Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F Series Reviews

Storage & Virtualization Team Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Jul 02 2019

Eliminated all the management around replication and it helps us to do the recovery better and easier

What is most valuable?

I found the Hitachi GAD, Global Active Device feature, most valuable because it enables direct access to the same volume from different physical sites.

How has it helped my organization?

Four years in that environment, the Hitachi GAD we used to replicate in between the primary site and the secondary site was finished. After we started using GAD, we didn't… more»

What needs improvement?

With Hitachi, everything that regards the user experience has a big room for improvement. * The user experience is pretty bad in Hitachi. * A lot of mandatory tasks take a… more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We don't have a monthly license for this product. We just got it up front. We are in the governmental sector, so it was very cheap for us. This version on the market is… more»

If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?

The previous solution was a sync-based solution storage system. It wasn't active/active and before that, we used EMC VPLEX in another environment. We tested the… more»

What other advice do I have?

The Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F Series are real sturdy machines with high-performance capabilities. I didn't do a POC before choosing the solution, but I did go to… more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

It was just the EMC Unity with VPLEX, i.e. two Unity VPLEX machines: the VSP 400. We required two machines to support the VSP 400. It was all about money. The bottom line… more»

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MahdiBahmani

Solution Architect, IT Consultant at Merdasco - Rayan Merdas Data Prosseccing

Sep 26 2019

Virtual Storage Platform is the brand name for a Hitachi Data Systems line of computer data storage systems for data centers

What is most valuable?

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G provides the always-available, agile and automated foundation needed for a trusted Continuous Cloud Infrastructure. Powered with Hitachi global storage… more»

How has it helped my organization?

I was attracted to this solution after finding out several of the special features that are available for storage. * Storage Virtualization * Global Active Device * FMD * Metro Clustering * 3D Scale (… more»

What needs improvement?

Compared to others, Hitachi products are more complex. The interface should be simplified and made easier to use. For instance, the EMC Unity series is easier to manage. In the next release of this… more»

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This solution is less expensive than the EMC VMAX series. When you are looking for high-end solutions such as this, price is less important than stability and availability.

What other advice do I have?

Day to day, everything changes in the field of IT. I have done a lot of research on products such as this, and I have learned that we are going to have a lot more data in 2020. This huge amount of… more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have researched many products in the Enterprise area to find the best suits for my customers. These include high-end products by NetApp(FAS8060), EMC VMAX, the HPE XP P9500, and the HPE XP Series… more»

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Adeniyi Oluwole

System Engineer at Mitsumi Nigeria Limited

Sep 18 2019

Detects bugs and it is very accurate and reliable

What is most valuable?

What I like about this solution is that you can ask to print the document function with the keyboard functions. You can always go back and hit the enter button, without getting any downtime. That is one of the great uses for the solution.

What needs improvement?

I think what needs to be improved is to simplify the complexities that are under storage so that it will be easier to work with Hitachi products. I would also like to see better pricing and more discounts.

What other advice do I have?

The F series is a very accurate solution and it does what I want it to do. In the next version, I would like to see additional features like artificial intelligence and an increase in the amount of data it can store. The storage solution should be able to discover the internet force that is coming up so that you can discover them beforehand. The solution should be able to grab information from… more»

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MehdiRezayi

Storage Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Sep 18 2019

Customers get one hundred percent availability and its firmware is very compatible

What is most valuable?

The most valuable aspects of this solution are the storage system and availability.

What needs improvement?

In the next version, I would like to see more intelligence. I would like to see backup repository, and the Hitachi storage system as the main storage system without any further applications, without any further layers. I need the data protection layer to protect the data at the right time and at the right place.

What other advice do I have?

On a scale of one to ten, I rate this solution an eight. My advice to others who are trying to buy all-flash storage would be to go and take a look at the core storage products. I don't mean the hardware part, I mean the software part, in other words, the data protection layer. The storage layer is a broad layer. You have the main storage, you have the data protection of storage and you have the… more»

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Opsservicemgr67

Senior Manager Operational Services at Orange

Sep 25 2019

High performance flash storage with good stability

What do you think of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F Series?

What is our primary use case?

We use the private cloud version.

What is most valuable?

The high performance of flash storage is especially valuable to us.

What needs improvement?

Pricing could be better because the cost is very high. In terms of new features, I would be interested to see deduplication added in their next release.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using this solution for six months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable. As of now, we haven't had any events with the loss of storage. It is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have one storage device for all of the patients, so it's very critical. There are more than a thousand users.

What other advice do I have?

I…

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