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."It's reduced our overhead management time on storage, since it is so simple to get in and just provision a volume, present it to the host, and then you are done."
"The most valuable features in Pure Storage FlashArray are deduplication and active cluster."
"It allows engineers to focus on other things rather than doing the more manual tasks. It automates tasks, so the ease of use is extreme. It simplifies the storage."
"We're getting good performance, and the compression ratio is also very good in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"It does efficient work of storing data while still delivering the performance that you would normally expect from a higher priced solution."
"What I like most about this solution, is the speed, resiliency and scalability."
"It helps us maintain uptime much better than other solutions we've used in the past, and the support is extremely quick and responsive."
"The all-flash disc is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"This is a stable solution."
"All-flash has been the most innovative way of using storage based on the 3PAR platform."
"We have had it for about two years and had zero problems with it."
"It is very stable. That is why we bought it."
"Technical support for both 3PAR and Dell EMC in my country, Iran, is very difficult because we are under sanctions."
"It's pretty stable and scalable. I think we've only had a couple of issues, three disk outages in six years."
"We have additional space in the enclosures for additional disks, so we can scale up without any downtime."
"Proactive support. Before we notice that there's a problem in the storage, or any part, any hard disk, they already notify us, and within four hours, the product is delivered. Within the next hour after product delivery, the engineer is available to support me."
"Better performance and lower costs."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"For us, the greatest aspect of the solution is the fact that it just runs. It is amazingly resilient. That's very important to us, because we are basically, with some exceptions, have a 24/7 operation."
"The solution is stable."
"The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"The most valuable feature for us is the combining of HA and SnapMirror."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"Going forward, don't complicate things for the customers."
"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."
"The product should improve its response time. I have also encountered issues with its configuration."
"I would like some performance analytics which go deeper than today. It should be specific to some hosts and applications. This would be good."
"I would love for them to have a hyper-converged solution."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve the recent file storage capabilities because it is lacking a lot of features."
"CIFS and SMB Shares cannot be mounted directly."
"I feel like there is too much automation; the user doesn't have any manual input."
"During the initial setup, it was a bit complex in the wiring of the cages."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"Our support in the US has been phenomenal, no issues at all. But the European support was poor initially."
"The solution’s customer support could be improved."
"Security is a mandatory feature because our customer needs to protect delicate information."
"The Unified Multiprotocol Access to the storage array needs to be improved."
"Needs more flexibility and expansion, and also relocation, a cloud solution."
"The price is a little bit high."
"It may need more flexibility to fight with other competing arrays."
"They should add new features to the product."
"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."
"It could be more flexible in terms of configuration."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"Replication should ideally be part of the ONTAP base bundle."
"NetApp FAS Series should introduce an FTP application for the broadcast and post-production market."
"With scalability, we feel the system is limited."
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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