We performed a comparison between Kaminario K2 [EOL] and NetApp AFF 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."Technical support has been amazing."
"The initial setup was straightforward in the way that it was a database vacuum storage."
"Non-disruptive upgrades: You can upgrade at anytime without worry."
"It is easy to manage. You don't have to have the same people who used to manage the Dell EMC arrays because the solution is more intuitive."
"We have tons of capacity on it."
"The solution has probably reduced my power use substantially."
"It's just very easy for general block storage."
"The most valuable features are extremely low latency, high IOPS with VMware, inline deduplication and compression."
"The increased performance is many times above our previous array performance in all metrics. Integration with vSphere features is also a definite plus."
"The most valuable feature is definitely the always-on data deduplication."
"Scale out is a differentiator for them, especially in the enterprise market. It's key for a lot of customers."
"The most valuable aspect is the use of solid-state storage drives instead of spinning drives."
"Latency is definitely the big key for us."
"Data reduction and snapshot abilities: Smaller footprint in the datacenter (lower cost for power, cooling, etc.)."
"The capacity that we're saving by using Kaminario's K2 is giving us a four-to-one ratio for our deduplication."
"The speed and, for us in particular in what we're doing, the data de-duplication."
"It also helps to accelerate databases in our environment. First of all, there is the reliability of things staying online and the small response time as well, from the MetroCluster, for all of the data that we're serving; and the applications are talking to the MetroCluster. It provides a very fast response time."
"The most valuable features of this solution are snapshotting and cloning."
"NetApp AFF is very good at cleaning up your storage."
"The performance is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable aspect of NetApp AFF is the money it saves our organization."
"The speed, inline deduplication, and compression are really nice. It's also just easy to manage. We use Snapshot and SnapMirror offsite, which give us some good recovery options."
"The most valuable features are the IO performance that we get, the cluster part, and the increased workload and performance with the SSDs."
"The most valuable feature is speed."
"There are many features which need to be added, particularly on the replication side."
"Automation could be simplified."
"It's not so scalable. It's got moderate scaling capabilities right now. The clustering technology needs a bit of work, they need to improve that."
"Had some issues with Purity not being entirely compatible with VMware ESXi."
"Its price needs improvement. Its price is almost double than any other flash storage solution."
"I would like to see them lower the costs."
"The integration capabilities could be improved."
"The only time that we had problems with it was that there was a bug in the VVol implementation but, outside of that, it has been flawless."
"I think it should have better performance with small files. With big data, its performance is top notch, but it is difficult to load small files."
"Improved scale and budget planning with flexibility of the solution for budget needs and efficiency for growth with the great optimization ratio due to the nature of our use."
"The interface look and feel could be improved."
"I would like them to improve the look of the product’s external casing and shelves."
"The management graphical interface needs more improvement."
"I would like to see them work with Cisco, so it comes off the FIs, instead of having to go through my 10-gig network."
"The system currently has a 15TB LUN size limit and that snapshots need to be scheduled through script API instead of the GUI."
"Some of the nice to haves for us, in terms of today, would be VVols but again, it’s not a critical feature."
"I would like to see better tutorials available, beyond the basics, that cover subjects like MetroCluster and automation."
"The initial setup has a lot more steps in it than are probably necessary for a base deployment, unlike other vendors where it's more straightforward. It could be a little bit more streamlined."
"The stability is good but there is room for improvement with other options."
"When it comes to the connectivity on the back end, where the hardware is concerned—the cabling and the like—it could also be simplified to ease the communication between the nodes and between the other components of the infrastructure. I still find that a little bit complicated."
"Its integration could be improved."
"I've had a few cases where support wasn't able to answer the question or they took quite a while."
"This is an expensive solution that could be cheaper."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support. I have noticed that if I sometimes call their customer care for a particular issue, they will give me another number and ask me to call that other team. It would be better if they could do a warm transfer. That would save customers time from calling all the numbers again and speaking to another team."
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Kaminario K2 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in All-Flash Storage while NetApp AFF is ranked 2nd in All-Flash Storage with 280 reviews. Kaminario K2 [EOL] is rated 8.8, while NetApp AFF is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Kaminario K2 [EOL] writes "Built-in snapshot support gives us SAN-side functionality most other platforms license separately". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp AFF writes "Since switching, our clients have reported improved performance and reduced latency". Kaminario K2 [EOL] is most compared with , whereas NetApp AFF is most compared with Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, VMware vSAN and NetApp FAS Series.
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