CIARA MAGMA Storage Servers vs. SolidFire (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
CIARA MAGMA Storage Servers
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
For data-intensive applications, CIARA MAGMA Storage Servers present multiple storage configuration options, including: M.2 NVMe, SSD, HDD, SAAS, SATA, and RAID controllers. Users can store and access petabytes of data in various redundant configurations using CIARA MAGMA storage servers.N/A
SolidFire (discontinued)
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
NetApp acquired the scale-out flash storage startup SolidFire in late 2015. The product line was discontinued in October of 2023, and is no longer available from NetApp.N/A
Pricing
CIARA MAGMA Storage ServersSolidFire (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CIARA MAGMA Storage ServersSolidFire (discontinued)
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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Features
CIARA MAGMA Storage ServersSolidFire (discontinued)
Enterprise Flash Array Storage
Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Product A and Product B
CIARA MAGMA Storage Servers
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Ratings
SolidFire (discontinued)
8.1
3 Ratings
10% below category average
Flash Array Performance00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Flash Array Integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Data Compression00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
Non-Intrusive Upgrades00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Simplicity00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Power Savings00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
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CIARA MAGMA Storage ServersSolidFire (discontinued)
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 8.3 out of 10
Pure Storage FlashArray
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Dell VMAX
Dell VMAX
Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
CIARA MAGMA Storage ServersSolidFire (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
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(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
CIARA MAGMA Storage ServersSolidFire (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Hypertec Group
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Solidfire is a good, multi-purpose array for iSCSI environments. Grid architecture allows incremental, linear expansion of the array both in capacity and performance. The all-flash is a very high performance, low latency platform for a lot of applications. The way the company has architected the platform allows for continual upgrades and removes the lift-and-load replacements if you stay with Solidfire in the future. The Solidfire fiber channel implementation is workable, but largely there is a checkbox. I cannot imagine any fiber channel shop is going to look at a Solidfire seriously, unless they are looking to move towards Ethernet based transport. Write intensive workloads struggle on the array. The double-helix data protection combined with the architecture can make writes more latent than expected - well into the teens and 20's of ms within the array.
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Pros
Hypertec Group
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  • Speed is incredible.
  • Ongoing maintenance is great.
  • Price point was quite good.
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Cons
Hypertec Group
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  • API documentation could use some help
  • GUI can be slow
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Support Rating
Hypertec Group
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When we have had problems, the response on the Solidfire side has been strong, but not perfect. As they scale and integrate into NetApp, support from regions outside of the USA are having a more difficult time diagnosing and addressing issues for complex problems. The Boulder, CO, and Raleigh, NC, support teams are both extremely strong and provide top-notch support. ActiveIQ is a great support tool both for NetApp/Solidfire and for the customer. The proactive support tickets opened have been helpful. The node-based support has been excellent - meaning when we had a DIMM fail, they sent a replacement node - no time consuming troubleshooting of internal components to fix the issue. Upgrades are handled by SF technicians, so it feels white-glove
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Alternatives Considered
Hypertec Group
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SolidFire was chosen over these other service providers because of relationships we have with the company, with our reps, and with the local Denver presence. We also are a partner, and we felt that the solution stacked up technologically very well against the competition and was more cost effective.
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Return on Investment
Hypertec Group
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  • The ROI was quick - under 1 year
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