Tommy B.

IT Director

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/11/2016

"This is a good SAN alternative"

3/5

What do you like best about DataCore SANsymphony?

You take your cheap server, add cheap hard drive, and create a low-level SAN. A lot of enterprise feature Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DataCore SANsymphony?

The tiering work like crap. You need a lot of SSD disk to use the tiering. You can have a lot of tier level, but the first level of SSD needs to handle the full mapping. If you don't have any SSD, don't use tiering! I tried using 15k, 10k and 7.2k drives, and it was SO SLOW! faster to have only 7.2k drives.

It is very expansive, better to go with a real SAN for better value and performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering DataCore SANsymphony:

If you need cheap storage, it MAY be an option, but if you want advanced feature, with PERFORMANCE, it's not cheap.

One of the key feature is creating a lot of tier. If you can afford TB of SSD, you can than create tier with 15k, 10k, 7.2k, NAS, Cloud, etc. Meaning that your unused files will move to the archive without having anything to do... very NICE! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is DataCore SANsymphony solving and how is that benefiting you?

We want a lot of non-expansive disk spaces. SANsymphony is supposed to make it possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/8/2016

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Affordable, powerful, flexible."

4/5

What do you like best about DataCore SANsymphony?

Flexibility of using own hardware, resulting lower TCO. Very powerful for price point. Ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DataCore SANsymphony?

Support requires interaction with multiple vendors (can't be helped!) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.