We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor Dorado and IBM FlashSystem 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."I like FlashArray's ActiveCluster as well as its snapshot and cloning capabilities."
"Data deduplication features make it easier to manage storage and forecast growth."
"We're getting good performance, and the compression ratio is also very good in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"The solution is easy to scale. I'm running two environments right now, so I need to scale. I'm running a part technology. I've got an A-side and a B-side."
"We also use VMware integrations developed by Pure, their plugins in our vCenter environment. They help by allowing our non-technical operations teams to deploy new data stores and resize data stores without me having to involve myself all the time to do those simple tasks."
"The back-end data reporting for Pure Storage is phenomenal. The data that you can see on the performance of your customers' array, so you can be proactive about upgrades or enhancements, and is a phenomenal tool to have access to as a partner. I haven't seen this type of stuff out of anything of the other storage systems."
"The most valuable feature is how it simplifies the management of the SAN."
"The most valuable feature is that maintenance is free."
"The solution’s overall security is good."
"The most valuable features of the solution are SmartMigration, HyperReplication, HyperSnap, HyperCopy, HyperClone, SmartPartition, and SmartCache."
"The product offers good performance."
"Has good capacity, is effective and easy to manage."
"The most valuable aspects encompass a comprehensive set of common features, such as NetFlow technology, hyper-micro, and hyper-application functionalities."
"The platform's most valuable features are reliability, intelligence, and fast performance speed."
"This is a stable product that we can use for DR in production."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the overall simplicity."
"It is simple to make an update."
"Flash disk with Easy Tier option"
"The price-performance ratio is most valuable."
"The initial setup was really straightforward. It was not complex. Deployment took one month, due to the data migration duration."
"No queuing and high ops, speed, and performance."
"This solution is very stable."
"The initial customer technical support was efficient and effective."
"IBM FlashSystem is flexible, quick, and has a solid design."
"Just some nit picky stuff, like allowing servers and volumes to be grouped. Therefore, it would easier to work with them in the GUI."
"Part of our company works on Dell EMC because Pure Storage did not have synchronous applications when we were purchasing our products."
"I would like some form of QoS implemented. As a service provider, it would be beneficial to have it."
"There are many features which need to be added, particularly on the replication side."
"The backend of this solution utilizes an Active/Passive architecture, rather than an Active/Active architecture, which is a disadvantage, when compared to some of its competitors. Its storage capacity should be expanded in the next release."
"I would like to get a weekly report of how our storage has been used, and if there is any storage sitting there not being used."
"The price of Pure Storage FlashArray could be better."
"The problem is that we can only make a few groups, around five or six groups. I like groups and we need a lot of them. We had to put all the information in only a few groups and cannot make a more detailed separation of them."
"Huawei OceanStor Dorado's biggest weakness is its lack of cloud integration."
"The technology and the features need improvement."
"The user interface of Huawei OceanStor Dorado could be more user-friendly. Other solutions, such as EMC, have a better user interface."
"This solution can improve by providing easier migrations and better Metro features."
"The product could always be faster."
"The initial setup was very complex."
"The speeds of the disks themselves need to be faster. The disks are not flash. When we opened our hard drive from the inclusion, I saw a converter, and it's not entirely flash."
"The solution needs to improve its integration."
"This solution could be improved by offering greater amounts of storage."
"The installation is not easy. You need to have extensive knowledge to handle it."
"The solution is quite expensive. That's one of the downsides to using it."
"The solution is not easy to use and could improve."
"Customization features must be improved."
"One area for improvement is in the GUI, where host clusters are not properly dealt with. With Hypervisor host clusters, all hosts must see the same volumes in the same order. Using the concept of a “host-group” has been around (even with IBM) for many years, so why not with the V7000?"
"The solution's pricing is a bit high so there is room for improvement."
"When you provision a datastore auto-format takes a long time"
Huawei OceanStor Dorado is ranked 11th in All-Flash Storage with 31 reviews while IBM FlashSystem is ranked 6th in All-Flash Storage with 106 reviews. Huawei OceanStor Dorado is rated 8.4, while IBM FlashSystem is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor Dorado writes "Good performance and simple to deploy and manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM FlashSystem writes "An easy GUI and simple provisioning but our model does not support compression". Huawei OceanStor Dorado is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Huawei OceanStor, NetApp AFF, Dell PowerMax NVMe and HPE Primera, whereas IBM FlashSystem is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and HPE Nimble Storage. See our Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. IBM FlashSystem report.
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