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NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays vs. VMware ThinApp (discontinued)

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    NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AThe NetApp® EF-Series is a family of entry-level and midrange all-flash storage arrays that accelerate organizations' access to data and help derive value from it. These systems offer NVMe flash storage and provide more affordable to extreme IOPS, boasting response times under 100 microseconds and bandwidth up to 44GBps.N/A

    VMware ThinApp (discontinued)

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AVMware ThinApp was application virtualization software allowing legacy web applications to run on newer OSs, post-migration, also for running apps across a variety of devices (e.g. flash drives, locked-down computers, etc.) for accessibility and security.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    NetApp
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays and VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    Feature
    NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    0% above category average
    VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Flash Array Performance9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration9.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Compression9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simplicity9.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Power Savings7.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Virtualization
    Comparison of Application Virtualization features of NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays and VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    Feature
    NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays
    -
    Ratings
    VMware ThinApp (discontinued)
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Application support00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Device support00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ease of deployment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Application packaging00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Security00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Everpure FlashArray
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    NetApp
    NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is useful for the application that required high badwidth , IOP's like Video surveillance, analytics (hadoop), online transaction processing applications, fast data backup and restore. NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is less appropriate for the application that required low/medium IOP's . i.e log collection application server, snapshot collection ... etc.
    Incentivized
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    VMware ThinApp is really great for simple packaging projects, standalone apps, or older apps that needs specific runtimes or environment which are not available on target operating systems. Integration with VMware Horizon is simple, and deployment is easy by using shares for storing captured apps, or MSI packages for deploying by group strategies.
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    Pros
    NetApp
    • Storage pooling with thin provisioning
    • Solution of MetroCluster in Cluster-Mode known as MCC
    • very good solution for more than 500 users per cluster
    • impressive IOPS, microsecond response times
    • Faster database application
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    • Virtualizes applications for easy deployment
    • Allows you to run two versions of the same software at the same time.
    • Outstanding customer support
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    Cons
    NetApp
    • NetApp EF-Series All Flash Array need to perform the additional configuration for multipathing
    • Experienced are required to manage this storage
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    Discontinued Products
    • VMware seems to have abandoned the product (no functionality evolutions, only security patches).
    • VMware ThinApp is really difficult to buy standalone, it comes packaged with other products.
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    Usability
    NetApp
    HW and SW of NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays are easy to use, with very good support.
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    Alternatives Considered
    NetApp
    I have not been able to work with such a great platform in my career experience. Data storage and networking of all databases have been a great achievement of this platform. The user interface is simple and the dashboard shows clear trends in data infrastructure. There are backup storage systems on our cloud servers in case we lose any data. It has an automated update system that keeps our applications up to date.
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    The only application that I have ever used that does exactly what VMware ThinApp does is Cameyo, and VMware is light years ahead of them in terms of usability. VMWare is the industry standard for application virtualization, and they do this by making a powerful product that is remarkably simple to use and top it off with A1 customer support.
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    Return on Investment
    NetApp
    • High dedupe ratio
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    Discontinued Products
    • VMware ThinApp allowed us to maintain older apps, avoiding refactoring costs.
    • ThinApp used with VMware Horizon is great to separate desktop and app management, allowing to fine-tune desktop delivery to end users.
    Incentivized
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