We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) 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.
"The scalability is good."
"We're getting good performance, and the compression ratio is also very good in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"It's easy to use, and the maintenance upgrades to get free controllers work really well."
"It is easy to deploy and it's all-flash, so it's very fast."
"Processes that used to take 40 minutes to two hours can be completed in five minutes."
"We've had different types of storage, and three things of this solution are valuable. The first one is its outstanding performance. The second one is its stability. In the about three years that we've had it, we've had component failures, but we never had a service interruption or any data loss. The third one, which is really critical, is that it is super easy to use in terms of provisioning, storage, and managing the arrays. I'm able to maintain a multi-site environment with a couple of dozen arrays with a single mid-level storage admin."
"The solution helps to simplify storage."
"The scalability options are very nice because you can scale it much better and faster. The scalability was there in the previous environment also, but this is far better than what we had before. It basically helps the user in case they are looking for more storage. We can scale it much faster."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ is easy to use and has good performance."
"I like the speed capabilities that it provides. The deduplication features definitely have some huge potential. The latest firmware, where they've enabled compression for workloads that aren't very good for deduplication, I can definitely see huge potential there."
"Being able to snapshot things for backup purposes has been key. We do that on our databases four times a day."
"It was straightforward, simple, and easy to set up, along with the OneView tools, for managing both compute and storage."
"If you can handle the IOPS, throughput is a natural byproduct. Usually, IOPS is where you are capped. HPE has done a great job in making sure that our IOP-intensive EMRs stay up and running. We have really good performance on them."
"The deduplication is pretty impressive because it will shrink. We also do some clones in addition to the snapshots, where we can have multiple clones. These reduce the actual written storage by as much as 50 percent."
"Since it's being used to support a virtual infrastructure, that gives us access to all of the benefits of a virtual infrastructure. So, instead of spending hours trying to rebuild or to fix a broken server, we can instead wipe it out and throw up a new one and we're up and running again."
"The ease of management is its most valuable feature. It is so much easier to manage storage on a 3PAR array than anything that we have had before."
"I definitely find the reduced power consumption very valuable."
"It has a user-friendly dashboard and interface."
"Prism Central allows managing the cluster from a single pane of glass, and it allows a deeper dive into the solution."
"You need to send commands through the command-line interface(CLI). This could be improved. The commands are done better in VMware."
"I have found the solution to be stable."
"The product is easy to manage."
"It offers very useful data protection."
"The solution is well integrated with other vendors."
"The time-to-market could be better at times, but I think that's true for all vendors of hardware."
"They should work on their upgrades, they're not smooth."
"Most of our upgrades have not been as smooth as they should have been."
"The price of this solution could be improved."
"Its price needs improvement. Its price is almost double than any other flash storage solution."
"The GUI is simplistic and basic. I feel like it's explanatory, but not enough, it needs a little more to it."
"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."
"It would be nice if Pure had something in its portfolio that provided higher deduplication and compression for backups."
"The performance of the solution is not good anymore and the software is different from all the other types and is not compatible. There are more negative things at this moment than positive. This is why we are removing them all from our organization this year."
"Upgrades on them are a bit tricky. For us to do a head swap on one is a full outer joiner storage frame, which is obviously not that easy to do in a production environment."
"3PAR did not increase our performance, and it has increased our latency by at least double."
"We would like to see deduplication and hybrid in the next release of the solution."
"As long as they can keep the solution stable, it will be good. Stability is very important to us."
"I'd really it to be able to interact with older 3PAR storage, and possibly even non-HPE. I would like to be able to pull stuff off of old things and bring it up to the standard that has been set, simply, quickly, and efficiently. That would be a really nice feature. Right now it is a big pain. It seems to work but we tend to get some latency behind."
"It needs the addition of InfoSight, which is the most critical, along with predictive analytics and AI."
"We are using a built-in solution in 3PAR. We are using All-Flash Storage, and there are some difficulties with it. HPE has now developed a new tool system to support All-Flash, and that's why we are changing our investment. They must increase its performance. I want unlimited support, which is very important for performance. I am not interested in spinning disks. HPE is developing new storage systems called Primera, but they must be developed more."
"I would like them to update their licensing to provide more features with their basic license."
"In terms of the IT different categories, I would like for the governing sections to be able to use it in the IT department. If they can have something like a one view management portal or software similar to VMware that would be an added value."
"If they can simplify the software slightly for the installation, that would make all the difference."
"Regarding third-party backup solutions, the only agentless option is Commvault, which is expensive, complex, and requires intensive vendor training."
"In terms of what I would like to see improved, I would say the life cycle management. I don't know if it is because they changed to an LCM from the previous way of upgrading the hardware or software but sometimes it feels that it needs a wizard that says, "Check this, check this," telling you your options. The only thing that's a bit frustrating for me is the life cycle management interface. That's the only thing on the entire system that frustrates me."
"AHV is a great hypervisor but still limited compared to VMware. AHV is the one product they must improve."
"The reporting feature isn't very good."
"This solution would be improved with built-in integration with Rubrik."
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HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 9th in All-Flash Storage with 299 reviews while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 2nd in HCI with 194 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6, while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of HPE 3PAR StoreServ writes "The product's technical support is outstanding as I can reach someone right away". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "A powerful solution with easy deployment, upgrades, and management". HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF and HPE StoreOnce, whereas Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, HPE SimpliVity, VMware vSphere and Hyper-V. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) report.
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