We performed a comparison between Dell XtremIO and HPE Nimble Storage 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 best feature is consistently lower latency, even when IOPS crank up to over 75K. The product maintains submillisecond response time, which is incredible."
"This solution is very scalable."
"Pure Storage technology allowed us to automate tasks, reducing something which started as a 12-hour turnaround down to about 15 minutes."
"Having fast storage allows actual servers to perform in high capacity so we don't have slowdowns on our applications."
"I like its speed. It has all the features that I need."
"Before we used Pure Storage it took 93 days of employees who run the database to back up and restore databases. The scale of deployment basically went from several days to a few minutes."
"The deduplication and compression rates are beyond impressive."
"The initial setup was really straight forward."
"The most valuable features are that it is fast and reliable."
"Linear performance – The XtremIO wasn’t the fastest in all tests against other all flash arrays, but even with a massive workload, the response time and user experience were absolutely predictable with no sharp drop-offs."
"Dell XtremIO is good for databases and huge workloads."
"Speed and reliability:"
"Thin storage allocation"
"Very good IOPS performance"
"The solution's most valuable feature is its high performance."
"The most valuable feature of Dell EMC XtremIO is the data protection (DP) group, it is one of the most advanced features in these types of arrays. The dedupe and compression that this array provides both do a superb job."
"Our virtual admins are able to take control of Nimble and know how to allocate the storage, whenever it is required, thus reducing time."
"HPE Nimble Storage is very stable and performs well."
"In the 20 days that we have been using this solution, it has been stable."
"Even if one control fails, it automatically turns on the other controller and everything moves from one to the second instantaneously without any issues."
"Deduplication and compression."
"It has allowed us to upgrade our DMS to the latest version and reuse the older array as the DR storage for VMware SRM."
"There are a lot of redundancies in all the right areas, so it is pretty stable."
"The tool’s support is feasible."
"Pricing could be better in comparison to other solutions."
"Pure Storage will have issues with positioning in the near future since its a relatively new company. For now, customers need a PoC to trust using the solution, as it can't stand on its brand name alone. They need to improve Pure Storage's marketing."
"The 3PAR SSD arrays that we have are still failing a lot so even though we're under warranty, we still have to get someone out and usually have someone troubleshoot so that usually adds onto the cost. With Pure, we've had a disc fail and we pop it out and you pop it in and it's good to go."
"We've had it in place for about a year and a half and have had zero complaints, other than that box-to-box replication is not encrypted."
"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."
"Storage. There could be better storage."
"If we suddenly dump large amounts of data onto the storage system, it takes a while to process it."
"There was some complexity in the initial setup."
"The solution needs to be simplified. When you integrate your storage with other systems, could use a little bit of automation."
"In some cases where we don’t need the flexibility of the virtualization layer, we could free up resources on the VPLEX by using the storage replication."
"Scalability is something that can be improved because there is an issue when it comes to mixing versions."
"The management should be improved and the GUI interface could be better and easier."
"The physical architecture could use some higher levels of redundancy."
"XtremIO is coming to its end of life."
"XtremIO needs to be lower priced. It also needs better endpoints and scalability."
"One thing that should be improved is the reporting and monitoring tools. It should use real time monitoring for storage, IOPS, latency, etc."
"I would like deduplication by default on all the volumes. I still don't understand (or know why) dedupe isn't enabled for the templates out-of-the-box. We have to go in and manually enable it each and every time."
"When sizing the array based on requirements the option to add more network cards for throughput would be something to help clients."
"The solution’s stability could be better. The tool’s pricing is high and depends on the partner."
"I would like to have integration into cloud providers, apart from HPE."
"I don't think it is officially released yet, but the main reason that we chose Nimble is because of the sync rep feature. So, I would like to see that further evolve. This feature will be essential for our setups."
"The solution could reduce its price."
"The HPE Nimble Storage could have better integration with monitoring and machine learning system information solutions."
"I think the scalability of HPE Nimble Storage could be improved."
Dell XtremIO is ranked 26th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while HPE Nimble Storage is ranked 5th in All-Flash Storage with 119 reviews. Dell XtremIO is rated 7.6, while HPE Nimble Storage is rated 9.0. 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 Nimble Storage writes "Beneficial management software, straightforward installation, and good support". Dell XtremIO is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerMax NVMe, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF and INFINIDAT InfiniBox, whereas HPE Nimble Storage is most compared with Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore, HPE Primera, VMware vSAN and IBM FlashSystem. See our Dell XtremIO vs. HPE Nimble Storage report.
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