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."Because we were able to afford to go all flash, we don't manage the tiers, we're not moving data up, and we're not waiting for overnight cycles."
"The data reduction technology part of the scalability has been impressive, like its ability to host additional workloads, volumes of data, and databases."
"I have seen a huge increase in speed and performance on our databases."
"We consume less physical storage because of the solution’s deduplication and compression."
"It helps simplify storage. When you're running Pure all-flash, you don't have to do a lot of the old Oracle best practices. You don't have to worry about putting log files on a different disk channel than the data files, and those types of issues... That has made it vastly easier to do large volumes, rapid provisioning in databases, without taking a performance hit."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray is the complete set of functions it provides."
"It is pretty much just plug and play. There is not that much to do with it. It is very easy to use."
"The guaranteed sub-millisecond response time for a 4K block."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its high performance."
"Performance and deduplication. This is a very robust block storage option that offers both performance and data optimization."
"We mostly use it for backup, because we cannot measure anything, and we are afraid to use it for surveillance systems. We were planning to use it for mostly for surveillance systems."
"Snapshots are valuable because of their seamless nature, as well as the minimal space each snapshot takes."
"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."
"Ease of management, aside from the serious performance, is the best feature."
"XtremIO is very stable."
"I do not have to worry about cross systems talking to each other or multiple systems trying to interact with each other. Our entire vCenter infrastructure is one large stack, which is nice."
"I am impressed with the product's online upgrades."
"Scalability, because our customer is fast growing and our solution should be able to start very small and grow very quickly."
"This system has been (by far) the easiest to use, manage, and expand."
"I like that it's stable. This is the reason why we're using these products. We work in the broadcast market, and stability is very important. HPE has global services, and that's also important. Dell and HPE are some big companies, and their solutions are robust and stable."
"It allows us to cohost as needed. We are able to put more systems on one data storage system and it is still able to deliver the availability and speed that we need it to deliver."
"It was the easiest SAN that I have ever set up."
"It's a really stable solution. We have no problems with the customer, no negative feedback from them on this."
"The higher education moves slowly. We are still looking forward to implementing the full list of existing features."
"I want to learn more about command line usage which I have not explored much yet. However, there are many automated solutions for repetitive tasks. I would like to see additional features like performance monitoring, configuring of alerts, and the customization of alert thresholds in the next release."
"Most of our upgrades have not been as smooth as they should have been."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve some aspects. There are certain features that are good and there are some features that I see some issues with at the technical level. Those issues are related to replication. They need to resolve those issues, which I have already highlighted to the Pure team. Additionally, there are some issues in the active cluster that could improve."
"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."
"A three wave application or multi wave application synchronization would be an improvement."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve the recent file storage capabilities because it is lacking a lot of features."
"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."
"I would like to see the ease of deployment and built-in Metro clustering."
"Management and reporting need improvement."
"The GUI could be modified more in terms of how the different components are linked to each other."
"This solution is geared toward enterprise-level companies. Small and medium-sized businesses would find it extremely expensive."
"Scalability is something that can be improved because there is an issue when it comes to mixing versions."
"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."
"Get rid of the Java aspect of the GUI console."
"They can improve the product by providing an HTML5-based interface instead of the Java GUI based application."
"We've had some issues when we were trying to upgrade, doing some firmware upgrades."
"I would like to see NVMe support, not only on the disk side, but also in the NVMe over Fibre Channel."
"The hard part with the initial setup was that we were on EMC VNX and trying to get those converted over into the HPE 3PAR, that process took awhile, along with scheduling downtime to get some of the physical stuff migrated over to the new device."
"The initial setup was complex, due to calculating the amount of performance that we needed for the floor."
"Its price is a bit high for adding another tree."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ is at its end of life and they are forcing us to purchase new hardware. They will no longer support this solution. They should provide support for a longer time. For example, 10 years instead of five years."
"I would like an easier user interface and setup to help with deployment. There were many areas of the setup where I was like, “Why don't we do it this way?” Therefore, some of the things in the user interface could have been more refined, so you don't have to click in 5000 different places to accomplish one goal. Less clicks means more efficiency."
"The tool needs improvement in the utilization report at the granular level."
Dell XtremIO is ranked 25th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 10th in All-Flash Storage with 298 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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