Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure vs NetApp HCI [EOL] comparison

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Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Con...

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.9

Number of Reviews

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HCI (18th)

NetApp HCI [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

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Featured Reviews

VISHWAJITSHAH

Sr. Cloud Architect at Intuitive Technology Partners

Combines network, storage, and compute functions in one place

I want the product to be used more efficiently and for our system to connect easily with cloud services like AWS, Oracle, and IBM. We can also improve by adding advanced features like snapshots, replication, and encryption, allowing for more growth. Introducing features such as data duplication, data analytics, and AI-driven insights will improve its deployments. I've noticed a slight impact on performance, especially with high-end computing virtual machines for SAP HANA. While I don't have concrete data to support this observation, customers have raised concerns about discrepancies in performance.

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Massimiliano Bartolozzi

Chief Information Officer at Lucart S.p.A.

Crashed continuously, complex to deploy, and bad after-sales support - NETAPP FIXED the problems in 2022

Their after-sales support, SLA, and third-parties availability should be improved. NetApp's support is very difficult to engage. We have an SLA of onsite support within 24 hours. but they don't respect the SLA. Its stability was 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 crashes. In 2022, NetApp Italy, driven by the country manager Davide Marini, fixed all our issues and added additional computation power for free. This is a great example of customer care. They could have done it right the first time of course, but admitting the errors and putting in place such a remediation plan has been a very professional behavior.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The product is very reliable, with a lot of redundancy and highly available pulses, and we haven't had any major issues with it since we bought it."

"The solution is stable and everything is taken care of through the Huawei support center. They ensure everything is running smoothly. It's been very good."

"The most valuable feature of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is the relocating of resources."

"The pricing of the solution is excellent; it's one of the main reasons a customer chooses Huawei, and it's much, much better than VMware."

"The best thing about the solution is that it combines network, storage, and compute functions in one place. Unlike the traditional three-tier setup, you don't need to buy separate devices for each part. This makes it much easier to control and manage everything in one go without switching between different places for different tasks."

"The solution has generally affected storage performance in our organization by adding a high-performance storage option into the environment."

"The stability is fantastic; in my mind, it's one of the best storage products and the software around it has got to be the best across all different storage environments."

"It's an all-flash solution. NetApp guarantees 3-to-1 or more than 3-to-1. It has guaranteed performance, like 15K IOPS per node."

"Using NetApp HCI has made things a lot easier to set up."

"It is easy to set up, and you don't have to do much work to get it to do what it needs to do."

"We went with NetApp based on the cost-effective solutions, technologies, and protocols."

"Because NetApp usually marries capacity, performance, and upgrade planning together, there's not a whole lot that I need to worry about at this point."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the SolidFire interface."

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Cons

"Technical support needs improvement. There's a lot of language barriers."

"Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure could improve the security of the solution. However, we are comfortable using it. Additionally, there could be more information provided for the solution and the interface could be more user-friendly."

"The stability is poor as compared to VMware."

"The solution currently does not have cloud integration."

"The product is not scalable. It's a fixed item, so it has limitations."

"t would be helpful if the solution was able to collaborate or integrate with other well-known monitoring tools. Right now, you have to work hard to get it configured. It would be a good selling point for them if they could open up their solution to more integrations."

"I want the product to be used more efficiently and for our system to connect easily with cloud services like AWS, Oracle, and IBM. We can also improve by adding advanced features like snapshots, replication, and encryption, allowing for more growth. Introducing features such as data duplication, data analytics, and AI-driven insights will improve its deployments."

"I would like to have more variety, like GPU cards."

"The problem is that it needs to be much more stable, for example, when I want to do the upgrade to 1.7 that just released, I also need to issue a ticket to the support guy in India and he asked me to deploy another mlock. There are a lot of manual steps compared with other products."

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

"To improve the product, they should make it more flexible."

"At the moment, I am not looking for new features. Quality of Service (QoS) and capacity efficiency are the two things that I want to resolve in my customer's environment. QoS improves the performance of each tenancy, and with capacity efficiency, the customer can achieve more capacity as compared to the normal capacity."

"There are some legacy applications which still cannot be migrated. That is why we have to keep two environments: legacy and the new one. We would like to see more compatibility to move stuff."

"It doesn't have all the data points we need and all the historical data that I would like."

"I would like for them to fall a little closer to like the VMware release model. The new features and new solutions tend to come from the VMware side. I would like for NetApp to follow along closely with VMware's release schedule."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is very good. There is a perpetual license for the solution, there are not any additional costs for the hardware. We have a license in case there is any new functionality that is required."

"I rate Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure's pricing a six out of ten."

"All the licenses are included when you buy the program."

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

"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."

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

"This solution reduced our maintenance costs. We were going to have to pay one to two million dollars to put in compute nodes. We are avoiding those costs."

"The price of the solution is okay but could improve."

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

"Where we lost nearly 75 percent of our infrastructure due to a malicious attack and were able to recover two and a half hours into it due to the integration, it saved us and all of our customers. Because we were able to recover so fast from the attack, the solution paid for itself right there."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Comms Service Provider

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Media Company

Construction Company

23%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	19

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Also Known As

FusionCube 6000, FusionCube 6000C, FusionCube 2000, FusionCube Virtual SAN-Ready Nodes

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Overview

Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure integrates network, storage, and compute into one streamlined system, offering cost-effective, robust functionality. Users appreciate its user-friendly management, redundancy, and resource allocation capabilities, positioning it as a competitive VMware alternative.

Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure helps organizations streamline operations by merging network, storage, and compute functions into one platform, reducing the need for separate devices. Its management and control are straightforward, ensuring high redundancy and reliability. However, there is a need for enhancements in stability, security, and technical support. Users report issues with hardware reliability, network security, and limited cloud integration. Improvements in interface usability and access to documentation could provide an overall better experience. Users seek better performance for high-end computing and enhanced virtualization, as well as expanded integration capabilities and increased visibility on search engines for broader adoption.

What are the main features?

Comprehensive Integration: Combines network, storage, and compute in one platform, reducing the need for multiple devices.
User-Friendly Management: Simplifies controlling and managing IT resources with an intuitive interface.
High Redundancy: Offers reliable performance with robust backup and recovery solutions.
Efficient Resource Allocation: Enables users to relocate resources effectively, enhancing operational efficiency.
Huawei Support: Ensures smooth operations and effective problem resolution.

What benefits or ROI should users look for?

Cost-Effectiveness: Provides competitive pricing compared to alternatives like VMware.
Reliability: Delivers consistent and reliable performance, minimizing downtime.
Streamlined Operations: Consolidates infrastructure into a single platform, reducing complexity.
Scalability: Allows for seamless scaling of resources to meet growing demands.
Compatibility with Huawei Products: Ensures smooth integration and operation within existing Huawei ecosystems.

In industries where application uptime and data reliability are crucial, Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is invaluable. It's widely implemented for cloud applications, data center operations, and creating virtual servers. Organizations utilize it alongside Huawei computers and switches, ensuring stable and efficient environments for demanding operations.

Huawei

NetApp HCI is the only true enterprise-scale hyper converged cloud infrastructure. NetApp HCI comes in a 2 RU chassis with 4 node expansion slots.

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Sample Customers

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American Showa, Children's Mercy, Coca-Cola, Consultel Cloud, Evangelische Landeskirche in Wurttemberg, Imperva, Surface Mount Technology

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