We performed a comparison between Dell XtremIO and HPE Nimble Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe has low latency and high Ops. It is an evergreen model."
"Overall stability is very good. It is a very stable solution."
"What I really like about this program, is that it is easy to use and easy to configurate."
"The latency is good."
"The solution is scalable."
"The initial setup was extremely simple and straightforward."
"The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability."
"The performance is good, which is important."
"Ease of management, aside from the serious performance, is the best feature."
"The most valuable features are that it is fast and reliable."
"Speed and reliability:"
"The most valuable feature of Dell EMC XtremIO is the data protection (DP) group, it is one of the most advanced features in these types of arrays. The dedupe and compression that this array provides both do a superb job."
"We mostly use it for backup, because we cannot measure anything, and we are afraid to use it for surveillance systems. We were planning to use it for mostly for surveillance systems."
"The speed is extremely valuable."
"Performance and deduplication. This is a very robust block storage option that offers both performance and data optimization."
"HPE Nimble Storage is quick to release updates that fix bugs or problems and the failover has been good."
"Nimble's phone-home capability is decent. The compression, dedupe, and caching are also solid. Generally, I like the simplicity. It's almost a set-and-forget solution."
"The management software that runs in the cloud is called InfoSight and it is very good. It is similar to machine learning software that monitors your hardware."
"The most valuable features are its cost-effectiveness, performance, and its deduplication deficiencies."
"This product is very easy to set up."
"There are a lot of redundancies in all the right areas, so it is pretty stable."
"The deduplication and compression capabilities are powerful."
"We use InfoSight predictive analytics. It helps us from a performance perspective by identifying potential bottlenecks."
"Every time I think of something that needs to improve, they're one step ahead, which I love. The only area I wish to see improve, I believe is coming, is in the FlashBlade product. Blade implementation fell short on a few of the services."
"We have run into a couple of instances recently where we are running out of space. So we have had to buy some more packs for it and they have deployed fine and it has increased smoothly."
"The tool's pricing is higher than competitors."
"I'd like to see the product implement active replication for vehicles such as VMware."
"We would like to see more visibility into garbage collection and CPU performance in the GUI."
"In the next release, I would like to see real-time analytics for further insight into consumption models."
"If the customer only needs 500 terabytes and doesn't care how much data they'll put in the server, IBM is cheaper than Pure."
"I want to see Pure Storage not only be for fast storage, but I want to see it be for the entire data center."
"XtremIO is coming to its end of life."
"Management: At the time, there was no snapshot scheduler, so I had to write XSnapCourier to address it. The sad thing is that even after the newest release, which includes a native scheduler, most customers using XSnapCourier chose to stick with it due to a more feature-rich experience."
"Right now, external appliances are needed to replicate XtremIO to XtremIO, or to another EMC system."
"Ease of use is key in the converged and hyper-converged world that requires administrators to have both hypervisor and storage skills."
"Management and reporting need improvement."
"I believe having more replication options comparatively to VMAX (other than RecoverPoint) would be great."
"XtremIO needs to be lower priced. It also needs better endpoints and scalability."
"It is very expensive to scale. You have to buy an additional system to extend from one disc, for instance. It is scalable, but extremely expensive to do so."
"I'd like to see more granular quality of service rules. Currently, I think currently there's not much room for maximum IOPS, but there's not an option for minimum IOPS for a given volume."
"I would like to see integration with OneView, at least for reporting or some sort of monitoring."
"The solution should allow for easier configurations."
"There are customers who want to do some different things with the Microsoft Resilient File System. There are some customers who want to do different types of connectivity. I do not know if I would call that an improvement, necessarily, because if you want that, you should get a different product."
"The most difficult part about Nimble was the fact that it didn't have a standard length."
"The way the market is going, supporting NVMe storage would be useful as a step up."
"If they could reduce the cost, that would be ideal."
"I really would like to see synchronous replication. This is something that when we have multiple arrays in our environment and being able to do something like a zero RPO."
Dell XtremIO is ranked 26th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while HPE Nimble Storage is ranked 5th in All-Flash Storage with 119 reviews. Dell XtremIO is rated 7.6, while HPE Nimble Storage is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Dell XtremIO writes "Suitable for high IOPS and helps get backup in ten minutes ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE Nimble Storage writes "Beneficial management software, straightforward installation, and good support". Dell XtremIO is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerMax NVMe, Pure Storage FlashArray, Dell Unity XT and NetApp AFF, whereas HPE Nimble Storage is most compared with Dell Unity XT, Pure Storage FlashArray, Dell PowerStore, HPE Primera and VMware vSAN. See our Dell XtremIO vs. HPE Nimble Storage report.
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