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."We have tons of capacity on it."
"I never have to worry about its performance or if it is the root cause of an issue."
"We've been using FlashArray's snapshot for backups. Their replication across sites and response time are also excellent."
"All our junior partners can administer the storage arrays. It is simple and easy to use. We don't have to dedicate a whole team of full time people to work on it."
"The most valuable feature is how it simplifies the management of the SAN."
"The initial setup is very straightforward. You simply plug it in and turn it on."
"This solution has improved our organization in the way that we used to see latency but now with this solution we don't. It also has good performance. Latencies have come down for our performance in the SQL databases. We can put a lot more in a lot less in terms of space savings. We also save data center space have good deduplication."
"The stability is very good. I've done destructive testing on it and never had any type of storage outages from it."
"Since it's being used to support a virtual infrastructure, that gives us access to all of the benefits of a virtual infrastructure. So, instead of spending hours trying to rebuild or to fix a broken server, we can instead wipe it out and throw up a new one and we're up and running again."
"It is a really stable product. We have not had any major issues at the moment."
"The solution, stability, and the performance work well for us."
"The most valuable feature when we purchased it was that it was a four-node system."
"The intelligence around the solution is good."
"All-flash has been the most innovative way of using storage based on the 3PAR platform."
"I am impressed with the product's online upgrades."
"The solution is easy to use and very stable."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"The strong point is that our clients like this are RadLV (Radiology Low-Value). They also use SnapMirror and MetroCluster."
"Better performance and lower costs."
"Snapshot, deduplication, and compression features are valuable."
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
"You can use different protocols at the same time. Monitoring is also very easy in NetApp FAS Series. There is a free tool for monitoring."
"Can use both SAN and NAS at the same time."
"We would like to see more development on their Copy Automation Tool (CAT) for Oracle, as well as better integration for our customers running Oracle VM."
"One thing I'd like to see in a future release is integration between their main storage array and what they call their FlashBlade product; to be able to snapshot directly from the primary array into multiple different backup copies on FlashBlade."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve by being more secure."
"We would like more extended historical data to help with some of the capacity planning. This is something that we are asking for all the time. E.g., what was the historical performance of this particular volume? So, we would like more historicals."
"The product should improve its response time. I have also encountered issues with its configuration."
"I feel like there is too much automation; the user doesn't have any manual input."
"Larger capacity and more storage ports would be the two things I'd like to see."
"The backend of this solution utilizes an Active/Passive architecture, rather than an Active/Active architecture, which is a disadvantage, when compared to some of its competitors. Its storage capacity should be expanded in the next release."
"They should add AI-enabled dashboards to the solution."
"...sizing is everything. If you don't do the sizing right and you don't understand every detail of the product, how it works, you can be in a very unpleasant situation when you pay half a million dollars and you have a product that does not work as you expected."
"3PAR has StoreOnce and replication. I would like it if they worked together. Or, if I had Nimble and put that either in DR or a primary cohesive management, but still use the cool features of 3PAR, that would be awesome."
"We need additional enhancements to InfoSight, especially from a VM standpoint. Today, we can see in the Azure VM performance stats in 3PAR, but it is so huge, we can't just drill down on each and every VM and look at its performance."
"I would like to see more flexibility with the cloud. I've actually just been in a presentation about it, here at HPE Discover 2018, so those features are coming."
"The price of this solution should be lower."
"Cloud integration could be better. They can also add an NVMe to port to that. I would like to see NVMe in the next release. That's the future or the near future for storage. That will give us a real high throughput and some performance."
"We are still waiting for the compression feature to be deployed."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"Dedicated storage efficiency accelerators could improve the overall performance of the system."
"When getting new hardware, always tell the account manager that you are also considering other brands. They will be forced to adjust the price lower."
"No other area for improvement comes to mind other than its price. Making the price more attractive will help this solution have a bigger market share."
"The user interface could be improved."
"The AutoSupport could be improved to be more proactive in certain cases."
"NetApp FAS Series could improve by being more secure."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 6th in NAS with 299 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 97 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 and NetApp AFF, 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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