We performed a comparison between Dell XtremIO and HPE 3PAR StoreServ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The reliability is very good."
"The management features are well organized and they have a very good dashboard."
"Pure gives us better compression, it's easier to manage, a lot less hands-on."
"I like FlashArray's ActiveCluster as well as its snapshot and cloning capabilities."
"Running SAP on Pure Storage helps a lot without doing any further tuning to improve application performance. Our internal clients are happy."
"Before we used Pure Storage it took 93 days of employees who run the database to back up and restore databases. The scale of deployment basically went from several days to a few minutes."
"This is the best all-flash storage array on the market."
"The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are simplicity, ease of use, and dashboard management."
"Thin storage allocation"
"The most valuable feature of Dell EMC XtremIO is the data protection (DP) group, it is one of the most advanced features in these types of arrays. The dedupe and compression that this array provides both do a superb job."
"The solution's most valuable features are the inline data reduction and deduplication."
"Performance and deduplication. This is a very robust block storage option that offers both performance and data optimization."
"Snapshots are valuable because of their seamless nature, as well as the minimal space each snapshot takes."
"Very good IOPS performance"
"We've seen great enhancements from the performance point of view. There's good availability, stability, and continuity, but the performance actually has increased by 60 or 70%."
"Speed and reliability:"
"For virtualization, the failure rate is much less compared to traditional storage where you need more hard drives"
"3PAR is easy to keep running and does not require too much effort. It has been very reliable, which is key."
"We have had it for about two years and had zero problems with it."
"The product lasts a very long time without having to be replaced. It's had a very long life."
"OneView is a nice interface."
"The initial setup was very straightforward."
"With our 3PARs, we have never lost data."
"Provides High-Availability, security, and high performance"
"I would love to see a true one click upgrade solution. Right now, you have to click and schedule an appointment with Pure Storage to be able to upgrade. I would love for it to automatically download, install, and fall-over every controller as it updates."
"It would be nice if Pure had something in its portfolio that provided higher deduplication and compression for backups."
"I’d love to view the average, minimum and maximum performance in the reports (Analysis tab - Performance) but it is only graphics and you need to export data in CSV to find this information."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"We need to add more storage in Pure Storage FlashArray with the cluster mode activated for us to have better performance."
"I would like to see active replication. I know that it's available now but I haven't tried it yet. I hope that it works."
"Self-backup is the only feature lacking in this solution."
"I would like some form of QoS implemented. As a service provider, it would be beneficial to have it."
"It is very expensive to scale. You have to buy an additional system to extend from one disc, for instance. It is scalable, but extremely expensive to do so."
"The implementation isn't exactly complex, but the solution should have some enhancements in it to make the process more centralized."
"The GUI could be modified more in terms of how the different components are linked to each other."
"Management: At the time, there was no snapshot scheduler, so I had to write XSnapCourier to address it. The sad thing is that even after the newest release, which includes a native scheduler, most customers using XSnapCourier chose to stick with it due to a more feature-rich experience."
"They can improve the product by providing an HTML5-based interface instead of the Java GUI based application."
"Get rid of the Java aspect of the GUI console."
"XtremIO is coming to its end of life."
"This solution is geared toward enterprise-level companies. Small and medium-sized businesses would find it extremely expensive."
"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 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."
"In the next release, I would like them to make it a little easier to find where everything is in the new console. It now has the OneView look and sometimes I don't think the OneView look is enough. It's too different from the original console that was a separate system."
"It is suitable for medium-sized businesses and data centers with less number of users and less important data. It is not really an enterprise-level solution. It needs more capacity. It is also not really stable. It should be more stable. It should also support any server model. It is really weak in this area."
"I think cloud integration would probably be the biggest part, because that's where everyone is going and the seamless integration between on-premise and cloud is an important part of any IT strategy today."
"We are using a built-in solution in 3PAR. We are using All-Flash Storage, and there are some difficulties with it. HPE has now developed a new tool system to support All-Flash, and that's why we are changing our investment. They must increase its performance. I want unlimited support, which is very important for performance. I am not interested in spinning disks. HPE is developing new storage systems called Primera, but they must be developed more."
"The initial setup was easy. However, we get stuck on preconditions. We were not aware of some of the preconditions."
"Would like to see some management functions through a web interface."
Dell XtremIO is ranked 25th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 9th in All-Flash Storage with 299 reviews. Dell XtremIO is rated 7.6, while HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell XtremIO writes "Suitable for high IOPS and helps get backup in ten minutes ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE 3PAR StoreServ writes "The product's technical support is outstanding as I can reach someone right away". Dell XtremIO is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerMax NVMe, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF and IBM FlashSystem, whereas HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF and HPE StoreOnce. See our Dell XtremIO vs. HPE 3PAR StoreServ report.
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