We performed a comparison between HPE Nimble Storage and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Their support system has insight into errors on our SAN fabric that we can't see. They've brought attention to and raised awareness for us about things that we couldn't see, when we were experiencing problems."
"Data reduction and compression. Sub millisecond latency."
"It's very fast and very easy to use. It performs well and is both flexible and compatible. We like it because it's easy to use."
"It is easy to deploy and it's all-flash, so it's very fast."
"Data deduplication features make it easier to manage storage and forecast growth."
"The tool is simple and easy to use. It has neat features like protection from device removal. Moreover, you can undo the deletes. The solution is easy to work with and not as complicated as CAC"
"The GUI is very easy to use and intuitive."
"The performance and the ever-growing maintenance are the most valuable features of this solution."
"InfoSight - analytics sight that collects data for all Nimble arrays deployed"
"The management software that runs in the cloud is called InfoSight and it is very good. It is similar to machine learning software that monitors your hardware."
"VMware integration, why is pretty self-explanatory."
"Their tech support is very professional, know their products, know what they do, and they are very informative in terms of keeping the customer updated."
"The all-flash positions our organization for growth. It is much easier to use, and we do not have to worry about the I/O profile of the workloads that we putting on the array."
"InfoSight has allowed us to centralize our management, understanding how it correlates to the array. It has identified a network issue in the network configuration of ESXi hosts. It enables us to get servers back up faster by 25 percent."
"The most valuable feature is the NVMe flash storage."
"The storage capacity efficiency is phenomenal. It is off the charts in comparison to the compression ratios that we got before. We are able to save a lot more to the device."
"Acropolis AOS's networking concept is excellent."
"Performing a Nutanix software upgrade is a very simple and non-disruptive process."
"Simplified management: It provides us more time to work on other tasks."
"Prism Central allows managing the cluster from a single pane of glass, and it allows a deeper dive into the solution."
"Hyperconverged Infrastructure is the most valuable feature of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure."
"I can use VMware or Hyper-V license, if I already have. But if I use a similar solution as Nutanix Acropolis hypervisor (AHV) that comes embedded in Nutanix solution, I can manage all my virtual environments with everything I need without spend more money on licenses."
"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure is its low cost, guaranteed to failover and failback with only a few clicks."
"We like that the size of the box is 1U or 2U only, and all the servers are fit into that box. The ease of operation is there. All the servers and the SAN storage are inside the box."
"It is a bit expensive."
"Areas for improvement would be the financial operations. In the next release, I would like to see a NAS protocol included."
"It's too early to tell if we've seen a reduction in total cost of ownership. The solution is expensive."
"The only time that we had problems with it was that there was a bug in the VVol implementation but, outside of that, it has been flawless."
"Pricing could be better in comparison to other solutions."
"There was some complexity in the initial setup."
"In some cases, we get into very in-depth conversations around movement of specific data and, what's more, chunk sizes. The documentation lacked any description or information on that."
"CIFS and SMB Shares cannot be mounted directly."
"I want to see the full integration with OneView. I know they have started it, but I haven't had a chance to look at and evaluate it."
"It was a bit expensive."
"HPE does not have suffficient storage."
"Nimble requires its DNS to work in order to interface with VMware vCenter is a little thorn in my eye, but I am being nitpicky here."
"The only thing that I can really compare Nimble to is all-flash because, right now, Nimble is a hybrid solution. I would like to see them come out with an all-flash alternative."
"We face challenges with hardware delivery."
"We want to start storing data in the cloud really soon and we are looking at options."
"The stability can be improved."
"I'd like it to be more API-based."
"The compatibility and integration of Nutanix Acropolis AOS could be improved. For example, we have a WAF application firewall and it does not work on this solution. Not all the OS's run on AOS. You need to have a newer version of an operating system if you want Nutanix to perfectly run all the different options."
"There should be a little more access to Nutanix files."
"Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure's cloud platform management software could be improved so that I can manage my load between the cloud and on-premises."
"Nutanix Acropolis AOS is new technology in a competitive market. Pricing is too high for a new product and requires better discounts to be able to compete with IBM, Dell EMC, and HP."
"The product requires a lot of resources."
"The initial setup can be a bit difficult."
"We have a team that does the implementation of the solution for our customers, it is better to have professionals handle the process."
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HPE Nimble Storage is ranked 5th in All-Flash Storage with 119 reviews while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 2nd in HCI with 194 reviews. HPE Nimble Storage is rated 9.0, while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of HPE Nimble Storage writes "Beneficial management software, straightforward installation, and good support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "A powerful solution with easy deployment, upgrades, and management". HPE Nimble Storage is most compared with Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore, HPE Primera, VMware vSAN and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, HPE SimpliVity, VMware vSphere and Hyper-V. See our HPE Nimble Storage vs. Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) report.
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