NetApp NVMe AFF A800 Room for Improvement
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reviewer2081640
Programmer Analyst at a university with 10,001+ employees
Cost and speed are the biggest concerns. NetApp systems they're not slow, but they don't match the raw IOPs of some other parallel file systems design. The underlying architecture of the NetApp system isn't as conducive to pure raw speed, whether it's data I/O or metadata I/O, compared to some of their competitors. So that's a significant weakness. And they're extremely expensive. But that expense is justified in terms of management.
Cost and speed are the biggest concerns. The AFF A800 is an all-flash array, so it's not slow, but it doesn't match the raw IOPS of some other file systems that are designed for high parallelism. The underlying architecture of the AFF A800 is not as well-suited for pure raw speed, whether it's data I/O or metadata I/O. This is a significant weakness compared to some of the competition. And of course, the AFF A800 is also very expensive.
There are many features I'd like to see included, but most of them are niche features related to our use of QTree or other specialized aspects. There could be more types of migrations that can be done through the management interface, rather than relying on a client.
The product's performance has some shortcomings, making it an area that could be a little better.
I don't expect to see additional features in the solution.
Stability is an area with a certain shortcoming where the solution needs to improve. Stability is very important so that you don't lose your data.
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reviewer1453083
Director Global Storage at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
I can't recall any shortcomings in the product. There aren't really any features that are lacking in any way.
The cost of the solution is quite high. It would be ideal if they could adjust it so that it's a but less.
View full review »The technical support has room for improvement.
The price has room for improvement.
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reviewer1754859
service engineer at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Increasing the RAM, and including physical cords would be beneficial.
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reviewer2147409
Server and Storage consultant at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The product’s UI could be better. At present, it needs improvement in terms of visualization.
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Amandeep Singh Hunjan
Team Lead at Adani Enterprises Ltd
The initial setup should be easier, and more like a plug-and-play approach.
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