Everpure FlashArray X NVMe Reviews

I use the Pure FlashArray X NVMe solution to enhance our storage infrastructure.

We are incredibly satisfied with the product's performance and flexibility. The system allows for seamless learning experiences, facilitating quick and easy cloning of environments within minutes. The platform's robust features include excellent sustainability tracking, and a comprehensive dashboard offering insights into IOPS, bandwidth, performance, and virtual activities. This not only streamlines our operations but also provides a clear and detailed overview of our storage environment. Additionally, it has multiple controllers, letting us balance the load smoothly.

In terms of improvement, the dual-controller configuration is effective, but I'm eagerly anticipating the roadmap's promise of introducing multiple controllers, which could significantly boost scalability and resilience. 

I would rate the stability of the solution as a ten out of ten.

We have approximately eight users of Pure FlashArray X NVMe at our company and we rely on it every day.

I would rate the technical support as an eight out of ten.

We switched to Pure FlashArray X NVMe from Hitachi because it is easier to use, offers better visibility, and has automated reports. The user-friendly interface allows us to extend volumes in seconds, a huge improvement compared to our previous experience with Hitachi, which took five to ten minutes for the same task. The simplicity and efficiency of Pure FlashArray made it the better choice for us.

The initial setup is relatively easy. Our deployment was quick, taking just one to two days. The first day was about setting up the hardware and basic configuration, while the second day focused on provisioning. The system's automation features, like running scripts to create volumes, made it a smooth process. Doing it in-house was straightforward, and the solution integrated seamlessly into our setup. It only takes one person to maintain the solution.

Pure FlashArray X NVMe has shown a solid return on investment, especially with the Evergreen feature. With this, you don't need to reinvest in the array every few years. Instead, by opting for the gold subscription every three years, you get a free upgrade to the latest controller release. It is a cost-effective way to stay up-to-date with the technology.

It is on the expensive side. I would give it a nine out of ten in terms of costliness.

Overall, I would rate Pure FlashArray X NVMe as a nine out of ten.

Pure FlashArray X NVMe has very few features. Pure FlashArray X NVMe will quickly overcome all the hurdles you face, including network and latency issues.

We need to get more information about the performance fine-tuning that we are doing. Many options to check performance, like read, writes, random writes, and random reads, are missing in Pure FlashArray X NVMe. It will be much better if Pure FlashArray X NVMe provides these options like other products.

The latency issue does come up multiple times. We tried to fix it, but we couldn't figure it out.

I have been using Pure FlashArray X NVMe for four years.

I rate Pure FlashArray X NVMe a seven out of ten for stability.

Pure FlashArray X NVMe is a scalable solution, but the scalability depends on the load. You cannot increase capacity if latency is present. So scalability mainly depends upon the latencies. I rate Pure FlashArray X NVMe a six out of ten for scalability.

The follow-up is missing in Pure FlashArray X NVMe. With other solutions, we'll be able to identify the issues, and engineers will be available for remote sessions to fix the issues. However, with Pure FlashArray X NVMe, we need to escalate the issue and get an account manager for its resolution.

Neutral

Pure FlashArray X NVMe has the easiest initial setup. We can set up Pure FlashArray X NVMe within one hour because everything is preconfigured. If you know everything, you can do it. I have set up the solution within half an hour.

Pure FlashArray X NVMe’s pricing is cheaper than other products.

Pure FlashArray X NVMe is the best solution for small-scale projects. However, if you want to use it for a high-end project, you must scale it properly. You will face latency and performance issues if you don't scale the solution properly.

Overall, I rate Pure FlashArray X NVMe a seven out of ten.

I use the tool for Oracle databases, Oracle virtual machines, and Oracle Linux databases. I'm on the storage side, not a database administrator.

Managing data isn't difficult for me. The performance is usually perfect, but we sometimes have capacity problems. 

I have been working with the product for four years. 

When we need more capacity, we decide to export to another storage.

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps us save money through data compression. It saves about double the cost, though I'm not certain.

Compared to other storage solutions like Huawei, the tool has a different working architecture. Sometimes, it is perfect for us, and sometimes, another vendor is better. It depends on our business needs.

I rate it a nine out of ten. 

Pure Storage has a hybrid deployment, and customers can get Pure Storage on AWS or Azure.

Pure Storage created this technology of the NVMe. They have very good features. Pure Storage has signature security technology, which cannot be deleted, even if you are an administrator. It's NTP protection. Also, if your customer doesn't care about the usable space and just wants space to put their data, Pure makes one to four applications, which could take 250 or 300 terabytes of space. The solution is fast and reliable and has good install-based referrals.

Given its price, Pure is not the first option. If the customer only needs 500 terabytes and doesn't care how much data they'll put in the server, IBM is cheaper than Pure.

Customers ask if there is Turkish language support, but Pure Storage doesn't have it. Only partners give support in Turkish, or customers need to speak in English. It would be good if Pure Storage could improve this.

I've been in this sector for 28 years, and I've worked with Veeam for two or three years.

I have one client who installed Pure Storage almost eight years ago. During the eight years, there have been no problems such as hardware failure or stopping.

I rate Pure FlashArray X NVMe's scalability a nine out of ten.

Pure has good storage, but they don't have Turkish language support.

The initial setup is very easy. Recently, they made an upgrade, a live system working on a bank, which is a non-interruption upgrade from one service to another one. The upgrade was very useful and easy to do. We didn't need to stop anything. The maintenance and the updates are very easy.

Pure Storage is better than IBM, Dell, and other solutions because it makes a good application and keeps its promise. Pure Storage has stability and works very fast. They keep their promise for what they build. For example, if they promise one to four with an application, they do that. Even if they can't do that, they put in an extra hard drive to keep their promise, and it's a free hard drive. The most important position of Pure depends on whether you are talking about net space or the use space.

Of course, Dell and IBM have good solutions, but that depends on what storage level we are talking about, such as SIP or NAS.

If the customer needs a certain size, say about 500 terabytes of usable space, Pure is not a good solution because it will be expensive. IBM could be a better choice.

I rate Pure FlashArray X NVMe a nine out of ten.

Pure might be better than other products could be. But in some projects, IBM is better for the customer. However, I must understand what the customer needs. I am not saying that Pure is the best, but In some projects, I prefer to go with Dell, HP, or IBM. I need to understand the customer needs and budget before comparing them. Pure has better technology right now, but if the customer has a small budget and if we are just talking about the use space or the net space, Pure doesn't work.

Currently, it's our tier-one storage. We use it mostly for our Oracle databases.

It has drastically improved the performance of our high-end Oracle databases and allows us the ability to replication to a DR location with ease.

We love the product. Pure Storage works really well. 

The CAT tool and also the ability to upgrade the unit's place grades are great. It allows for in-place control or upgrades.

It's a very simple implementation.

They have a good tool to analyze upgrades.

The stability is good.

Technical support has been excellent. 

I cannot recall coming across areas in need of improvement. 

We would like to see more visibility into garbage collection and CPU performance in the GUI.

I've used the solution for three years. 

The product is very stable. We've had no issues that are related to the array.

We haven't done much scaling. We're ordering an upgrade this week and therefore we will know soon enough how easy it is to expand. We're upgrading the controllers and the disks this month. Scalability so far seems good.

The users are 90% Oracle admins and then 10% SQL admins.

It's used pretty extensively. It is our top-tiered storage for the entire company in our major data centers. We have two of them and we are upgrading them this month.

Technical support has been very helpful and responsive. 

Positive

We used to use a Dell EMC VMAX. We upgraded from that product due to high costs, and little flexibility. This solution also offers specialized Oracle tools.

The solution is very straightforward to set up. It's easy. It's not difficult. 

Deployment of an array took an hour. Implementation of the product did take a while, due to our complexity, however, it works right now. 

I have one staff member for managing the array and then the database team is about four people and it's a global database.

We handled the initial setup ourselves in-house We did not need outside assistance from consultants or integrators. 

We noted a net ROI in about 11 months.

We only pay the support costs. The support cost per array is about $20,000 a year for 24/7 support. There are no additional costs. 

We did evaluate Dell PowerMax and NetApp AFF.

The reason why we picked Pure Storage was that it was reasonably priced and had better upgrade capacity, as well as better scale-out capacity. It also had better Oracle tools, especially the CAT tool.

We're customers and end-users.

We really like the product and their other tools are all great.

I would advise new users to look into it for your higher-end Oracle and SQL needs. It does really well with the database products and with low latency requirements with a lot of transactional data.

I'd rate the solution a nine out of ten. It handles all our needs. The only reason why it didn't get a ten is the fact that the tracking of high CPU and garbage collection is still needed. That's kind of important to us.

We rely on the Pure FlashArray X NVMe solution primarily for its performance and high availability. These are the key factors driving our adoption of this system, helping us meet our demanding storage needs effectively.

The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability. These aspects, along with reliability, serviceability, and international support, make it a valuable solution for our customers.

There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class features. We would appreciate a built-in transparent failover in the next release to eliminate the need for a separate metro cluster.

I have been working with Pure FlashArray X NVMe for over 12 years.

I would give the stability of the solution a nine out of ten.

I would give the scalability of the solution a nine out of ten. It is highly scalable. We use Pure FlashArray X NVMe mainly for medium to large businesses.

I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as a nine out of ten. The deployment takes hours to days for us, depending on factors such as migration requirements.

I would rate the solution as an eight out of ten in terms of costliness.

I would recommend Pure FlashArray X for its reliability and simplicity, especially for larger solutions. In comparison to Dell, we prefer Pure for its user-friendliness. Overall, I would rate the product as a seven out of ten.

We use the solution for storage.

We use it for localization and we use the virtualization environment for the server applications and VDI, and we leverage Horizon for the virtual desktop.

Everything works well, and it is very fast.

The pricing is good.

We're happy with the services. They are user-friendly.

It offers a simple setup process. 

It's stable.

The solution is scalable. 

We haven't come across any major issues. 

They could add more support for file storage and different types of storage.

I've used the solution for about three years. 

The product offers good stability. We can upgrade live to a new version of the software with no issues. It doesn't crash or freeze.

We've tried to add a new disc in the past. It's easy to expand, and we found the process of expansion very simple. 

In our company, we have 2,000 employees working on virtual desktops. If you include our customers, that number is about 4,000.

While my colleague has worked with technical support, I have not, and therefore cannot speak to how they are to deal with. My understanding, based on his experience, is that they are fine. 

The initial setup is very simple and quite fast. The deployment only takes a few days. 

We don't have any issues with the pricing. It's not too expensive. 

I haven't compared the solution to other options. 

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.

We're a partner and end-user. We deal with Pure quite often.

Our clients primarily use thePure FlashArray X NVMe for their primary storage needs.

Pure FlashArray X NVMe offers excellent features like efficient data reduction, a reliable SafeMode, and a great support model for continuous assistance and updates.

There is room for improvement in the pricing of the product.

I have been working with Pure FlashArray X NVMe for six months.

I would rate the stability as a ten out of ten.

I would rate the scalability as an eight out of ten. It is highly scalable, but there is room for slight improvement. It is suitable for both medium-sized and enterprise businesses.

The initial setup is very simple. Installing it usually takes around one hour to get it up and running. The total time depends on what you are putting on it, like your specific data and applications.

I would rate the product as a seven out of ten in terms of costliness.

Overall, I would rate Pure FlashArray X NVMe as a ten out of ten.