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We performed a comparison between Dell VMAX All Flash and HPE Alletra based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability.""The latency is good.""We're able to get higher-density workloads on the same infrastructure, and we have a smaller physical footprint. The performance is excellent – during our test the bottlenecks are never on the X array, it just keeps picking up the pace to match what you need. The real-time visibility is a differentiator in my opinion.""It is very easy to install and configure. It has got excellent diagnostics. If you really need to see how the box is performing, the console gives you a lot of information. You can set thresholds as well as alerts based on the thresholds, which is a very powerful functionality. They are very proactive. They know how to monitor and manage the systems. They see a problem, and they are all over it before us. They see the problem before we see it, which is very good.""It has benefited my organization because it has reduced time to insights.""Overall stability is very good. It is a very stable solution.""One of the best features is the support, which is excellent.""The most valuable features of this solution are its ease of use and performance."

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"The ransomware protection feature is housed in a separate unit, specifically addressing the top twenty most critical threats.""The product's initial setup phase was good."

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"The tool's notable feature is that we don't need to log a case directly with the vendor. The tool has access to all the logs on-premises. This is an on-premises solution. Additionally, we can provision data as thick or thin provisioned. Moreover, it includes data grid duplication and compression features.""It offers rich features and high speed for transferring data."

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Cons
"We need better data deduplication.""In terms of what needs improvement, the dashboard and management could be simplified.""You cannot tag a LUN with a description, and that should be improved. What I like on the Unity side is that when I expand LUNs or do things, there is an information field on the LUN. This is the Information field that you can tag on your LUNs to let yourself know, "Hey, I've added this much space on this date". Pure lacks that ability. So, you don't have a mechanism that's friendly for tracking your data expansions on the LUN and for adding any additional information. That's a downside for me.""We would like to see more visibility into garbage collection and CPU performance in the GUI.""Every time I think of something that needs to improve, they're one step ahead, which I love. The only area I wish to see improve, I believe is coming, is in the FlashBlade product. Blade implementation fell short on a few of the services.""It is on the expensive side.""We have run into a couple of instances recently where we are running out of space. So we have had to buy some more packs for it and they have deployed fine and it has increased smoothly.""In the next release, I would like to see real-time analytics for further insight into consumption models."

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"Improvements are needed in both partition recovery and scalability.""The configuration part of the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."

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"It would be better if there were an option to incorporate the NVMe feature alongside other storage tiers. Currently, the system operates on Autotier but can manually peer and mix different types of drives, such as SAS and SATA drives.""We had some issues while installing it on our servers. It required more resources while cross-checking. So, the initial setup process could be better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "With Pure Storage, we would like to continue seeing price reductions with flash storage. I don't think we're any different than anybody else when we continue to look to the industry for price reductions of both NVMe and traditional SSD storage. We would like to see these prices continue to decline and erode, even displacing large spinning disks."
  • "We pay approximately $50,000 USD per year in licensing fees."
  • "With VMware, we pay $300,000 annually."
  • "Our licensing fees are $500,000+ USD."
  • "As far as the licensing costs, everything is included in the license."
  • "They can tout the functionality and cutting edge technology that they have, but that's where the price tag comes in. The cost is high, but I think as they grow their business and get more customers that it will probably go down a little bit."
  • "Its price could be better. It is not too expensive, but it is the high-end cost. It is kind of a Rolls-Royce. You pay a lot, but you get a lot out of it. So, the price pressure on the way down would be great, but at the end of the day, if you need to do the work, you just pay for it."
  • "The licensing is on a yearly basis."
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  • "The price falls within the mid-range, neither inexpensive nor high-priced."
  • "It is not a cheap product."
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  • "The solution is expensive and can cost around five lakhs."
  • "There is a license. HPE Alletra uses a cloud-based model."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover… more »
    Top Answer:I would rate the solution as an eight out of ten in terms of costliness.
    Top Answer:There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class… more »
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase was good.
    Top Answer:It is not a cheap product. As the tool is expensive, I am looking at the market for some products with better prices and… more »
    Top Answer:The configuration part of the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required. If the… more »
    Top Answer: It offers rich features and high speed for transferring data.
    Top Answer:There is a license. HPE Alletra uses a cloud-based model. This means I'm focused on procuring on-demand resources for… more »
    Top Answer:We had some issues while installing it on our servers. It required more resources while cross-checking. So, the initial… more »
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    Also Known As
    Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X
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    Overview

    Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.

    Meet the demands of today’s mission-critical workloads with the high performance and massive capacity of VMAX All Flash. With rich data services, incredible reliability, and universal support, VMAX All Flash defines the modern data center.

    HPE Alletra offers high-performance storage solutions for enterprise environments, ideal for mission-critical applications like data analytics, AI/ML workloads, VDI, and cloud-native applications. 

    Users praise its exceptional performance, reliability, scalability, and ease of use, highlighting its ability to enhance storage efficiency and improve data center performance. It has proven to increase efficiency, productivity, sales, and customer satisfaction for organizations.

    Sample Customers
    Fremont Bank, Judson ISD, The Nielsen Company
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    Computer Software Company23%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Manufacturing Company18%
    Comms Service Provider14%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Government13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Healthcare Company7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise28%
    Large Enterprise34%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise41%
    Buyer's Guide
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    May 2024
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    Dell VMAX All Flash is ranked 27th in All-Flash Storage with 2 reviews while HPE Alletra is ranked 25th in All-Flash Storage with 2 reviews. Dell VMAX All Flash is rated 8.6, while HPE Alletra is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Dell VMAX All Flash writes "With an easy initial setup phase, the tool is useful for multi-site replication and DR". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE Alletra writes "Offers high-intensity IOPS for data operations and delivers extremely low latency for disk operations". Dell VMAX All Flash is most compared with Dell PowerMax NVMe, Dell PowerStore and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, whereas HPE Alletra is most compared with Dell PowerStore, HPE Primera, NetApp AFF, IBM FlashSystem and Pure Storage FlashArray.

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