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Head IT at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Improved security and performance and helps with data management
Pros and Cons
  • "It has improved our disaster recovery."
  • "The dashboard management could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution as storage for our media files. We have an online system. The processing is also being done on that storage server. It's like native storage.

What is most valuable?

It's improved our data management significantly. The performance and transfer of data have improved significantly.

The security functionality is very good. We are much more secure now. 

It has improved our disaster recovery. We now have a good disaster program in place thanks to BlueXP.

BlueXP assists us with AI-driven data operations.

What needs improvement?

The dashboard management could be improved. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for about ten years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is excellent. I would rate it ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good. I'd rate it eight out of ten. We have around 150 people using the solution currently.

How are customer service and support?

We haven't had any issues with technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Dell. We were promised a much more stable, robust solution and so we switched. It also had the size we needed to fit our requirements.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was moderate. I'd rate the experience six out of ten. The deployment itself took a couple of days. 

What about the implementation team?

We had an integrator assist us with the implementation. 

What was our ROI?

We have witnessed an ROI in terms of the output of the team. It's helped us speed up our work. We've noted a 60% increase in performance. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is reasonable. I'd rate the affordability seven out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a customer.

I'd recommend the solution to others due to the fact that it is stable, offers good performance, remains robust, and has helpful services.

I would rate the product eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Solutions Architect at SC PROSERVICECORP SRL
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Good support, nice interface, and natively integrates with NetApp
Pros and Cons
  • "The software interface can extract the data from the backend effectively."
  • "It's a very expensive product."

What is our primary use case?

The solution mirrors the data from on-prem to the cloud. BlueXP is software that sits on the cloud, and it's able to look into the data and extract it. We use it for data extraction.

What is most valuable?

The solution is from NetApp. It's treated like an individual solution. However, it's a full product. It's a backup and recovery tool.

The software interface can extract the data from the backend effectively.

It's a good solution as it natively integrates with other NetApp tools, and they can all work together as one product.

It's useful that it is a single solution.

What needs improvement?

It's a very expensive product. However, there are no other options if you go ahead with the NetApp product. You can't use other solutions to do this type of activity under NetApp. NetApp does not make it easy for you to integrate with other outside solutions.

The speed of the solution could be better. Sometimes it is pretty slow, depending on the environment.

In the first few versions, we were not able to browse and look into other storage types that replicated from on-premises. However, they've since updated the software. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have only used the solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is rock-solid. I've never had any serious problems. I'd rate the stability ten out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We're a pretty big company. This solution covers tens of thousands of users. 

The solution is very scalable. You can upload hyperscalers in the cloud. Id's rate the scalability ten out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. It took a few hours to set up.

For maintenance, we have a third-party vendor that's helping us with support and lifecycle management of IT assets. There's a team of six people managing the maintenance. They are architects.

What about the implementation team?

We had a third party assist us with the deployment of the solution. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is expensive. However, it is in line with what other operators are offering. We do have a separate team that manages licensing. I'd rate the affordability of pricing at five or six out of ten.

There are no extra expenses over and above the core licensing cost.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did look into Azure File Services and Commvault. We also considered VMware. This solution was the only one that had full integration with NetApp and Azure. 

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. It's good. 

I'd recommend the solution to others. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.