Director of the department of complex projects at SMART Technologies
Real User
Top 20
An easy-to-setup solution with good stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is scalable."
  • "Its data replication features work slowly for nodes."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to store corporate data.

What is most valuable?

The solution has the best data replication features.

What needs improvement?

The solution's data replication features work slowly for nodes. They should improve this particular area. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have 300 solution users in our organization. It is very scalable.

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup process is easy.

What other advice do I have?

I advise others to opt for Huawei products if they want good storage capacity for their organization. I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Reseller
Easy to implement, runs well, and the price is good
Pros and Cons
  • "The setup and the price are the most valuable and not the features related."
  • "I would like to see the next generation all-flash, which could be combined."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for the software. The hardware, we design ourselves.

We are resellers. We provide business software and the back-end system is a cross-selling theme for us.

What is most valuable?

The setup and the price are the most valuable and not the features related.

On top of the data core environment for software-defined storage, we use machine power and not software technology.

We struggle with finding anything to improve, as it's a powerful solution and is missing nothing.

What needs improvement?

The energy could be better. I would like to see the next generation all-flash, which could be combined.

The interface needs improvement. You have a standardized fiber channel from the past and you have to order a 10 gig interface separately. It would be better to have it all. Huawei has it all in its portfolio, so it can easily be built. They don't have to purchase it, it can be built by themselves.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Huawei OceanStor for five years.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not contacted technical support because it runs very well. We have not had any issues.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We are also working with Lenovo. Lenovo is in the same price range, but Huawei is a step further.

How was the initial setup?

The implementation is easy because we are educated and experienced in Huawei OceanStor.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Huawei OceanStor is priced very well but is a bit complicated.

You have a price list but have to wait for a discount, which depends on the distribution, where you get it from. This is intransparent, I prefer a clear price policy.

I would prefer having a price quote based on whether you are a reseller if you have silver or gold status, or a customer.

The price list is high and you get a large discount from the price list. I prefer a comparable price list and a smaller discount.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We are always looking for the best solution for the next five years.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Huawei OceanStor an eight out of ten.

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System Admin at Kucukcekmece Belediyesi
Real User
Useful for visualization and application management
Pros and Cons
  • "Huawei OceanStor is easy to manage."
  • "The tool's performance is slow for DBs. We plan to move from Huawei OceanStor to Pure Storage. Its customer service is not good."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution for visualization and application management. 

What is most valuable?

Huawei OceanStor is easy to manage. 

What needs improvement?

The tool's performance is slow for DBs. We plan to move from Huawei OceanStor to Pure Storage. Its customer service is not good. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I haven't faced any issues with the product's stability. I rate it a nine out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool can handle large amounts of data and scales per business needs. 

How are customer service and support?

The tool's technical support is good. However, we had encountered issues during upgrades. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Huawei OceanStor's deployment is neither easy nor difficult and takes one to two days to complete. 

What was our ROI?

The product helps to save money and improves performance. We can see it in the first year. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I am satisfied with the tool's pricing, which is in the middle. It is overpriced. I rate it an eight out of ten. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

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Technical Pre-sales at Freelancer
Real User
Top 20
An affordable and highly available product that performs well and is easy to deploy
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a highly available product."
  • "The product must improve the local technical support in China."

What is our primary use case?

Our customers use it for basic infrastructure.

What is most valuable?

The performance of the product is valuable. It is a highly available product.

What needs improvement?

The product must improve the local technical support in China.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for half a year. I am using the latest version of the solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product must improve its stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is easy to scale.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Hitachi Vantara. It is quite similar to Huawei OceanStor.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy. I could deploy the solution by following the steps given in the document. We access it through our internal website. Two people were required to deploy the solution. It took us half a day. It is not difficult to maintain the tool.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product has a good price.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the tool an eight and a half out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Architect at a recreational facilities/services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 20
Affordable, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "Huawei OceanStor provides numerous features that are tailored to cater to the requirements of all types of companies."
  • "The speed has room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

Huawei OceanStor is used as a data organization and storage system.

What is most valuable?

Huawei OceanStor provides numerous features that are tailored to cater to the requirements of all types of companies.

What needs improvement?

I would prefer if the diagnostics of our Huawei solutions in the data center are automatically shared with the manufacturer. This will enable them to proactively address concerns before they become serious, and reach out to us without the need for us to initiate a call.

The speed has room for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Huawei OceanStor for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Huawei OceanStor is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Huawei OceanStor is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is slow.

How was the initial setup?

We faced some difficulties during the initial setup because of the insufficient support provided by Huawei.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

When compared to other options on the market, Huawei OceanStor stands out as the most affordable solution. Payment is determined by the amount of storage capacity required, and we have paid 50,000 euros for our usage.

What other advice do I have?

I give the solution an eight out of ten.

We have over 1,000 end-users.

Huawei OceanStor is an affordable and effective solution. I recommend that organizations conduct thorough research and compare it with other products before making a decision.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Head of Data Centre Solutions at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 20
An affordable solution for medium enterprises that needs to improve scalability under heavy loads
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution works well for non-critical applications that do not require a heavy workload. The tool's all features are valuable."
  • "Huawei OceanStor should work on its saturation level and should be able to take up more load. It should give the same performance that it gives at 20 or 30 percent load for 80 percent as well."

What is most valuable?

The solution works well for non-critical applications that do not require a heavy workload. The tool's all features are valuable. 

What needs improvement?

Huawei OceanStor should work on its saturation level and should be able to take up more load. It should give the same performance that it gives at 20 or 30 percent load for 80 percent as well. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate Huawei OceanStor's stability a six to seven out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the product's scalability a six out of ten. Scalability issues crop up at a particular saturation point. We have less than 10 clients for the product. 

How was the initial setup?

I would rate Huawei OceanStor's set up a six to seven out of ten. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The tool's pricing is competitive and affordable. It has the best possible pricing that we can get from Huawei. The prices are fixed and there are no additional costs. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product a seven out of ten. Our clients are mostly medium enterprises. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Architect of solutions at Datrix
Real User
Easy operational management
Pros and Cons
  • "It is easy to use, deploy, communicate and manage this solution."
  • "I would like to see more iterations and direct integration with other solutions."

What is our primary use case?

We have about 20 customers using Huawei OceanStor. Each has a different use case. Some use it for storage, virtualization storage and some are using the apps, the pure storage data for intelligent vision products.

How has it helped my organization?

Oceanstor brings to us the best performance as storage for our virtualization cluster, allowing a better performance in the apps that need to manipulate a huge amout of data.

What is most valuable?

The easy of operational management of OceanStor is one of the most valuable feature. It is easy to use, deploy, communicate and manage this solution.

What needs improvement?

OceanStor could use improvement with configuration and synchronizing with other vendors. There is some latency in the migration due to the amount of data. 

I would like to see more iterations and direct integration with solutions like Docker and Kubernetes. Also, if the customer needs to make a special solution or have an additional process for analyzing data directly on the storage using data technology, they should be able to do that.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using OceanStor for twelve years. First, 10 years as a final customer and 2 years as a sales partner

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

OceanStor is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is fine you can add to cluster other superior version or older version, and the orices is the same as the identical model and version. The OceanStor support the fail until 7 of 8 controllers without lost data and wiht the minimal impact to the performance, so the performance has been very good.

How are customer service and support?

We have good support from Huawei, any concerns are resolved very quickly.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Before OceanStor, I used Dell-EMC, HPE 3PAR, Inspur, Openfiler, TrueNAS, FreeNAS. The initial switch was a gift and we use for replace a SAN Software, later we decide replace all professional storage by OceanStor

How was the initial setup?

OceanStor is easy to deploy. We are Co-Care certified partner, and we are CSP 3 star, so we have direct access to Huawei helping us to have a better support internally and for customers

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Huawei have de better price, an intuitive and easy UI for maintance and operation, and the license mechanism is perpetual, you don´t need to paying all years 

What other advice do I have?

Others who are looking to implement Huawei OceanStor should install first and after that go ahead and reset the configuration. In most common operations, this would be the first step to getting to know the product. 

I rate OceanStor a 10 out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Engineer Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Straightforward installation, stable, and good technical support
Pros and Cons
  • "Huawei OceanStor is stable."
  • "The solution could improve by having better integration."

What is our primary use case?

We use Huawei OceanStor as a storage solution for our organization.

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve by having better integration.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Huawei OceanStor for a few years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Huawei OceanStor is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Huawei OceanStor is scalable.

We have many users using this solution in my organization.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support from Huawei OceanStor is good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used another similar solution to Huawei OceanStor and we switched because the price was better.

How was the initial setup?

The installation of Huawei OceanStor is easy and took approximately three hours.

What about the implementation team?

I am able to do the implementation myself.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of the solution could be less expensive. However, there are not any licensing costs.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Huawei OceanStor an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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