Pure Storage FlashArray replaced outdated NetApp and the benefits were outstanding
Updated May 19, 2020

Pure Storage FlashArray replaced outdated NetApp and the benefits were outstanding

Omar Khalid | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Pure Storage FlashArray

Pure Storage provided a FlashArray AFA for our environment. It is being used by our entire organization here at Ricoh and it solved the immediate storage issues that we had and the bottleneck we were seeing in performance. The snapshot capability also gave us great peace of mind by being able to retain a lot of version at the LUN level on the fly while taking up minimal logical space.

Pros

  • Ease of Administration: Great web console with the ability to configure everything. Little to minimal console knowledge required.
  • Deduplication and Compression: These features work extremely well at ensuring that our data usage remains low on the array even as the business grows.
  • Support: Pure's support is quick to respond and able to connect directly to and manage the unit in the case of any issues we encounter.
  • Performance: Pure's array is the best performing array according to Gartner's reviews of all-flash arrays (AFA).

Cons

  • Better connectivity to cloud: While Cloudsnap supports AWS natively, it would be nice to see other vendors and platforms added.
  • Better enhancements to reporting: While reporting is good, HPE has the edge when it comes to their Nimble Insights software.
  • The array is fairly new so we haven't seen a quantitative ROI yet.
  • Currently exceeding business expectations on performance and reliability.
Pure had a better cost offering and better sales process than the vendors above. They were also ranked higher on independent research such as Gartner which made the decision to go with Pure much easier.
I believe if the budget allows that a Pure Array or multiple arrays can be used in any configuration or any density regardless of how much data needs to be stored or how much performance is required.

Pure Storage FlashArray Feature Ratings

Flash Array Performance
10
Flash Array Integration
10
Data Compression
10
Non-Intrusive Upgrades
10
Simplicity
8
Power Savings
7

Simplicity

Comments

  • Mikayla Rosaia | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Thank you for taking the time to update your review and sharing your experience with FlashArray. We appreciate your great feedback, Omar! We are always looking for customers to participate in advocacy opportunities. If you are interested in sharing your story, please contact us at customer-reference@purestorage.com

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