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We performed a comparison between HPE Primera and Huawei OceanStor Dorado 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.
To learn more, read our detailed HPE Primera vs. Huawei OceanStor Dorado Report (Updated: March 2024).
769,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"Running SAP on Pure Storage helps a lot without doing any further tuning to improve application performance. Our internal clients are happy.""Before we used Pure Storage it took 93 days of employees who run the database to back up and restore databases. The scale of deployment basically went from several days to a few minutes.""The most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray is its high stability level.""The management features are well organized and they have a very good dashboard.""The initial setup was really straight forward.""NVMe data storage platform that's easy to set up and easy to use. It's stable, with a lower response time, and quick technical support.""All our junior partners can administer the storage arrays. It is simple and easy to use. We don't have to dedicate a whole team of full time people to work on it.""It upgrades in place which means we'll be using it well into the future."

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"One of the most valuable features is the ease of deployment.""The most valuable feature of HP Primera is that you don't have to buy an additional product for application replication. It's a stable product. The tool is scalable. I recommend HPE Primera because it's one of HP's most stable product.""The greatest advantage is the support when we encounter incidents, as HPE's support is highly responsive.""The high availability was most valuable because they come with what's called 100% data availability. With special terms, they license and guarantee 100% data availability. That was probably one of the key features or components that HPE was offering with that model.""The performance of the solution is good.""The most valuable feature is the ability to provide the IOPS ratio which is required by a lot of our customers.""The most valuable feature of HPE Primera is its performance and simple replication.""The initial setup is simple."

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"The solution’s overall security is good.""Two things really stand out for me. First, there's group cloning, which is very nice. It simplifies managing multiple clones across the group. Second, Huawei's multi-controller architecture with load balancing is a good part.""The majority of our customers find this solution simple to use.""Has good capacity, is effective and easy to manage.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the overall simplicity.""The performance is good.""It is a scalable solution.""The product offers good performance."

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Cons
"I would like to see a Nagios monitoring plugin which watches the health and performance of the system. The only one available just checks volume capacity.""In some cases, we get into very in-depth conversations around movement of specific data and, what's more, chunk sizes. The documentation lacked any description or information on that.""Automation could be simplified.""I would like to see the NAS add-on component become more fault-tolerant than just a single virtual machine running inside the array. I'm unwilling to use it for that reason.""They should work on their upgrades, they're not smooth.""The price could be better.""Data reduction is an area that needs improvement. There is a garbage collection service that runs but during that time, system utilization increases.""The primary drawback is the cost, which can be prohibitive for small configurations."

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"We cannot use this storage for critical applications and data.""On the hardware side, you should have the ability to expand capacity to larger numbers.""I would like to see improved training offered with HPE Primera.""On the controller side, I would like to see NAS capabilities.""There really isn't any aspect of the solution that needs improvement for the customer other than its price.""HPE Primera's deduplication area is not as good as the one offered by Dell PowerStore, making it an area where improvements are required.""One of the drawbacks of the model we purchased is that it is not running NVMe drives. Even though they say that it is NVMe-ready, it is still on the SSD drives. The model that we purchased has only eight hard drives, and only the ones on the top could work on NVMe. The rest of them are still on the SSD. Its competitors, such as EMC and Pure Storage, are moving or have already moved to NVMe. HPE should improve this solution for NVMe. HPE should also improve IOs in this solution. IOs in HPE are weaker than Hitachi and Pure Storage.""The file server embedded in Pure, the GUI, and the tracking and reporting features are better with Pure Storage."

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"I would really like to see Heterogeneous Storage Virtualization in a future release.""The technology and the features need improvement.""Engineers with two to three years of experience with Huawei will find that Huawei OceanStor Dorado is a bit complicated to use compared to other Huawei storages.""There are some limitations to this product because they do not have unified storage.""This solution can improve by providing easier migrations and better Metro features.""The solution needs to improve its integration.""Huawei OceanStor Dorado could improve the integration, there have been some compatibility issues with some operating system functions.""Having distinct modules for data compression and encryption features enhances flexibility and performance optimization for users with varying requirements."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We feel that the pricing is fair and the licensing process was easy for both."
  • "There is always room for negotiation."
  • "The price was slightly higher than others, but competitive, if you consider all the other features that you get from it."
  • "It is a more expensive solution, but it is worth it. You are getting what you paid for."
  • "For pricing, you have to take into account their performance on deduplication and compression in a $/GB comparison."
  • "We have seen a reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO)."
  • "It is a cheaper solution."
  • "Pure Storage is all-flash, so this sometimes tends to make it a bit more expensive in the beginning."
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  • "The price of this solution is good for medium-sized and large businesses."
  • "From what I see, this is competitively-priced and HPE are doing their best to stay competitive."
  • "The price to capacity ratio is good."
  • "It is basically in the mid-range of the price. It is not cheaper than Hitachi, but it is cheaper than Pure Storage. There are no additional costs. Everything was taken care of in the price."
  • "Licensing fees are billed on a yearly basis and the cost of GreenLake service is included."
  • "I believe HPE Primera and Pure Storage are similar in price."
  • "There is only a one-time license purchase needed and no additional costs. If HP could reduce the training cost, then that would be advantageous to the seller."
  • "The price of HPE Primera could improve, it is expensive."
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  • "The pricing is very competitive."
  • "There are lots of features included with this solution and some of them require additional licensing, such as creating high availability storage using a cluster."
  • "There are some costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, depending on the requirements."
  • "This product is not too expensive, and the price is competitive on the market."
  • "We usually recommend our customers choose advanced licensing and enterprise companies are more inclined to choose this solution because it is more cost-effective than competitors."
  • "The price of the solution is competitive compared to others, such as Dell EMC and Hitachi. I believe the reason they are providing a discount is they want to increase their penetration into the market."
  • "Huawei has very good pricing. They have some promotions that can be taken advantage of at certain times of the year, such as the end of December. They are providing aggressive pricing. In the Pakistan market, they are ready to beat any vendor in Pakistan because they want to grab the market."
  • "The price of Huawei OceanStor Dorado is very inexpensive, it cost approximately $5 per gigabyte."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Both are great platforms, but if you are considering all flash solutions, I would recommend you to consider Pure… more »
    Top Answer:We consume less physical storage because of the solution’s deduplication and compression.
    Top Answer:We have customers who use a three-year or five-year license. We also have customers who use Evergreen.
    Top Answer:HPE Nimble is a versatile synced WAN San solution. It is easy to use and doesn’t require much training for admins. The… more »
    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… more »
    Top Answer:For over a year, I have not seen any downtime in the product.
    Top Answer:The product has the best compression and encryption features. The most valuable features I have found in the tool are… more »
    Top Answer:The pricing is not cheap, but it's attractive. And the pricing is flexible, too. I would rate the pricing an eight out… more »
    Top Answer:The solution needs to improve its integration.
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    Overview

    Pure Storage FlashArray is the world’s first enterprise-class storage array that runs exclusively on the nonvolatile memory express (NVMe) protocol for memory access and storage. It represents a totally state-of-the-art type of storage technology. It offers users shared accelerated storage that delivers cutting-edge features in the realms of performance, simplicity, and consolidation. Pure Storage is fresh and modern today and will be for the next decade. Without forklift upgrades or planned downtime, Pure Storage takes the work out of storage ownership and delivers unprecedented customer satisfaction.

    Pure Storage FlashArray is built with simplicity and reliability in mind. The solution can be implemented and optimized in hours, as opposed to other similar solutions that can take days. It has no moving parts, which removes areas where it could potentially be vulnerable to suffering errors. It is highly stable and gives users the ability to manage system shutdowns in a way that  prevents data loss.

    Benefits of Pure Storage FlashArray

    Some of the benefits of using Pure Storage FlashArray include:

    • A much higher level of speed than similar pieces of technology. Pure Storage FlashArray maximizes the speed at which data can be transferred while at the same time minimizing system latencies that might slow the transfer down. Additionally, it offers users quick memory read and data access speeds.

    • A higher bang for your buck in terms of the storage capabilities you get for the money you pay. They are smaller in size than more standard storage technologies, but they offer flash memory, which enables users to store larger amounts of data than the current standard.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Pure Storage FlashArray is a highly effective piece of storage technology which stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its overall robustness and the value that it offers by way of its reliability and ease of use. It provides users with many valuable features that allow them to maximize what they can do with this solution. Pure Storage FlashArray’s reliability and ease of use make it a highly valuable solution. 

    PeerSpot user Prabakaran K., a technical consultant at Injazat Data Systems, notes the robustness of this solution when he writes, "FlashArray has many valuable features. It's very user-friendly and it has high availability, so there is comparatively less downtime. During maintenance, there is no shutdown procedure, so you can directly power off the Array and manage the shutdown process without any data loss, which is a unique feature. Managing replication and data migration is also very easy."

    PeerSpot user Jason D., a cloud solutions architect at a tech services company, notes three features that make this solution valuable when he writes, "We've had different types of storage, and three things of this solution are valuable. The first one is its outstanding performance. The second one is its stability. In the about three years that we've had it, we've had component failures, but we never had a service interruption or any data loss. The third one, which is really critical, is that it is super easy to use in terms of provisioning, storage, and managing the arrays. I'm able to maintain a multi-site environment with a couple of dozen arrays with a single mid-level storage admin."

    HPE introduces HPE Primera, a new storage platform designed to deliver superior simplicity, availability, and performance for mission-critical applications
    HPE Primera advances the HPE Intelligent Data Platform, a portfolio of products and solutions designed to help customers transition from delivering storage to unlocking business value with intelligent data

    Huawei's OceanStor Dorado V3 all-flash storage is the ideal choice for enterprises' mission-critical business. It is the industry's first commercial use of NVMe all-flash storage, and it delivers high-performing, reliable, and efficient storage services.

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    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Healthcare Company12%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Computer Software Company8%
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    Educational Organization31%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Computer Software Company29%
    Financial Services Firm24%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government10%
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    Educational Organization38%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Comms Service Provider25%
    Computer Software Company25%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise40%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Small Business47%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise34%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise47%
    Large Enterprise36%
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    Small Business52%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise23%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise60%
    Buyer's Guide
    HPE Primera vs. Huawei OceanStor Dorado
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Primera vs. Huawei OceanStor Dorado and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    769,976 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    HPE Primera is ranked 7th in All-Flash Storage with 38 reviews while Huawei OceanStor Dorado is ranked 11th in All-Flash Storage with 31 reviews. HPE Primera is rated 8.4, while Huawei OceanStor Dorado is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE Primera writes "A highly stable and easy-to-configure solution that provides excellent features that enable smooth migration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor Dorado writes "Good performance and simple to deploy and manage". HPE Primera is most compared with HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Nimble Storage, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF and HPE StoreOnce, whereas Huawei OceanStor Dorado is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Huawei OceanStor, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF and HPE Nimble Storage. See our HPE Primera vs. Huawei OceanStor Dorado report.

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