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HPE 3PAR StoreServ
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HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. HPE StoreEasy
May 2024
Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and HPE StoreEasy 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.
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Featured Review
Luciano Batalha
Researched HPE StoreEasy but chose HPE 3PAR StoreServ: Good speed, stable, and easy to scale
Aditya Utama
Good backup solution for applications that is also scalable and stable
Quotes From Members
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Pros
"The technical support has been fantastic.""The all-flash positions our organization for growth. If somebody comes to us who needs an application with performance, we have that already formulated.""I like the speed capabilities that it provides. The deduplication features definitely have some huge potential. The latest firmware, where they've enabled compression for workloads that aren't very good for deduplication, I can definitely see huge potential there.""The InfoSight feature helps us with troubleshooting problems in our environment.""The availability of the server has given us increased stability in our environment.""I found it easy to deploy and simple to configure the storage.""The solution is easy to use and very stable.""I am impressed with the product's online upgrades."

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"The most valuable feature of HPE StoreEasy is the storing of virtual machines.""This solution allows me to better and more easily manage user data without impacting my primary storage.""I can use both the on-premises and cloud storage options. I need to have an APR extension from StoreEasy, and it's that simple.""I like the user quotas, integrations, and separations for storage.""The solution's most valuable feature is the duplication.""I like the tool's provisioning feature and OneView."

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Cons
"The Unified Multiprotocol Access to the storage array needs to be improved.""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.""It's a very complex platform to manage and it's not cheap either. It doesn't really give us the level of flexibility we had for very, very small workloads.""The newer versions have some other characteristics that we are not using. We would like to use them and set them up in our current version.""In new releases, I'd really like to see it more targeted towards hyper-converged. They are working that way with Greenlake and integrating their own "build your own" expansion environment within 3PAR.""As long as they can keep the solution stable, it will be good. Stability is very important to us.""The replicating software is pretty complicated. I probably would have put it on a sequence."

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"We need some monitoring tools and it would be helpful if they were included.""The cluster service is not available in the latest version of HPE StoreEasy.""When I configure the StoreEasy in a complex environment I have problems finding compatibility with all the software.""The support of HPE StoreEasy can improve its responsiveness. Dell support is better.""I would like to improve the tool's technical support. I would also like to see the product's hybrid cloud version.""It would be better if it were more scalable. In the next release, I would like to access some Microsoft Windows storage server features. I guess the newest version of Windows Server has some restrictions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It's very reliable and it was cost competitive with other arrays at the time that we purchased it."
  • "The main issue with 3PAR right now is its cost problem. Right now, there are some other storage cabinets that can do what 3PAR can do. Now, they can do it as well with a more revised budget."
  • "To be more competitive, as customer, we need a more aggressive price that includes all the licenses available."
  • "Nowadays, from a storage point of view, there are so many vendors in the market. So cost is one of the factors that pushed us to go with HPE 3PAR. Cost-wise they're pretty competitive."
  • "As a school, we always have​ low budgets. We are a nonprofit organization. We do not have too much budget, so we care about prices, discounts, and especially about the product quality. The last 16 years, we have been an HPE customer. We are very much happy with HPE products."
  • "It is fairly inexpensive to scale."
  • "Budget wise, 3PAR is a lot of money compared to other solutions, but what is in the 3PAR integration that customers are getting now from the Nimble and InfoSight acquisitions, it is worthwhile."
  • "For the price that we were able to acquire it, we have seen it give us the performance and stability that we require to run our enterprise."

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  • "This is an economical solution for the company and I am satisfied with the pricing."
  • "The price of HPE StoreEasy is approximately $15,000 to $20,000 and it is a one-time purchase. The price is similar to competitors, such as Dell."
  • "I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten. You need to pay additional costs for the solution."

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    Comparison Review
    Anonymous User
    Measuring Up: EMC XtremIO and HP 3PAR
    Leading up to EMC World 2015, IT Central Station asked how I would compare EMC XtremIO and HP 3PAR. Until recently, the flash storage conversation in my organization and many others has centered on XtremIO and Pure Storage, the leaders of the all-flash array (AFA) space. To that end, I've written a few posts already. In 2015, though, the HP giant began to rouse and challenge the mainstream status quo with its 3PAR offering. Quantifying 3PAR's platform is different from XtremIO and Pure, though, as it can seem amorphous given the many ways it can be quoted. Are you asking for all flash? 3PAR will give you that and lay claim to the best-of-breed title. Oh, but you want some mass storage akin to archival or virtual tape, too? 3PAR changes jerseys and shouts, "I'm it!" Is it, though? Let's put 3PAR against XtremIO and see how they measure up! Define the Conversation  The hard part about these comparisons and competitive analyses is that we aren't talking about products of the same species or specialization. I struggle to put it properly, but consider it this way. In pre-AFA days (the age of traditional spinners like NetApp FAS3040, EMC CLARiiON or VNX, and even last-gen 3PAR), the contest was like pitting a Toyota Camry against a Nissan Altima. They did most of the same things with minor strengths, weaknesses, and preferences. Talking about XtremIO versus 3PAR 74xx is more of a discussion about construction-grade, heavy-duty cranes versus massive earth movers. They are in the… Read more →
    Questions from the Community
    What's the difference between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and HPE Primera?
    Top Answer:HPE Primera has many great features but one of the best is that it is very easy to deploy. From an overall perspective, it is reliable, easy to set up, stable, and offers quality block storage. All of… more »
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    What do you like most about HPE 3PAR StoreServ?
    Top Answer:The compression features are good.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE 3PAR StoreServ?
    Top Answer:The tool’s price is higher compared to other products. The solution is 20% more expensive than other storage.
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    What do you like most about HPE StoreEasy?
    Top Answer:I like the tool's provisioning feature and OneView.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StoreEasy?
    Top Answer:I would rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten. You need to pay additional costs for the solution.
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    What needs improvement with HPE StoreEasy?
    Top Answer:I would like to improve the tool's technical support. I would also like to see the product's hybrid cloud version.
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    Ranking
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    268
    Rating
    8.4
    8th
    out of 27 in NAS
    Views
    1,997
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    Rating
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    Also Known As
    HPE 3PAR Flash Storage, InServ, Storeserv, 3PAR Flash Storage, HP Enterprise Storage, 3PAR Flash Array, HP 3PAR Flash Storage
    HP StoreEasy
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    Overview

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ is an AI-driven storage solution that prevents issues before they occur by learning and adjusting in real time. The solution offers a tier-1 all-flash foundation for mission-critical workloads. HPE 3PAR StoreServ was designed with more than 3M IOPS and consistent sub-ms latency. It aims to transform midrange and enterprise deployments with solutions that scale from a few TBs to more than 20PBs. In addition, the solution is built to modernize data centers and is made to handle unpredictable workloads effortlessly. By implementing HPE 3PAR StoreServ, you gain automated and rapid provisioning, hardware-accelerated deduplication and compression, and a multi-tenant design.

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ Features

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Flexibility: With HPE 3PAR StoreServ, you can easily deploy highly configurable, scale-out storage for multi-tenant workloads.
    • Always-on availability for your data: HPE 3PAR StoreServ includes an always-on resilient storage infrastructure for your hypervisors and applications. In addition, with Peer Persistence, your virtual machines (VMs), hosts, and data can move freely across data centers rather than being constrained by their physical boundaries.
    • Fast, scalable performance: HPE 3PAR StoreServ enables you to accelerate consistent mixed-workload performance and also provides necessary QoS levels that are optimized for your highest priority applications.
    • Performance insights: HPE 3PAR StoreServ helps you gain performance insights in real time, and anticipate as well as prevent issues across the infrastructure stack by utilizing cross-stack analytics.
    • Flash optimized data protection: With tier-1 data services, multi-tenant security, and copy data management, you can avoid downtime.
    • Seamless data mobility: HPE 3PAR StoreServ makes it possible for you to not only experience converged data protection, but also experience seamless data mobility services, at flash speed, from the edge to the cloud.

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing HPE 3PAR StoreServ. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Easy to manage. The web interface to manage the units is a great asset and one that makes managing storage easy.
    • User-friendly GUI
    • Exceptionally fast and well-managed replication

    • Low latency
    • Hybrid storage gives you the ability to assign different roles to different types of storage arrays inside one enclosure
    • Both file-level and block-level replication

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using the HPE 3PAR StoreServ solution.

    A SAN Consultant at a tech services company says, “One of the features that I like the most is the data replication element. The reason I like it is due to the fact that it's pretty clean on replicating data over to a second site. The product stands on its own in heavy enterprise environments. It's easy to make changes without affecting the environment. The solution is very easy to use. The product is very robust and offers very good performance.”

    A Storage Manager at a financial services firm mentions, "There are a lot of screens for easy management where you can change some settings. But after a few years, the important settings were better after an upgrade, and all the vendors have other ways to upgrade their systems."

    A Senior IT Infrastructure & Data Center Operation Engineer at Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) comments, “The adaptive optimization is the biggest feature in 3PAR. 3PAR is very usable with thin volume because it detects zeros while writing. Every time I tell the hypervisor to make the full provisioning, it makes the volume as simple provisioning in 3PAR, not full provisioning.”

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    Sample Customers
    Just Energy, Latisys, team AG, DreamWorks, BlueShore Financial, Erasmus MC
    John Lewis, HPE IT, Comline AG, AmeriPride Services
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Energy/Utilities Company6%
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    Educational Organization81%
    Computer Software Company3%
    Manufacturing Company2%
    Government2%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise55%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business5%
    Midsize Enterprise84%
    Large Enterprise11%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. HPE StoreEasy
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    HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 6th in NAS with 299 reviews while HPE StoreEasy is ranked 8th in NAS with 7 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6, while HPE StoreEasy is rated 8.2. 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 HPE StoreEasy writes "Good backup solution for applications that is also scalable and stable ". HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF and HPE StorageWorks MSA, whereas HPE StoreEasy is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp FAS Series, Qumulo, FreeNAS and IBM FlashSystem. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. HPE StoreEasy report.

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