We did not evaluate other products in proof of concept, but we looked at EMC Isilon, NetApp, and Hitachi.

We also looked at the HPE 3PAR. I liked the array, but we stayed with the EMC product because we already knew how to manage it.

Yes, first-gen HPE 3PAR and IBM.

We looked at IBM Storewize V7000.

When we evaluated SANs, we also looked at solutions by IBM. Our familiarity and relationship with EMC weighed heavily with our choice.

As indicated, we were on EMC Symmetrix and NetApp. VNX came along at the right time for us and allowed for support and tools consolidation, provided more services and allowed us to reduce overall support costs.

• NetApp
• Dell

Research stuff that’s been proven, and what you can afford.

It was already installed when I was hired.

Yes, IBM XIV and HPE 3PAR.

Since we were using HPE Storage, we had a look at IBM Storage as well. After a features comparison and our requirements, EMC was the right choice.

We looked at IBM V7000 and others.

HPE Nimble is a good competing product, especially as it now has the backing of HPE. However, Nimble is a point solution as it is SAN only. If you wanted to add NAS to a Nimble, you could use VMware and UnityVSA, but those are extract costs.

I didn't choose it, but I would choose it. As mentioned above, I have enjoyed both EMC and HP's offerings in the marketplace. Depending on how simple the customer needs it to be, might sway my recommendation one way or the other, but in terms of functionality, VNX is very very good.

We evalulated HP, Dell, and NetApp storage products in the same class

We only compared different VNX models.

We did not.

We evaluated NetApp.

Sadly, I did not have the chance to evaluate other products. The customer chose himself. In my other company, we didn't want to lose the EMC Elite support package and stuck with EMC, not choosing another vendor.

Before choosing, we looked at EVA from HPE and Compellent from Dell.

No other options were evaluated.

NetApp is better with CIFS and file shares.

We also had the option of NetApp and HP Storage, but from a pricing and support perspective, we preferred EMC.

Yes, it was compared with EMC VMAX and Dell Compellent.

I did not evaluate other options, as they already implemented the product before I started working at the company.

When we compared it with other products, the performance and the security were the advantages that this storage gives us.

IBM, NetApp.