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."Their support system has insight into errors on our SAN fabric that we can't see. They've brought attention to and raised awareness for us about things that we couldn't see, when we were experiencing problems."
"It upgrades in place which means we'll be using it well into the future."
"It's very fast and very easy to use. It performs well and is both flexible and compatible. We like it because it's easy to use."
"The reliability is very good."
"Processes that used to take 40 minutes to two hours can be completed in five minutes."
"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."
"I have seen a huge increase in speed and performance on our databases."
"The stability and performance are the best things about the solution."
"The all-flash positions our organization for growth. If somebody comes to us who needs an application with performance, we have that already formulated."
"They are using Ansible to automate the provisioning, so that simplifies the day-to-day operations."
"It has been very stable. We've had very minor issues, but I've loved how HPE is proactive on letting us know. Usually, they let us know before we notice it ourselves and they already have a solution for us. It has been great that way."
"HPE can login, fix things, alert us to things, and upgrade. We are there and aware, but we do not do the work. So, that is good."
"Whatever failures you have, there is no single point of failure. So, any failure, you get an alert, you have time, you plan the fix, the replacement, and so on. So your operations are intact."
"It is easy to use and understand. It is also very stable."
"I am impressed with the product's online upgrades."
"It was the easiest SAN that I have ever set up."
"Compression of the backup Oracle by RMAN on NFS saves space 5:1."
"It has integrated snapshot and backup capability."
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two."
"Can use both SAN and NAS at the same time."
"I like the unified management feature because sometimes you end up running a single protocol on the entire system."
"I would rate this solution an eight. To make it a ten it would have to be a little cheaper."
"The primary drawback is the cost, which can be prohibitive for small configurations."
"I would like to see data tiering to AWS."
"I would like to see active replication. I know that it's available now but I haven't tried it yet. I hope that it works."
"In the next release of this solution, we would like to see automated copy data management for SQL Server."
"The data reduction that we had initially anticipated when we bought Pure and we move over, is way lower than the expected reduction. It depends on the workloads, of course. But that has been a challenge at times."
"It was a little costly. The price was ultimately higher than both of the other solutions that we evaluated. I'd say that's the only downside."
"Pure Storage support could be a little better."
"The Unified Multiprotocol Access to the storage array needs to be improved."
"As a management tool, it would help us to have more customer reports."
"File Persona can be better. I don't use File Persona because it has many problems with my environment. The antivirus that it has is not compatible with File Persona, and that's a big issue with File Persona. 3PAR is not as good as Dell when making a file in the storage. 3PAR for a block is very good, but when comparing row capacity, I get 14% capacity with 3PAR, but with Dell, I get 60% capacity."
"We do see room for improvement, especially in regard to expanding the defined storage areas."
"It's still an older architecture, you've got a lot of physical spinning disks. I would imagine more the memory-based computing is coming."
"Upgrades could be improved. We would like to see more upgrades."
"In the next release, I would like to see faster upgrades, where it's really transparent to our host and our end-users."
"This solution should be easier to use."
"Needs to improve the adaptive storage quality of service."
"The adoption of flash by NetApp has also been lagging behind the trendsetters, like TMS, Nimble, and others."
"The NetApp FAS Series is not as high-performing and is not as fast. Its speed needs improvement, but this could only be done if it's an all-flash solution."
"The user interface could be improved to have better graphics and the performance analyzer could be better."
"The user interface could be improved."
"Dedicated storage efficiency accelerators could improve the overall performance of the system."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"If our customer needs a high-performance storage solution then we don't recommend this product."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 6th in NAS with 12 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 19 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE 3PAR StoreServ writes "Reliable with a good user interface and helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers fast data transfer between NetApp systems and highly scalable, accommodating clusters with significant storage capacity". 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 VAST Data. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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