SoftNAS Cloud NAS vs. IBM Turbonomic

SoftNAS is a Linux-based virtual NAS appliance deployed on public and private cloud services like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and VMware vSphere. SoftNAS can also run on RHEL if customers prefer it over CentOS. It runs as a virtual machine, providing a broad range of software-defined capabilities, including data performance, cost management, availability, control, and security. SoftNAS provides unified storage designed and optimized for high-performance, higher than normal I/O per second (IOPS), and data reliability and recoverability.

IBM Turbonomic, now part of the Concert platform, is a real-time application resource management platform designed to help users optimize and manage resources across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. This innovative solution continuously analyzes application performance and resource utilization, automating critical resourcing decisions to ensure optimal application performance while minimizing costs associated with cloud and infrastructure resources. IBM Turbonomic addresses the challenges of managing complex, dynamic environments.