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M Amin Anwar
Overall functions well, stable, but technical support could improve
IT is the best source for long-term retention data. If you will use it in the replacement of tape, it will give more comfort especially for data... Read more →
RashidAnwar
A stable solution that can be used for database applications and virtualization for multiple locations
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Pros
"It is a very stable program.""Overall the solution works well."

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"The best part of the solution is that you can actually scale up to a large number of operating systems without additional hardware.""This is an easy-to-use product for adding flexibility to your storage solution.""VMware Software Defined Storage gives higher availability against data corruption.""The single management panel is the main feature that is wonderful for the customer."

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Cons
"I would like to see more platforms added.""The Veritas support for Access Appliance could improve. They are a pioneer in the industry, and they provide an enterprise-level solution. However, when comparing the storage, they can't compete with the NetBackup solution."

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"The performance is not as good as some competing products and reporting can be improved.""VMware Software Defined Storage should include a shared database on a standard version.""It doesn't have the ability to be deployed on any kind of hardware and network connectors.""I'd like to see improved hardware compatibility"

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  • "The solution is not expensive compared to other storage solutions."

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  • "The product is quite expensive and is among the most expensive for this type of solution."
  • "A single socket costs you around US $6,000 for three years. At a minimum, you have a three load cluster for a medium or enterprise-scale company. It can get quite expensive because you're likely to need four to six sockets on the other side. It comes to around $30,000."
  • "I believe there is a yearly licensing fee of around $2000 - $5000. I don't think there are additional costs above that but it depends on the type of infrastructure you're booting."
  • "VMware Software Defined Storage is a slightly expensive solution."

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    What do you like most about VMware Software Defined Storage?
    Top Answer:VMware Software Defined Storage gives higher availability against data corruption.
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    Top Answer:VMware Software Defined Storage is a slightly expensive solution. We do a three-year license for the solution, then renew it after every three years. I rate VMware Software Defined Storage a seven out… more »
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    Top Answer:VMware Software Defined Storage should include a shared database on a standard version. Right now, it's included in the enterprise version.
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    Also Known As
    Access 3340 Appliance, Veritas Access 3340 Appliance
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    Overview

    The Veritas Access Appliance enables a turnkey deployment of Veritas’ software-defined Access scale-out network attached storage - a storage solution optimized for unstructured data use cases. The appliance is cost-optimized and tuned for high-capacity workloads like long-term retention (LTR), tape replacement and backup archiving.

    VMware software-defined storage is a simple, yet intelligent, storage data center architecture that aligns with business and application demands—eliminating static, purpose-built and inefficient hardware with dynamic, agile and automated solutions.

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    Helse Nord, Sky
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Hospitality Company7%
    Government5%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    Veritas Access Appliance is ranked 23rd in Software Defined Storage (SDS) while VMware Software Defined Storage is ranked 14th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 4 reviews. Veritas Access Appliance is rated 7.6, while VMware Software Defined Storage is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Veritas Access Appliance writes "Overall functions well, stable, but technical support could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VMware Software Defined Storage writes "A stable solution that can be used for database applications and virtualization for multiple locations". Veritas Access Appliance is most compared with Red Hat Ceph Storage, Veritas Access and LINBIT SDS, whereas VMware Software Defined Storage is most compared with Red Hat Ceph Storage and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI).

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