We are using this solution for a VDI system.
Co-Founder at BIGBOOM ASIA CO.,LTD.
Easy to scale and setup, with excellent support, but the price could be improved
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is high availability."
- "I think that they should have their own hyper-converged system."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
HPE SimpliVity can improve our DR solution.
I would recommend this for the Hospitality industry because of the data recovery. I think that HPE SimpliVity is the answer.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is high availability.
What needs improvement?
We haven't really explored all areas of this solution we are still in the POC phase.
Pricing and monitoring could be improved.
I think that they should have their own hyper-converged system.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I started using HPE SimpliVity approximately two months ago.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution. We have not had any issues with stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is scalable. You can add additional nodes at any time. It's easier to scale than Cisco Hyperflex and better than Nutanix.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is excellent.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, we did not use another solution.
SimpliVity is the first HCI that we have implemented in this company. We have learned and gained more experience in this area.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was simple. It took one week to deploy.
What about the implementation team?
We did not deploy this solution ourselves, we used a system provider.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The hardware is expensive. For the same price, Cisco can provide more hardware specifications for us.
The hardware costs are more of an issue than the licensing costs.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We also evaluated Nutanix.
Nutanix is quite expensive. It's at least two times more expensive than SimpliVity.
What other advice do I have?
This is a product that I would recommend to others who are interested in using it.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Senior Project Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Valuable replication and backup capabilities, and good technical support
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features are replication and backup."
- "When it comes to performing backups, the dashboard is not intuitive and not user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
We are a solution provider and we implement HPE products such as SimpliVity for our customers. I am not a customer and I do not use all of the products that we sell, although I know these solutions. SimpliVity is a product that also we use ourselves.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are replication and backup.
This solution is very intuitive and flexible.
The vendor was quick to provide support for VMs in the product.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see support for having different clustered environments for production and testing.
When it comes to performing backups, the dashboard is not intuitive and not user-friendly. This is something that should be improved. It should be easier to perform backups.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using HPE SimpliVity for approximately four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Using SimpliVity improves the stability of the environment.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is the best in the market. We have between 10 and 15 users in our organization, and it is installed in the data center.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is very good and I would rate them a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy and it will take five or six hours to deploy.
What other advice do I have?
My advice for anybody who is considering this product is that it is easy to deploy and set up replication for use in a data center. It can be used in production for DLP.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
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. Partner
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Engineer at Platform Technique
Very scalable with fair pricing and a nice interface
Pros and Cons
- "The interface is very good and is very easy to navigate. You can find everything you need from one central place."
- "To install or to update it is more complicated than other solutions."
What is our primary use case?
I'm a service provider. I install it for my customers. I typically implement it for telecoms.
What is most valuable?
Once you get the solution up and running, it is very good.
The solution is extremely stable.
The product offers good value for the amount you pay. It doesn't give you any issues once it's implemented.
The solution can scale very nicely.
The interface is very good and is very easy to navigate. You can find everything you need from one central place.
What needs improvement?
To install or to update it is more complicated than other solutions.
They can automate a lot of things. We do a lot of things manually and this is somewhat unnecessary. For example, the installation of a plug-in, or VMware, and so on. If you can automate all these things, like Nutanix, you get a better result. It's very simple to install Nutanix. You click and wait. The whole implementation is pretty automatic. SimpliVity will be very, very good if it can automate many aspects of the deployment.
It would be ideal if they could include OpenView managers in one place with all the equipment.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using the solution for two or three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
While the implementation is difficult, once you get past that, it's an excellent solution. It's an extremely stable product and very reliable. We have no issues with it once it's up and running. It's not buggy or glitchy. It doesn't crash. It's great.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is very, very scalable. If a company needs to expand it, they can do so easily.
How are customer service and technical support?
HP Technical support is great. HP has developed instant AI, artificial intelligence. Support can be automatic now. When we activate the AI, when we have a problem on-site, HP will basically know in advance. If we have to repair something, it will be sent automatically. They do offer on-site support, however, that's something that needs to be paid for.
Overall, we've been satisfied with their level of support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have some experience with Nutanix. I've read about it and gone over documentation. I've never installed it, however, I find the implementation in theory easier and more automated than this product.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is not straightforward. It is quite complex. Even updating it is complex. There are many steps you need to account for. It takes some time to get it done.
It's depend on the plan of the client, however, if there is one cluster only, it can go fast and you can deploy in a few days. However, if you add to an existing cluster, you have to update many things, and this will maybe one week or potentially two weeks.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
While at first clients always comment on the pricing being very high. However, once it's deployed, and they see how well it works, they don't complain. Therefore, I think it's quite fair.
What other advice do I have?
We are HPE partners.
Overall, I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
I would caution others, to implement the solution effectively, you have to go step by step, and with no hurry. The documentation for implementation is very long. If you don't follow it exactly and do every step as described, you'll have a lot of challenges during the implementation, therefore, just go slow.
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. partner
Chief Technology Officer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Enables us to be more efficient in disk usage with a significant reduction in space used
Pros and Cons
- "Among the valuable features are that it's a complete solution, it's easy to use, and there is not a lot of management time involved in operating the solution."
- "I would like to see it be a truly hybrid-cloud solution where I could take my on-prem SimpliVity environment and have replication to a cloud install."
What is our primary use case?
We have a virtualized environment and we use it for backups and disaster recovery and to be able to store all of our data locally and replicate.
How has it helped my organization?
It's allowed us to be more efficient in disk space usage with a reduction of 47 to 1 in hard drive space.
What is most valuable?
- It's a complete solution
- Easy to use
- Not a lot of management time involved in operating the solution
What needs improvement?
I would like to see it be a truly hybrid-cloud solution where I could take my on-prem SimpliVity environment and have replication to a cloud install.
For how long have I used the solution?
3+ years
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is very good. It has 100 percent uptime, other than regularly scheduled maintenance.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We're a relatively small organization so it was able to scale down to our level. We understand it can scale up exponentially.
How are customer service and technical support?
We get very good technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used EqualLogic SAN with independent host but that solution was nearing end-of-life. By moving to SimpliVity we were able to reduce our hardware footprint.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was complex to me, but to the integrator and the SimpliVity people, it was routine.
What about the implementation team?
We used Advanticom out of Pittsburgh. Our experience with them was very good. They were very knowledgeable and worked well with SimpliVity's SEs and implementation people.
What was our ROI?
We have not done a true calculation, but based upon the support needs and the reduction in the footprint, there's definitely an ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We're paying $3,000-$4,000 a month.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Nutanix was on the list. We chose SimpliVity - and this was about three years ago - based upon the simple deployment and interconnectivity ability.
What other advice do I have?
Ask people who have already implemented a solution for their opinion and you'll likely find that most of the SimpliVity customers would put the solution in again if they had to do it over.
I would rate SimpliVity a nine out of ten due to the fact that it needs little intervention on a daily basis, the uptime is excellent, and it works.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Lead Systems Engineer at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reduces complexity of our backup process and improves recovery time
Pros and Cons
- "A very small package but with lots of memory and CPU."
- "I would like them to add more connection capability, a hub and spoke model, to improve the number of connections that it can handle."
What is our primary use case?
We're using it to refresh our retail stores.
How has it helped my organization?
It has improved our backup situation by reducing its complexity and improving recovery time.
As a refresh, we've improved our CPU and memory capability which allows us to build a foundation and continue to move forward in our app development. We can release new applications.
What is most valuable?
- The easy to use interface
- Already using VMware
- A very small package but with lots of memory and CPU
What needs improvement?
I would like them to add more connection capability, a hub and spoke model, to improve the number of connections that it can handle. That would be helpful because we have a lot of retail stores.
There are certain technical things that we run into. There's a matrix compatibility where, if you upgrade one piece, the rest have to fall into line. If that requirement could be eased up a bit it would be a good thing.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would consider it stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
For the most part, for what it does, the scalability is fine.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is very good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was pretty straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We used a reseller. Our experience with them was kind of interesting. CDW was the main partner but they had sub-contracted parts of it out to Tech Data, a move which added another layer that we didn't expect and was not fully disclosed at the beginning.
What other advice do I have?
You definitely have to do a PoC and check-mark all the different items that are in your requirements. Go from there and see if it actually works.
I'd give it a nine. It has pretty much everything there.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Consultant at Trigonova GmbH
Fast system with user-friendly GUI and good deduplication features
Pros and Cons
- "The biggest benefit of this solution is that If you use it, you can use it for the company headquarters and also for all the branches. You use the same system, only a smaller size. With SimipliVity you can also use the included backup solution. You don't need any other solution to back up the data or to transfer it."
- "The price is quite high. The system could also be more scalable."
How has it helped my organization?
The biggest benefit of this solution is that if you use it, you can use it for the company headquarters and also for all the branches. You use the same system, only a smaller size. With SimipliVity you can also use the included backup solution. You don't need any other solution to back up the data or to transfer it.
What is most valuable?
It's a very fast system and the deduplication features are very interesting. You lose no performance when using the deduplication and compression because it depends on a separate card and this card is used for the compression and deduplication so you have no impact on the CPU.
The greatest benefit is the optimization and performance.
What needs improvement?
The price is quite high and the system could also be more scalable.
It would be great if SimpliVity could offer more hardware options. At the moment we have only a small choice of the systems you can buy. I think it would be better to sell it or buy it if they are more options.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I think it's a high stability solution because all the data will be synchronized with all the systems. You can also use some additional services like snapshotting your data and this doesn't add any performance impact.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is not so scalable, because you have only a few options to expand the system.
We have between 100 users and 500 users.
How are customer service and technical support?
The support is quite good. If you have a question or a problem with the installation you can call on your implementation partner, or you can also call directly to HPE and open a support call. It works quite well.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used a different solution, but SimpliVity is a fully integrated system. You have one vendor who is responsible for the hard and software. That is the main benefit.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was quite easy.
What about the implementation team?
We used a consultant to help with the implementation.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did evaluate other options. The best solution will depend on the customer. But SimpliVity is a very interesting system especially if you have any need in also in recovering your data.
What other advice do I have?
On the one hand, I think the price is really high for the solution. On the other hand, it's got a very user-friendly GUI because it's fully integrated with each center.
I would rate this solution eight out of 10.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Reseller.
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.
IT Analyst at a local government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Scalable and less complicated to deploy, but backup and DR feature sets need work
Pros and Cons
- "The scalability is its most valuable feature. It's also able to do stretch clustering."
- "I would like to see it able to restore item levels, especially for databases."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for storage.
What is most valuable?
The scalability is its most valuable feature. It's also able to do stretch clustering.
What needs improvement?
There are a lot of features that they need to improve on, such as the backup and DR feature sets. I would also like to see it able to restore item levels, especially for databases. They don't have that right now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is okay. I'm not that impressed.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is okay.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were using what is called a traditional conversion solution. We switched to SimpliVity because it enabled us to consolidate our nodes.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We used D-Plus. They're pretty good.
What was our ROI?
We have seen ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's about $10,000 monthly.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We compared it with other products, such as Nutanix and vSAN, and we weighed the features that we needed. This solution was the one that met the greatest number of our requirements. It's also less complicated to deploy and has a smaller footprint.
What other advice do I have?
The product is good. It might not meet all your requirements, but it is one of the solutions that met most of our requirements. There's no "best product" out there but this is likely the best for your needs.
I would rate SimpliVity at a seven out of ten, based on the features and the requirements that we have.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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