We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series 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 most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray is the complete set of functions it provides."
"All our junior partners can administer the storage arrays. It is simple and easy to use. We don't have to dedicate a whole team of full time people to work on it."
"Performance is the most valuable feature."
"The management is simple in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"The compression and deduplication features help to make the best use of the capacity."
"The initial setup was very straightforward and very quick. It was up and running in our data center within 24 hours of receiving it."
"The code upgrades are very smooth."
"All updates, upgrades, and hardware work are all performed on-line with no impact."
"We have our backups set up to replicate between two sites, then we also have our storage set up to replicate between two sites."
"We deployed 3PAR in the national and international markets. It's not bad, the solution."
"If you design it right and implement it right, it's headache free. Just keep it there and it does what it's suppose to do."
"We also use dynamic optimization to go between tiers."
"The stability is what we consider to be the best feature it provides. The stability of this solution is what conquers us, every day."
"Provides High-Availability, security, and high performance"
"With our 3PARs, we have never lost data."
"You can scale it out almost indefinitely."
"Ability to cluster two storages together with HA availability."
"The most valuable feature of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its capability to tier to the cloud, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS. Additionally, the integration is good and they are user-friendly."
"The solution offers very good reliable systems and storage for our clients."
"The FlexClone feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its ability to store data well."
"We are satisfied with the stability."
"The product’s quality of service guarantees the performance of each workload."
"Last year, I did a DM Series installation with my colleague, and this installation was effortless because we had Lenovo support on the phone, so it was easy to get help if we had any problems."
"I want to learn more about command line usage which I have not explored much yet. However, there are many automated solutions for repetitive tasks. I would like to see additional features like performance monitoring, configuring of alerts, and the customization of alert thresholds in the next release."
"It is way in excess of what we need. If anything, we could see a bit more speed. I'm just comparing it with what some of my colleagues who are implementing their own systems do."
"In the next release, I would like to see file-level encryption."
"The initial setup was a little complex. We had some initial issues with the design and had to help correct some of the white papers for it, but it wasn't your standard use case."
"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."
"They have a product, FlashBlade, which is their object storage integration, and that's something that we haven't integrated with yet. This might be an area for additional focus as it would play into scalability, because the very nature of object storage is that it's infinitely scalable."
"It goes at about 95 percent, so we have had some performance issues. It is hard to clear them."
"The scalability of the solution is not as good as it probably could be."
"This solution should be easier to use."
"It needs better dedupe. It is hard for all the older generation arrays to put up dedupe because they tend to do the other stuff so much better. They have to keep the stability before any other new feature."
"HPE could improve by making an old flash system in order to compete with the current market. For the solution to be more competitive in the mid-range market they could increase the performance."
"This solution only provides active-passive replication, as opposed to active-active."
"Sadly, the support from HPE has not been all that great. It is tough to get a tech out or get a response from some of the techs that we have."
"The solution could improve by being able to handle larger data."
"Scalability and management could be improved."
"We have had a few issues with it. We had our virtual environment lock up a few times on storage-based things. We think we have it sorted out, but maybe it came down to a configuration issue on it."
"The solution needs a simpler licensing theme around the DM series. The problem is if you only need one of the features, you still have to buy the whole thing. The licensing needs to be more granular or flexible so you have the option to only license FlexCone or Inline Compression features."
"I would rate the support of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series a four out of five."
"The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series was very hard to configure. Installation of the product was very hard. These are its areas for improvement."
"It takes a very long time to enter the management console, as well as to restart the system, and these are things that should be improved."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The solution should change the licensing model and allow customers to choose features based on their requirements."
"Many people do not realize that Lenovo has a storage solution, so better marketing from the vendor is needed."
"I would like Lenovo to add a feature like IBM Easy Tier to DM Series. This is a crucial feature for the customers."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 9th in All-Flash Storage with 299 reviews while Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is ranked 21st in All-Flash Storage with 10 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6, while Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is rated 7.4. 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 Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series writes "Simple deployment, stores data well, but missing features". HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF and HPE StoreOnce, whereas Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is most compared with NetApp AFF, Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series, Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore and NetApp FAS Series. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series report.
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