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IBM Storage Insights

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What is IBM Storage Insights?

IBM Storage Insights is a storage management application designed to support capacity planning, increase storage utilization, and provide performance monitoring.

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IBM storage insights is the most powerful tool to monitor the performance of your storage

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Diego Xavier RojasView profile
IT Specialist in Engineering at Coresolutions S.A. (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

we use IBM Storage Insights to monitor the performance of all our IBM storage, this product is very powerful in the granularity of storage objects, if we have the performance of each of the objects we can determine which is the bottleneck or what is the problem when we have slowness in our applications

Pros

  • graphics granularity
  • custom reports
  • IBM ticket handling

Cons

  • the free version unfortunately has very few functionalities, it is almost useless

Most Important Features

  • customizable graphics
  • reports
  • IBM ticket handling
  • it's in the cloud

Return on Investment

  • It is the only tool that has a performance history of all storage objects.
  • It allows us to determine how my storage is working, its performance, if it has any problems.
  • automatically opens tickets with IBM if there is a problem with the storage and saves a history of all tickets on the equipment

Other Software Used

IBM Spectrum Virtualize, IBM Storage for Red Hat OpenShift, IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)

Secure Cloud Storage Application

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Miley EricksonView profile
Sales And Marketing Specialist in Marketing at FCCI Insurance Group (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Storage Insights has the ability to securely transfer different data to various storage categories thus ensuring that an organization's data is safe. It is also cost-effective, a feature that helps an organization achieve maximum productivity and efficiency. Additionally, it has efficient Cloud storage that keeps data well secured allowing for system management as well as high-level data management. Lastly, IBM Storage Insights interacts well with other IBM applications and this ensures that productivity is not hindered due to a lack of collaboration among the applications in use.

Pros

  • IBM Storage Insights has an excellent interaction with other IBM applications
  • IBM Storage Insights Cloud storage is very secure
  • IBM Storage Insights allows for the transfer of data between different data storage systems

Cons

  • IBM Storage Insights is incompatible with most mobile phone applications and this limits its use among mobile phone users.
  • IBM Storage Insights does not have specific performance trackers.
  • IBM Storage Insights deployment is time consuming

Most Important Features

  • Coordination when sharing data
  • Huge storage space
  • Easily interacts with other IBM applications

Return on Investment

  • It has allowed access to various information that has helped the organization to increase its returns
  • It has ensured that there is secured data transfer between various storage systems
  • It has allowed the storage of crucial information that is only used by the organization for its competency purpose

Alternatives Considered

HPE Nimble Storage

Other Software Used

Algonomy Customer Analytics, dotConnect for Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Acoustic Analytics (formerly IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics)

Incredible and Sustainable Storage Avenue for Comprehensive and Simplistic Database.

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Allan MarkView profile
Digital Marketing Manager in Marketing at Bank of the West (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Storage Insights has outlined a storage environment that diagnosis security problems that the database may face, deploy an immediate block, in case there is an attack, and offer strategies for data mining when demanded. Further, IBM Storage Insights has accepted integrations with several platforms, more so those that entail databases, to make it efficient and functional. For propriety analytics, IBM Storage Insights is there with clean and outstanding mechanisms.

Pros

  • IBM Storage Insights has a comprehensive power in performance, more so for databases, and other analytical extensions.
  • Besides, IBM Storage Insights has deployed the intellectual needs of a company, by improving on the advanced competencies.
  • Finally, IBM Storage Insights has sustainable security procedures, that define firms' position in the market.

Cons

  • Android devices still requires IBM Storage Insights for outstanding functionality.
  • Further, IBM Storage Insights has a complex interface, that requires adequate orientation.
  • Besides, IBM Storage Insights is known to offer full service in terms of storage and other evaluating measures.

Most Important Features

  • Manageable and adequate external space, that maintains accessibility and strategic safety.
  • Further, IBM Storage Insights has communications, more so with the system admins and subscribers, [making] the entire coordination complete.
  • The diagnostic event controller from IBM Storage Insights makes the software remain standard and intelligent.

Return on Investment

  • Competent event controller, more so the security jeopardizing factors which makes the operations stable.
  • Again, IBM Storage Insights has deep analytical proficiency, which satisfies the business database needs.
  • The demand forecast from IBM Storage Insights makes companies have professional planning.

Alternatives Considered

Foglight and Cisco UCS Manager

Other Software Used

Cisco Communications Outsourcing, Claims Decisions, IBM Netezza Performance Server

Technically Sound Application in Managing Storage, and Cloud Access

Incentivized
Joy AnnView profile
Information Scientist in Information Technology at Bank of the West (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Storage Insights is a comprehensive, competitive, and confident cloud space, whose importance is storage management and space controls. Further, IBM Storage Insights creates external space that exceeds 440 systems, making the application preferred and magnificent. Besides, IBM Storage Insights conducts diagnostic event controls and feed, which ensure there is a manageable way of handling space problems. Finally, IBM Storage Insights establish proper interactions with other IBM application, which are valid and with competent answers.

Pros

  • Competent storage approach, with extensive external space that suits all data and content.
  • Confined and manageable space, with proper ways to deploy the required security apparatus.
  • Significant interaction with numerous IBM applications.

Cons

  • The operational capacity of IBM Storage Insights is slightly complex, calling for rapid system induction or training.
  • The lack of Android mobile app, that suits those who lacks the PC.
  • IBM Storage Insights however has capacity to manage and control the set space.

Most Important Features

  • The expandable and comprehensive space, which is a selection of holding even the huge database.
  • Besides, the urge or power to integrate with other IBM support, which equips the company with the required setups.
  • Finally, IBM Storage Insights has genuine security protocols, that get deployed with the right measures.

Return on Investment

  • IBM Storage Insights saves database, which could be a challenge to many businesses.
  • Further, IBM Storage Insights creates the required analytical competence in a company.
  • Further, IBM Storage Insights correct the challenges that affect the database, making it possible to track the set traffic.

Alternatives Considered

Dell EMC ECS (formerly Atmos)

Other Software Used

DigitalOcean Databases, Ace Cloud Hosting, Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics

Progressive, Secure, and Collaborative Storage Application.

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Essy JanetView profile
Data Security Analyst in Information Technology at Banner Bank (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Storage Insights is the fulfilling cloud space, with perfect capacity in planning content, establishing methods for swift ways of access, and determining security measures. The data storage often takes a higher cost, but with the deployment of IBM Storage Insights, there is a smooth process of cost demand, making it affordable. Again, IBM Storage Insights ensure the data classification process is proficient and well organized.

Pros

  • Data transfer through IBM Storage Insights support is effective.
  • The mechanisms of security for database control is another merit from IBM Storage Insights.
  • Further, the screening and access controls makes IBM Storage Insights preferred.

Cons

  • The deployment demands are hefty and time demanding.
  • The performance control and monitoring requires the IT skills.
  • Nonetheless, IBM Storage Insights is a proficient choice that businesses embrace.

Most Important Features

  • Secure data storage avenue for businesses.
  • Coordinated plan for sharing and data organization.
  • Advanced and Consistent analytical methodologies for businesses.

Return on Investment

  • IBM Storage Insights generates opinions or results from the analytical powers.
  • IBM Storage Insights makes sharing the norm in a company, which lowers expense.
  • IBM Storage Insights makes companies hold large database without compromise.

Alternatives Considered

HPE Nimble Storage

Other Software Used

Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE), Oracle Analytics Cloud, Cisco 3504 WLAN Controller