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Additionally, we achieved server consolidation, running multiple services on fewer servers without purchasing new ones, resulting in significant financial benefits.
It does not require much management once you set up correctly, so it saves time, allowing an admin to focus on other work.
Cisco's technical support is highly helpful and responsive.
Their technical support has been perfect lately, so I would give it a 10.
The support is done through email and is not that great, making it a very problematic area I've been dealing with for over four years.
I would rate them an eight out of ten.
There are between 5 and 10,000 people using it in our organization.
Pure Storage FlashBlade is scalable.
The stability of Cisco UCS B-Series is impeccable, as it has been running smoothly without any need for maintenance.
In case there is any issue with any blade, the data is moved to another.
Last year, we faced challenges with firmware upgrades, but they were quickly resolved with assistance from Cisco TAC.
Technical support definitely needs significant improvement.
Its configuration should be easier.
One way Pure Storage FlashBlade can be improved is by having more compatibility between the FlashArray and FlashBlade.
The management software, Cisco One, is priced a bit high but still considered reasonable.
The pricing of Pure Storage FlashBlade is expensive compared to other products I used from other companies in the past, but one benefit is that they have built-in ransomware protection.
Regarding pricing, it is okay; we needed exactly this in size, and the price was a lot lower than competitors, making it good for us.
Its administration capabilities provide easy access to performance reports, logs, and utilization data, which are essential for effective server management.
The best features of Pure Storage FlashBlade include better throughput and better performance.
Pure Storage FlashBlade's scalability is one of the most valuable features, and importantly, it always works, allowing for seamless upgrades.
We can plug in many blades, and we can have data up to one terabyte.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Cisco UCS B-Series | 6.9% |
| HPE Synergy | 14.6% |
| Dell PowerEdge MX- Series | 13.0% |
| Other | 65.5% |
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Pure Storage FlashBlade | 5.3% |
| MinIO | 16.3% |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage | 15.3% |
| Other | 63.099999999999994% |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 20 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 15 |
| Large Enterprise | 41 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 11 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 11 |
| Large Enterprise | 21 |
FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.
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