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 most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray is the all-flash storage performance, low latency, and efficiency of their de-duplication technology. Additionally, the ease of use is good compared to other storage systems. The features in data protection, snapshotting, and replication between data centers and sites are superior to other solutions."
"Processes that used to take 40 minutes to two hours can be completed in five minutes."
"It's reduced our overhead management time on storage, since it is so simple to get in and just provision a volume, present it to the host, and then you are done."
"They are quite responsive and our local team was pretty good."
"We consume less physical storage because of the solution’s deduplication and compression."
"The performance and the ever-growing maintenance are the most valuable features of this solution."
"I like FlashArray's ActiveCluster as well as its snapshot and cloning capabilities."
"The availability and ease of use are the big features."
"We're able to move things around with more agility. I can take it off one server and slap it on another in a couple of minutes... And the speed is outstanding."
"Previously, we were using EVA from HPE. When we moved to 3PAR, we noticed a reduction in footprint, reduced by more than 30%. We use the Adaptive Optimization, giving us a reduction in cost and with better performance."
"I like that it's stable. This is the reason why we're using these products. We work in the broadcast market, and stability is very important. HPE has global services, and that's also important. Dell and HPE are some big companies, and their solutions are robust and stable."
"HPE 3PAR has all the common storage features like cell provisioning and deduplication. Usually the solution is chosen by the customer as they have a preference, or the setup is already in their environment."
"The new StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) tool is more user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature for me is the solution's availability."
"The solution is easy to install."
"We're hosting virtual infrastructure on the 3PAR storage and it's been very good for that."
"You can use different protocols at the same time. Monitoring is also very easy in NetApp FAS Series. There is a free tool for monitoring."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Snapshot, deduplication, and compression features are valuable."
"The solution is very stable and reliable"
"Compression of the backup Oracle by RMAN on NFS saves space 5:1."
"It is a scalable solution."
"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."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see automated copy data management for SQL Server."
"Beyond a certain amount of petabytes, you have to have a separate system. Basically, it's not infinitely scalable."
"The number of Filesystems is limited, which it is not on the EMC VNX."
"I feel like there is too much automation; the user doesn't have any manual input."
"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."
"Most of our upgrades have not been as smooth as they should have been."
"The internal garbage collection process has been fixed recently in some OS updates so it is more efficient but that could be just a little better."
"There are many features which need to be added, particularly on the replication side."
"We would like to see the ability to not only be integrated with hybrid IT, but on-prem."
"The only drawback on it is that tech support seems really busy. We get a critical notification when an important patch comes out, but sometimes it's a month before we can get this critical piece on because they just don't have time on their schedules to do it sooner."
"This solution is becoming dated."
"Needs more flexibility and expansion, and also relocation, a cloud solution."
"Upgrades could be improved. We would like to see more upgrades."
"3PAR needs to keep on increasing its capacity."
"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."
"HPE has a product that I am very interested in, but it lacks of integration with 3PAR - HPE SimpliVity."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"NetApp FAS Series could improve by being more secure."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"With scalability, we feel the system is limited."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 6th in NAS with 299 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 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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