Where 911 calls when they need help.
September 10, 2019
Where 911 calls when they need help.
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Pure Storage FlashArray
We use the Pure Storage FlashArray X50 as our main central storage for our VMware environment and SQL database storage. The main problem in our industry is speed. In the 911 world "Seconds Count," so we needed the fastest and most reliable storage array possible.
- Speed. During testing, we could push the array to about 400,000 iops.
- Failover. The two controllers can failover to each other with only about 1-2 second blip.
- Size. The chassis is only 3 rack units, which is much smaller than the 10 rack units of a previous array.
- Cost. Pure Storage is pretty expensive.
- Upgrade options. You can only upgrade in certain "data pack" sizes, which are pretty big leaps when you only need a small upgrade.
- The amount of data that can be stored, compressed, and de-duplicated means your investment stretches very far.
- The non-intrusive upgrades mean little to no downtime for software upgrades, keeping out business running 24/7.
We reviewed and demoed 2 other leading competitors before making our decision to buy a Pure Storage array.