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 deduplication in the array combined with its snap technologies allows the product to be remotely/manually controlled or scheduled."
"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 amount of throughput that we're getting is really nice."
"I like the speed, and I like the API and how programmable it is."
"It reduces space and the polar consumption. It also accelerates the application."
"The most valuable features are the replication of data and the continuous snapshot that we can take from the disc."
"There was a dramatic improvement in operating costs just as a result of the environmentals and space, let alone the cost of the unit itself."
"One of the features that my customers are really interested in is immutable snapshots. There are immutable snapshots to which your applications can be reverted back if you are hit by some kind of ransomware threat or malicious attack. That's kind of a key deal, and it is one of the selling points I use to point out to my customers the value and the features that Pure Storage brings to the table."
"Initially, we faced numerous issues with our analytical systems. However, we saw performance improvement after the implementation of the solution."
"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."
"Thin storage allocation"
"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."
"The most valuable features are: complete performance and ease of use."
"The most valuable features are that it is fast and reliable."
"XtremIO is very stable."
"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."
"HPE Nimble Storage uses the InfoSight platform and it is useful because we can identify the faults and can analyze the performance. It has many other features. This feature is the best that I have observed from HPE Nimble Storage."
"I have found the convergence rate and deduplication the most valuable features."
"It has allowed us to upgrade our DMS to the latest version and reuse the older array as the DR storage for VMware SRM."
"The tool’s support is feasible."
"They do a good job of helping people do storage in a very simple way."
"The management software that runs in the cloud is called InfoSight and it is very good. It is similar to machine learning software that monitors your hardware."
"HPE Nimble Storage is very stable and performs well."
"InfoSight provides real-time reporting, it gives you information about your different volumes, how the arrays are being used, I/O, performance in general."
"The price of the solution can improve."
"I would like to have an easy way to determine the cost per VM so that I can present a solution to our customers."
"We need to add more storage in Pure Storage FlashArray with the cluster mode activated for us to have better performance."
"I would like some performance analytics which go deeper than today. It should be specific to some hosts and applications. This would be good."
"On a couple of occasions, the waiting time for an upgrade has been pretty substantial."
"A minor issue that comes to mind is that, every once in a while, a hard drive will go bad."
"In the next release of the solution I would like to see Vormetric native block encryption."
"The initial setup was a little complex. We had some initial issues with the design and had to help correct some of the white papers for it, but it wasn't your standard use case."
"The GUI could be modified more in terms of how the different components are linked to each other."
"It is very expensive to scale. You have to buy an additional system to extend from one disc, for instance. It is scalable, but extremely expensive to do so."
"Management and reporting need improvement."
"Dell's technical support could be better."
"I am not too impressed with XtremeIO because we had a major failure."
"We've encountered challenges in integrating other products with Dell Xtremio, as it tends to be more vendor-locked. This means we can't easily explore other solutions that might work alongside Dell."
"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."
"XtremIO needs to be lower priced. It also needs better endpoints and scalability."
"I want it to be an active-active array. Nimble would be great as an active-active array because then everything checks out. It would give a feeling of comfort."
"There should be faster interfaces."
"Nimble requires its DNS to work in order to interface with VMware vCenter is a little thorn in my eye, but I am being nitpicky here."
"More reporting is probably the only thing that is really lacking. It would be helpful to go to the business and say, "This is how we've evolved with our solution, and this is why we need more." Being able to put forward a business case with data to back it up, essentially."
"I think the scalability of HPE Nimble Storage could be improved."
"When sizing the array based on requirements the option to add more network cards for throughput would be something to help clients."
"The quality of technical support depends on which member of the support team you speak with."
"An area that needs improvement is extending the life of the device after five years."
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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