We performed a comparison between HPE Nimble Storage and Kaminario K2 [EOL] 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."Data deduplication is one feature I found to be the most valuable in the tool...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray is its high stability level."
"Pure gives us better compression, it's easier to manage, a lot less hands-on."
"The management is simple in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"It simplifies the overall management. We don't have to worry about storage anymore."
"We also like the compactness, the small footprint. It takes up very little space in a data center and uses little power."
"Having fast storage allows actual servers to perform in high capacity so we don't have slowdowns on our applications."
"It helps us maintain uptime much better than other solutions we've used in the past, and the support is extremely quick and responsive."
"VMware integration, why is pretty self-explanatory."
"They do a good job of helping people do storage in a very simple way."
"We have seen our average latency go from four milliseconds to point four. Therefore, we are getting 10 times better performance down to the end user on everything. We have seen an increase in our IOPS by ten times."
"We use a platform as a service and have multiple application vendors who comprise that platform. There are moments when those application vendors put the blame on us. By working in InfoSight, I am able to say, "No, it is not us." I can actually provide proof, either by using screenshots or through reporting."
"The storage capacity efficiency is phenomenal. It is off the charts in comparison to the compression ratios that we got before. We are able to save a lot more to the device."
"The most valuable features are the duplication and compression traffic. We have second storage that we can use for the synchronization of data between the data centers."
"InfoSight. It's AI for the data center. It's very easy, it does a lot of the work for the customer... InfoSight and the whole system, help them to deal with troubleshooting."
"HPE Nimble Storage uses the InfoSight platform and it is useful because we can identify the faults and can analyze the performance. It has many other features. This feature is the best that I have observed from HPE Nimble Storage."
"The most valuable aspect is the use of solid-state storage drives instead of spinning drives."
"Inline 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 ratio between the physical storage and the storage we use is very high."
"The GUI is very straightforward and easy to use."
"The capacity that we're saving by using Kaminario's K2 is giving us a four-to-one ratio for our deduplication."
"Built-in snapshot support gives us SAN-side functionality most other platforms would have had us license separately."
"It provides a full feature set without separate licensing (deduplication, compression, snapshot, asynchronous replication, stable performance, etc.)."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"Pure Storage support could be a little better."
"It is not possible to create a cluster on top of multiple arrays."
"It would be nice if Pure had something in its portfolio that provided higher deduplication and compression for backups."
"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."
"They should work on their upgrades, they're not smooth."
"Its price needs improvement. Its price is almost double than any other flash storage solution."
"It is a bit expensive."
"I would like to see integration with OneView, at least for reporting or some sort of monitoring."
"The solution should allow for easier configurations."
"The large hardware components may be difficult to fit into some standard racks."
"I don't think it is officially released yet, but the main reason that we chose Nimble is because of the sync rep feature. So, I would like to see that further evolve. This feature will be essential for our setups."
"In the future, I would like to see a lower-end model that has Peer Persistence functionality."
"When we’re setting up the solution, making options available regarding the replication tool mechanism would be ideal."
"We are doing a hybrid and are moving some machines to Microsoft Azure to run in hybrid mode. We are checking the availability of extra software-defined storage so that we can configure it."
"They keep talking about doing one-to-many replication. This is what we'd like to see, just to help with data replication."
"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."
"I would love to see capacity on its DRAM. I know it's not cost effective for them to do it, but I think that it could be a big differentiator and was a big differentiator from the beginning."
"The front panel of the drive shelf doesn't always seat firmly."
"I would like to see LDAP for the management panel; I've been notified they might be currently working on it."
"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."
"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."
"I'm hoping to see Active Directory integration. Right now, you still have to use a local admin account to log in and manage everything."
"Some of the nice to haves for us, in terms of today, would be VVols but again, it’s not a critical feature."
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HPE Nimble Storage is ranked 5th in All-Flash Storage with 117 reviews while Kaminario K2 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in All-Flash Storage. HPE Nimble Storage is rated 9.0, while Kaminario K2 [EOL] is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE Nimble Storage writes "Beneficial management software, straightforward installation, and good support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Kaminario K2 [EOL] writes "Built-in snapshot support gives us SAN-side functionality most other platforms license separately". HPE Nimble Storage is most compared with Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore, HPE Primera, VMware vSAN and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Kaminario K2 [EOL] is most compared with .
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