We just went with a few IBM boxes here. We have 40 or
so Netapp boxes. The determining factor for us was the price. They undercut by
well over 100k on what we bought. The support structure is not the same as
Netapp. If you have never experienced IBM support before then I suggest you do
before you decided to go the way of IBM/NAS. If your like us and don't need the
"what is a snapmirror" type of support and just call when you need parts or the
box is panicing then you may want to consider them.
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Hi all,
A few quick queries -
Has anyone had any
experience with the IBM Branded NetApp's ? What does the N5200 compare with in
the NetApp family ? How does service/support differ from NetApp ? Finally why
would anyone go with IBM for a NetApp rather than NetApp direct (is it purely a
question of vendor service quality or is there a significant price difference) ?
Thanks in advance,
Raj.