwize actually crash on us with the IO we had on it. The Pure Storage unit has 3 times the amount of IO on it without an issue that's why we went with Pure Storage.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    Really the deduplication and compression ratio has been all over these guys. The speed on the flash storage seems more customized if I may say and our deployments were smooth. Nothing against these guys since we work with all at the same level, but there are very notable perks …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    FlashArray provides higher throughput and less latency compared to others.
    Incentivized
    Chose Pure Storage FlashArray
    FlashArray just works. They set it up with us and it works. The interface is simple. Things are easy to do. We use it as a backend for VMware and sometimes as a backend for Linux-HA-based NFS/SMB serving. It's just there and easy. IBM's V7000 was cool but required …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)Pure Storage FlashArray
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems) and Pure Storage FlashArray
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    Ratings
    Pure Storage FlashArray
    9.3
    154 Ratings
    Flash Array Performance00 Ratings10.0154 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration00 Ratings9.0144 Ratings
    Data Compression00 Ratings8.0153 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades00 Ratings10.0148 Ratings
    Simplicity00 Ratings10.0154 Ratings
    Power Savings00 Ratings9.0131 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)Pure Storage FlashArray
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (20 ratings)
    10.0
    (207 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.1
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (75 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (5 ratings)