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Everpure FlashArray

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Sowjanya MV

Technical Lead at Wipro Limited

Has improved performance for mission-critical workloads and enabled seamless non-disruptive upgrades

The availability is 99.99%, which is the main factor any customer would need because their data should be available whenever they want to access it. This is one main critical thing. It is very easy to upgrade since Pure Storage FlashArray handles it well. Everything is non-disruptive now; previously, there were forklift shifts, but now that is not the case. Pure Storage FlashArray says no to forklift upgrades. Usually hardware requires downtime, but Pure Storage FlashArray has improved their footprint so that they are not asking for downtime; everything is just a non-disruptive activity, which is why customers are more inclined towards Pure Storage FlashArray. Customers want more of the models in their environment due to the performance they are giving, and everything is in one Pure1 Array console where we can view all the models on one page or just an orchestration tool. You don't miss anything; you have replication, notifications about replication, and details about which host groups replication is happening in and if that replication is successful or failed. On a daily basis, our purpose is to create volumes for infrastructure; our daily activities include creating volumes and mapping them to the host, doing any migrations from a VM, clearing the data stores, and carving the volumes to those VMs. One key factor is the data compression with a ratio of 5:1, focusing on space efficiency, inline deduplication, and the compression Pure Storage FlashArray works on; that is a major factor we can suggest to any customer. Analytical capabilities are crucial. Daily, we check the throughput and consumption, and Pure Storage FlashArray provides predictions for one year regarding usage. This prediction helps plan updates well ahead. For support, we just raise a case, and they follow up and get it done. There is also AI readiness, but with the model R2, we don't have much of that AI readiness. For others, we do have AI readiness that predicts capacity based on daily or monthly trends, enabling us to analyze how much space we need or if we need to expand the disk shelf. From an operational point of view, a good feature is that if you accidentally delete a volume, it will be retained in the destroyed state for the next twenty-four hours, which is not the same with any other vendor. I have worked in this storage domain for the past fifteen years, and this option is remarkable, benefiting any L1 or L2 engineer. Additionally, from a compliance perspective, Pure Storage FlashArray has REST APIs enabled. I have not explored automation much, but from a security standpoint, it is strong with encryption data. If you want to automate, you can easily integrate with all clouds and explore Pure Cloud for scheduling workloads, including volume creation. Customers find benefit in Pure Storage FlashArray's single management pane of glass due to the dual controller and active-active setup. If one of the controllers goes down, all workloads automatically shift to the other controller, ensuring their data is safe and accessible at all times. This is a highlighted feature that any customer desires because their data should always be accessible. For SAN workloads, we use Pure Storage FlashArray because for SAN FC fiber channel, we don't use it; we use NetApp for NAS activities. We have clearly split this, so SAN is for mission-critical applications, while network-attached storage handles file systems. This architecture helps us maximize the benefit from Pure Storage FlashArray due to the significant workloads from this giant retail client. From a footprint and energy consumption perspective, you can see energy consumption from the Pure1 storage portal on a daily basis, and it is very compact. The three models we use consume only three units, which is quite low. From a footprint and data center perspective, it doesn't occupy much space. As everything moves to cloud, there are requirements to avoid excess spending on data centers, and Pure Storage FlashArray is efficient in energy consumption and is environmentally friendly.

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Vebjorn Nergaard

Senior IT Engineer at Guard Automation AS

Reliable with helpful support and good replication

The setup is okay, however, it comes with a moderate amount of difficulty. If you are new to the product, it is difficult. You do get used to the process over time and it gets easier. A company just needs one person to maintain the solution as it just runs. You don't need any support staff. It's very, very hands-off except when you do updates. The product is living its own life.

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it_user335727

Deputy Director of Information Technologies at County of El Dorado, California

We've just gotten started with it. We've seen that the single interface makes it easy to manage and the expandability makes it flexible for us.

Well we've just gotten started with it so it's hard to say. What we have seen as benefits but I think that going forward, I think that the expandability is going to be absolutely crucial for us. Eventually we want to make our disaster recovery site into more of just a barebones continuity facility. We'd like to really kind of have a, full data center there that we can replicate everything and the EVO:RAIL is just I think a great way for us to get started on that path. Combination of the VMware, SRM and vSphere, makes it very manageable. I think that we're again looking forward to exploring more of the capabilities, of the box itself. It's established a kind of a really strong base for us going forward as our clients’ needs change, as our IT infrastructure requirements change, this is going to be kind of a basis for us going forward. It is easy to manage because we have a single sort of interface to it being just a hyper-converged, box I guess the real advantage would be having a single interface to manage the box.

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Pros

"It is simple, powerful, and a beautiful solution."

"The best features of Pure Storage are their support and analytics."

"In terms of performance, I find Everpure FlashArray's performance is better than the competition; the price is a little bit higher, but performance is outstanding, as expected."

"Having an intuitive user interface to get things running is great."

"I like the speed, and I like the API and how programmable it is."

"I am very satisfied with this solution and I would recommend it to others."

"FlashArray's data reduction and NAS features are incredible. Its performance is the best I've worked with."

"It is noticeably easier to manage than other appliances that we have."

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"Three of the four solutions we researched were HyperConverged solutions, and there wasn’t the same support and cost as we had from HP."

"Input/Output (I/O) has greatly improved."

"It’s a solid product and you can roll these out like nothing."

"It fulfills all my requirements, the price is good, and it's scalable."

"The solution is very stable."

"The ability to scale out if/when additional capacity is required."

"Previously we didn't have a consolidated, unified solution for compute, storage, and networking."

"The synchronous replication is the solution's most valuable feature for our organization."

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"Technical support for EVO:RAIL has been awesome."

"One of the most notable improvements is that the scale of the hyper-converged infrastructure appliances are now doubled: from beyond the initial four appliances in a cluster and 16 nodes overall to eight appliances in a cluster and 32 nodes overall."

"EVO: RAIL Management revolutionizes management computer with live monitoring of the health of the CPU, memory, storage and use of virtual machines to complete clusters EVO: RAIL, individual appliances and individual nodes."

"Customer Service: In general, VMware customer support is world class."

"I have put together some of my own notes from the demo and it looks like a great product with a comprehensive feature set right at launch time."

"Our impression so far is that it's absolutely stable, bulletproof really, with everything contained to one box and very easily managed."

"Support was excellent, and this is key when I'm selecting new vendors."

"For sure this could awesome for customers that need to build new infrastructure and potentially could be valuable for the SMB and the Mid-size."

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Cons

"The number of Filesystems is limited, which it is not on the EMC VNX."

"We had one instance with an eight-hour outage in our primary data center because the upgrade to the controller failed, and the controller redundancy didn't work."

"As long as they always improve on IOPS speed, that's all we're really looking for. The faster the storage can be the more we can do speed of application and speed of use."

"The solution is not cheap. It's much more expensive than DataCore."

"More cloud connectivity would enhance the solution."

"The higher education moves slowly. We are still looking forward to implementing the full list of existing features."

"I can't see where they can make anything better, unless, of course, they lower their prices even more."

"The GUI is simplistic and basic. I feel like it's explanatory, but not enough, it needs a little more to it."

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"The management aspect of the solution needs to be improved in order to make the product stronger."

"The management console upgrade needs a bit of work."

"The user interface needs to be updated. It's getting kind of long in the tooth, and the user interface makes it look a lot more complex than it actually is to manage, and I think that you can mask a lot of that with a refresh of the user interface."

"It needs to have an SSD solution."

"I suppose I could wish for less latency, but that might be coming from configuration as opposed to actual product support – especially since I only see latency on one of the two VSAs that we have deployed."

"According to HPE, they say that they will stop making updates from maybe next year or something."

"Features like data deduplication would be great because in the end, this solution requires a lot of raw disk space because of the use of RAID5 on the hardware and RAID1 on the network."

"The new Quorum Witness function is promising for easier deployment but needs better reliability."

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"So for me EVO:RAIL just does not make sense, not from a technical point of view, but commercially."

"Flexibility is probably the biggest constraint for customers – it’s a ‘fixed’ appliance and there’s limited scope for change."

"It wasn’t scalable enough for our needs – could be more scalable to add more VM clusters."

"They are already addressing this, but it could be better in terms of licensing and overall costs."

"VMware EVO:RAIL only support VMware while Nutanix support KVM or Hyper-V over VMware."

"But note that EVO:RAIL remain still with vSphere 5.5… and not on vSphere 6.0!"

"Even though VMware had a great chance to really make things so much better they have wasted the opportunity – amazingly they are still forcing you to use Enterprise Plus whereas Essentials Plus would be more appropriate in most cases."

"The only limit that I see is potentially the cost: the vSphere edition will be the Enterprise Plus one, where the cost is not so much SMB friendly!"

Pricing and Cost Advice

"No storage device is cheap, but Pure Storage is fairly priced and offers what you pay for. You get all the licenses in the future when you purchase a license."

"I would rate the pricing of Pure Storage FlashArray a five out of ten. It is expensive but not too much."

"You get what you pay for. It is expensive, but it really works."

"It is light years beyond anything else with the same price point."

"The guaranty that Pure Storage provides when you purchase it doesn't meet the overall capacity needs to provide extra storage, if needed. Thus, it is not meeting our expectations."

"Pure Storage FlashArray's pricing is very competitive."

"Pure Storage FlashArray is expensive."

"There is an annual or perpetual license required for this solution."

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"Licensing is not exactly straightforward, but not the worst I have ever seen."

"It costs less than $10,000 for one machine. If it costs more than 15% higher than this, then the customer may change to another solution."

"One of the key features about it is that when you buy either a VSA license or a StoreVirtual appliance, all your software's included."

"For our organization, I believe the cost is 16,000 Euros for a three-year license. It costs a bit more to do the maintenance on our servers as well. It's also on an HP ProLiant server and an organization will need to do the maintenance there also. I believe the price for that is around 2000 Euros a year."

"The prices are OK, so we don't have much difficulty selling HPE in Brazil."

"If you buy a five-year license, not only does the technical support expire after five years, but you also lose the ability to change and expand the VSA, and the systems won't go down."

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it_user244362

Managing Consultant with 51-200 employees

Aug 30, 2015

Nutanix vs. VMware EVO:RAIL vs. FlexPod

Originally posted at www.storagegaga.com/dont-get-too-drunk-on-hyper-converged/ I hate the fact that I am bursting the big bubble brewing about Hyper Convergence (HC). I urge all to look past the hot air and hype frenzy that are going on, because in the end, the HC platforms have to be aligned…

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Outsourcing Company

18%

Construction Company

17%

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Small Business	73
Midsize Enterprise	38
Large Enterprise	160

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Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	19

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Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

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Also Known As

Pure Storage FlashArray

HPE StoreVirtual, HPE VSA

EVO:RAIL

Overview

The FlashArray family delivers consistent, high-performance data services across block, file, and object workloads. As part of the Everpure Platform, it provides the foundation for a unified data plane, enabling applications to reliably access, protect, and manage data across environments with simplicity and predictability. With built-in capabilities such as inline data reduction, snapshots, replication, and ransomware resilience, FlashArray ensures efficient operations, protected data, and consistent application uptime.

As the foundation of the (unified) data plane, FlashArray enables policy-driven automation, monitoring, and centralized management while integrating across cloud and on-premises environments. Built on an Evergreen architecture, it supports non-disruptive upgrades and continuous performance improvements over time while simplifying operations at scale.

What Key Features Does FlashArray Offer?

Simplicity and Speed: Easy management and rapid performance enhancements.
Data Reduction: Effective deduplication and compression.
Flash Architecture: Seamless upgrades and outstanding resilience.
VMware Integration: Excellent compatibility with virtualization platforms.
Predictive Analytics: Strong insights for proactive management.

What Benefits Should Users Consider?

Reliability: Proactive support with minimal downtime.
Efficiency: Reduced storage footprint and enhanced data management.
Performance: Faster processing speeds and low latency.
User Experience: Simplified management with Evergreen model.

In industries like finance, banking, and healthcare, FlashArray supports high-performance storage needs focusing on virtualization and database environments. Employed for VMware workloads, disaster recovery, and storage provisioning, it ensures application performance in private or hybrid cloud setups while enhancing management of virtualized environments.

Everpure (formerly Pure Storage)

HPE StoreVirtual offers high availability and redundancy, known for easy deployment and integration. With features like Network RAID and scalability using existing hardware, it enhances performance and resilience while reducing costs.

HPE StoreVirtual delivers a robust storage experience through easy management and integration with existing systems. Features such as Network RAID and adaptive optimization enhance system performance, while heterogeneity support ensures resilience. This scalable solution leverages existing hardware, resulting in cost-effective operations. Efficient replication, simple administration, and strong support add value, complemented by its clustering and data mirroring capabilities in virtual environments for optimal resource use. Areas for improvement include management enhancements, VMware integration, and advanced clustering capabilities. Addressing capacity utilization and application snapshots for VMware can improve functionality.

What are the key features of HPE StoreVirtual?

High Availability and Redundancy: Ensures constant uptime and data protection.
Network RAID: Offers advanced data redundancy across multiple nodes.
Adaptive Optimization: Enhances performance and efficiency dynamically.
Scalability and Flexibility: Utilizes existing hardware to minimize costs and expand capacity.
Heterogeneity Support: Integrates seamlessly with diverse system environments.

What benefits should users expect from HPE StoreVirtual?

Cost Reduction: Maximizes use of existing resources for budget-friendly operations.
Easy Management: Simplifies storage administration with intuitive interfaces.
Strong Support: Provides reliable assistance for maintenance and troubleshooting.
Efficient Resource Utilization: Enables optimal use of hardware and software in virtual environments.

HPE StoreVirtual is widely deployed for servers, storage, and databases, supporting platforms such as Oracle Databases and VMware. It serves sales, enterprise data, healthcare, and education sectors, effectively transforming servers into storage solutions and supporting iSCSI-based storage, backup, and virtual storage arrays. Its architecture is suitable for clustering and redundancy syncing, targeting low to moderate workloads.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

VMware EVO:RAIL combines VMware compute, networking, and storage resources into a hyper-converged infrastructure appliance to create a simple, easy to deploy, all-in-one solution offered by Qualified EVO:RAIL Partners.

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Sample Customers

Nielsen, Lamar Advertising, LinkedIn, Betfair, UT-Dallas

NBrIX, WIND Telecom, Netrics

ASAHI INTERACTIVE, Fukuoka-Hibiki Shinkin Bank

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