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."The solution is easy to scale. I'm running two environments right now, so I need to scale. I'm running a part technology. I've got an A-side and a B-side."
"Provides fast access and is user-friendly."
"It comes with a large number of features out-of-the-box, which makes it easy for us to see problems and manage capacity."
"Pure Storage technology allowed us to automate tasks, reducing something which started as a 12-hour turnaround down to about 15 minutes."
"Scalability is one of the best features. You can quickly add more. You can swap out the drives with larger sizes, you can add more shelves. All of that is perfect - the whole concept of keeping it modular..."
"Very stable; no worries about how much it can handle."
"Technical support has been amazing."
"It simplifies the overall management. We don't have to worry about storage anymore."
"The most valuable feature of HPE 3PAR StoreServ is its storage capabilities."
"We use for our tier one and two apps, so they can do failover, synchronous replication."
"It is reliable, and it seems like a solid product. It has been working well so far."
"The performance has been fantastic. It has not had many issues whatsoever, and what issues they do have, the support picks up on it quickly. They send us tickets saying that they are doing work without us even having to engage them."
"We have additional space in the enclosures for additional disks, so we can scale up without any downtime."
"The solution is easy to install."
"If there is a problem then the HPE facility will detect it and immediately contact me."
"It is easy to manage and performs very well."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"It is very easy to expand disks and manage CIFS."
"Better performance and lower costs."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"Flexible and reliable storage solution with multiple features such as cloning, replication, and deduplication. Data migration can be done without any performance implications on the production systems."
"The strong point is that our clients like this are RadLV (Radiology Low-Value). They also use SnapMirror and MetroCluster."
"The product is user-friendly and helps to evaluate the performance of each node. It ensures that if one node encounters an issue, the system can immediately redistribute the workload without interruptions. This setup provides uninterrupted operation for our systems."
"It has a very good implementation of the Active Directory services, so implementation into a Windows network is easy."
"This product has only two active controllers, whereas other solutions can have more. This is something that needs to improve."
"It would be nice to have a better view of the allocated capacity on their Platform as a Service solution because we have to do some manual calculations to understand how much we are going to pay every month to use the storage that is allocated."
"I feel like there is too much automation; the user doesn't have any manual input."
"The setup needs to be improved the most. They can do a little more with the user interface, but the setup is what I would like to see made a bit easier."
"Its price could be cheaper. It is not the cheapest one out there, but I'm not directly involved in the figures and negotiations."
"In the next release I would like to see integration into other third-party player providers like Google."
"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."
"I would like to see support for NVMe, end-to-end."
"We are waiting for compression."
"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."
"Its price is a bit high for adding another tree."
"We would like to see the ability to not only be integrated with hybrid IT, but on-prem."
"The solution could improve by being able to handle larger data."
"if it were easier for us to manage the product ourselves without having to get HPE to connect, because it sometimes it does take a bit to get the scheduling worked out with the HPE support. If it were simpler, then it might be easier for us to handle it ourselves."
"I would like to see the ability to be able to migrate to newer versions of the 3PAR without having to take any of our data offline and be able to upgrade on the fly."
"I would like to see more flexibility with the cloud. I've actually just been in a presentation about it, here at HPE Discover 2018, so those features are coming."
"Dedicated storage efficiency accelerators could improve the overall performance of the system."
"We would like to have further integration with some backup products. They have some of them already, but there could be more."
"As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc."
"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."
"I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"I think this kind of infrastructure is mostly obsolete. To keep up with developments in this space, you need to move all these features to an All-Flash solution."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 6th in NAS with 299 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 97 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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