Evaluator Series™ Research

The IBM DS3500 Express storage system is an entry level storagesystem from IBM. The DS3500 offering is targeted for usage with
System x, BladeCenter, and Power systems. The DS3500 is capable of scaling to mid-range capacity and performance but is targeted at entry level pricing. The IBM DCS3700 Express storage system is a mid-tier storage system from IBM. The DCS3700 offering is targeted for usage with System x, BladeCenter, and Power systems. An enhanced version is offered called the DCS3700+ that can have more cache, interfaces, and disks
installed. The DCS3700 can scale from a single module 60 drive system to 180 disks (360 for DCS3700+). The DCS3700 is the turbo model of the DS3500 in the 60 drive package sourced from NetApp Engenio.