NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays Competitors and Alternatives

What is most valuable?

Regarding InfoSight, I have installed eight of them out of the 50 units we bought, and we have found, with the analysis, bad drives and we have been able to figure it out… more»

How has it helped my organization?

It makes things less complex. It's a simple product and does what it's supposed to do.

What needs improvement?

I want it to be an active-active array. Nimble would be great as an active-active array because then everything checks out. It would give a feeling of comfort.

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

Other arrays are 2x if not 3x the price.

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

We had 10 requirements and they filled most if not all the checkboxes, except for the active-active controller piece.

What other advice do I have?

Do the hard work and it pays for itself. Do a PoC and, when you check your requirements, it will fill in most of them if not all. This solution is a nine out of 10 because… more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

EMC, NetApp, and Pure storage too.

What is most valuable?

The BackDating feature which allows us to go back to any point in the past at one second granularity, is an amazing feature and allows us to recover from any mishap to our… more»

How has it helped my organization?

Our ability to respond to any data damage has improved dramatically. Performance has also improved substantially.

What needs improvement?

Scalability. Reduxio has only one product, they don’t have an option, for now, to expand the storage product.

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

Reduxio’s licensing model is quite attractive. All licenses are included in the product pricing.

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

Yes, we used a different product from one of the large storage vendors. We switched because the service contract ended.

What other advice do I have?

First impression was that "it's too good to be true" and we wanted to see if the product really does deliver all the capabilities that were presented to us. It's not "just… more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

NetApp.