HPE Alletra dHCI vs NetApp HCI [EOL] comparison

"HPE Alletra dHCI was good because we could have the vVols, which we are using for our production server, with the snapshots."

"The integration of AI tools for predictive analysis sets it apart from competitors."

"The technical support services are good."

"The solution works well."

"The latency is very low."

"Very good in-line compression."

"So far, the solution's performance is very good."

"We have this feature in Nimble dHCI, wherein we can upgrade individual components in the infrastructure."

"Stability is one of the things we absolutely have to have, because if the HCI is down, our assembly lines are down, and that could potentially lead to our customer being down. If our customer is down, that's $10,000 a minute; and any time the assembly line is down, that could potentially lead to overtime. We don't get to charge one and a half times for something we billed just because you happened to build it on overtime. Any technology we bring in, has to be built for what I call "three in the morning." It can't be built for whenever everybody's in the plant, everybody can watch it, and everybody can babysit. It has to be built for three a.m. when you've got a skeletal staff there, and you just have to know that it's just running. As I stand here, right now, I don't have to check my phone, I don't have to check my email. I know it's running. Period"

"It is scalable, and NetApp Deployment Engine (NDE) makes its deployment easier."

"This is a strong product and it works very well, and the processes around it continue to grow and mature."

"It has reduced our hypervisor footprint by around 20%."

"NetApp HCI is a stable solution."

"The most valuable feature, currently, is the density of the system as hardware. I'm able to leverage the density of the product and remove bigger hardware which requires more space, cooling, and power costs, obviously. There are cost savings, obviously."

"Our goal with NetApp HCI is to have no single point of failure."

"The solution integrates well with all the other applications that we use on our environment."

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI only works with a hypervisor like VMware. There are plenty of other hypervisors that HP doesn't support. This is an area for improvement."

"The implementation process was problematic due to firmware incompatibilities and lengthy support intervention."

"Companies in small countries face problems with spare parts."

"Sometimes the technical support would get back to us in two hours, but other times it would take them two or even three days to respond."

"The performance of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI could improve. Other solutions, such as Cisco, are better."

"Nimble Storage's integration with the management software could be better."

"The product’s performance needs improvement. It could also help with more environment monitoring and AI technologies to improve the performance and thresholds."

"The deployment of a new server could be improved."

"It would be nice to have better access to tutorials and a test environment for simulations."

"I'm not a fan of how they don't log you out properly from some of their web tools for management."

"Because I like block mode, I'd like to see SAN connectivity. I would like to be able to easily put it into my current environment."

"The price should be lowered. It's a little expensive."

"It is difficult to get acclimated to all the new features quickly. The onboard process could be improved to bring clients up to speed faster."

"The product needs better support for installing the operating system on the machine."

"I would like to see higher level graphics support because we are going to be doing some virtual desktop for our CAD software, and I want to be able to support AutoCAD and Cantillo on remote desktop machines."

"Its stability is very bad. It has been crashing continuously. In one year, we got three crashes, which is unbelievable for an appliance that is guaranteed for 10 years without any crash."

"The cost of the licensing is reasonable."

"The solution’s pricing was very good."

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is much cheaper than the competition and has value proposition. Customers can see an ROI in three months. There are no additional costs, and VMware licenses can be reutilized."

"The prices are very high."

"The product is very affordable."

"With the features that HPE Nimble Storage dHCI provides, I cannot say its pricing is more."

"I think it's priced right and it's extremely intelligent."

"I would rate the licensing model a three out of ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is cheap."

"This solution saved our organization time (35 percent) and money. We have a hefty group of developers, and if you multiply that by 30 to 35 percent, that is quite a bit of money."

"There are the overall infrastructure costs. Even though the initial costing was higher, we calculated for year-to-year for five years. That brought us into a position where we decided, we have to go for HCI rather than having distributor systems."

"Its price is aligned with the market. In addition to the standard licensing fees, there is an integrator cost."

"Licenses run on a yearly basis, and there aren't any additional fees other than the standard licensing fee."

"You still have to pay for the licensing for VMware and Red Hat licenses separately. It's not all inclusive at this point."

"Its pricing is lower than our previous solution."

"The licensing fees are renewed annually."

"Its price is comparable to the competitors in the market."