Item: Pure Storage FlashBlade
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This is used for high-speed cross-platform unstructured file storage.

Pros and Cons

Ease of connectivity
Fast storage
Great Deduplication

Security options are limited
SMB connectivity was limited

Return on Investment

Fairly expensive initial cost
Steady maintenance costs makes easy budgting

Alternatives Considered

Hitachi Network Attached Storage Platform (HNAS)

Pure is both more expensive and less configurable than the excellent HNAS. However, the HNAS is now dependent upon Hitachi storage. The Flashblade is a self-contained unit, which helps reduce cross-platform lock-in. It's not mandatory to have Pure block storage to use the Flashblade.

Innovative Uses

Despite being some of our most expensive storage, it is excellent for quick backups and recoveries of critical systems.
It really aids disaster recovery testing, providing quick accessible storage for scratch space to test procedures.

Likelihood to Recommend

If you need fast storage with easy setup with a simple environment, this excels.

Support Rating

Without exception, the contacts with support have been quick and extremely knowledgeable. I do not fear getting an underqualified engineer to assess or work on my arrays. In addition to this support structure, the sales engineers are top notch as well.

Pure Storage Flashblade is easy and expensive

Overall Satisfaction with Pure Storage FlashBlade