Its simplicity is most valuable. The management is easy, and you don't have to have a lot of knowledge about storage, network, etc. It is simple to manage and simple to implement, and that's its key feature.
Head of ICT Infrastructure at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Dec 27, 2021
I like HPE SimpliVity's hard disk compression capabilities. The data is compressed into very little space or volume. I think that the principal value of HP SimpliVity is its capacity to compress the data, and I'm saving a lot of disk space using SimpliVity.
Information Technology Manager at Troyer Foods, Inc.
Real User
Dec 6, 2021
It doesn't take long to mount the entire VM somewhere and then copy it. That's one of the things that I like about SimpliVity's deduplication and compression. I can literally stand up a backup in minutes. It is like no time at all. They've got pretty phenomenal deduplication and compression. Within SimpliVity, one of the things that they do is deduplication and compression on ingestion. So, on the front side, everything is deduplicated and compressed, which, of course, adds some overhead to their solution. For instance, in my environment today, I've got roughly 30 terabytes of raw storage, and with their deduplication and compression, I'm over the 300 terabyte threshold with my active servers and all my backups.
What I like about SimpliVity is the brand value of HP. I also like the data compression ratio, which is around more than 75% data compression ratio. HP's support and the ease of working with SimpliVity are also valuable features.
DATABASE APPLICATION ENGINEER at a educational organization with 1-10 employees
Real User
Sep 30, 2021
The main thing is its performance. In terms of performance, it is a lot better than VMware. Obviously, technology is changing a lot all the time. We were on just VMware with a separate attached array. The performance was kind of a step backward from just running separate servers. Now, the performance is much better, and we can take snapshots and backups of really big servers in just a matter of seconds. We can even restore them in a matter of seconds.
Senior Information Technology Consultant at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Sep 27, 2021
What I like about the solution, is that SimpliVity is easy to deploy and maintain. It's really performing very well. The ratio of price to performance is really good.
Manager, IT Infrastructure at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Dec 15, 2020
The feature that I like the most is the backup feature embedded inside the HPE SimpliVity. When we have any activity, within five minutes, we have a backup. It also has PDR for performing disaster recovery.
Senior Product Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Nov 2, 2020
The access, high availability, and interface are the most valuable and important for us. There is one interface for the whole product, which is very important because you have a single pane to view all the infrastructure of a customer. You can improve your data recovery plan or DRP, or you can make a special emergency plan if a disk has any problem.
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.
Senior Manager at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Real User
Jul 7, 2019
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.
IT Manager at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Jun 25, 2019
The department that ran our reporting in the legacy environment, it took them about six hours to run their report. Now, it is taking the same department less than an hour.
Chief Technology Officer at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Real User
Jun 25, 2019
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.
Senior Engineer at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Jun 25, 2019
The way it does backups is its most valuable feature. It replicates snapshots with very low bandwidth. We only have a 50 megabit link to that site, and it doesn't really use much of it at all. Therefore, it is a really good fit for getting our backups done.
It has instantaneous backup and lag-free restore. When everything is running, I can bring back a huge VM in less than 30 seconds. That's even better than Veeam.
Scaling is a piece of cake. We have been able to scale up in our Asia-Pac region. We even are doing site-to-site replication of certain systems that we need to have high availability on.
Senior Systems Engineer - Midrange Hardware Standards at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jun 25, 2019
The solution has eliminated the need for overprovisioning. It is designed to take advantage of deduplication strategies, which means we don't have to have as much disk in the system to do the job that we used to have to do.
The ease of setting up our DR site with SimpliVity. It was very simple. I did not have to set up a separate storage, server, and networking environments.
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HPE SimpliVity Features
HPE SimpliVity has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:
Flexible, compact architecture
Centralized management
AI-driven intelligence
Built-in data protection and disaster recovery
VM-centric management and mobility
Simple to deploy, manage, and scale
HPE SimpliVity...
The solution's technical support is good.
What I appreciate most about HPE SimpliVity is its seamless integration of hardware.
It is a stable solution.
The built-in backup and quick restore are good features.
I like SimpliVity because it can be adapted for small clients or the biggest ones. It's flexible.
The performance is good. It's stable and easy to operate.
The configuration capabilities are good.
Its simplicity is most valuable. The management is easy, and you don't have to have a lot of knowledge about storage, network, etc. It is simple to manage and simple to implement, and that's its key feature.
Its performance is quite good, and it is also easy to use. One of the biggest benefits is the included backup solution.
I like HPE SimpliVity's hard disk compression capabilities. The data is compressed into very little space or volume. I think that the principal value of HP SimpliVity is its capacity to compress the data, and I'm saving a lot of disk space using SimpliVity.
The most valuable feature is the ease of use and the storage virtualization layer, together with the built-in backups.
SimpliVity helps us to manage and has made deduplication work really well.
PCX card implementation improves speed.
It doesn't take long to mount the entire VM somewhere and then copy it. That's one of the things that I like about SimpliVity's deduplication and compression. I can literally stand up a backup in minutes. It is like no time at all. They've got pretty phenomenal deduplication and compression. Within SimpliVity, one of the things that they do is deduplication and compression on ingestion. So, on the front side, everything is deduplicated and compressed, which, of course, adds some overhead to their solution. For instance, in my environment today, I've got roughly 30 terabytes of raw storage, and with their deduplication and compression, I'm over the 300 terabyte threshold with my active servers and all my backups.
The backup feature is valuable, and replication is also valuable.
It is very quick and easy to use.
Its performance and availability are most valuable.
What I like about SimpliVity is the brand value of HP. I also like the data compression ratio, which is around more than 75% data compression ratio. HP's support and the ease of working with SimpliVity are also valuable features.
Backups happen very quickly.
The initial setup was straightforward.
The main thing is its performance. In terms of performance, it is a lot better than VMware. Obviously, technology is changing a lot all the time. We were on just VMware with a separate attached array. The performance was kind of a step backward from just running separate servers. Now, the performance is much better, and we can take snapshots and backups of really big servers in just a matter of seconds. We can even restore them in a matter of seconds.
What I like about the solution, is that SimpliVity is easy to deploy and maintain. It's really performing very well. The ratio of price to performance is really good.
The solution is user-friendly.
Our clients are very comfortable with the single management of the complete stack. The creation of VM systems is also very fast.
We really enjoy the virtualization that the solution offers.
We like the backup feature, which is inbuilt.
The compression and deduplication ratio.
The pricing of the solution is very good.
I find the replication feature valuable.
The solution is very stable.
In terms of HPE SimpliVity's most valuable features, its backup integration is a good thing. Its performance is very good as is the whole integration.
The setup is very easy.
The most valuable feature is high availability.
The feature that I like the most is the backup feature embedded inside the HPE SimpliVity. When we have any activity, within five minutes, we have a backup. It also has PDR for performing disaster recovery.
The most valuable features are replication and backup.
The technical support is exceptionally good.
The whole backup capability, where we are able to create backups and restore backups in typically 40 to 50 seconds, has been great.
It's a very nice solution. It's a complete solution that we are looking for because we don't have personnel with expertise.
The access, high availability, and interface are the most valuable and important for us. There is one interface for the whole product, which is very important because you have a single pane to view all the infrastructure of a customer. You can improve your data recovery plan or DRP, or you can make a special emergency plan if a disk has any problem.
The interface is very good and is very easy to navigate. You can find everything you need from one central place.
It is easy to set up.
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 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.
The solution's simplicity is its most valuable feature. The usability is also good.
The department that ran our reporting in the legacy environment, it took them about six hours to run their report. Now, it is taking the same department less than an hour.
It has lessened our burden on multiple different products, so they are under one umbrella. This has been economically good.
The rate of compression for the data in SimpliVity is the most valuable feature.
A very small package but with lots of memory and CPU.
It is simple and easy to use.
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.
The most valuable feature is the quick restore.
The way it does backups is its most valuable feature. It replicates snapshots with very low bandwidth. We only have a 50 megabit link to that site, and it doesn't really use much of it at all. Therefore, it is a really good fit for getting our backups done.
The scalability is its most valuable feature. It's also able to do stretch clustering.
It has instantaneous backup and lag-free restore. When everything is running, I can bring back a huge VM in less than 30 seconds. That's even better than Veeam.
We can get backups faster. We have a smaller footprint for hardware, which takes up less space. So, we use less electricity and floor space.
It has reduced my data center activities.
The ease of use on the backup and DR and replication side of things is good. It can be done by a VMware admin with no additional training.
As a point for optimization on our infrastructure, it works great for us.
Scaling is a piece of cake. We have been able to scale up in our Asia-Pac region. We even are doing site-to-site replication of certain systems that we need to have high availability on.
The solution has eliminated the need for overprovisioning. It is designed to take advantage of deduplication strategies, which means we don't have to have as much disk in the system to do the job that we used to have to do.
The most valuable feature for us is its integration, as it provides an entire solution in a single box.
The feature that I have found most valuable is the backup recovery.
Dedupe, compression, and replication of primary and secondary data, locally and remotely.
It has a proven track record of stability.
Valuable features include ease of use, disaster recovery, and reliability.
Offsite backup, replication, and duplication of data are important for our plant environment since we are hard on our equipment.
Its deduplication and backup functions are reliable.
The ease of setting up our DR site with SimpliVity. It was very simple. I did not have to set up a separate storage, server, and networking environments.