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My use case for using NetApp Snapshot is its feature of taking a snapshot so that if there is any change, I can go back to the old restore point. This feature exists in Windows and is an essential feature for any storage.

For disaster recovery, NetApp Snapshot is a key product for me.

For data replication, I was working only with NetApp Snapshot and I did not compare it with other vendors.

The functions or features I have found most valuable in NetApp Snapshot are that it is easy to do and takes very little time.

The main benefits that NetApp Snapshot provides for me are that if anything goes wrong, we can go back and restore something. It gives you peace of mind, which saves money, effort, and everything else.

I use NetApp's WAFL architecture as it is their way of doing things, how to save the files and everything else. It is built-in. You cannot avoid WAFL when you use NetApp.

Regarding the integration of NetApp Snapshot with applications and workloads, we have NetApp Snapshot integrated with our OpenStack platform.

In my opinion, what NetApp can do to make NetApp Snapshot better is lower the cost.

Regarding adding any AI technology to NetApp Snapshot, I do not know and we are not into that yet. Whatever they are doing, they are doing well and I do not see much room for improvement. From our usage point of view, it is acceptable.

I would rate the stability of NetApp Snapshot as nine or ten.

So far so good for scalability, I would rate it a nine.

I would rate NetApp's technical support as seven. It can improve.

Regarding response time or quality, the response time is acceptable, but quality can be better.

Positive

Before I started working with NetApp Snapshot, we used an EMC platform, not for replication, but for storage.

NetApp Snapshot has a simple setup process.

I am still using NetApp, the same vendor, and NetApp continues to be my choice.

I am mostly working with solutions like the A250 from NetApp, the AFF A250.

Regarding ONTAP or A800, ONTAP is available and I am working with ONTAP.

I am working with ONTAP On-Prem.

NetApp provides a few AFF solutions, and I am working with NVMe A-Series.

I am working with the 250 model.

I am not really using solutions such as SnapCenter, Cloud Data Sense, or ACA. SaaS backup is not something I use.

I am only working with one product from NetApp, and these are software features.

I am not working with Virtual Desktop Services, Keystone, or OnCommand Insight.

We are indeed using NetApp Snapshot from NetApp, another feature, not SnapCenter.

I have been working with NetApp Snapshot from the beginning.

I do not do the day-to-day work when it comes to automation in NetApp Snapshot. I personally do the technical management, procurement, and everything else. I do not work hands-on.

I can recommend NetApp Snapshot to other users.

I would rate this review overall as a nine.

In data storage, we had only a Windows Server, and after that, we got a NetApp Filer. Currently, we work with NetApp for storage, using deduplication and CIFS share.

For backup, we use snapshots, SnapVault, replication, and NetApp Cloud Backup. We use SnapMirror and apply the principle of freezing data. We use snapshots to save CIFS data and keep years of data with this approach. We also use it for SAN and to back up VMware OS.

We see that deduplication and compression give us a lot of space, so space efficiency impacts our data management strategy. When we had a Windows server to do our backup, it was full quickly, and now we see the difference.

Regarding disaster recovery capability in NetApp Snapshot, we think it is beneficial because in our recovery plans, we have a PRA. We have two sites, one in production and another on the other side, and if a big problem appears, we know we can restore from the second site. NetApp Snapshot helps us with this, and on the other side, we have a lot of backup and we can restore a good situation.

I want to talk about the negative side regarding NetApp IQ, the panel in the web browser to log a lot of information from the NetApp Filer. The information on this panel doesn't always give good information; sometimes, the disk space left gives wrong information, and we have to go in the SSH with the console to control this.

We have been using NetApp Snapshot for more than 10 years now. We used it on the FAS 2020, then we had a FAS 2050, and now we use the flash model, AFF 220.

We didn't use Dell EMC. We tried it only and didn't buy it.

To deploy NetApp Snapshot, it can be a little hard, but we have an IT group who helps us to start. When configured, it's easy to manage.

There are a lot of elements to configure in the deployment, like LIF to ethernet port, CIFS configurations, SAN configurations, and management. It's not easy to understand sometimes; we have to have a good vision of what we need before starting the configuration.

It's easy to perform such integrations with NetApp Snapshot and applications or workloads; we manage it with a web browser and it's easy to apply. We work with an IT group that helped us to start and now we can do it alone.

Seriously, I think NetApp is a little expensive, but we can see we save a lot of time. When we started with FAS 2020, the price was very attractive, but now it's more difficult to defend projects because it's a little expensive. However, we know the market is like this with other brands, but if you can do something for old clients, it could be good.

We started using NetApp Snapshot approximately in 2015 with the FAS 2020.

We work with a task for automation in NetApp Snapshot, and we plan it, which is the automation we use. It helps to manage snapshots faster; it's automatic, and we just have to view logs, but it's fine and automatic.

It's easy to work with NetApp Snapshot, and it's easy to apply if we have to restore some files or some machine; it's easy. The overall review rating for this product is 10.