We performed a comparison between Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and Violin System 7000 Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Pure Storage and others in All-Flash Storage."I like the speed, and I like the API and how programmable it is."
"The performance of the storage is just unbelievable."
"The scalability is good."
"It worked flawlessly."
"I have seen a huge increase in speed and performance on our databases."
"The speed is the most valuable feature, along with the ease of getting it connected. We were able to get it online in less than a day."
"The management is simple in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"It's just very easy for general block storage."
"There are no significant challenges in terms of scalability, and it can accommodate larger storage capacities compared to other storage solutions."
"The product has great data storage performance with a 100% data security and availability guarantee."
"Its scalability and performance are the most valuable. It is quite scalable and has a huge capacity."
"The deduplication is useful for us because we don't have that much money for our lab infrastructure. Deduplication means we have more storage available. And the IOPS are really fast."
"The setup is very easy to manage and configure. The initial setup and takes one hour more or less."
"It is the most stable high-end solution in this area."
"I am happy about the storage system and availability."
"The first thing that attracted this model to us was the non-disruptive migration. We had a very large database application that was on older gear and needed to be migrated to these arrays. We had experience with virtualizing behind an array and moving applications and data but this made it even better."
"This is an all-flash storage array. It is the best solution for large batch processing. There are some customer databases that have tens of millions of records in one large database. That's where VIOLIN performs the best. VIOLIN stands out for million of IOPS with ultra-low latency. VIOLIN can provide about two million IOPS in a 3U unit. We have a latency of less than one millisecond."
"In the configuration, which we brought in or tested it in, it has a very limited config as far as the array goes. That said, it still did more than our anticipation."
"We haven't seen ROI."
"I would like to see them develop the ability to integrate with more AWS services. There are increasingly more and more services coming out from AWS but there are also certain constraints where we can't move everything over to a cloud as well. We would like for things that are on-premise to be easily integrated with AWS."
"There's always an opportunity for new feature functionality."
"There are scenarios with very specific functionality around VMware integration particularly to do with the way we'd like to manage LUNs in VMware. The tools are pretty good but there's room for improvement there."
"The time-to-market could be better at times, but I think that's true for all vendors of hardware."
"There was some complexity in the initial setup."
"The scalability of the solution is not as good as it probably could be."
"Hitachi should launch some small machines in Brazil. The smallest machine here in Brazil is VSP 350, which can be quite big for some of the customers. In China, Hitachi has small models of this equipment, but those models are not available in our region. Its pricing is a big issue for us. We are resellers, and we face some competition from other vendors. Hitachi doesn't always have a good position in terms of the price. Its user interface is also not as good as some of the other competitors, and it can be improved."
"The initial setup was difficult, as we don't have access to assistance. We had some issues around configuration. We needed to know things like what kind of rate is the best, or what kind of replication is ideal. We had to seek out answers online to get the information we needed."
"I would like the fan noise to be automatically adjusted based on the drive's current workload."
"The complex setup, ease of use, and snapshot operations of this product need to be improved."
"We moved away from this product because we were looking for an all-flash solution, and with our G1500 at the time, perhaps two years ago, they were just proposing more of the same technology."
"We've only faced some minor issues. For example, the documentation of some features isn't as detailed as we would like."
"The initial deployment was somewhat complex when it came to the installation because of the network connectivity. It was more difficult, in this specific case, than with other platforms."
"In terms of what could be improved, it could use a better, faster web console and other consoles. It is so boring waiting, waiting and waiting for it to refresh."
"Its overall usability can be improved. It takes some time to know small things here and there to make sure it is working properly."
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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is ranked 10th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while Violin System 7000 Series is ranked 38th in All-Flash Storage. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is rated 8.4, while Violin System 7000 Series is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform writes "Leverages a 3DC architecture with VSP for disaster recovery, offering a 100% data availability guarantee". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Violin System 7000 Series writes "Best for large batch processing and stands out for million of IOPS and ultra-low latency". Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and NetApp FAS Series, whereas Violin System 7000 Series is most compared with .
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