We performed a comparison between Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and NetApp FAS Series 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 stability is perfect. The reliability is 100% and the latency is always lower than 1 millisecond."
"Because of the encryption, we have different storage and the encryption can go over both."
"It has made working with storage as easy and simple as it should be."
"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."
"We also like the compactness, the small footprint. It takes up very little space in a data center and uses little power."
"Processes that used to take 40 minutes to two hours can be completed in five minutes."
"The deduplication in the array combined with its snap technologies allows the product to be remotely/manually controlled or scheduled."
"The most valuable feature is that maintenance is free."
"The feature I like best is the stability of the hardware."
"The first thing that attracted this model to us was the non-disruptive migration. We had a very large database application that was on older gear and needed to be migrated to these arrays. We had experience with virtualizing behind an array and moving applications and data but this made it even better."
"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."
"The product provides a good storage space."
"It's best features are its reliability and stability."
"It is robust. It doesn't need too much troubleshooting. It is a good device."
"We have many different types of replication, such as remote and drop local replication. All these features and licenses are already available. These are basic features available in the current model. Additionally, the performance has been good in our experience."
"The biggest benefit of the Hitachi platform is 100 percent storage uptime. It's also highly cost-effective."
"Has rock solid reliability and is easy to use."
"It is very flexible. It integrates well with the public cloud and other components, so everything can be API driven. Therefore, it is very easy to automate it."
"Snapshot, deduplication, and compression features are valuable."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"I like the unified management feature because sometimes you end up running a single protocol on the entire system."
"It changed the way we do Disaster Recovery (DR) around NetApp replication."
"Compression of the backup Oracle by RMAN on NFS saves space 5:1."
"The product is flexible."
"We need to add more storage in Pure Storage FlashArray with the cluster mode activated for us to have better performance."
"The price of this solution could be improved."
"When we were doing some tests, we found that there was an I/O freeze when they were switching the controller."
"This product has only two active controllers, whereas other solutions can have more. This is something that needs to improve."
"I would like to see active replication. I know that it's available now but I haven't tried it yet. I hope that it works."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve the recent file storage capabilities because it is lacking a lot of features."
"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."
"A minor issue that comes to mind is that, every once in a while, a hard drive will go bad."
"Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform needs to improve its scalability options where there are a few shortcomings."
"Its usability can be improved. It can have more management features. Its management tools lack features."
"n future releases, I would like to see enhancements in the web GUI capabilities for direct management without additional PCM."
"We've only faced some minor issues. For example, the documentation of some features isn't as detailed as we would like."
"Hitachi should offer a distinct overview of the various storage choices."
"The pricing is high, but the product is good. Additional features like data duplication might make it even better."
"One improvement I am hoping for in the next release is unified storage."
"The initial deployment was somewhat complex when it came to the installation because of the network connectivity. It was more difficult, in this specific case, than with other platforms."
"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."
"The AutoSupport could be improved to be more proactive in certain cases."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"The solution can improve on the replication features."
"As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc."
"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."
"I would like to see NetApp add incident support."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is ranked 4th in NAS with 47 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 96 reviews. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is rated 8.4, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. 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 NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and Hitachi NAS Platform, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Hitachi NAS Platform. See our Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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