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"The product cheaper compared to other solutions concerning the technology that they are using."
"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."
"I have seen a huge increase in speed and performance on our databases."
"It is noticeably easier to manage than other appliances that we have."
"It has good stability for our company."
"Having an intuitive user interface to get things running is great."
"The reliability is very good."
"We put a fair amount of stress on it because we run sequel workloads and we run web applications where the same web files are hit over and over. We have had almost zero stability issues with that SAN, that has been really great for us."
"The performance is very good."
"The most valuable features are external storage virtualization and the 100 percent data guaranteed availability."
"The product has great data storage performance with a 100% data security and availability guarantee."
"The performance was decent."
"This is a good product with high capabilities and high reliability."
"It is the most stable high-end solution in this area."
"The most valuable features in Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F Series are Shadowimage, easy to manage equipment, and upgrading the firewire is very simple."
"The deduplication is useful for us because we don't have that much money for our lab infrastructure. Deduplication means we have more storage available. And the IOPS are really fast."
"VIOLIN QV2020 is the latest in terms of performance. It has high-speed data access and processing capabilities, distinguishing it as a leader in its storage solutions category."
"It’s simple to use hardware to fix performance issues. Our issue is poor coding/queries. This greatly speeded things up. It’s too costly to track down poor programming in applications. The price of a developer’s time to scan through all the coding is high compared to buying Violin."
"The product should improve its response time. I have also encountered issues with its configuration."
"It needs to improve its price."
"The connectivity needs improvement. You do not have the possibility to have a file and block connectivity at the same time on the same machine. It has limited ability to do so."
"The one major gripe I have is that there is no snapshotting enabled by default on the SAN."
"I would like a feature to integrate with external or cloud solutions. For example, if I want to use this storage for a backup from the cloud, I want to have integration with the cloud vendors, such as Microsoft, Oracles, or Amazon. It could be available as an API to allow seamless integration. Additionally, the solution could improve by having native integration with a cloud provider, such as VMware or Microsoft, this would reduce the need to use third-party solutions to complete the task."
"I would like to see some improvements on the FlashBlade side around the CIFS space support. I am not super familiar with all the different NAS protocols that they run on their box, but there could be some improvements made on SMB CIFS side."
"This product has only two active controllers, whereas other solutions can have more. This is something that needs to improve."
"I can't see where they can make anything better, unless, of course, they lower their prices even more."
"At the moment, I don't see any room for improvement in Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series because my experience with the product is very good. The software is okay and you can manage the storage well. What I'd like to see in the next release of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series is for it to be a real NAS solution because right now, you need to use a Hitachi converter called HNAS which makes the process a little bit more expensive. In my opinion, Hitachi should look into the possibility of unifying the HNAS into full storage, meaning that the HNAS should be integrated into the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series."
"Hitachi should offer a distinct overview of the various storage choices."
"If they had a certain approach to layered storage, it would be better. For example, adaption to the browser, or having a centralized console."
"The pricing is high, but the product is good. Additional features like data duplication might make it even better."
"In the next version I would like to see more intelligence."
"In terms of what could be improved, it could use a better, faster web console and other consoles. It is so boring waiting, waiting and waiting for it to refresh."
"In terms of new features, I would be interested to see deduplication added in their next release."
"For mission critical issues the performance is low."
"I set up Wi-Fi for storage, and since then, we haven't experienced any interruptions in service."
"VIMM replacement is poorly designed. You have to slide out an entire drawer, remove the cover and then pop out the failed VIMM. I would like to see a front replacement just like with hard disks. This leaves room for error; for example, when you slide it out from the rack, you are moving cables along the cable management arm. This leaves the possibility of accidentally unplugging a cable from the array if it is not seated properly. Also, you might pinch the cables when sliding it back into the server rack."
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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is ranked 10th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews while VIOLIN QV2020 is ranked 28th in All-Flash Storage with 2 reviews. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is rated 8.4, while VIOLIN QV2020 is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform writes "It's a high-performing solution with strong architecture". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VIOLIN QV2020 writes "Has high-speed data access and processing capabilities, distinguishing it as a leader in its storage solutions category". Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and NetApp FAS Series, whereas VIOLIN QV2020 is most compared with Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI).
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