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 simplicity, ease of use, and dashboard management."
"The speed is the most valuable feature, along with the ease of getting it connected. We were able to get it online in less than a day."
"Their REST API is wonderful, well-documented, and easy to use."
"It simplifies the overall management. We don't have to worry about storage anymore."
"It is easy to manage. You don't have to have the same people who used to manage the Dell EMC arrays because the solution is more intuitive."
"The stability is very good. I've done destructive testing on it and never had any type of storage outages from it."
"We have tons of capacity on it."
"Has also helped simplify storage for us. The other person we put in there, took about a week to implement. And we had both arrays set up within around four hours with a thirty minute drive time between the two locations."
"From a single panel, I can see the performance of my service, my network, and my storage."
"The solution has improved our throughput by helping us keep up with the demand and acquisitions that we have been going through."
"The product has definitely improved throughput. We are able to more efficiently see patients because all of our medical records and practice management software seems to run faster. Uploading images and charts is a lot faster. Recalling information in the exam rooms is faster. The overall throughput of data, going back and forth, is so we can more efficiently see patients, and it also helps increase our patient flow. We can see patients a lot faster, getting them in and out a lot more quickly."
"It is easy to scale, easy to manage, and easy to configure."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ is easy to use, fully featured and has a great graphical user interface."
"I am impressed with the product's online upgrades."
"HPE can login, fix things, alert us to things, and upgrade. We are there and aware, but we do not do the work. So, that is good."
"The deduplication functionality is great. We have seen a lot of benefits in the deduplication ratio. So, it has proven that it is a good cost savings."
"Ability to use mirroring and SnapVault have made backup no longer necessary."
"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."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature for us is the combining of HA and SnapMirror."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"The solution is very stable and reliable"
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"Most valuable features are its ease of use, robust Snapshot functionality, and that you can use it in two datacenters with SnapMirror-ing."
"It would be nice if Pure had something in its portfolio that provided higher deduplication and compression for backups."
"There's always an opportunity for new feature functionality."
"Self-backup is the only feature lacking in this solution."
"It is not possible to create a cluster on top of multiple arrays."
"We did have one hiccup with the integration of vCenter. When we were installing Pure Storage, we were using vCenter 6.7, which defaults to the HTML5 Web Client. The current plugin for Pure Storage doesn't show up in that client at all. You have to go and use the legacy FlexFlash client to see the Pure Storage plugin in vCenter."
"I would like to have an easy way to determine the cost per VM so that I can present a solution to our customers."
"The price could be better."
"The initial setup was a little complex. We had some initial issues with the design and had to help correct some of the white papers for it, but it wasn't your standard use case."
"I would like to see a little better integration with OneView and provisioning ESX Hosts."
"Extending is not a problem, scalability is okay. But once you buy additional box of disks, you have to wait for HPE to contact you with their plan for implementation, for connecting, and it can take several weeks. So, you have the box and you have to wait for several weeks to actually implement it."
"We have had a few issues with it. We had our virtual environment lock up a few times on storage-based things. We think we have it sorted out, but maybe it came down to a configuration issue on it."
"if it were easier for us to manage the product ourselves without having to get HPE to connect, because it sometimes it does take a bit to get the scheduling worked out with the HPE support. If it were simpler, then it might be easier for us to handle it ourselves."
"We do see room for improvement, especially in regard to expanding the defined storage areas."
"We have issues with scalability because 3PAR has limited storage capacity, so we have to invest more after a while."
"The solution could improve by being able to handle larger data."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ could have better integration into the cloud and converged infrastructure."
"If our customer needs a high-performance storage solution then we don't recommend this product."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"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."
"Interfacing with the cloud environment could be better. I want to be able to move some cloud volume and integrate it seamlessly with my home on-premise storage. Sometimes I have issues with port permissions. NetApp probably needs to improve more on the integration side from on-premise to the cloud."
"As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"The AutoSupport could be improved to be more proactive in certain cases."
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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