We performed a comparison between NetApp FAS Series and NetApp Private Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is very stable and reliable"
"The product is flexible."
"The support is very good."
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"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."
"End-users like that they can rely on the Snapshot technology so they can do their restores themselves."
"At the moment, we use NetApp SnapMirror to replicate data to another filer at an offsite location for backup. So, I like this feature."
"Better performance and lower costs."
"At the moment, we are extensively using SnapMirror."
"The solution scales well."
"Very stable and very scalable."
"NetApp has its own dedicated operating system, so it will not be affected by any wireless piggybacking or malware. That's the beauty of NetApp's operating system."
"NetApp is faster than other storage brands."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature is integration."
"NetApp has really added a lot of features over the years to improve the product and performance. They can do things now like control ingress. They can control egress."
"The solution can improve on the replication features."
"We have some experience with older equipment end-of-life. For example, when warranty support stops or updates stop – it can be frustrating. Not all clients can buy a new filer every year or two, and NetApp ending support a bit quickly can be a concern."
"They should add new features to the product."
"If our customer needs a high-performance storage solution then we don't recommend this product."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"Dedicated storage efficiency accelerators could improve the overall performance of the system."
"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."
"They need a little more technical people in Akola. Most of the NetApp people are in Bangalore, Mumbai, or Delhi, but there are very few in Akola. I think NetApp has few technicians in Akola because they mostly rely on partners to service this area."
"I would like to see the GUI management simplified in the next release."
"There is room for improvement in the support. It has been a problem for our team."
"The users find the new version's GUI complicated to use."
"The solution could improve by having better support experts. For example, they do not have clear instructions on configuration."
"I would like to have the Active-Active feature. Some competitors already have it. I would like NetApp to add it to stay competitive."
"I'm not sure how easy it is to use on the cloud versus on-prem. If they have different user experiences, they should work to make the two as similar as possible to make it easy for a user to understand both even if they only deal mainly with one."
"The hardware does not last as long as it could with new software."
NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 reviews while NetApp Private Storage is ranked 13th in NAS with 14 reviews. NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8, while NetApp Private Storage is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp Private Storage writes "Well-suited for virtualized environments and highly stable solution". NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem, whereas NetApp Private Storage is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon). See our NetApp FAS Series vs. NetApp Private Storage report.
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