Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) vs Quantum ActiveScale (formerly from Western Digital)

Likelihood to Recommend

Best for cases where performance is not an issue.

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Consultant in Engineering

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

Enterprise grade organizations with B2B clientele would be served well by using this product. It alleviates the need for an on-premise storage solution by offering a cloud-based alternative. Smaller organizations with less data capacity needs would be better served with an in-house solution, unless they come out with more reasonable pricing down the road.

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Telecommunications Company, 201-500 employees

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Pros

HCP/HDI interface works like charm. it's easy to deploy and scale.
Hitachi customer support is at par with expectations
More cost effective than EMC/NetApp solutions.

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Flexible data management options
Powerful data housing system storing trillions of bits of data seamlessly
Conveniently built in the cloud
Safe option for storing sensitive data

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Telecommunications Company, 201-500 employees

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Cons

Initial setup might be tougher than other products. Better to have HDS expert with you.
Performance is always the issue. Make sure that users are aware that this is for tier-2/tier-3 applications.

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Lack of customization, though not much is needed with the out of the box solution
Better options for B2C customers
More flexible pricing plans

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Likelihood to Renew

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Quantum ActiveScale (formerly from Western Digital) 8.0

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It has been a fantastic solution, and now it is so highly integrated into our business, it would be difficult to imagine continuing to without it. It is part of our customer contracts as well, and it saves us from having to invest in the on-premise alternative to provide the required storage capacity.

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Support Rating

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Quantum ActiveScale (formerly from Western Digital) 8.0

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Support has been wonderful. Representatives are generally empathetic and knowledgeable, and they’re quick to provide status and resolution.

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Telecommunications Company, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

My company has close ties with Hitachi. NetApp chargeback was more per Gig and for cost saving purposes, we had to choose HCP.

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What sets Amplidata apart is the cloud-based storage capability. We’ve realized cost savings due to the fact that we are no longer housing the data on premise, and clients rest assured that they have greater visibility into their data.

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Return on Investment

Positive returns on this investment. No regrets at all.
Users are happy that they are getting less chargeback for their storage.
migration was smooth from NetApp to HCP.

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Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Amplidata has enabled us to replace our on-premise data storage for many of our larger clients, thus reducing the cost to deploy and house this ourselves
Clients feel confident in storing their sensitive data with us knowing that they have full management and visibility at their fingertips
The ability to quickly scale allows us to meet the needs of clients of all sizes

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No