We performed a comparison between HPE StoreOnce and Lenovo ThinkSystem DE 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."We put a fair amount of stress on it because we run sequel workloads and we run web applications where the same web files are hit over and over. We have had almost zero stability issues with that SAN, that has been really great for us."
"It gives us capacity planning."
"The deduplication in the array combined with its snap technologies allows the product to be remotely/manually controlled or scheduled."
"Performance, deduplication, compression, and fast response time for requests from servers and applications."
"The most valuable feature is its speed."
"The most valuable feature is that maintenance is free."
"Provides fast access and is user-friendly."
"They are quite responsive and our local team was pretty good."
"Technical support is quite good."
"Has very good deduplication and encryption features."
"It results in more efficient storage utilization, cutting capital expenditure in half."
"Deduplication is the most valuable feature."
"It's easy to backup data, manage. A"
"I like the tool’s deduplication feature. We get a ratio of 9:1 for deduplication. The product is also Linux based. Last year, our organization faced some virus attacks. However, the backup was safe because of the product being a Linux version. HPE StoreOnce is a secure product."
"HPE StoreOnce works well, it is stable."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression capabilities."
"Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is simple to use"
"The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series are the dual controllers, available installation documentation, and the option of multiple host bus adapter interfaces."
"This solution is good for virtualization and meets the need for CPU and RAM requirements."
"The solution is very easy to set up."
"Fewer features is not necessarily a negative as it leads to simpler operation and lower price."
"Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is quite an elementary box, no frills. It does not have all the functionality of the DM but it is acceptable, it does its task. It integrates pretty well."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"ThinkSystem's storage performs well, and the price per gigabyte is good, especially on SSD solutions. It's also easy to use."
"The one major gripe I have is that there is no snapshotting enabled by default on the SAN."
"I think replication is one area that still needs improvement. Earlier, Pure Storage FlashArray only had IP-based replication. There was no API-based replication, but they have enhanced the feature now. However, they need to work on API replication for C-type of arrays."
"The 3PAR SSD arrays that we have are still failing a lot so even though we're under warranty, we still have to get someone out and usually have someone troubleshoot so that usually adds onto the cost. With Pure, we've had a disc fail and we pop it out and you pop it in and it's good to go."
"This product has only two active controllers, whereas other solutions can have more. This is something that needs to improve."
"The GUI is simplistic and basic. I feel like it's explanatory, but not enough, it needs a little more to it."
"On a couple of occasions, the waiting time for an upgrade has been pretty substantial."
"It would be nice to have a better view of the allocated capacity on their Platform as a Service solution because we have to do some manual calculations to understand how much we are going to pay every month to use the storage that is allocated."
"I would like to have support available in Spanish."
"HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks."
"The solution's technical support should be faster."
"I would like to see better integration with Veeam software."
"The product could be improved with better support for data protection."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce should be more user-friendly. Additionally, the configuration and troubleshooting could be better."
"The GUI and its user-friendliness have some room for improvement."
"Hardware maintenance involves some downtime for backup destination storage which can be a problem for some."
"HPE should have more options so customers can choose from a wide range of products with small to big capacities."
"Usually, when a part fails, we have to replace it and it takes a while. It would be better if the part could be available locally here in Kenya so we don't have to wait so long to repair the solution."
"Improvements can be made to the product's performance."
"The difficult part comes when dealing with the host. You have to enable multi-pathing and other aspects that are needed for proper configuration. I don't know if there is room for a more hyper-conversion structure to work with, but this would be easier."
"ThinkSystem could be better integrated with backup software like Commvault, Veritas, or Symantec."
"The features are limited."
"There could be a snapshot feature in the solution."
"It would be useful to have structured solutions replicated to other sites."
"The solution could be more scalable, although it suits our present needs."
HPE StoreOnce is ranked 2nd in Deduplication Software with 102 reviews while Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is ranked 20th in All-Flash Storage with 11 reviews. HPE StoreOnce is rated 8.4, while Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of HPE StoreOnce writes "Helps to consolidate D2D backups and has a good deduplication ratio". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series writes "Provides good stability and is reliable in terms of performance". HPE StoreOnce is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell PowerVault, ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost and Veeam Backup & Replication, whereas Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, NetApp AFF, IBM FlashSystem and Huawei OceanStor. See our HPE StoreOnce vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series report.
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