Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] vs NetApp SnapMirror comparison

"We've found the support to be very good overall."

"The feature of taking snapshots from the replicated volumes has allowed us to use them for DR testing to validate the application consistent point of recovery."

"The most valuable feature is the snap shot."

"This solution is easy to implement and easy to use."

"The technology enables us to have a safe backup."

"The performance and stability are valuable features. It seems to fulfill all the requirements."

"There are a lot of features that are excellent. The data compression during the transfer, for example, is good. The replication is great. The durability of the solution and the speed of the data moving from one site to another is impressive."

"NetApp is one of the best products in this field of storage solutions."

"The most valuable feature is the data replication tool. There is also a lot of ability for data migration."

"The solution is very stable."

"The main pain point that we experienced is during device creation. For every newly provisioned volume, creating replication relationships between production and DR site, creating snapshots for third copy at DR site, and configuring them in appropriate replication groups and device groups means that there are lot of steps involved and a lot of room for error. There has to be a lot of checks and balances which need to be incorporated to make sure that the solution is set up correctly."

"If you are new to the product, the initial setup might be a bit difficult."

"Compression and deduplication could be improved."

"The tool should also work on third-party solutions."

"The user interface could be simplified. They might want to have fewer options on it, to make it less complicated. There are a lot of options we never use ourselves. They're often very specialized and don't apply to us."

"The price needs to be improved."

"The GUI can be improved to perform complex tasks"

"There is probably some limitations when it comes to the scalability of the solution."

"We have different families of storage, such as the E-Series and Flash systems, but NetApp cannot be set up between them."

"It is not as efficient as it needs to be. It doesn't compress the data really well when it is forwarded to a secondary site. The download performance could be better."

"SnapMirror is extremely expensive. We had a hard time adjusting to our budget. If rated on a scale of one to ten, with ten being the most expensive, I would definitely rate it ten out of ten."

"It's a highly cost-effective solution"

"It's part of the NetApp Firewall, so it's free."

"The solution has monthly and yearly licensing options."

"The cost is low compared to different vendors."

"The pricing could be improved."

"The pricing can be improved."

"The product price is reasonable."