Head of IT at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 20
2024-03-19T09:27:43Z
Mar 19, 2024
I use HPE Primera for mission-critical applications. My company uses the product as a storage solution for our machines. The availability of HPE Primera in our company is critical for us, considering that we operate in an HA environment where we can't have downtime since we need to deal with cheque clearance for banks. The product's interface is simple to use. I am satisfied with the user experience provided by the product. The ease of use of the product's interface has directly had an impact on our company's operations, along with the improvement in the availability and performance of machines. Compared to HPE Primera, I work with a much more reliable storage solution like Dell PowerStore. Compared to HPE Primera, Dell PowerStore's features related to deduplication are very good, and it also offers a physical storage capacity of eight TB, which can be expanded up to forty TB. I would recommend the product to others who plan to use it only after taking into consideration their usage and requirements. From the price and performance point of view, Dell PowerStore is a better choice. I rate the tool a seven out of ten.
HPE Primera has improved our company's data-intensive application performance. In our company, HPE Primera provides me with centralized access to all the data while allowing me to manage the storage and allocate different machines to VMs, making it a reliable and good tool. My company hasn't used the product in a way that allows me to describe a scenario where the tool's capability was beneficial for our business. My company has not tried to use the tool's scalability features, considering that it has only been a year since it was installed in our company. I believe that the need to use the scalability feature of the product will come into the picture in a few years. Right now, the product's size and capacity are enough for our company to continue with it in our environment. HPE Primera's most beneficial features for storage management tasks stem from the fact that my company can have online access to the health and all the other parameters of the product through HPE's website, which helps a lot. My company can get critical information about the storage from any place, and it also generates alerts, making it a very good solution. My company is satisfied with HPE Primera's data protection capabilities since we can take snapshots of the VMs, which helps us ensure that the VMs are always protected. My company has integrated HPE Primera into a whole new infrastructure, so we have never tried integrating it with the old infrastructure in our organization. Though we know about HPE Primera's AI-driven operations, my company has not used it extensively. As the IT landscape has been changing lately, users need to think of software-defined storage because it gives flexibility for expansion and is cheaper than HPE Primera. If you have money, you can go for HPE Primera. I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.
It's a commendable solution, especially suitable for online transactions. It is reliable in meeting data requirements. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
The solution's maintenance is not difficult. Those who operate in a SAN environment can go with HPE Primera, especially if they don't have any requirements related to DR or NAS tools. Considering the lack of features in the product, I rate the overall tool a six out of ten.
Head of IT Infrastructure Department at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
2023-10-10T14:30:00Z
Oct 10, 2023
I can state that it's important to explore and enhance other security functionalities. If there are any available, we should be informed about them and consider implementing them to bolster our security further. I would rate it a seven out of ten.
The product is worth using. It is worth investing in the product if you have an unreliable power supply. We don't need to have many people to manage the solution. It has less operational overhead. Overall, I rate the product a ten out of ten.
IT Operations Team Lead at a government with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
2023-01-25T11:28:15Z
Jan 25, 2023
For 1,000 users we use one person for the maintenance of the solution. I would recommend this solution to others. I rate HPE Primera an eight out of ten.
I rate this solution an eight out of ten. I suggest full flash solutions in the environment to speed up the application process. Before Primera Storage, we also used some hyperconverged systems, but in the hyperconverged systems, we had to tackle IOPS requirements. Due to this, HPE Primera is the right solution for the IOPS requirement environment.
Senior Vice President, IT Infrastructure at Kamco Invest
Real User
Top 5
2022-06-01T13:27:00Z
Jun 1, 2022
I rate HPE Primera eight out of 10. I would recommend Primera if price is an issue. However, if you have the budget, you might consider a new HPE storage product called Alletra. That has better IOPS, and it's entirely NVM, which performs better, especially for database loads.
I used Pure Storage Flash Array in the past, but our current customer uses HPE Primera for storage. The maintenance of HPE Primera doesn't require staff, but we had one engineer who took care of its installation and configuration. I'm rating HPE Primera nine out of ten.
It's an excellent solution. HPE definitely stands behind it. I would put it up against most of the storage arrays that are out there because it is enterprise-class. I'd give it high marks. I would rate it an eight out of 10. I don't give anybody a perfect score. Eight is very good in my opinion. My rating is because of the high availability of the storage and the fact that it's based on very solid technology. It has been around for a long time, and it's backed by an excellent company. In other words, they're not going anywhere.
Head of Hosting & LAN Services at Lanka Communication Services (Pvt) Ltd.
Real User
2021-04-13T13:27:01Z
Apr 13, 2021
We are using the latest version of the solution at this point. the model number is HPE Primera A630 I'd recommend the solution to other organizations. It's fast and the performance is very good. I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten.
Associate Vice President - IT at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2020-12-29T15:43:48Z
Dec 29, 2020
I would recommend this solution, but it depends on the use cases for which you want to use the storage device. I would rate HPE Primera an eight out of ten.
Head of IT Infrastructure Solutions at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2020-10-23T15:29:00Z
Oct 23, 2020
The Primera product line has small and mid-size versions for mid-range customers, and they also have a high-end version. It depends on the customer. In the Georgia Republic customers do have very critical data, and they must store that very critical information in a storage solution that has high availability. By availability, I mean that the hardware works very well and there are no issues with the software or the hardware. That is the reason why we are selling Primera. Overall, Primera gives high performance. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate HPE Primera a 10.
Principal Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Real User
2020-10-22T05:36:32Z
Oct 22, 2020
Stability is one of the reasons we chose this solution, and that we could buy storage and computer from the same vendor to optimize everything. It's designed to work with one another. I will definitely recommend this solution. For anyone who is interested in implementing it, they should do their cost analysis very carefully. There's a multitude of solutions, but some of them are more software-oriented. The math can become fuzzy but once they figure out the financial aspect of it, I think from a purely technical perspective, I would highly recommend it. In terms of quality for block storage, it's one of the best on the planet, if not the best, in my view. If they had, block, NAS, and iSCSI out of the box, I would rate them a ten out of ten. I would rate HPE Primera a nine out of ten.
Principal Consultant at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Real User
2020-10-21T04:33:57Z
Oct 21, 2020
I will definitely recommend this product. I'd say that anybody looking to implement it should do their cost analysis very carefully. There's a multitude of solutions, but some of them are more software-oriented. The math can become fuzzy, but once they figure out the financial aspect of it, I think from a purely technical perspective, I highly recommend it. In terms of quality for block storage, it is one of the best on the planet, if not the best, in my view. If they had block storage, NAS, and iSCSI out of the box then I could rate it as perfect. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Service Delivery Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
2020-09-27T04:11:00Z
Sep 27, 2020
Primera is still new, and it's in its inception phase. There are still not many installations around. My advice to anybody who is implementing this product is that they have to keep updated as technology advances. It's not a question of "it works, leave it there and don't take care of updates". You have to keep up to date with what is happening with the technology. Sometimes, we encounter customers that stagnate in their technology because they concluded that if it works then you don't have to do anything. That is not a good approach because it's a continuous transformation. In summary, this is a good solution and my only complaint is about user-friendliness. I am sure that in the future, and with InfoSight, things are going to get better. This is similar to what has happened to this point, where limitations that were present in previous versions have been enhanced. Personally, I have not encountered any limitations. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Enterprise Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
2020-06-01T05:06:00Z
Jun 1, 2020
Overall, Primera is a good product and if it is suitable for the requirements then it is one that I recommend. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
HPE introduces HPE Primera, a new storage platform designed to deliver superior simplicity, availability, and performance for mission-critical applications
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I use HPE Primera for mission-critical applications. My company uses the product as a storage solution for our machines. The availability of HPE Primera in our company is critical for us, considering that we operate in an HA environment where we can't have downtime since we need to deal with cheque clearance for banks. The product's interface is simple to use. I am satisfied with the user experience provided by the product. The ease of use of the product's interface has directly had an impact on our company's operations, along with the improvement in the availability and performance of machines. Compared to HPE Primera, I work with a much more reliable storage solution like Dell PowerStore. Compared to HPE Primera, Dell PowerStore's features related to deduplication are very good, and it also offers a physical storage capacity of eight TB, which can be expanded up to forty TB. I would recommend the product to others who plan to use it only after taking into consideration their usage and requirements. From the price and performance point of view, Dell PowerStore is a better choice. I rate the tool a seven out of ten.
HPE Primera has improved our company's data-intensive application performance. In our company, HPE Primera provides me with centralized access to all the data while allowing me to manage the storage and allocate different machines to VMs, making it a reliable and good tool. My company hasn't used the product in a way that allows me to describe a scenario where the tool's capability was beneficial for our business. My company has not tried to use the tool's scalability features, considering that it has only been a year since it was installed in our company. I believe that the need to use the scalability feature of the product will come into the picture in a few years. Right now, the product's size and capacity are enough for our company to continue with it in our environment. HPE Primera's most beneficial features for storage management tasks stem from the fact that my company can have online access to the health and all the other parameters of the product through HPE's website, which helps a lot. My company can get critical information about the storage from any place, and it also generates alerts, making it a very good solution. My company is satisfied with HPE Primera's data protection capabilities since we can take snapshots of the VMs, which helps us ensure that the VMs are always protected. My company has integrated HPE Primera into a whole new infrastructure, so we have never tried integrating it with the old infrastructure in our organization. Though we know about HPE Primera's AI-driven operations, my company has not used it extensively. As the IT landscape has been changing lately, users need to think of software-defined storage because it gives flexibility for expansion and is cheaper than HPE Primera. If you have money, you can go for HPE Primera. I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.
It's a commendable solution, especially suitable for online transactions. It is reliable in meeting data requirements. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
I recommend HPE Primera because it's one of HP's most stable product.
The solution's maintenance is not difficult. Those who operate in a SAN environment can go with HPE Primera, especially if they don't have any requirements related to DR or NAS tools. Considering the lack of features in the product, I rate the overall tool a six out of ten.
I can state that it's important to explore and enhance other security functionalities. If there are any available, we should be informed about them and consider implementing them to bolster our security further. I would rate it a seven out of ten.
HPE Primera provides proactive monitoring and a fantastic AI that helps find problems. I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.
The product is worth using. It is worth investing in the product if you have an unreliable power supply. We don't need to have many people to manage the solution. It has less operational overhead. Overall, I rate the product a ten out of ten.
I would recommend using the solution. It is a good solution for storage. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.
I'd recommend the solution to other companies. I'd rate it nine out of ten. We are happy with its capabilities.
For 1,000 users we use one person for the maintenance of the solution. I would recommend this solution to others. I rate HPE Primera an eight out of ten.
Overall, I would rate HPE Primera an eight out of ten.
I rate this solution an eight out of ten. I suggest full flash solutions in the environment to speed up the application process. Before Primera Storage, we also used some hyperconverged systems, but in the hyperconverged systems, we had to tackle IOPS requirements. Due to this, HPE Primera is the right solution for the IOPS requirement environment.
I rate HPE Primera a six out of ten.
I rate HPE Primera eight out of 10. I would recommend Primera if price is an issue. However, if you have the budget, you might consider a new HPE storage product called Alletra. That has better IOPS, and it's entirely NVM, which performs better, especially for database loads.
I used Pure Storage Flash Array in the past, but our current customer uses HPE Primera for storage. The maintenance of HPE Primera doesn't require staff, but we had one engineer who took care of its installation and configuration. I'm rating HPE Primera nine out of ten.
It's an excellent solution. HPE definitely stands behind it. I would put it up against most of the storage arrays that are out there because it is enterprise-class. I'd give it high marks. I would rate it an eight out of 10. I don't give anybody a perfect score. Eight is very good in my opinion. My rating is because of the high availability of the storage and the fact that it's based on very solid technology. It has been around for a long time, and it's backed by an excellent company. In other words, they're not going anywhere.
Other than the support for HPE Primera it is a good solution. I rate HPE Primera an eight out of ten.
I rate Primera eight out of 10. It's not as competitive as other solutions in this market.
I rate HPE Primera a seven out of ten.
HPE Primera is useful for banking systems. I rate HPE Primera a nine out of ten.
I would recommend this solution to others. It is a tier zero solution with high performance. I rate HPE Primera a nine out of ten.
We are using the latest version of the solution at this point. the model number is HPE Primera A630 I'd recommend the solution to other organizations. It's fast and the performance is very good. I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten.
Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give HPE Primera a rating of seven.
I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
I would recommend this solution, but it depends on the use cases for which you want to use the storage device. I would rate HPE Primera an eight out of ten.
The Primera product line has small and mid-size versions for mid-range customers, and they also have a high-end version. It depends on the customer. In the Georgia Republic customers do have very critical data, and they must store that very critical information in a storage solution that has high availability. By availability, I mean that the hardware works very well and there are no issues with the software or the hardware. That is the reason why we are selling Primera. Overall, Primera gives high performance. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate HPE Primera a 10.
Stability is one of the reasons we chose this solution, and that we could buy storage and computer from the same vendor to optimize everything. It's designed to work with one another. I will definitely recommend this solution. For anyone who is interested in implementing it, they should do their cost analysis very carefully. There's a multitude of solutions, but some of them are more software-oriented. The math can become fuzzy but once they figure out the financial aspect of it, I think from a purely technical perspective, I would highly recommend it. In terms of quality for block storage, it's one of the best on the planet, if not the best, in my view. If they had, block, NAS, and iSCSI out of the box, I would rate them a ten out of ten. I would rate HPE Primera a nine out of ten.
I will definitely recommend this product. I'd say that anybody looking to implement it should do their cost analysis very carefully. There's a multitude of solutions, but some of them are more software-oriented. The math can become fuzzy, but once they figure out the financial aspect of it, I think from a purely technical perspective, I highly recommend it. In terms of quality for block storage, it is one of the best on the planet, if not the best, in my view. If they had block storage, NAS, and iSCSI out of the box then I could rate it as perfect. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Primera is still new, and it's in its inception phase. There are still not many installations around. My advice to anybody who is implementing this product is that they have to keep updated as technology advances. It's not a question of "it works, leave it there and don't take care of updates". You have to keep up to date with what is happening with the technology. Sometimes, we encounter customers that stagnate in their technology because they concluded that if it works then you don't have to do anything. That is not a good approach because it's a continuous transformation. In summary, this is a good solution and my only complaint is about user-friendliness. I am sure that in the future, and with InfoSight, things are going to get better. This is similar to what has happened to this point, where limitations that were present in previous versions have been enhanced. Personally, I have not encountered any limitations. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Overall, Primera is a good product and if it is suitable for the requirements then it is one that I recommend. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.