We performed a comparison between NetApp FAS Series and NetApp Private Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"Has rock solid reliability and is easy to use."
"The file sharing feature is most valuable."
"One of the most valuable features offered is double-parity RAID, which guarantees that your data will stay intact. We're also able to provision storage and monitor which ones are really consuming storage."
"The product is flexible."
"Fast Snapshots"
"The most valuable feature of the NetApp FAS Series is its stability."
"It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two."
"Disaster recovery. And I like the security very much. I think they have the needed options for security. Can manage NPS using the same tools and process that we use today."
"It gave us a platform which could clearly arrange all our files and volumes."
"Very stable and very scalable."
"The most valuable feature of NetApp Private Storage is out-of-the-box integration with the SAN switches. They are much easier compared to Dell solutions. Additionally, the connector that comes with the solution that allows connection back to the Cisco SAN switches is very good. In Dell, I would need to use an FCIP or CIP port that is required."
"As opposed to cloud, we have full control over security, use, who uses it. We own a number of different companies, so we can partition however we want."
"Integration with other NetApp solutions and merging them is manageable."
"The most valuable feature is integration."
"NetApp is faster than other storage brands."
"Dedicated storage efficiency accelerators could improve the overall performance of the system."
"We're supposed to have used NetApp FAS Series for replication, but then one of the nodes failed, and then it's taken us some time to bring it up."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"We would like to have further integration with some backup products. They have some of them already, but there could be more."
"The only downside is in ease in management; it is not easy to use."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"The NetApp FAS Series is not as high-performing and is not as fast. Its speed needs improvement, but this could only be done if it's an all-flash solution."
"For long term partnership in Myanmar, the local warehouse should be built in Myanmar that's something I'd like to see. We have some issues with supply so there is sometimes a delay in getting the hardware."
"I would like to have the Active-Active feature. Some competitors already have it. I would like NetApp to add it to stay competitive."
"There may actually be so many features that the end-user gets lost in the volume."
"I would like to see the GUI management simplified in the next release."
"They need a little more technical people in Akola. Most of the NetApp people are in Bangalore, Mumbai, or Delhi, but there are very few in Akola. I think NetApp has few technicians in Akola because they mostly rely on partners to service this area."
"NetApp Private Storage is still integrated into the ISCSI connectivity and the FC protocol. I would recommend them to migrate to the FCIP because the SAN switches are moving further to an FCIP, and are scaling out of the ISCSI connectivity. Sooner or later, that will be an issue for NetApp Private Storage. An NFCIP should be available to them moving three years down the line."
"I think that it should work better with Microsoft solutions, more integrated with Microsoft. We also need integrated NAS and block storage."
"We had to write a number of custom tools or scripts ourselves to use it as a staging area between our on-premises datacenter and our cloud installation."
"The hardware does not last as long as it could with new software."
NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 reviews while NetApp Private Storage is ranked 12th in NAS with 14 reviews. NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8, while NetApp Private Storage is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp Private Storage writes "Integrates well, useful connectors, and straightforward implemention". NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem, whereas NetApp Private Storage is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon). See our NetApp FAS Series vs. NetApp Private Storage report.
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