We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are management and administration user-friendliness, provisioning, and performance."
"All updates, upgrades, and hardware work are all performed on-line with no impact."
"I like its speed. It has all the features that I need."
"It's actually very stable"
"We find the ease of usability and setup valuable."
"The code upgrades are very smooth."
"The speed of the Pure FlashArray is very, very fast and nothing in the market can compare to it."
"The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are simplicity, ease of use, and dashboard management."
"It is easy to manage and performs very well."
"The overall quality of the product is fantastic. Advanced Optimization is one of the best features I never thought I needed until I actually used it and saw it in action."
"The solution is easy to install."
"It's pretty stable and scalable. I think we've only had a couple of issues, three disk outages in six years."
"It has improved the ability of the executives to get proper insights."
"It has helped a lot for times when our customers do DR testing. Instead of having to spin down and spin up, I can do it live and seamless. I do not have to schedule downtime with an organization."
"If you can handle the IOPS, throughput is a natural byproduct. Usually, IOPS is where you are capped. HPE has done a great job in making sure that our IOP-intensive EMRs stay up and running. We have really good performance on them."
"I think the storage is very good, the way it stores, the thin provisioning it provides, and the data protection. And it's easy to deploy in any environment. We are using VMware. So for me, it's a right click and it's deployed. We can configure and create LUNS very easily with 3PAR management, and the interface is very user-friendly. Easily understandable."
"This solution provides us with easy management and great vendor support."
"NAS stability"
"The strong point is that our clients like this are RadLV (Radiology Low-Value). They also use SnapMirror and MetroCluster."
"NetApp FAS Series is simple to set up."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"It has integrated snapshot and backup capability."
"The most important features are SnapVault, Snapshots, and SnapMirror."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"The technical support is okay, but could be improved."
"It is not possible to create a cluster on top of multiple arrays."
"There are scenarios with very specific functionality around VMware integration particularly to do with the way we'd like to manage LUNs in VMware. The tools are pretty good but there's room for improvement there."
"FlashArray's capacity for forecasting should be improved because it needs to be a bit more current. I think it's bundled with the deduplication and other compression factors. We need more user interfaces for forecasting in this software and more interfaces need to be integrated with this array management tool."
"The one major gripe I have is that there is no snapshotting enabled by default on the SAN."
"It is way in excess of what we need. If anything, we could see a bit more speed. I'm just comparing it with what some of my colleagues who are implementing their own systems do."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see automated copy data management for SQL Server."
"If we suddenly dump large amounts of data onto the storage system, it takes a while to process it."
"They should add AI-enabled dashboards to the solution."
"3PAR needs to keep on increasing its capacity."
"Sometimes the required upgrades have been a little bit involved: "You have to do this before you do this," and I want them to explain to me why. It's more work than it should be."
"I would like to have single click upgrades because the process is cumbersome right now."
"I would like to see an automatic re-balancing system or functionality for adaptive optimization."
"I would like to see the reliability improve. While it has been a good product, the QA of the product could be done a little more thoroughly."
"Needs more flexibility and expansion, and also relocation, a cloud solution."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"For long term partnership in Myanmar, the local warehouse should be built in Myanmar that's something I'd like to see. We have some issues with supply so there is sometimes a delay in getting the hardware."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"Installation of the additional switches and ETP could be improved."
"It could be more flexible in terms of configuration."
"As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc."
"The one aspect of the solution that's negative for us is also more unique to us due to the fact that we did a MetroCluster. The tiebreaker piece that does the monitoring of the two different locations, and determines if one is not talking to the network normally (or if it's truly down) is a little difficult. It feels like it was not designed from the beginning to fit well into the other pieces. It feels like it was thrown in at the last minute and it is not smooth."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 6th in NAS with 299 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE 3PAR StoreServ writes "The product's technical support is outstanding as I can reach someone right away". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF and HPE StoreOnce, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and VAST Data. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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