We performed a comparison between HPE Primera and Pure Storage FlashBlade 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."Data deduplication is one feature I found to be the most valuable in the tool...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"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."
"For us, the most valuable feature is the compression and deduplication. Being able to deploy a three to one ratio for storage is absolutely critical in today's world with the growing need for storage and the growing need for more space."
"The code upgrades are very smooth."
"The tool has reduced our power consumption."
"The stability and performance are the best things about the solution."
"As soon as we introduced our first Pure Storage FlashArray, the first benefit was at least twice the performance increase. Our production databases simply ran twice as fast with no other change."
"The top-tier support and reliable storage are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"HPE Primera has good integration. All the users are using HP servers and some systems, such as Synergy, which integrate well into the solution."
"The product has better replication features than the previous products."
"We sold Primera to a public university, and they're happy with it. They have been using it for about four months with no significant problems."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to provide the IOPS ratio which is required by a lot of our customers."
"Our customers have given very positive feedback about InfoSign, which is the management software for this solution."
"The performance is very good."
"The most valuable features are the Metro clustering, and disaster recovery."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the rewrite speed and the nonstop services."
"The initial setup is pretty easy and simple."
"It performs well and it is also very fast."
"Speed and ease of use are the two most valuable features."
"Pure Storage FlashBlade is user-friendly. It's replication feature is great because it has active replication and active DR. That's the beauty of the product. It's a perfect solution for block storage."
"Using this solution has made our backups more reliable."
"The product is scalable and easy to expand."
"In the configuration, which we brought in or tested it in, it has a very limited config as far as the array goes. That said, it still did more than our anticipation."
"We understand that they're thinking about it, but one of the things that would be nice is if they added some basic file-level capabilities to the platform. The idea is that they would run a basic NFS or CIF share from the controllers. FlashBlade is the powerhouse for File and Object storage, but if you don't need all that power, a lightweight file function would make FlashArrays more versatile."
"I would like to see them lower the costs."
"The product should improve its response time. I have also encountered issues with its configuration."
"When we were doing some tests, we found that there was an I/O freeze when they were switching the controller."
"We would like to see better troubleshooting aspects. It helps us if we can find out where the problem is. Right now, it's difficult. Sometimes it's difficult to pinpoint the issue. If they had more visibility and more troubleshooting feature built into the tool that would really help."
"We would like to be able to connect to data tape for backup, specifically to the LTO backups."
"We would like to see more cloud support, which we know is coming, although it's not out yet. It's going to be released in the next versions. That would be the biggest win, if additional cloud support is built into the array."
"The solution could prove the reporting."
"On the controller side, I would like to see NAS capabilities."
"Only HPE can manage the product."
"Primera should be more user-friendly."
"We cannot use this storage for critical applications and data."
"On the hardware side, you should have the ability to expand capacity to larger numbers."
"We would like to have more flash storage and its stability. This is an area of challenge for us."
"We used to receive hardware errors a lot of times. The ambient temperatures rise rate was approximately 35 to 55 degrees, but when it was approximately 27 or 28, we used to get errors a lot."
"There could be improvements in public cloud integration."
"I want efficiency. FlashBlade doesn't have efficiency now."
"It would be nice if you could store file-based in the same box with the same technology."
"The feature that we're waiting on is better integration with the cell services."
"It usually comes down to just what you hit and the value you're getting when you spend the money and license the products. I would always go, "If you want to make things better, lower your price and make your licensing simpler." There's always an opportunity around that."
"There is some room for new features related to authentication and integration with Kubernetes, and other solution using S3 Bucket."
"The speed could be improved."
"Pure Storage FlashBlade should improve on more cloud integration."
HPE Primera is ranked 7th in All-Flash Storage with 38 reviews while Pure Storage FlashBlade is ranked 16th in All-Flash Storage with 30 reviews. HPE Primera is rated 8.4, while Pure Storage FlashBlade is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE Primera writes "A highly stable and easy-to-configure solution that provides excellent features that enable smooth migration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Pure Storage FlashBlade writes "A high-performing and scalable solution that improves data performance for S3 workloads". HPE Primera is most compared with HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Nimble Storage, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF and Dell Unity XT, whereas Pure Storage FlashBlade is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), VAST Data, MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage and Dell ECS. See our HPE Primera vs. Pure Storage FlashBlade report.
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