We performed a comparison between HPE Primera and Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series 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."The mobile app is very helpful."
"Very efficient storage"
"We put a fair amount of stress on it because we run sequel workloads and we run web applications where the same web files are hit over and over. We have had almost zero stability issues with that SAN, that has been really great for us."
"The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are management and administration user-friendliness, provisioning, and performance."
"Data reduction and compression. Sub millisecond latency."
"The technical support is very good."
"The most valuable feature is that maintenance is free."
"We have seen savings in our storage. The speed of deployment has gone from several days to a few minutes. This product has reduced that time into minutes, simplifying storage for us."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to provide the IOPS ratio which is required by a lot of our customers."
"Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The interface is simplified."
"For over a year, I have not seen any downtime in the product."
"The greatest advantage is the support when we encounter incidents, as HPE's support is highly responsive."
"We sold Primera to a public university, and they're happy with it. They have been using it for about four months with no significant problems."
"It is a stable and scalable solution with quick and efficient storage capability."
"Last year, I did a DM Series installation with my colleague, and this installation was effortless because we had Lenovo support on the phone, so it was easy to get help if we had any problems."
"The most valuable feature of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its capability to tier to the cloud, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS. Additionally, the integration is good and they are user-friendly."
"We are satisfied with the stability."
"The price of this solution is good."
"Scalable and stable storage array."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its ability to store data well."
"Ability to cluster two storages together with HA availability."
"The FlexClone feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"Data reduction is an area that needs improvement. There is a garbage collection service that runs but during that time, system utilization increases."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"The solution could improve by having a multi-tenant feature."
"Areas for improvement would be the financial operations. In the next release, I would like to see a NAS protocol included."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve some aspects. There are certain features that are good and there are some features that I see some issues with at the technical level. Those issues are related to replication. They need to resolve those issues, which I have already highlighted to the Pure team. Additionally, there are some issues in the active cluster that could improve."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve the recent file storage capabilities because it is lacking a lot of features."
"We would like more extended historical data to help with some of the capacity planning. This is something that we are asking for all the time. E.g., what was the historical performance of this particular volume? So, we would like more historicals."
"It was a little costly. The price was ultimately higher than both of the other solutions that we evaluated. I'd say that's the only downside."
"There are certain shortcomings in the technical support offered by HPE where improvements are required."
"HPE Primera's deduplication area is not as good as the one offered by Dell PowerStore, making it an area where improvements are required."
"I would like to see improved training offered with HPE Primera."
"The product's stale snapshots feature needs improvement."
"Price is always important in Turkey, so HPE could lower the price to keep it competitive. It's not as competitive as other solutions in this market."
"The reporting console can be improved with out of the box reports."
"We cannot use this storage for critical applications and data."
"There are certain features that require engineering-level access, which should be accessible to storage admins as well."
"The licensing model needs to be revisited. It needs to be simplified."
"It takes a very long time to enter the management console, as well as to restart the system, and these are things that should be improved."
"Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series could improve by having a snapshot feature. Additionally, there can be other features added to help restore the data faster."
"The solution needs a simpler licensing theme around the DM series. The problem is if you only need one of the features, you still have to buy the whole thing. The licensing needs to be more granular or flexible so you have the option to only license FlexCone or Inline Compression features."
"Many people do not realize that Lenovo has a storage solution, so better marketing from the vendor is needed."
"The solution should change the licensing model and allow customers to choose features based on their requirements."
"I would like Lenovo to add a feature like IBM Easy Tier to DM Series. This is a crucial feature for the customers."
"The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series was very hard to configure. Installation of the product was very hard. These are its areas for improvement."
HPE Primera is ranked 7th in All-Flash Storage with 38 reviews while Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is ranked 21st in All-Flash Storage with 10 reviews. HPE Primera is rated 8.4, while Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of HPE Primera writes "A highly stable and easy-to-configure solution that provides excellent features that enable smooth migration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series writes "Simple deployment, stores data well, but missing features". HPE Primera is most compared with HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Nimble Storage, Dell PowerStore and NetApp AFF, whereas Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is most compared with NetApp AFF, Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series, Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore and NetApp FAS Series. See our HPE Primera vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series report.
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