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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AHPE 3PAR StoreServ is a flash storage option, from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.N/A

    OpenText Data Protector

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.N/A
    Pricing
    HPE 3PAR StoreServOpenText Data Protector
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    HPE 3PAR StoreServOpenText Data Protector
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    HPE 3PAR StoreServOpenText Data Protector
    Considered Both Products
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    OpenText
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    HPE 3PAR StoreServOpenText Data Protector
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of HPE 3PAR StoreServ and OpenText Data Protector
    Feature
    HPE 3PAR StoreServ
    -
    Ratings
    OpenText Data Protector
    8.2
    10 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings8.87 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HPE 3PAR StoreServOpenText Data Protector
    Small Businesses
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    BDRShield
    Score6.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    NetApp FAS Storage Arrays
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    NetApp FAS Storage Arrays
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HPE 3PAR StoreServOpenText Data Protector
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.7
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
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    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HPE 3PAR StoreServOpenText Data Protector
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    HPE 3PAR StoreServ is a great storage device for both file and block-level storage needs. You can use it in place of SAN devices required by database servers. It provides an amazing compaction ratio and, hence, reduces overall storage footprint and cost. This is, however, slightly costly if your environment doesn't really see high transactions most of the time.
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    OpenText
    Well suited: scenarios with very specific backups schedules; backups saved in tape libraries. Less appropriate: environments with older Operational Systems and older hardware, such as tape libraries.
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    Pros
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • We are using HP 3PAR storeServ 8200 for both our file level and block level storage.
    • I really love the amazing compaction ratio provided by HP 3PAR. Some of our disks have compaction ratio above 25:1, which is super amazing. You can definitely look for around 75% reduction of storage footprints.
    • It has a great user friendly web console "SSMC"(StoreServ Management Console). This is an additional bonus and can be used by even non-storage people like DBA and Network to take a look at storage performance.
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    OpenText
    • It is very reliable on the server side to provide a trustworthy back end.
    • The install was simple and provided an easy way to install and backup Unix servers.
    • The support was always helpful and responded quickly.
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    Cons
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • The system requires a physical or virtual system to manage upgrades and patches and for call home features. Most other systems have this integrated into the array. Just another piece of infrastructure to manage.
    • There are some system jobs that come pre-scheduled in the initial setup, but there is at least 1 job that should be added to this by default. When you delete storage, you also need to run a job to compact the CPG (a group where the luns all reside) to reclaim the previously used storage as free. This should be done by default at least monthly in the background.
    • There are 2 different GUI front ends that can still be used. The older version (3 PAR management console) is being phased out (has been for 3 years).
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    OpenText
    • Increase the range of support for new platforms.
    • Improve the attention of support cases in terms of speed of attention.
    • Keep me better informed of the latest solution updates.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We are very satisfied with 3PAR performance and especially the IOPS (Input Output Per Second) is pretty amazing. It is easy to configure and doesn't require much knowledge of storage for Tier 1 support team.
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    OpenText
    It was just not a good fit for our organization. We have an EMC SAN, Data Domain backup storage, and VMWare. Without any other HP software or hardware in our environment I do not see the need to continue using a product that is not well integrated with our other brands
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    Usability
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    OpenText
    Very easy to use. What needs to improve is to make it easier to configure some integrations and features, such as office 365 integration, acropolis integration, block change-based backup, etc. Despite we have documentation, even following all the steps, the integration is hard to implement or doesn't work in the end.
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    Performance
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    OpenText
    The Reporting-Server and the Reports depend on the settings.
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    Support Rating
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    With their phone home technology, we usually have a replacement part on its way by the time we wake up in the morning, or if the event occurs overnight. We have had great support when we had questions or events that required a call.
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    OpenText
    It is the weak point of this software, although it is improving little by a little. The first level of support does not solve almost anything until you move on to a higher level that is more involved.
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    Implementation Rating
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    OpenText
    Pick one person to help you through the process.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We still use NetApp storage enclosures at each plant for our routine file shares (CIFS) but I would love to swap them out for the HPE 3PARs as we use for our ERP app data. The 3PARS are simply faster and much better at near-instant replication. But even more importantly we can get the reporting that we need from the 3PAR within a few minutes, even custom reports. 3PARs are much easier to manage than NetApps in general and I think that the only place that they compete is in compaction.
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    OpenText
    When selecting a backup solution for our virtual environment we chose HP Data Protector for its cost savings in licensing, our familiarity with the software and the ability to backup to disk, tape or both with the standard installation.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    OpenText
    Here the license model from the Micro Focus Data Protector and DP4CW should merge. It causes argumentation problems if you license two products here.
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    Scalability
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    OpenText
    We use the tool in different installations and combinations of functions and hardware.
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    Professional Services
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    OpenText
    The professional services had some details of low promptness in the attention of cases.
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    Return on Investment
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • We grew unexpectedly, which forced us to buy a lot of expensive HP SSD's.
    • We have never had any performance issues with this storage.
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    OpenText
    • Positive impact. I have not worked with HP Data Protector enough to provide the ROI. It simply worked when we needed it to.
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of Reporting Dashboard