Item: Pure Storage FlashArray
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The Pure FlashArray with VVOLs has reduced our management of storage to near zero. We are able to just set it and forget it to focus on more productive tasks that help the business serve our customers better. I've used almost every storage product on the market and any perceived premium for Pure is erased with the increased productivity. Not only is it easy to use, but all our applications also run faster.

Pros and Cons

Very simple to use
Very fast
Excellent Support
Ability to upgrade
All inclusive support
Space reduction

Price
All upgrades go through support

Return on Investment

Completely removed the need for anyone to be dedicated to managing storage.

Alternatives Considered

Dell EMC SC Series (Compellent), Dell EMC Unity, Dell EqualLogic PS Series, XtremIO Flash Storage, NetApp All Flash FAS, HPE Nimble Storage and Tintri

The FlashArray is faster and easier to use than all the other products I've used. Other ones are close, but from our perspective, Pure won in every area.

Other Software Used

VMware ESXi, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services

Likelihood to Recommend

The FlashArray will always excel at any workload that needs ultra-low latency. Database operations are extremely fast. Cloning operations of all types are extremely easy, space-efficient and fast. With VVOLs it reduces the complexity and management to compete with hyper-converged systems to the point where our use case does not benefit. Arguably it is worse under a hyper-converged architecture.

Pure FlashArray. Head and Shoulders above the rest.

Overall Satisfaction with Pure Storage FlashArray