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INFINIDAT InfiniBox vs NetApp AFF comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Scalability Issues

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Sentiment score
7.7
NetApp AFF excels in scalability, offering flexible storage expansion and performance, despite some cost concerns, ideal for growing environments.
 

Valuable Features

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8.1
NetApp AFF offers high-speed performance, seamless upgrades, and efficient data management, enhancing scalability and operational efficiency.
 

Room For Improvement

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5.5
NetApp AFF users seek reduced costs, streamlined setup, enhanced performance, better integration, improved support, and user-friendly management tools.
 

Stability Issues

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Sentiment score
8.5
NetApp AFF is lauded for its dependable, stable performance, with minimal downtime and quickly resolved minor issues.
 

Customer Service

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Sentiment score
8.1
NetApp AFF support is praised for responsiveness and expertise, with some users noting escalation improves resolution satisfaction.
 

Setup Cost

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7.8
NetApp AFF is costly but valued for efficiency and performance, offering savings and competitive pricing against Oracle.
 

Categories and Ranking

INFINIDAT InfiniBox
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise SAN (9th)
NetApp AFF
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
320
Ranking in other categories
All-Flash Storage (2nd), NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. INFINIDAT InfiniBox is designed for Enterprise SAN and holds a mindshare of 2.7%, up 2.2% compared to last year.
NetApp AFF, on the other hand, focuses on All-Flash Storage, holds 10.6% mindshare, up 9.3% since last year.
Enterprise SAN
All-Flash Storage
 

Featured Reviews

GM
Good performance, suitable for big data, but the response time could be improved
The primary use case for this product is high-performance storage This product has good performance. It is similar to the Dell PowerMax and Pure Storage FlashArray. The InfiniBox has three active controllers. The response time for read requests can be improved. It is not as good as the solution…
Anna Sofo - PeerSpot reviewer
Since switching, our clients have reported improved performance and reduced latency
I like NetApp AFF's deduplication. The solution's AutoSupport feature is efficient and effective because customers are notified of potential issues before they experience problems with NetApp. The support is sold based on metro clusters, so they guarantee the client's business continuity. NetApp has an Active IQ app that allows you to get information on your smartphone.
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Comparison Review

it_user186357 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 28, 2015
NetApp vs. XtremIO
Is there another storage platform as feature rich as NetApp FAS? I think it is fair to say that NetApp FAS running Clustered Data ONTAP is a very feature rich platform – the move to the clustered version of ONTAP has brought many next-generation features including Scale-out and Non-disruptive…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
48%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
62%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
4%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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What is the Biggest Difference Between Dell EMC Unity and NetApp AFF?
Well, Is one thing NetApp Storage has vs other brand is the mix of protocol CIFS with NFS booth working together in the same volume that features is difficult to find in other Storage but the flexi...
What is the Biggest Difference Between Dell EMC Unity and NetApp AFF?
This question is very dependent on your requirements. Both are among the best in the field. Of course, the intended cost is decisively based on the Gartner magic quadrant storage 2020 Net app compa...
What is the Biggest Difference Between Dell EMC Unity and NetApp AFF?
The answer depends on your needs and budget. If you want high performance (who doesn't) or let's say the latency matters more than IOPS for your needs, Netapp AFF is the right choice. You can appro...
 

Also Known As

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NetApp All Flash FAS, NetApp AFF, NetApp Flash FAS
 

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