We performed a comparison between HPE StorageWorks MSA and IBM FlashSystem based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is pretty transparent and works well."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA is an entry-level, cost-effective solution for SMB customers."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"The solution is very easy to use, it is not really complex for any user, such as non-technical individuals."
"The most valuable features are the storage levels and snapshot features."
"The product is very easy to deploy."
"Monitoring is a very big thing. Other great features include block storage; volume creation and the data reliability scalability, which makes the solution really good."
"The most valuable features were the dual controllers and being able to expand it."
"The speed and the ease of installation are the most valuable features."
"The solution is scalable and has varying degrees of scalability."
"The ability to create LUNs and modify them are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The compression and deduplication features are the most valuable."
"The GUI is very easy and performance is also good."
"The most valuable features are deduplication and compression."
"The speed of the unit is its best feature. It performs very well."
"The initial setup was really straightforward. It was not complex. Deployment took one month, due to the data migration duration."
"I rate HPE support four out of 10. I'm not happy with them. We purchased mission-critical support, and we're supposed to get a response in four hours. Instead, I'm waiting days for them to replace the drive. They asked me to send back the failed one, and I don't know the address. After I sent it back, they told me they haven't received it. It's a nightmare."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA could maybe include a pay-top of texture feature or something like job replication."
"Some clients have suggested room for improvement in expanding storage capacity beyond the base traces."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
"This product is getting a little bit older, so new features like deduplication are not included."
"It would be ideal if there was a better management interface."
"Synchronized replication is very important for MSA; however, HPE StorageWorks MSA doesn't provide synchronized replication."
"The support contract is expensive, although they are very responsive."
"The technical support in my region is satisfactory but it could improve. Support is very important for customers and downtime is very critical for us. We would like onsite or complete technical support which can help us to minimize our downtime or if problems occur."
"I would like to see an improvement in the handling of large amounts of rights."
"The pricing needs to be more competitive."
"The security features can be improved such that the encryption does not affect performance in any way."
"This solution could be improved by offering greater amounts of storage."
"The solution should improve its pricing and the mechanism in the reduction pool."
"When you provision a datastore auto-format takes a long time"
"The array level RAID does not seem available."
HPE StorageWorks MSA is ranked 5th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 19 reviews while IBM FlashSystem is ranked 2nd in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 106 reviews. HPE StorageWorks MSA is rated 8.4, while IBM FlashSystem is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HPE StorageWorks MSA writes "Has a straightforward setup process and good technical support services ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM FlashSystem writes "An easy GUI and simple provisioning but our model does not support compression". HPE StorageWorks MSA is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, HPE 3PAR StoreServ, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Dell EqualLogic PS series and HPE EVA, whereas IBM FlashSystem is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Pure Storage FlashArray, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Dell Unity XT and Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series. See our HPE StorageWorks MSA vs. IBM FlashSystem report.
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