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We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and HPE StorageWorks MSA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ has a good interface, it is user-friendly and easy to use.""This is a very robust product and it offers everything that we are looking for.""HPE 3PAR StoreServ is easy to use, fully featured and has a great graphical user interface.""The technical support is very good.""The solution is easy to install.""There's a lot of good features. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is similar to Dell EMC. It is a high-speed system with automatic failover/failback, integrated with Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware. These are the main reason for choosing HPE 3PAR StoreServ in Denmark. We have a very good consulting service together with the product.""It works well and we don't have any issues with this solution.""HPE 3PAR StoreServ has been stable."

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"The solution is very easy to use, it is not really complex for any user, such as non-technical individuals.""The most valuable features are the storage levels and snapshot features.""The solution is pretty transparent and works well."

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Cons
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ has limited flexibility in building replication solutions. There are limitations to the number of IOPS the system can do. It's not bad as it is doing its job. However, for the application, if you need a toolbox, you can build everything concerning periodic replication modes of synchronous or asynchronous three-site, four-site, with supported cascading which requires you to buy an IBM product. It also takes a few hours to one day to upgrade the system and sometimes; it takes more time because, in some HPE 3PAR StoreServ 20000 Storage, you have an eight-node system. If you do an upgrade, you do it node by node and every node might take more than an hour.""There is a slight difference between what we expected and what was delivered.""The solution could improve by being able to handle larger data.""HPE 3PAR StoreServ could have better integration into the cloud and converged infrastructure.""HPE 3PAR StoreServ is at its end of life and they are forcing us to purchase new hardware. They will no longer support this solution. They should provide support for a longer time. For example, 10 years instead of five years.""The price of this solution should be lower.""HPE could improve by making an old flash system in order to compete with the current market. For the solution to be more competitive in the mid-range market they could increase the performance.""The product is quite expensive."

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"The solution requires hardware.""This product is getting a little bit older, so new features like deduplication are not included.""The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We purchased the solution as CapEx and we only pay support now. I find the pricing fantastic."
  • "It is quite difficult to decide on the cost. At one point, I was the project lead to cover with some people, but the price was important and we had its compression calculated. At that moment, it was fair because that was one of the things moving their product due to the cost of HPE 3PAR StoreServ as they were competing with Hitachi and IBM A9000, which I'm not sure if is still available."
  • "We don't pay for any licensing fees."
  • "There was a one-time cost when we procured this product and there are no monthly or yearly licensing fees."
  • "It's a good price."
  • "The price of the solution could be reduced for the license and for support."
  • "If HPE reduced the price of 3PAR StoreServ they would be more attractive to mid-range companies."
  • "We purchased the total package for approximately $60,000."
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  • "This solution involves a one-time CapEx payment, followed by warranty extensions."
  • "The price of the solution is a little high and they should provide more competitive pricing. If you want to increases the storage size there are additional fees."
  • "The solution can be a bit expensive."
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    Also Known As
    HPE 3PAR Flash Storage, InServ, Storeserv, 3PAR Flash Storage, HP Enterprise Storage, 3PAR Flash Array, HP 3PAR Flash Storage
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    Overview

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ is an AI-driven storage solution that prevents issues before they occur by learning and adjusting in real time. The solution offers a tier-1 all-flash foundation for mission-critical workloads. HPE 3PAR StoreServ was designed with more than 3M IOPS and consistent sub-ms latency. It aims to transform midrange and enterprise deployments with solutions that scale from a few TBs to more than 20PBs. In addition, the solution is built to modernize data centers and is made to handle unpredictable workloads effortlessly. By implementing HPE 3PAR StoreServ, you gain automated and rapid provisioning, hardware-accelerated deduplication and compression, and a multi-tenant design.

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ Features

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Flexibility: With HPE 3PAR StoreServ, you can easily deploy highly configurable, scale-out storage for multi-tenant workloads.
    • Always-on availability for your data: HPE 3PAR StoreServ includes an always-on resilient storage infrastructure for your hypervisors and applications. In addition, with Peer Persistence, your virtual machines (VMs), hosts, and data can move freely across data centers rather than being constrained by their physical boundaries.
    • Fast, scalable performance: HPE 3PAR StoreServ enables you to accelerate consistent mixed-workload performance and also provides necessary QoS levels that are optimized for your highest priority applications.
    • Performance insights: HPE 3PAR StoreServ helps you gain performance insights in real time, and anticipate as well as prevent issues across the infrastructure stack by utilizing cross-stack analytics.
    • Flash optimized data protection: With tier-1 data services, multi-tenant security, and copy data management, you can avoid downtime.
    • Seamless data mobility: HPE 3PAR StoreServ makes it possible for you to not only experience converged data protection, but also experience seamless data mobility services, at flash speed, from the edge to the cloud.

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing HPE 3PAR StoreServ. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Easy to manage. The web interface to manage the units is a great asset and one that makes managing storage easy.
    • User-friendly GUI
    • Exceptionally fast and well-managed replication

    • Low latency
    • Hybrid storage gives you the ability to assign different roles to different types of storage arrays inside one enclosure
    • Both file-level and block-level replication

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using the HPE 3PAR StoreServ solution.

    A SAN Consultant at a tech services company says, “One of the features that I like the most is the data replication element. The reason I like it is due to the fact that it's pretty clean on replicating data over to a second site. The product stands on its own in heavy enterprise environments. It's easy to make changes without affecting the environment. The solution is very easy to use. The product is very robust and offers very good performance.”

    A Storage Manager at a financial services firm mentions, "There are a lot of screens for easy management where you can change some settings. But after a few years, the important settings were better after an upgrade, and all the vendors have other ways to upgrade their systems."

    A Senior IT Infrastructure & Data Center Operation Engineer at Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) comments, “The adaptive optimization is the biggest feature in 3PAR. 3PAR is very usable with thin volume because it detects zeros while writing. Every time I tell the hypervisor to make the full provisioning, it makes the volume as simple provisioning in 3PAR, not full provisioning.”

    Whether you need best-in-class performance or are looking to get the most capacity for your investment, MSA has a fast, affordable solution for you. And every MSA comes with an intuitive setup and management interface anyone can master.
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    Sample Customers
    Just Energy, Latisys, team AG, DreamWorks, BlueShore Financial, Erasmus MC
    Femsa CSC, TTX, Rabobank
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Healthcare Company9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Energy/Utilities Company6%
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    Computer Software Company23%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Educational Organization9%
    Government8%
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    Computer Software Company21%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise31%
    Large Enterprise31%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise56%
    Buyer's Guide
    HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. HPE StorageWorks MSA
    March 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. HPE StorageWorks MSA and other solutions. Updated: March 2023.
    685,707 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 2nd in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 28 reviews while HPE StorageWorks MSA is ranked 5th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 3 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.4, while HPE StorageWorks MSA is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE 3PAR StoreServ writes "User-friendly graphical user interface and simplifies reporting for easy management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StorageWorks MSA writes "Great Storage at very cost effective price ". HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF (All Flash FAS) and Dell PowerStore, whereas HPE StorageWorks MSA is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, NetApp FAS Series, Fujitsu Eternus DX400 series, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series and Dell EqualLogic PS series. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. HPE StorageWorks MSA report.

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