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."Non-disruptive upgrades: You can upgrade at anytime without worry."
"It is pretty much just plug and play. There is not that much to do with it. It is very easy to use."
"The stability and performance are the best things about the solution."
"Data deduplication is one feature I found to be the most valuable in the tool...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Support has been helpful."
"It has good stability for our company."
"NVMe data storage platform that's easy to set up and easy to use. It's stable, with a lower response time, and quick technical support."
"The deduplication and compression rates are beyond impressive."
"Its snapshot capability is the most valuable feature, because replicate our databases from production to nonproduction for development. This allows us to do it very quickly."
"Its performance is good. We have a lot of applications that have high I/O, and 3PAR handles those with no problem."
"It's reliable and it's fast."
"We have much better performance than we managed earlier and are now saving lots of space."
"The solution is quite stable and scalable."
"They are using Ansible to automate the provisioning, so that simplifies the day-to-day operations."
"OneView is a nice interface."
"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."
"Good for NAS and unified solutions."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"The solution is very stable and reliable"
"Fast Snapshots"
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"The replication feature is noteworthy because it's faster than most and it uses little bandwidth. Then there's the friendly interface that the equipment offers. With this interface, it is very easy to manage."
"Ability to use mirroring and SnapVault have made backup no longer necessary."
"I would like some performance analytics which go deeper than today. It should be specific to some hosts and applications. This would be good."
"In the next release, I would like to see file-level encryption."
"When we were doing some tests, we found that there was an I/O freeze when they were switching the controller."
"The price could be better."
"The backend of this solution utilizes an Active/Passive architecture, rather than an Active/Active architecture, which is a disadvantage, when compared to some of its competitors. Its storage capacity should be expanded in the next release."
"We would like to see better troubleshooting aspects. It helps us if we can find out where the problem is. Right now, it's difficult. Sometimes it's difficult to pinpoint the issue. If they had more visibility and more troubleshooting feature built into the tool that would really help."
"Had some issues with Purity not being entirely compatible with VMware ESXi."
"Beyond a certain amount of petabytes, you have to have a separate system. Basically, it's not infinitely scalable."
"This solution is now at end-of-life."
"We would like to see the ability to not only be integrated with hybrid IT, but on-prem."
"The price of this solution should be lower."
"The speed of the hard disk could be better. The performance is the main issue for us. The performance of the VMs is not comparable to desktop machines, for instance, and we might need another solution to improve the performance. Other than that, we don't have any issues. We already have a great part of storage with SSDs, and the performance is not as good as I expected."
"This solution only provides active-passive replication, as opposed to active-active."
"HPE could improve by raising awareness when a new product is launched. They must think of ways to better serve and engage with their enterprise customers. HPE is selling enterprise products and mission-critical support."
"During the initial setup, it was a bit complex in the wiring of the cages."
"I need flexibility for interoperability across multiple platforms, not just HPE."
"When getting new hardware, always tell the account manager that you are also considering other brands. They will be forced to adjust the price lower."
"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 lacks automatic tiering, When you use data, some of it goes cold. It is not hot data, so the system should automatically move that data to the SATA, while the hot data is kept on tier-one, the SaaS or SSD drives."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"They should add new features to the product."
"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."
"For long term partnership in Myanmar, the local warehouse should be built in Myanmar that's something I'd like to see. We have some issues with supply so there is sometimes a delay in getting the hardware."
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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