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NetApp StorageGRID pros and cons

Vendor: NetApp
4.2 out of 5

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PROS

NetApp StorageGRID offers robust scalability and facilitates seamless cloud integration.
The object-based storage system ensures data durability and protection with its Information Lifecycle Management functionality.
It provides a cost-effective and efficient alternative to AWS S3 buckets, with valuable erasure coding.
The S3 API value allows developers to leverage NetApp StorageGRID without deep infrastructure knowledge, enhancing usability.
NetApp StorageGRID significantly improves operational efficiency and data retrieval times, further aided by reliable technical support.

CONS

There is confusion when integrating NetApp StorageGRID with Active Directory.
Pricing is not competitive compared to alternative storage options.
Improvement is needed in support and integration with monitoring platforms.
Installation and upgrade processes require enhancement.
Data retrieval speed and deduplication/compression features could be better.
 

NetApp StorageGRID Pros review quotes

JA
Lead Infrastructure Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Mar 26, 2019
The ability to get to the StorageGRID from anywhere on my network. The solution is remote. You don't have to be at a physical location.
Enterpriadd1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Storage Manager at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 24, 2018
The speed of the disks removed the bottleneck from our storage.
StorageA7004 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Architect at TELUS Corporation
Oct 24, 2018
It has awesome scalability. We consume it with storage appliance nodes, then we just plug and play as we need more.
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JF
Senior Systems Administrator at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 28, 2018
It helps automate our storage infrastructure.
reviewer1469070 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT-Ingenieur at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 23, 2022
The backup features are valuable. I've heard from our backup and data protection people that our clients are very satisfied with the performance in junction with the backup, which they archive on this type of object storage.
reviewer1151271 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator - Storage and Backup at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 17, 2022
The technical support is good.
Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
May 19, 2022
Cost-effective and easy to deploy.
SN
Service Delivery Manager at HKBN
Mar 9, 2023
The most valuable feature is tiering.
Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
Feb 7, 2024
StorageGRID is designed for cloud-based, highly scalable storage. Think big names like service providers like Google who need massive storage volumes with scalability. It also offers cloud-enabled storage capabilities with cloud management functionality. So, if you prioritize scalability and cloud integration, StorageGRID is the way to go. Its object-based storage is built specifically for that purpose.
reviewer2352861 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Administrative Officer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Mar 1, 2024
The feature of StorageGRID that I find most valuable for ensuring data durability and protection is its Information Lifecycle Management functionality.
 

NetApp StorageGRID Cons review quotes

JA
Lead Infrastructure Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Mar 26, 2019
There was a small amount of confusion when working with StorageGRID and Active Directory for access. We had to do things three to four times resulting in our engineer troubleshooting a couple of things. The location of the menu, along with what is inside the menu: configurations, settings, etc., is not straightforward to users. Most users are Windows-based. So, when make logical changes to the menu which are not similar to Windows, users and administrators get confused.
Enterpriadd1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Storage Manager at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 24, 2018
The only real issue that we have run into is, when we are cloning, we cannot do a thin provision clone, it has to be a full clone.
StorageA7004 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Architect at TELUS Corporation
Oct 24, 2018
I would like to see them integrate more with the monitoring platforms. It is a bit difficult to get automated monitoring of the system.
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JF
Senior Systems Administrator at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
Oct 28, 2018
It has its quirks here and there, but it is an older NetApp system.
reviewer1469070 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT-Ingenieur at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 23, 2022
The price is something that NetApp could improve, as with most companies. NetApp is known for not being the cheapest storage option, which is also valid for StorageGRID. There are other storage options on the market which we are aware of and have done proofs of concept for, but you cannot really compare the list prices because, as a big user of NetApp storages, we have totally different prices than some list prices. Still, the price information we got for other options are almost always less expensive than StorageGRID.
reviewer1151271 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator - Storage and Backup at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Feb 17, 2022
Beyond the initial setup, this product is a little bit difficult to configure.
Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
May 19, 2022
Improvements need to be made in the support area.
SN
Service Delivery Manager at HKBN
Mar 9, 2023
The integration with more apps has room for improvement.
Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Synergy Computers
Feb 7, 2024
I just recommend improving the marketing campaigns in Pakistan.
reviewer2352861 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Administrative Officer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Mar 1, 2024
One key improvement I'd like to see in StorageGRID is enhanced visibility for management purposes.