It works great in a stretched datacenter. All data stored across two data centers is available.
Team Co-ordinator Storage, Linux and Monitoring at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It works great in a stretched datacenter. All data stored across two data centers is available.
What is most valuable?
How has it helped my organization?
If one datacenter fails, we can continue without failure.
What needs improvement?
It needs to have an SSD solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
We used LeftHand for more than seven years before it became an HP solution.
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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
We had no issues with the deployment.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We've had no stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's better not to have big clusters or volumes, so we've avoided scaling it.
How are customer service and support?
6.5/10 - We have a lot of experience and often they already know where the problem is.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used LeftHand for block-based storage and other storage solutions for file storage.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very simple. Just think about your design with the management groups and clusters.
What was our ROI?
The ROI is fine.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price per GB/TB is good.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We use it to replicate the customer's environment, two or three different sites.
Pros and Cons
- "he interface and the installation makes it easy as it's all in one piece of hardware and it doesn't need to be connected to anything else."
- "It would be nice if there were more parts available in Brazil and HPE could swap out faulty equipment quicker."
What is most valuable?
We use a lot of StoreVirtual to replicate the customer's environment, two or three different sites, and it's quick and easy to use. The interface and the installation makes it easy as it's all in one piece of hardware and it doesn't need to be connected to anything else.
What needs improvement?
It would be nice if there were more parts available in Brazil and HPE could swap out faulty equipment quicker.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's very stable and I don't remember the last time that it was unavailable. We have the occasional disk failure, but that doesn't stop it from working.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I don't know the limits, but we can support all our customers with StoreVirtual.
How is customer service and technical support?
In Brazil, the response time is a little slow. Our contract says six hours, but sometimes the response has been 10 hours, or even 12, so, that's not good. Once you get hold of them, they're good.
How was the initial setup?
It just goes in, and you don't really need any help.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The prices are OK, so we don't have much difficulty selling HPE in Brazil.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We perform an analysis of the customer scenario and needs, and then we suggest a product, but we only sell HPE. The decision is which HPE product they need.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We're partners.
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