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# IBM Spectrum Connect Reviews
**Vendor:** IBM  
**Category:** [Storage Systems Hardware](https://www.g2.com/categories/storage-systems)  
**Average Rating:** 3.0/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 1
## About IBM Spectrum Connect
IBM Spectrum Connect empowers storage teams and other stakeholders by enabling provisioning, monitoring, automating and orchestrating of IBM block storage in containerized, VMware and Microsoft PowerShell environments. It offers the same UI for many solutions and environments, for a consistent experience. It helps organizations simplify cloud complexity and is available by entitlement to every IBM block storage customer.




## IBM Spectrum Connect Reviews
  ### 1. spectrum connect and why the name change finally makes sense

**Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** James J. | Storage Specialist, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 21, 2018

**What do you like best about IBM Spectrum Connect?**

The product does allow the direct access of the storage backend from the Vcenter.

**What do you dislike about IBM Spectrum Connect?**

Having to train virtual server admins the storage terms we all know

**Recommendations to others considering IBM Spectrum Connect:**

Since the renaming from spectrum control base to spectrum connect, the true purpose of the tool is clearly evident.A very good step by the IBM team

**What problems is IBM Spectrum Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?**

the hand off between teams



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