We have the Celerra NS480s, NS40s, NS20. We switched because the arrays were at the end of life by EMC support.

We were previously using the CX3 arrays. We switched because the CX3 was end of life and we needed a platform that could support more disk space growth.

HPE EVA. End-of-life standard lifecycle replacement.

Previously, we had Clariion, VNX was the next technological shift.

Previous to the VNX, we were using an EMC CX-80 SAN. The reason for switching was to stay on a supported platform.

We were using EMC Symmetrix and NetApp previously but moved our midrange file to VNX due to the commonality of the tool sets and tight VMware integration.

We were moving to IBM v7000 for price. However, it doesn't support NAS

Our old storage was HPE XP10000 and EVA5000. EMC storage has the best performance and functions.

Yes, we were using HPE Storage, which was not a bad solution, but EMC wins hands down when it comes to the Enterprise storage. We were having stability/performance issues with HPE Storage.

Previously, we had CLARiiON. VNX was the next technological shift.

We have standardised on VNX, and now on the Unity successor product, having moved away from NetApp and EVA, which were not as reliable or as flexible.

I use whatever my end client has purchased, be it EMC or another product. I don't often get to choose, but I would recommend a VNX if asked.

No previous solution was in place.

We had EMC Celerra (file storage) and Clariion (block storage). When EMC introduced VNX, it provided both file and block storage capabilities. It was a no brainer for us to replace our existing storage with VNX. VNX made storage management simple as well as the cost of maintenance went down from two storage arrays to one.

We switched because the previous solution was outdated. We were using Multiple IBM DS4700, external SCSI arrays, and HP MSA.

We needed to consolidate storage along with server consolidation on modern and faster storage technology that would integrate with VMware.

Previously, I worked with 5700 because I worked in another company. The previous version could be changed just to handle bigger loads, but that is not the case neither in the current version nor in my current company.

We did not previously use a different solution.

This storage solution replaced an IBM DS4700 and a V7000. They were outdated.

Before using EMC VNX, EMC CLARiiON had been used.

There was no previous solution in place.

HP EVA and once NetApp, but they both had slow performance and a lack of features so we switched.

We did not use different solution before.

In our previous solution, we were getting less performance from our DB. So, it was a better idea to change to EMC.

I am a consultant. Customers change solutions all the time because of reliability, relationships, and costs.

I did not previously use a different solution. When I came in to my company, they were already using this product.

We've moved from the EMC CLARiiON CX4 series to EMC VNX.