We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE StorageWorks MSA, and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetApp, IBM, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)."The product lasts a very long time without having to be replaced. It's had a very long life."
"OneView is a nice interface."
"The solution has improved our throughput by helping us keep up with the demand and acquisitions that we have been going through."
"Multi-tier storage was the primary reason that we bought it. I also love the interface that you use for administering it."
"It is very easy to manage. I can provision disks and monitor the performance easily."
"The reliability. We're able to replicate our array to our DR site with minimal work. It's just turn it on and we're ready to go. It reduces risk for the business."
"You can scale it out almost indefinitely."
"The technical support is good."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA is an entry-level, cost-effective solution for SMB customers."
"The most valuable features were the dual controllers and being able to expand it."
"Monitoring is a very big thing. Other great features include block storage; volume creation and the data reliability scalability, which makes the solution really good."
"I like StorageWorks' snapshots for our backup system. We had a pool of SSD and traditional drives. StorageWorks has a feature that transfers the hot data to high-performing drives."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StorageWorks MSA is its flexibility."
"The product is very easy to deploy."
"The solution is pretty transparent and works well."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"It changed the way we do Disaster Recovery (DR) around NetApp replication."
"The most important features are SnapVault, Snapshots, and SnapMirror."
"It has integrated snapshot and backup capability."
"Adaptive balancing is a valuable feature."
"It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two."
"One of the most valuable features offered is double-parity RAID, which guarantees that your data will stay intact. We're also able to provision storage and monitor which ones are really consuming storage."
"It's an easy product to use that is stable and has good performance."
"The file sharing feature is most valuable."
"We are using a built-in solution in 3PAR. We are using All-Flash Storage, and there are some difficulties with it. HPE has now developed a new tool system to support All-Flash, and that's why we are changing our investment. They must increase its performance. I want unlimited support, which is very important for performance. I am not interested in spinning disks. HPE is developing new storage systems called Primera, but they must be developed more."
"I would like to see more virtualization: storage virtualization, data virtualization would be very nice."
"We would like to see the ability to not only be integrated with hybrid IT, but on-prem."
"I would like to see a little bit more integration from a cloud perspective. In this way, I would have some more flexibility to do more with data, how to store it, and where I have it."
"The solution could improve by being able to handle larger data."
"The price is a little bit high."
"We have had some bad issues on stability."
"HPE could improve by raising awareness when a new product is launched. They must think of ways to better serve and engage with their enterprise customers. HPE is selling enterprise products and mission-critical support."
"Some clients have suggested room for improvement in expanding storage capacity beyond the base traces."
"I rate HPE support four out of 10. I'm not happy with them. We purchased mission-critical support, and we're supposed to get a response in four hours. Instead, I'm waiting days for them to replace the drive. They asked me to send back the failed one, and I don't know the address. After I sent it back, they told me they haven't received it. It's a nightmare."
"It would be ideal if there was a better management interface."
"Synchronized replication is very important for MSA; however, HPE StorageWorks MSA doesn't provide synchronized replication."
"There is room for improvement in terms of scalability. There are times when we need to upgrade the device and the firmware. Sometimes, that can be a struggle."
"The solution's license should be integrated and not separate."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
"The solution requires hardware."
"The NetApp FAS Series is not as high-performing and is not as fast. Its speed needs improvement, but this could only be done if it's an all-flash solution."
"We have some experience with older equipment end-of-life. For example, when warranty support stops or updates stop – it can be frustrating. Not all clients can buy a new filer every year or two, and NetApp ending support a bit quickly can be a concern."
"NetApp FAS Series could improve by being more secure."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
"Needs to add wizards for newer, inexperienced users."
"It may need more flexibility to fight with other competing arrays."
"The WAFL is slow."
"We're supposed to have used NetApp FAS Series for replication, but then one of the nodes failed, and then it's taken us some time to bring it up."
