This solution is for general purpose utilization. We are partners with HPE and I'm a system engineer.
System Engineer (Storage/HCI) at a construction company with 201-500 employees
Provides great compression and a very good deduplication ratio
Pros and Cons
- "The compression and deduplication ratio."
- "Deployment could be simplified and more user friendly."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The improvement to the company has been in terms of data reduction, we're storing more data with a lower footprint.
What is most valuable?
The compression and deduplication ratio would be the most valuable features.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to see some improvements in terms of simplifying deployment and making it more user friendly. I think the technical support could be improved as well.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for two years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
With the newer models we can scale as we need. There are 20 users in our office and probably 200 more worldwide.
How was the initial setup?
We've carried out this deployment numerous times so it's not an issue. We're able to carry out the physical implementation in two or three hours. Project management and related work takes about two to three weeks.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing price is okay, there would be extra costs for replication licenses, for RapidDR but nothing on top of that.
What other advice do I have?
It's important to use the best solution for your requirements and use case.
I rate this solution an eight out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Gerente de ingeniería with 11-50 employees
Versatile and provides more velocity in our applications
What is our primary use case?
Hyperconvergence.
How has it helped my organization?
More velocity in applications.
What is most valuable?
Versatile.
What needs improvement?
The price could be better and it needs to back to other storage.
For how long have I used the solution?
Less than one year.
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Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Used in conjunction with Hyper-V and VMware but it's not so stable and there are bugs in the nodes
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable aspect of the HPE SimpliVity is the DL380 G10. We have mostly been using VMware and Hyper-V. On one side we have Hyper-V and the other side we have the VMware."
- "A lot of our customers are using VMware and also are using Hyper-V. Hyper-V is not very stable on the HP SimpliVity."
What is most valuable?
The most valuable aspect of the HPE SimpliVity is the DL380 G10. We have mostly been using VMware and Hyper-V. On one side we have Hyper-V and the other side we have the VMware.
What needs improvement?
HPE SimpliVity needs improvement. I know there were some difficulties on the Hyper-V side. They worked very well on the VMware but unfortunately, Hyper-V is not well-developed. You have some bugs on it. On the small nodes, there's no problem, but on the medium and the big nodes they have some improvement to do on the Hyper-V.
Because Hyper-V is not very stable on SimpliVity, we would like a way that they can make an improvement on this, because many of our customers are only on Microsoft and would not like to move on VMware. It would be very nice if we can have a very stable solution for Hyper-V, on the hyper-converged side, so that when you have customers on VMware or Hyper-V we can provide a solution that is stable.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
A lot of our customers are using VMware and also are using Hyper-V. Hyper-V is not very stable on the HPE SimpliVity.
What other advice do I have?
We are an HPE partner ourselves. We have access directly to the HPE portal, and our engineers can directly register with HPE training online.
I would give this solution a six out of 10 because it's not so stable and there are some bugs in the nodes.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.
The console is helpful, but it doesn't perform as well as other solutions, and it's not as user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "SimpliVity's console is useful."
- "SimpliVity's data management could be better. Nutanix's interface is a bit more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
Our main use case for SimpliVity is VDI for Citrix and VMware.
What is most valuable?
SimpliVity's console is useful
What needs improvement?
SimpliVity's data management could be better. Nutanix's interface is a bit more user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using HPE SimpliVity for about three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
SimpliVity's performance could be better. It could be more stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
SimpliVity is as scalable as all the other solutions.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There are additional costs for storage.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate SimpliVity six or seven out of 10. It doesn't stack up well against other solutions like Nutanix. The main difference is the hardware rating. HPE is planning to introduce Integration with other products in the future. It's on their roadmap for SimpliVity. Many use cases require this.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Integrator
Customer Service Officer at STBL
A stable and scalable hyperconverged infrastructure solution
Pros and Cons
- "HPE SimpliVity is a very valuable and effective solution. It's also a scalable solution. As the customer requirements and application requirements increase, it can scale to accommodate them."
- "It would be better if it could integrate more easily with other vendors."
What is our primary use case?
We are selling SimpliVity based on customer requirements which include HCI solutions with a lot of applications.
What is most valuable?
HPE SimpliVity is a very valuable and effective solution. It's also a scalable solution. As the customer requirements and application requirements increase, it can scale to accommodate them.
What needs improvement?
It would be better if it could integrate more easily with other vendors.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with HPE SimpliVity for about three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
HPE SimpliVity is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
HPE SimpliVity is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
HPE local and global technical support is very good. Customers can reach them easily.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. There were no complications.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
SimpliVity is an HPE brand, and it comes with the advantage of easily using Hyper-V and VMware solutions. Hyper-V customers can move to VMware or use both solutions. HyperFlex for this isn't so easy.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend HPE and the processing of HPE SimpliVity to potential users.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give HPE SimpliVity an eight.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Technical Director at Baro International Ltd.
Comes with backup and site-to-site DR function
What is our primary use case?
- To build up HCI and upgrade existing VMware farm
- To set up local HA and site DR solution for business
- Fast backup solution
How has it helped my organization?
From eight ESXi servers (local HA only, without site DR) to three SimpliVity solutions in prod site with HA and one SimpliVity solution in DR site.
For setting up site-to-site DR.
What is most valuable?
- It comes with backup and site-to-site DR function
- All license included
- Backup and restore are very fast
What needs improvement?
- Backup from D2D only to "D2D to tape"
- Supports hybrid HDD storage (lower cost for the second-tier workload, now all SSD storage only)
- Support
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
System Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
It has a proven track record of stability
Pros and Cons
- "It has a proven track record of stability."
- "We should have something called micro segmentation inside the SimpliVity box, which can be easily implemented."
What is our primary use case?
Currently, we are using it for our VMware workstation. We use it to host our non-production servers.
What is most valuable?
The hardware deduplication, because it is better for this use case.
What needs improvement?
We should have something called micro segmentation inside the SimpliVity box, which can be easily implemented.
They are using backup from snapshots. Maybe they can integrate with VM or similar mechanics.
For how long have I used the solution?
Less than one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It has a proven track record of stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is okay.
How is customer service and technical support?
HPE has a good track record of support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Platforms Engineer
It has been performing well. It was more than what we expected.
Pros and Cons
- "It has been performing well. It was more than what we expected."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for a Tentacle system, which we provide to our customers. At the moment, it is not in full release, we have just been testing the following:
- Virtualization
- VMs.
It has been performing well. It was more than what we expected. We have been testing it for three months now.
How has it helped my organization?
We are still on a PoC. We have not pushed it out that far.
We are expecting the speed that we have seen so far.
What is most valuable?
From a generic point of view:
- The sheer speed
- The sheer power.
For how long have I used the solution?
Trial/evaluations only.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We had a standard HPE blade server. Our reseller put forward SimpliVity to us. We tried it out and tested it. I was like, "Wow." It blew us away.
How was the initial setup?
I was not involved in the initial setup, but I was told that it was very straightforward.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Cost is a factor. It is quite expensive.
What other advice do I have?
Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: price and service. HPE emcompasses these values.
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