We performed a comparison between Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and VMAX [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Hitachi Vantara, IBM, Dell Technologies and others in Frame-Based Disk Arrays."It is very flexible, and it is very useful when you want to virtualize different storage from different vendors."
"This is a good product with high capabilities and high reliability."
"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."
"Storage is the most valuable feature."
"The product provides a good storage space."
"The valuable features for data management include deduplication and compression without performance impact, and the ability to virtualize old storage, making migration seamless."
"The product's reliability has been crucial for our company's operations."
"The performance is very good."
"VMAX3 is our main system for storage. All our systems and all our virtualizations are connected to it. In terms of expanding it, we are replacing it with a new system, the PowerMax 2000. So our current VMAX3 platform will be decommissioned soon. We are switching to PowerMax 2000 because we are looking for improved performance. We see it as the best fit for our requirements in terms of the performance and the overall cost."
"The interface is good, and it is also customizable."
"Deploying, Expanding, and Modifying systems are easier than ever."
"We have been able to present storage from the VMAX to hosts without any problems."
"The most valuable features are the interface and performance."
"It works with our replication technology, which is not SRDF, which is native replication technology."
"We have never had a bad experience with it because we never had failures. It has good data availability and the performance is also okay."
"I like the many new features, especially the all-flash solution."
"The distributor needs more knowledgeable resources for technical support. It would be better to connect directly to the vendor in case of queries."
"In the next version I would like to see additional features like artificial intelligence and an increase in the amount of data it can store."
"Hitachi should launch some small machines in Brazil. The smallest machine here in Brazil is VSP 350, which can be quite big for some of the customers. In China, Hitachi has small models of this equipment, but those models are not available in our region. Its pricing is a big issue for us. We are resellers, and we face some competition from other vendors. Hitachi doesn't always have a good position in terms of the price. Its user interface is also not as good as some of the other competitors, and it can be improved."
"We've only faced some minor issues. For example, the documentation of some features isn't as detailed as we would like."
"We have not been able to procure more discs for upcoming projects and this has been a problem for us. Not having additional storage is going to be an issue. The solution is at its end of life and will be replaced soon."
"In terms of ransomware, Pure Storage is probably a couple of steps ahead of Hitachi, but Hitachi does not rush in terms of features. They want to be really sure that the hardware works properly without any kind of problem in new environments, and the implementation or improvement does not affect the customer installation. They really want to make sure that customers are not affected in any way."
"I would like to see an audit account set up such that the user can log in, see the configuration, and see the logs, but they cannot make any changes."
"The complex setup, ease of use, and snapshot operations of this product need to be improved."
"The pricing is a bit expensive. That is the reason we are now currently we are looking for other solutions. That's the reason we are looking at AFF and Unity. We are also considering PowerStore."
"I'd like to see improvements where we can scale out an existing array and remove older controllers\drives\etc., within the same subsystem."
"I would like this solution to integrate the solution that EMC vPlex offers."
"I would like to see support for high-availability."
"Better speed to release new features that have become industry standards. EMC created so many standards in the past. Now, it seems they are playing a me-too game and lagging behind in some areas, specifically data reduction."
"The cluster support should be improved."
"Resilience replication, reporting, and performance need to be improved."
"The way you configure larger size volumes needs improvement."
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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is ranked 1st in Frame-Based Disk Arrays with 48 reviews while VMAX [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Frame-Based Disk Arrays. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is rated 8.4, while VMAX [EOL] is rated 9.0. 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 VMAX [EOL] writes "Offers seamless data compression and encryption with no impact on performance". Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and Huawei OceanStor Dorado, whereas VMAX [EOL] is most compared with .
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