Cloudian HyperStore vs. NetApp StorageGRID

I think the strong suite here is backup and recovery of data, very fast recovery times which are essential in any environment. Smaller companies who have limited budget and may not reap the tangible benefits due to smaller IT departments. Learning curve is required and with a small staff, many companies do not have the luxury of having to learn a more complex product.

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The NetApp StorageGRID solution fits in perfectly with what our company was trying to accomplish. Our goal was to free up our expensive storage flash (SSD) capacity for our critical applications to allow for growth and added performance capabilities. I do not believe this solution would be greatly suited for those without a Cloud solution or secondary site/system to tier data.

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• Backup
• Archive
• Supports Multi Tenant Environments
• Security is Very Robust

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• Allows for very granular data tiering policies
• Integrates seamlessly with our Cloud solution
• Easy deployment
• Easy to manage and adapt to a changing environment

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• Reporting can be more robust
• Hardware Support Could be Better
• Can be complicated for new users

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• Initial network design can be tedious
• Provide more out-of-the-box ILM policies
• Include professional services time with each purchase

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NetApp Support was able to quickly resolve a networking issue during the deployment of the NetApp StorageGRID system, which we, unfortunately, could not figure out on our own. Not only did Support engage quickly, but they also provided guidance on how to properly troubleshoot various issues such as the one we encountered and also provided excellent documentation.

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At the end of the day, it's about return on investment with products, ease of use in the environment, support of the product. Many of these products are very good and do exactly what they say they can do, but in today's times, companies are very strict with budgetary dollars and want the most bang for the buck. HyperStore was proven thru demonstrations that it was a cohesive fit, but again it comes down to cost.

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We chose NetApp StorageGRID because we were not looking for a true backup solution but wanted the features to included a DR centric ideology. The IBM Cloud Backup solution was purely backup focused and did not fit the requirements for our needs. NetApp StorageGRID checked all of our boxes in regards to cost, use case, and ease of manageability.

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• Places all of our data in the cloud
• Protects against Cyber-Attacks
• Reliability, Scale and Cost

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• Added Flash capacity
• Decreased application latency
• Decreased data storage costs

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