Azure StorSimple vs. NEC HYDRAstor HS8-50

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure StorSimple
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
StorSimple was acquired by Microsoft in 2012. The StorSimple storage gateway appliance is now a part of Microsoft's Azure StorSimple Hybrid Cloud Storage solution.
$4.11
Per Day
NEC HYDRAstor HS8-50
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
The NEC Storage HS8-50* scale-out grid storage platform provides flexibility of independently scaling performance and capacity within single system for the life of stored data. It further optimizes storage efficiency with Global Deduplication across entire grid with high backup throughput, multi-generation support and greater data resiliency.N/A
Pricing
Azure StorSimpleNEC HYDRAstor HS8-50
Editions & Modules
Virtual Appliance
$4.11
Per Day
Cloud Array
$4.11
Per Day
Physical Appliance
$43.84
Per Day
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure StorSimpleNEC HYDRAstor HS8-50
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
Azure StorSimpleNEC HYDRAstor HS8-50
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure StorSimpleNEC HYDRAstor HS8-50
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Onsite storage needs and backing up to Azure.
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NEC
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Performance via the SSD drives.
  • Writes back to our Private Cloud via Azure.
  • Easy to Admin via Web client interface.
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NEC
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Additional fail-over functionality
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NEC
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
If I wanted to use just onsite storage the StorSimple device is already paid for.
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NEC
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Easy to use and highly compatible with our MSFT Hyper-V environment
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NEC
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Great Folks on the MSFT Implementation team
  • Great value on year 2
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NEC
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