I have previously used other solutions, such as Dell. NetApp Private Storage is more commercially viable compared to Dell.

We also have Dell EMC and Synology storage. The best thing about NetApp is that we have excellent support and technology.

There are a number of products that I am familiar with that are in the same family of products as NetApp. I've used DMT (Database Management Tool). I've used Dell EMC Unity and I have experience with several EMC products. I'm using more than one solution concurrently because I'm a reseller, so I have to have knowledge of a range of products to meet clients' needs.  

I have customers who use Unity. I have customers with EMC storage. It is the VNX* series that includes VNXe. I've also had some customers using the basic HP solutions in the P2000 series. I've also had the opportunity to work with HPE 3PAR. So I've used all of those to some extent and they are the basic line I use to supply to my customers. I have not switched from any of them and continue to work with them based on client needs and what exists already on client sites.  

Previously we used a Dell solution, but we transitioned to NetApp, so some clients converted from Dell to NetApp as well.

I have experience using Dell, NAS, NetApp, EDR, and Sophos.

We were using HPE 3PAR. We did not having the feeling that this was a serious solution. 

We phased out IBM storage we used to have. In consultation with our NetApp tech team, they strongly urged us to consider this solution. They very much encouraged, explained the benefits, and we went over the use cases ourselves. But it was a no-brainer in the end.

Initially, we made the switch because of cost. IBM is expensive. We originally split off from another sister company which was all IBM, so we inherited that from them. It wasn't like we truly chose IBM.