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 code upgrades are very smooth."
"Their REST API is wonderful, well-documented, and easy to use."
"We've had to use tech support on a number of occasions. They did everything remotely and talked us all the way through. They fixed the issue within 30 minutes. Every single time we contact them, they're perfect. I would give their technical support a ten out of ten."
"It comes with a large number of features out-of-the-box, which makes it easy for us to see problems and manage capacity."
"The back-end data reporting for Pure Storage is phenomenal. The data that you can see on the performance of your customers' array, so you can be proactive about upgrades or enhancements, and is a phenomenal tool to have access to as a partner. I haven't seen this type of stuff out of anything of the other storage systems."
"We also use VMware integrations developed by Pure, their plugins in our vCenter environment. They help by allowing our non-technical operations teams to deploy new data stores and resize data stores without me having to involve myself all the time to do those simple tasks."
"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."
"It has very good performance for an application which needs lower latency and a better response, for example, in microseconds."
"The performance is good, which is important."
"The speed is extremely valuable."
"Ease of management, aside from the serious performance, is the best feature."
"Dell XtremIO is good for databases and huge workloads."
"The most valuable features are that it is fast and reliable."
"It is great for applications like Microsoft Exchange, ERP, SQL and VDI; basically saved the VDI buy-in from users, as now performance was seamless in comparison to a physical PC."
"Thin storage allocation"
"It has improved the ability of the executives to get proper insights."
"With our 3PARs, we have never lost data."
"The features which are most valuable are the availability of the system and the management."
"The solution has increased our performance by about 40 percent."
"From my perspective, it's really easy for me to be able to get in and do any troubleshooting with it and it's very consistent."
"We never had a blackout and we have never been offline."
"I am impressed with the product's online upgrades."
"The speed is very good."
"It would be nice if Pure had something in its portfolio that provided higher deduplication and compression for backups."
"Pricing could be better in comparison to other solutions."
"The solution is not cheap."
"Storage. There could be better storage."
"I can't see where they can make anything better, unless, of course, they lower their prices even more."
"I think replication is one area that still needs improvement. Earlier, Pure Storage FlashArray only had IP-based replication. There was no API-based replication, but they have enhanced the feature now. However, they need to work on API replication for C-type of arrays."
"The credentials on the iSCSI interface are only available to type in with the Chrome browser, and not with the Firefox browser."
"The higher education moves slowly. We are still looking forward to implementing the full list of existing features."
"Scalability is something that can be improved because there is an issue when it comes to mixing versions."
"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."
"Right now, external appliances are needed to replicate XtremIO to XtremIO, or to another EMC system."
"The physical architecture could use some higher levels of redundancy."
"This solution is geared toward enterprise-level companies. Small and medium-sized businesses would find it extremely expensive."
"Ease of use is key in the converged and hyper-converged world that requires administrators to have both hypervisor and storage skills."
"They can improve the product by providing an HTML5-based interface instead of the Java GUI based application."
"The implementation isn't exactly complex, but the solution should have some enhancements in it to make the process more centralized."
"I would like to see a little bit more integration from a cloud perspective. In this way, I would have some more flexibility to do more with data, how to store it, and where I have it."
"Feature-wise, with the InfoSight additions, there is a lot of the stuff missing in the intelligent interface. As they grow and push, a lot of it will not tie into Hyper-V."
"There is a slight difference between what we expected and what was delivered."
"If HPE 3PAR could handle NAS and all things related to NAS, you would not need to have a mixture of different storages, storage boxes, one solution could fit all."
"It would also help if they integrate current technologies, newer technologies, and more efficient technologies, as time progresses. For example, integrate the fourth level of NAND devices."
"The solution’s customer support could be improved."
"An area of improvement for this solution is an increase in the bandwidth as well as an upgrade of the storage functionality and capabilities. The storage needs to be expandable for future-proofing."
"The price of this solution should be lower."
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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