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 back-end data reporting for Pure Storage is phenomenal. The data that you can see on the performance of your customers' array, so you can be proactive about upgrades or enhancements, and is a phenomenal tool to have access to as a partner. I haven't seen this type of stuff out of anything of the other storage systems."
"Support has been helpful."
"Running SAP on Pure Storage helps a lot without doing any further tuning to improve application performance. Our internal clients are happy."
"Technical support has been amazing."
"For us, the most valuable feature is the compression and deduplication. Being able to deploy a three to one ratio for storage is absolutely critical in today's world with the growing need for storage and the growing need for more space."
"Provides fast access and is user-friendly."
"The amount of data that I have moved to it from legacy storage has enabled us to retire units that are three or four times the physical size."
"On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the most comfortable pricing, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"It has helped with more than just serving data, but also with recovery."
"Remote-copy provides high availability and disaster recovery for the connected clients."
"The chunklet technology is the main benefit out of 3PAR. The way it subdivides. It is using more logic to subdivide the drives into smaller pieces."
"Their support is the most valuable. The support that we are getting from HP Turkey is very good. This product is better than some of the other products in terms of reliability. It is very reliable."
"The biggest benefit is the fact that it's pretty much bulletproof; we never have any issues with them."
"We have additional space in the enclosures for additional disks, so we can scale up without any downtime."
"There's a lot of good features. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is similar to Dell EMC. It is a high-speed system with automatic failover/failback, integrated with Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware. These are the main reason for choosing HPE 3PAR StoreServ in Denmark. We have a very good consulting service together with the product."
"From a single panel, I can see the performance of my service, my network, and my storage."
"The product is flexible."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Other products lose performance over time, but NetApp OS is speed-optimized."
"Compression of the backup Oracle by RMAN on NFS saves space 5:1."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"End-users like that they can rely on the Snapshot technology so they can do their restores themselves."
"One of the most valuable features offered is double-parity RAID, which guarantees that your data will stay intact. We're also able to provision storage and monitor which ones are really consuming storage."
"Fast Snapshots"
"A minor issue that comes to mind is that, every once in a while, a hard drive will go bad."
"Self-backup is the only feature lacking in this solution."
"The technical support is okay, but could be improved."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve the recent file storage capabilities because it is lacking a lot of features."
"Some services could be inserted directly into the SAN, so Pure Storage could complete with the HyperFlex."
"If they could make it cheaper, that would be something."
"I would like to have an easy way to determine the cost per VM so that I can present a solution to our customers."
"The credentials on the iSCSI interface are only available to type in with the Chrome browser, and not with the Firefox browser."
"The tool is old."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ is at its end of life and they are forcing us to purchase new hardware. They will no longer support this solution. They should provide support for a longer time. For example, 10 years instead of five years."
"Extending is not a problem, scalability is okay. But once you buy additional box of disks, you have to wait for HPE to contact you with their plan for implementation, for connecting, and it can take several weeks. So, you have the box and you have to wait for several weeks to actually implement it."
"The setup was complex from the perspective of the employees having to go through five days of training. If they simplified the administrative process of maintaining the unit, that would go a long way."
"The cloud-based monitoring Infosight would be better if users are automatically enrolled in the cloud/group based on the configuration or information gathered or uploaded on the internet."
"We would like to see better support for iSCSI."
"The replicating software is pretty complicated. I probably would have put it on a sequence."
"Needs more flexibility and expansion, and also relocation, a cloud solution."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"NetApp systems are somewhat more complex, though not excessively so. If you're transitioning from a Windows server environment to NetApp, get training or education; otherwise, you might struggle with this solution."
"The product should improve its user experience."
"NetApp FAS Series could improve by being more secure."
"Needs more SAN support."
"The solution's configuration is not flexible."
"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."
"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 298 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 96 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 and NetApp AFF, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and ExaGrid EX Series. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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