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HPE EVA [EOL] vs IBM FlashSystem comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and IBM are both solutions in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category. Additionally, 60% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of IBM users who would recommend it.
HPE EVA [EOL]
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    60% willing to recommend
    IBM FlashSystem
    Read 107 IBM FlashSystem reviews
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    • 1,416 Comparison Views
    91% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    HPE EVA [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.6
    Number of Reviews
    4
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
    IBM FlashSystem
    Average Rating
    8.2
    Number of Reviews
    107
    Ranking in other categories
    NAS (4th), Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (2nd), All-Flash Storage (7th)
     

    Featured Reviews

    MK
    Apr 29, 2024
    Has the ability to automatically deal with faulty disks
    In terms of the most beneficial features of the product, I would say that during the faulty disk replacement process, the tool automatically ungroups the faulty disk, so from the tool itself, anybody can identify which disk is faulty and then repair it. The data replication part is not enabled in the product that I use since the DRP feature is not enabled. I work with the product's high availability feature. Considering the size of the environment where the product is used, the product offers around 80 to 90 TB of storage space. I won't recommend the product to others who plan to use it. The implementation process of the product would be as per the standard of the organization where it is going to be used. Everyone should have their own organizational data structure as per the data orientation needs. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
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    AM
    May 22, 2021
    User-friendly with good documentation and the capability to scale
    The solution is primarily a file infrastructure. It contains all the virtual machines for our company The solution is still new to us and needs to be explored more. The documentation is excellent so far.  The solution uses all flash. The connection to the server is a fiber connection. It's very…
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    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Pros

    "​HPE has reliable support for HDD replacement.​"
    "​It is very stable."
    "There have been no fail-stop failures for the last five years."
    "The solution's most valuable feature is storage provisioning, which allows me to easily provision the disk space on the servers."
    "It's very easy to manage."
    "The most valuable features are, of course, the virtualization of the storage, the performance, and the compression."
    "IBM FlashSystem is the best solution for storage virtualization."
    "IBM's technical support do excellent work."
    "The most valuable features of IBM FlashSystem are performance and security."
    "The most valuable feature is that is supports a high IOPS rate."
    "The compression and deduplication features are the most valuable."
    "Virtualization of external storage, while adding cache and speed to the external storage."
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    Cons

    "I faced some issues during the disk replacement process in HPE EVA."
    "Performance could probably be improve with faster controllers, but it is already an old device. We do have performance problems now, but it is a rather old device, so we have what we have."
    "The array level RAID does not seem available."
    "The storage capacity of this solution could be improved."
    "IBM could do more marketing and improve brand awareness. I had never heard of this product until a colleague told me about it. FlashSystem could add a few features, but it would probably increase the price. For example, Pure Storage offers instant snapshotting and partitioning. That would be nice to have, but I think the cost would go up."
    "I would like to see an improvement in the handling of large amounts of rights."
    "I know they have a flashcopy manager, but it is extra software, an additional license, and some customers don't like to add addition costs to their infrastructure. If IBM could create, or include snapshot management within the GUI, that would really be helpful."
    "The installation is not easy. You need to have extensive knowledge to handle it."
    "The technical support in my region is satisfactory but it could improve. Support is very important for customers and downtime is very critical for us. We would like onsite or complete technical support which can help us to minimize our downtime or if problems occur."
    "The solution is not able to replicate data in one-to-many scenario."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

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    "The total storage capacity vs price is still quite high for the IBM Flash Array."
    "If five is a good price and one is a high price, I would rate the price a two or three out of five."
    "Our customers would like IMB FlashSystem to be less expensive."
    "Its price is very good."
    "Among IBM, Dell EMC, and Pure Storage, IBM is the cheapest. The price is also based on our location, the size of our entity, and our regular annual purchases from them. We are a very big IBM customer, so we normally get very high discounts. We are not a big customer of Pure Storage. We don't buy that much from Pure Storage per year. Everything is included in the price. There is no extra license for different functions."
    "They've been much more aggressive in the last five, six years than they were before that."
    "The price of IBM FlashSystem is reasonable."
    "The cost of the IBM FlashSystem is lower than the HPE solution."
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Financial Services Firm
    11%
    Manufacturing Company
    11%
    Computer Software Company
    11%
    University
    11%
    Computer Software Company
    17%
    Financial Services Firm
    12%
    Manufacturing Company
    8%
    Government
    7%
     

    Company Size

    By reviewers
    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    No data available
     

    Questions from the Community

    What do you like most about HPE EVA?
    The solution's most valuable feature is storage provisioning, which allows me to easily provision the disk space on the servers.
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    What needs improvement with HPE EVA?
    I don't want to make many improvements to the product because it is an entry-level storage product. There are a lot of storage products available on the market, such as Nimble Flash Array Storage. ...
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    What is your primary use case for HPE EVA?
    I use the solution for almost 36 servers since it has a huge storage capacity. In HPE EVA, my company has created two pools of different capacities in terms of disk sizes. In the different pools, m...
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    What do you like most about IBM FlashSystem?
    It is simple to make an update.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM FlashSystem?
    The product is expensive. It costs around 150k for five years.
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    What needs improvement with IBM FlashSystem?
    The product could be cheaper.
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    September 2024
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    Also Known As

    EVA P6000 series, HP EVA
    IBM Storwize
     

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    Overview

    Lean IT budgets require more efficient ways of managing data. Driving business growth and agility requires simple yet flexible storage that reduces costs while maintaining application availability. With an installed base of over 100,000, mid-sized organizations count on HP EVA Storage. This fifth-generation, virtualized storage array provides availability while increasing productivity and capacity utilization.

    IBM FlashSystem products are enterprise computer data storage systems that store data on flash memory chips. Unlike storage systems that use standard solid-state drives, IBM FlashSystem products incorporate custom hardware based on technology from the 2012 acquisition of Texas Memory Systems. This hardware provides performance, reliability, and efficiency benefits versus competitive offerings.

     

    Sample Customers

    Bank Simpanan Nasional, EDF, Saint Mary's University, Thomson Reuters
    Celero, Friedhelm Loh Group, Clarks, Mingkang Natregro Health Food Group, Sofia, Etisalat Fights Fraud, UF Health Shands Hospital, Generali, Elecon Engineering Company Limited, Ventiv , Technology, CPFL Energia, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., SciQuest, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Paddy Power, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, Interconnect Services, Severstal IP-Only AB, PVU Group GmbH
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