We performed a comparison between HPE StorageWorks MSA and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features were the dual controllers and being able to expand it."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA is an entry-level, cost-effective solution for SMB customers."
"The simple configuration feature is great. It is very simple, allowing you to set up MSA very easily."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"The solution is pretty transparent and works well."
"The product is very easy to deploy."
"The most valuable features are the storage levels and snapshot features."
"I like StorageWorks' snapshots for our backup system. We had a pool of SSD and traditional drives. StorageWorks has a feature that transfers the hot data to high-performing drives."
"NetApp FAS Series is simple to set up."
"Data consolidation and visualization."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"The product is user-friendly and helps to evaluate the performance of each node. It ensures that if one node encounters an issue, the system can immediately redistribute the workload without interruptions. This setup provides uninterrupted operation for our systems."
"The SnapMirror is a good tool because, as long as you're going NetApp to NetApp, it's ultimately the fastest way to move data. We replicate everything to another site for disaster recovery."
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"Flexible and reliable storage solution with multiple features such as cloning, replication, and deduplication. Data migration can be done without any performance implications on the production systems."
"The solution's license should be integrated and not separate."
"This product is getting a little bit older, so new features like deduplication are not included."
"Some clients have suggested room for improvement in expanding storage capacity beyond the base traces."
"It would be ideal if there was a better management interface."
"I rate HPE support four out of 10. I'm not happy with them. We purchased mission-critical support, and we're supposed to get a response in four hours. Instead, I'm waiting days for them to replace the drive. They asked me to send back the failed one, and I don't know the address. After I sent it back, they told me they haven't received it. It's a nightmare."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA could maybe include a pay-top of texture feature or something like job replication."
"Synchronized replication is very important for MSA; however, HPE StorageWorks MSA doesn't provide synchronized replication."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
"NetApp systems are somewhat more complex, though not excessively so. If you're transitioning from a Windows server environment to NetApp, get training or education; otherwise, you might struggle with this solution."
"I think this kind of infrastructure is mostly obsolete. To keep up with developments in this space, you need to move all these features to an All-Flash solution."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"It lacks automatic tiering, When you use data, some of it goes cold. It is not hot data, so the system should automatically move that data to the SATA, while the hot data is kept on tier-one, the SaaS or SSD drives."
"No other area for improvement comes to mind other than its price. Making the price more attractive will help this solution have a bigger market share."
"The AutoSupport could be improved to be more proactive in certain cases."
"We would like to have further integration with some backup products. They have some of them already, but there could be more."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
HPE StorageWorks MSA is ranked 5th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 18 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 1st in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 98 reviews. HPE StorageWorks MSA is rated 8.4, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE StorageWorks MSA writes "An affordable solution for data storage but lacks cloud backup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". HPE StorageWorks MSA is most compared with HPE 3PAR StoreServ, IBM FlashSystem, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Dell EqualLogic PS series and HPE EVA, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), IBM FlashSystem and HPE StoreEasy. See our HPE StorageWorks MSA vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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