We performed a comparison between NetApp NVMe AFF A800 and VIOLIN QV2020 [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Pure Storage and others in All-Flash Storage."The speed of the Pure FlashArray is very, very fast and nothing in the market can compare to it."
"The most valuable feature of the Pure Storage Flash Array is the blazing fast monitoring."
"The performance and the ever-growing maintenance are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It is easy to deploy and it's all-flash, so it's very fast."
"They are quite responsive and our local team was pretty good."
"The initial setup was very straightforward and very quick. It was up and running in our data center within 24 hours of receiving it."
"It is the SAN backbone for our company."
"I find two features of Pure Storage most valuable. The first is the "safe mode" function, and the second is its simplicity."
"During the use cases of the solution, its reliability and suitability are the best."
"Low latency is the most valuable feature."
"You can easily scale up, and scale-out."
"The storage features are valuable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a product that is fast and provides a fast I/O."
"Over the eight years, we've been using NetApp with ONTAP, we've never lost a bit of data, and we've only experienced a few minutes of downtime in that entire time."
"The most valuable features are stability and performance."
"We find the product to be very flexible."
"It’s simple to use hardware to fix performance issues. Our issue is poor coding/queries. This greatly speeded things up. It’s too costly to track down poor programming in applications. The price of a developer’s time to scan through all the coding is high compared to buying Violin."
"VIOLIN QV2020 is the latest in terms of performance. It has high-speed data access and processing capabilities, distinguishing it as a leader in its storage solutions category."
"The initial setup was a little complex. We had some initial issues with the design and had to help correct some of the white papers for it, but it wasn't your standard use case."
"Its price needs improvement. Its price is almost double than any other flash storage solution."
"Pure Storage FlashArray could improve the recent file storage capabilities because it is lacking a lot of features."
"In the next version of this program, I would like to see increased security, higher encryption, and faster throughput."
"It's not so scalable. It's got moderate scaling capabilities right now. The clustering technology needs a bit of work, they need to improve that."
"In the next release, I would like to see file-level encryption."
"In the next release I would like to see integration into other third-party player providers like Google."
"The connectivity needs improvement. You do not have the possibility to have a file and block connectivity at the same time on the same machine. It has limited ability to do so."
"The technical support has room for improvement."
"Sometimes, it takes a while to get somebody competent on the other end of the line. They do have engineers in multiple time zones around the world. However, their level-one support is not always the best."
"The cost of the solution is quite high. It would be ideal if they could adjust it so that it's a but less."
"Stability is an area with a certain shortcoming where the solution needs to improve"
"The initial setup is complex."
"The product’s UI could be better."
"The support can take a few days to have a response. However, the response that we do receive is very informative."
"The product's performance has some shortcomings, making it an area that could be a little better."
"I set up Wi-Fi for storage, and since then, we haven't experienced any interruptions in service."
"VIMM replacement is poorly designed. You have to slide out an entire drawer, remove the cover and then pop out the failed VIMM. I would like to see a front replacement just like with hard disks. This leaves room for error; for example, when you slide it out from the rack, you are moving cables along the cable management arm. This leaves the possibility of accidentally unplugging a cable from the array if it is not seated properly. Also, you might pinch the cables when sliding it back into the server rack."
NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is ranked 17th in All-Flash Storage with 10 reviews while VIOLIN QV2020 [EOL] is ranked 28th in All-Flash Storage with 2 reviews. NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is rated 8.8, while VIOLIN QV2020 [EOL] is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of NetApp NVMe AFF A800 writes "Very easy to manage, highly stable and offers robustness of the CLI, API, and GUI ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VIOLIN QV2020 [EOL] writes "Has high-speed data access and processing capabilities, distinguishing it as a leader in its storage solutions category". NetApp NVMe AFF A800 is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, Huawei OceanStor Dorado, NetApp ASA and NetApp AFF, whereas VIOLIN QV2020 [EOL] is most compared with Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI).
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