The most valuable feature of HPE Alletra Storage for me is the Data Services Cloud Console and the cloud provisioning, even though it's all private. The integrations it has don't limit our options from a storage perspective. If we want to do anything cloud-related, we can. The integration of the InfoSight metrics is exceptionally impressive. These features of HPE Alletra Storage provide more insight into what's actually happening within the environment. The storage platform has worked effectively, so there aren't many problems that need solving anymore. What it does allow us to do is get more key metrics on what we're actually doing, and it helps us right-size some of our deployments. The features don't help us from a storage perspective because we simply don't have issues that need to be fixed with the storage anymore. It has reduced our data management operations expenses in some ways. Previously, we were fighting operational problems with the Dell Unity platform and our older fifth-gen Nimbles, which we no longer experience. However, we don't have current problems to compare it to. HPE Alletra Storage has helped reduce the time spent on capacity planning significantly, saving probably a couple of days' worth of labor. The capacity efficiency has improved since the 6K series, showing approximately 20% better performance in every metric compared to fifth-gen Nimbles, Dell Unity, Dell PowerVaults, and other storage solutions I've used.
