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We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor and Kaminario K2 [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The simplicity of it. The performance is good, but the simplicity is the best thing. Storage management is quite complex, but Pure Storage is easy to manage.""We've been using FlashArray's snapshot for backups. Their replication across sites and response time are also excellent.""We've had to use tech support on a number of occasions. They did everything remotely and talked us all the way through. They fixed the issue within 30 minutes. Every single time we contact them, they're perfect. I would give their technical support a ten out of ten.""It is pretty much just plug and play. There is not that much to do with it. It is very easy to use.""This is the best all-flash storage array on the market.""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 management is simple in Pure Storage FlashArray.""The tool is simple and easy to use. It has neat features like protection from device removal. Moreover, you can undo the deletes. The solution is easy to work with and not as complicated as CAC"

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"The solution works well for non-critical applications that do not require a heavy workload. The tool's all features are valuable.""The most valuable feature of Huawei OceanStor is the hybrid applications.""The support is excellent.""The pricing is very reasonable.""The solution is scalable.""It is easy to use, deploy, communicate and manage this solution.""The most valuable feature is the flexibility in the rail, as it is hybrid storage.""Huawei OceanStor is easy to manage."

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"The increased performance is many times above our previous array performance in all metrics. Integration with vSphere features is also a definite plus.""The GUI is very straightforward and easy to use.""It provides a full feature set without separate licensing (deduplication, compression, snapshot, asynchronous replication, stable performance, etc.).""Ease of use: My installers - my administrators over the system - they love how easy and fast it is to install and spin up a LUN and get going.""Implementation of the solution is very simple.""Built-in snapshot support gives us SAN-side functionality most other platforms would have had us license separately.""Logic/software management""Scale out is a differentiator for them, especially in the enterprise market. It's key for a lot of customers."

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Cons
"What it needs to do is work a little closer with solutions, like VMware, so it understands the particular workloads that are on it. Today, it does not understand the applications which are running against it.""There are a lot of things to improve.""I would like to see data tiering to AWS.""It goes at about 95 percent, so we have had some performance issues. It is hard to clear them.""The one major gripe I have is that there is no snapshotting enabled by default on the SAN.""It would be good to have metrics of the box's performance so we can see what it delivers, but currently, I can't see what it's actually doing.""The higher education moves slowly. We are still looking forward to implementing the full list of existing features.""I would love for them to have a hyper-converged solution."

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"We did experience a little latency with this solution.""Huawei OceanStor should work on its saturation level and should be able to take up more load. It should give the same performance that it gives at 20 or 30 percent load for 80 percent as well.""I would like to see more iterations and direct integration with other solutions.""The speed has room for improvement.""The product must improve the local technical support in China.""The user interface is not so user friendly.""The main concern is regarding the usability of the data storage.""The technical support has been a let down for us. It's something the company has to work on. We haven't been satisfied with their level of service."

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"Improved scale and budget planning with flexibility of the solution for budget needs and efficiency for growth with the great optimization ratio due to the nature of our use.""I would love to see capacity on its DRAM. I know it's not cost effective for them to do it, but I think that it could be a big differentiator and was a big differentiator from the beginning.""Access to technical support should be improved for our region. Technical support is good, but they're very hard to access.""I'm hoping to see Active Directory integration. Right now, you still have to use a local admin account to log in and manage everything.""I would like to see them work with Cisco, so it comes off the FIs, instead of having to go through my 10-gig network.""Some of the nice to haves for us, in terms of today, would be VVols but again, it’s not a critical feature.""I think it should have better performance with small files. With big data, its performance is top notch, but it is difficult to load small files.""I would like them to improve the look of the product’s external casing and shelves."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We feel that the pricing is fair and the licensing process was easy for both."
  • "There is always room for negotiation."
  • "The price was slightly higher than others, but competitive, if you consider all the other features that you get from it."
  • "It is a more expensive solution, but it is worth it. You are getting what you paid for."
  • "For pricing, you have to take into account their performance on deduplication and compression in a $/GB comparison."
  • "We have seen a reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO)."
  • "It is a cheaper solution."
  • "Pure Storage is all-flash, so this sometimes tends to make it a bit more expensive in the beginning."
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  • "This product value matches its price."
  • "It's roughly affordable."
  • "Pricing is very fair."
  • "Huawei OceanStor is priced very well but is a bit complicated."
  • "The price of the solution could be less expensive. However, there are not any licensing costs."
  • "We pay a monthly licensing fee for this solution. The price could be less expensive."
  • "The pricing depends on the features the customer wants, such as storage, RAM, and processors, but in general, Huawei is much cheaper compared to Dell and Cisco."
  • "The price of Huawei OceanStor should be less expensive. It is expensive at the moment."
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  • "Kaminario is very competitive on price. They also have a pay per TB model."
  • "All features are provided in the licensing. The cost of Kaminario was less than the cost of a hybrid array."
  • "I would like them to come down in price. It is as expensive as EMC, Hitachi, and other major vendors."
  • "Licensing is very straightforward. The cost was considerably lower than other products we looked at."
  • "The "extra" costs associated with features and options that are available off the shelf with Kaminario, make their value proposition extremely competitive."
  • "The licensing is all-inclusive."
  • "The Kaminario setup is simple and there are no hidden licensing fees so this area is a relief."
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    Also Known As
    OceanStor Dorado V3 All-Flash Storage System, OceanStor 18000 V3 Series Storage Systems, OceanStor 6800 V3 Storage System
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    Overview

    Pure Storage FlashArray is the world’s first enterprise-class storage array that runs exclusively on the nonvolatile memory express (NVMe) protocol for memory access and storage. It represents a totally state-of-the-art type of storage technology. It offers users shared accelerated storage that delivers cutting-edge features in the realms of performance, simplicity, and consolidation. Pure Storage is fresh and modern today and will be for the next decade. Without forklift upgrades or planned downtime, Pure Storage takes the work out of storage ownership and delivers unprecedented customer satisfaction.

    Pure Storage FlashArray is built with simplicity and reliability in mind. The solution can be implemented and optimized in hours, as opposed to other similar solutions that can take days. It has no moving parts, which removes areas where it could potentially be vulnerable to suffering errors. It is highly stable and gives users the ability to manage system shutdowns in a way that  prevents data loss.

    Benefits of Pure Storage FlashArray

    Some of the benefits of using Pure Storage FlashArray include:

    • A much higher level of speed than similar pieces of technology. Pure Storage FlashArray maximizes the speed at which data can be transferred while at the same time minimizing system latencies that might slow the transfer down. Additionally, it offers users quick memory read and data access speeds.

    • A higher bang for your buck in terms of the storage capabilities you get for the money you pay. They are smaller in size than more standard storage technologies, but they offer flash memory, which enables users to store larger amounts of data than the current standard.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Pure Storage FlashArray is a highly effective piece of storage technology which stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its overall robustness and the value that it offers by way of its reliability and ease of use. It provides users with many valuable features that allow them to maximize what they can do with this solution. Pure Storage FlashArray’s reliability and ease of use make it a highly valuable solution. 

    PeerSpot user Prabakaran K., a technical consultant at Injazat Data Systems, notes the robustness of this solution when he writes, "FlashArray has many valuable features. It's very user-friendly and it has high availability, so there is comparatively less downtime. During maintenance, there is no shutdown procedure, so you can directly power off the Array and manage the shutdown process without any data loss, which is a unique feature. Managing replication and data migration is also very easy."

    PeerSpot user Jason D., a cloud solutions architect at a tech services company, notes three features that make this solution valuable when he writes, "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."

    OceanStor Dorado V3 is the industry's first all-flash storage that puts NVMe into commercial use. It is specially designed for enterprises' mission-critical businesses, meeting the most-demanding performance and reliability requirements of databases, VDI, server virtualization, and SAP HANA.

    Kaminario K2 is the world’s only storage solution that delivers the predictability needed to handle the highly unpredictable world of modern businesses. This highly flexible all flash storage platform allows customers to cost-effectively scale capacity and performance to support their ever-changing business –seamlessly, on-demand and with no disruptions.

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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Healthcare Company12%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Computer Software Company8%
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    Educational Organization31%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Recreational Facilities/Services Company18%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Manufacturing Company18%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Comms Service Provider10%
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    Computer Software Company27%
    Healthcare Company20%
    Consumer Goods Company13%
    Government13%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise40%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Small Business69%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise9%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Huawei OceanStor is ranked 12th in All-Flash Storage with 30 reviews while Kaminario K2 [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in All-Flash Storage. Huawei OceanStor is rated 8.4, while Kaminario K2 [EOL] is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor writes "User-friendly and robust storage solution with good performance and easy setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Kaminario K2 [EOL] writes "Built-in snapshot support gives us SAN-side functionality most other platforms license separately". Huawei OceanStor is most compared with Huawei OceanStor Dorado, NetApp AFF, Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity XT and DDN SFA7990X, whereas Kaminario K2 [EOL] is most compared with .

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