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We performed a comparison between Hitachi NAS Platform and Panzura based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The product’s technical support services are good.""The pricing of this solution is good, which is an advantage that positions this product well.""The product has valuable features for data migration.""The most valuable feature is its ability to handle a high number of users while maintaining both stability and performance.""Simple and extremely reliable.""Hitachi is reliable with high availability and solid performance. It performs well regardless of the workload.""Hitachi NAS Platform is very stable."

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"Its most valuable features are the collaboration, the file snapshots, and the data protection the solution provides.""The main thing in Panzura is that there are three key components: PanFS, NAS, and collaboration. These are strong features, and a big benefit is that you can access everything from anywhere."

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Cons
"Hitachi could be more flexible and have a simpler management interface.""The monitoring tool is not well developed.""I would like to see the inclusion of support for cloud-connectivity to providers like AWS.""Hitachi NAS Platform is expensive.""I encounter challenges while installing the upgrades for the product.""I do not like Hitachi NAS because it's an old-school NAS solution, compared to the other, newer-type solutions such as Isilon from Dell or Qumulo.""Hitachi NAS Platform's pricing could be reduced. It is high compared to other competitors."

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"Master Snapshot feature is the only exceptional feature, but the rest of the features are similar to other storage solutions.""It should be easy for people not on the network to connect and access their files."

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  • "This solution is priced well and there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
  • "Costs are based on the features and it is a considerable amount."
  • "Hitachi NAS Platform’s price is high and depends on SCSI disc capacity."
  • "I would rate the solution's pricing six to seven out of ten."
  • "It is a highly-priced product."
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  • "The solution's pricing is on the expensive side."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product has valuable features for data migration.
    Top Answer:Hitachi NAS Platform's pricing could be reduced. It is high compared to other competitors.
    Top Answer:Panzura offers four main products: CloudFS, data services, smart apps, and global services. They call this "all-in-one solution" and it's for end-to-end cloud data management. Why is it called that… more »
    Top Answer:Hello, I think businesses from all industries that have their data on a cloud can benefit from Panzura. Especially if you have offices in various locations or your employees are working from home and… more »
    Top Answer: I think Panzura may change in a positive direction now that it's been bought by Profile Capital. That's a very big investment company for technology businesses and I think it's an opportunity for… more »
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    13th
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    Hitachi NAS
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    Overview
    Hitachi NAS Platforms help you with file sharing, file server consolidation and application storage for Oracle, Microsoft and virtual environments. Deploy the highest performance per node in the industry. Apply capacity efficiencies that let you actually do more, but with a lot less. Realize significant cost savings for your organization.

    Move Beyond Storage To Data Management.

    Panzura transforms data storage into the most secure, and easy-to-use cloud data management platform on the planet. 

    • Monitor, audit and control your entire data set, wherever it lives.
    • Eliminate the risk of ransomware with built-in data immutability. 
    • Enable immediate, efficient performance and global data consistency, at scale.
    • Unlock secure, data access from edge to core to cloud without any performance penalty.
    • Empower a truly collaborative working experience, anywhere.
    • Gain true multi-cloud redundancy and data protection with cloud mirroring.

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    Disney, Pokemon, US Department of Justice, Gensler, Fluor, AFRY, BNY Mellon, Milwaukee Tool, Navy Federal Credit Union, goop, Pret a Manger
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government12%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Construction Company18%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Company Size
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise38%
    Large Enterprise13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise66%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Hitachi NAS Platform is ranked 15th in NAS with 8 reviews while Panzura is ranked 13th in NAS with 2 reviews. Hitachi NAS Platform is rated 6.8, while Panzura is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Hitachi NAS Platform writes "Good pricing and works well, but it is old-fashioned and should be replaced with something new". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Panzura writes "Offers features like Master Snapshot which are useful for recovering files and easy to use if you are familiar with familiar with NAS things and networking protocols". Hitachi NAS Platform is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, IBM FlashSystem and Qumulo, whereas Panzura is most compared with Nasuni, CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform, Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Amazon FSx and Azure NetApp Files.

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