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NetApp FAS Series pros and cons

Vendor: NetApp
4.4 out of 5
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PROS

NetApp FAS Series offers excellent performance and cost-efficiency, providing long-term speed optimization without the typical performance degradation seen in other products.
The integration of SnapMirror and SnapVault significantly enhances data protection and recovery, facilitating seamless disaster recovery operations.
The system is highly stable and reliable, able to manage heavy loads without compromising performance, which is essential for 24/7 operations.
Its unified storage capabilities allow for the simultaneous use of multiple protocols, including block and file-level protocols, and the setup is straightforward and well-documented.
The advanced features like double-parity RAID, compression, deduplication, and exceptional reliability make it a preferred choice for comprehensive data management and protection.

CONS

NetApp FAS Series is expensive and the pricing should be made more competitive.
There is a need for improved SAN support and scalability.
The command line is often required, making it less user-friendly than expected.
Technical support and supply chain logistics need enhancements, especially regarding parts delivery and replication features.
Enhanced cloud integration and on-premise to cloud interface could be improved.
 

NetApp FAS Series Pros review quotes

it_user3396 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead at Tata Consultancy Services
Nov 15, 2017
Better performance and lower costs.
it_user332655 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Administrator with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 25, 2015
It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two.
it_user515505 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 19, 2016
It changed the way we do Disaster Recovery (DR) around NetApp replication.
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it_user614595 - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT Network Administrator at a maritime company with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 22, 2017
A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require.
it_user520506 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Administrator with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 22, 2017
Fast Snapshots
it_user793935 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 26, 2017
​NAS stability
it_user806046 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
Jan 22, 2018
It is very easy to expand disks and manage CIFS.
it_user821337 - PeerSpot reviewer
‎Cloud Plattform Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 16, 2018
It has integrated snapshot and backup capability.
it_user829644 - PeerSpot reviewer
Berater with 11-50 employees
Mar 1, 2018
Ability to use mirroring and SnapVault have made backup no longer necessary.
WC
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 20, 2018
The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented.
 

NetApp FAS Series Cons review quotes

it_user3396 - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead at Tata Consultancy Services
Nov 15, 2017
It may need more flexibility to fight with other competing arrays.
it_user332655 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Administrator with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 25, 2015
I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time.
it_user515505 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 19, 2016
Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous.
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it_user614595 - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT Network Administrator at a maritime company with 501-1,000 employees
Nov 22, 2017
As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc.
it_user520506 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Administrator with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 22, 2017
With scalability, we feel the system is limited.
it_user793935 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 26, 2017
Needs more SAN support.
it_user806046 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
Jan 22, 2018
Needs to ​add wizards for newer, inexperienced users.
it_user821337 - PeerSpot reviewer
‎Cloud Plattform Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 16, 2018
Needs to improve the adaptive storage quality of service.
it_user829644 - PeerSpot reviewer
Berater with 11-50 employees
Mar 1, 2018
The WAFL is slow.
WC
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 20, 2018
We would like to have further integration with some backup products. They have some of them already, but there could be more.