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Senior Administrator/IT Systems & Cloud Operations at Etisalat
Real User
Top 5
Reliable, easy to install, with good support
Pros and Cons
  • "The latency is good."
  • "The software layer has to improve."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution mostly for our databases.

What is most valuable?

The latency is good.

The administration and the stability are very good.

What needs improvement?

The software layer has to improve. The software is promising but not prominent.

We have upgraded more than 21 things. We have four artists and have had to upgrade the codes. 

There are several upgrades required, but we are slowly catching up to them.

There are not many drill-down options available. EMC is providing many reporting tools that are not available in Pure.

They need better reporting. Some of the tools are missing. EMC is a step ahead in that area.

The usage at the host level has some limited options.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for one year.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's a stable solution. It's reliable, we have not been faced with any issues.

Our IT operations team is the only one to use this solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not yet scaled this solution.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is really good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy. It was straightforward.

The installation was done within three hours. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The licensing is on a yearly basis. We have a three-year subscription.

I don't know about the pricing as it is not my department, but if we were not satisfied with the pricing we would not have purchased it.

What other advice do I have?

This is a solution that I would recommend.

I would rate Pure FlashArray X NVMe an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Manager, System Infrastructure & Security at Organik Kimya San. ve Tic. A.S.
Real User
Top 10
An user-friendly product that is useful for virtualization environments
Pros and Cons
  • "Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use."
  • "The tool's pricing is higher than competitors."

What is our primary use case?

I use Pure FlashArray X NVMe for our virtualization environment. 

What is most valuable?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use. 

What needs improvement?

The tool's pricing is higher than competitors. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the product for a year. 

How are customer service and support?

I contacted the support team during the installation, and they were good. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We decided to move from NetApp to Pure FlashArray X NVMe because we've been with NetApp for 15 years, and sometimes it's necessary to change vendors. Additionally, NetApp didn't offer the expected discounts for this project, so we decided to switch vendors.

How was the initial setup?

The tool's overall deployment took two days to complete. It was easy. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The tool is an investment that we've budgeted for. While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see it as a market leader with benefits. We don't regret purchasing it.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the tool a nine out of ten. 

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IT System Specialist - Operations & Infrastructure at Daman
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Reliable and feature-rich solution that meets our diverse storage needs effectively
Pros and Cons
  • "The system allows for seamless learning experiences, facilitating quick and easy cloning of environments within minutes."
  • "It is on the expensive side."

What is our primary use case?

I use the Pure FlashArray X NVMe solution to enhance our storage infrastructure.

What is most valuable?

We are incredibly satisfied with the product's performance and flexibility. The system allows for seamless learning experiences, facilitating quick and easy cloning of environments within minutes. The platform's robust features include excellent sustainability tracking, and a comprehensive dashboard offering insights into IOPS, bandwidth, performance, and virtual activities. This not only streamlines our operations but also provides a clear and detailed overview of our storage environment. Additionally, it has multiple controllers, letting us balance the load smoothly.

What needs improvement?

In terms of improvement, the dual-controller configuration is effective, but I'm eagerly anticipating the roadmap's promise of introducing multiple controllers, which could significantly boost scalability and resilience. 

For how long have I used the solution?


What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability of the solution as a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have approximately eight users of Pure FlashArray X NVMe at our company and we rely on it every day.

How are customer service and support?

I would rate the technical support as an eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We switched to Pure FlashArray X NVMe from Hitachi because it is easier to use, offers better visibility, and has automated reports. The user-friendly interface allows us to extend volumes in seconds, a huge improvement compared to our previous experience with Hitachi, which took five to ten minutes for the same task. The simplicity and efficiency of Pure FlashArray made it the better choice for us.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is relatively easy. Our deployment was quick, taking just one to two days. The first day was about setting up the hardware and basic configuration, while the second day focused on provisioning. The system's automation features, like running scripts to create volumes, made it a smooth process. Doing it in-house was straightforward, and the solution integrated seamlessly into our setup. It only takes one person to maintain the solution.

What was our ROI?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe has shown a solid return on investment, especially with the Evergreen feature. With this, you don't need to reinvest in the array every few years. Instead, by opting for the gold subscription every three years, you get a free upgrade to the latest controller release. It is a cost-effective way to stay up-to-date with the technology.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is on the expensive side. I would give it a nine out of ten in terms of costliness.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate Pure FlashArray X NVMe as a nine out of ten.

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Public Cloud
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Gianpaolo-Mazzola - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at Project Informatica srl
Real User
Top 5
Simplicity in management and competitive performance
Pros and Cons
  • "It offers competitive performance, and the Evergreen storage model of Pure fits well with my organization."
  • "On a scale of one to ten, I rate Pure FlashArray as ten."
  • "There are some challenges with data encryption and reduction."

What is our primary use case?

I use Pure FlashArray X NVMe for storing and managing data for my client projects.

What is most valuable?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe stands out for its simplicity in management and its ability to easily collect performance data for future implementation. Its scalability has met my organization's growth needs. 

Overall, it offers competitive performance, and the Evergreen storage model of Pure fits well with my organization.

What needs improvement?

There are some challenges with data encryption and reduction. The need for application data to be encrypted and reduced is a big problem, and the selling position with respect to data reduction is not competitive.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Pure FlashArray X NVMe meets my organization's growth needs.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have experience with Dell PowerMax, and it seemed to be more scalable than Pure.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have evaluated Dell PowerMax as an alternative solution.

What other advice do I have?

On a scale of one to ten, I rate Pure FlashArray as ten.

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TOLGA ALNIAK - PeerSpot reviewer
Expert (System Architect) at Migros Ticaret A.Ş.
Real User
Top 5
Helps to save money through data compression
Pros and Cons
  • "I use the tool for Oracle databases, Oracle virtual machines, and Oracle Linux databases. I'm on the storage side, not a database administrator."
  • "Managing data isn't difficult for me. The performance is usually perfect, but we sometimes have capacity problems."

What is our primary use case?

I use the tool for Oracle databases, Oracle virtual machines, and Oracle Linux databases. I'm on the storage side, not a database administrator.

What needs improvement?

Managing data isn't difficult for me. The performance is usually perfect, but we sometimes have capacity problems. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the product for four years. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

When we need more capacity, we decide to export to another storage.

What was our ROI?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps us save money through data compression. It saves about double the cost, though I'm not certain.

What other advice do I have?

Compared to other storage solutions like Huawei, the tool has a different working architecture. Sometimes, it is perfect for us, and sometimes, another vendor is better. It depends on our business needs.

I rate it a nine out of ten. 

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Cloud Architect at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
MSP
Top 20
Easy to use, intuitive, and simple to deploy
Pros and Cons
  • "Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
  • "It's more multi-tenant functionality in their Pure1 manage portal that is lacking."

What is most valuable?

The overall performance is great. The single workload performance available from Pure is higher than the SolidFire can provide. 

It's very simple to deploy and manage. Those are probably the two biggest aspects for us.

Everything has been very easy and very intuitive from a support standpoint and from a deployment standpoint. 

In terms of the upgrade procedure, we've gone through that in the last year and it was very smooth. It met expectations.

Technical support has been helpful and responsive. 

What needs improvement?

I've only been using it for about a year now, so I haven't run into any issues.

The biggest thing for me is not so much the Array itself. It's their Pure1 manage solution, which is a centralized monitoring plane that we can register all of our arrays to and monitor from one location. However, the ability to make that more multi-tenant for customer visibility so that we, as a service provider, can monitor all arrays we give customers visibility down to their dedicated environments would be ideal. Seeing VM performance down to the array level, and things like that would be useful. It's more multi-tenant functionality in their Pure1 manage portal that is lacking. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We've only used the solution for a year at this point. It hasn't been very long. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is reliable and the performance has been great. We haven't had any issues so far. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We haven't deployed anything too large yet. That said, just based on the design, that two-controller design, we're not going to have any of the scale problems that we had with SolidFire. They do scale it differently as it's a two-controller design. However, you can easily upgrade by upgrading your drive sizes due to the fact that it's all NVMe. The performance is top-notch, as it's all NVMe based.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support has been pretty responsive. In our testing in the lab, my main interaction with their support was testing some of the different features on opening tickets and going through the upgrade procedure, and it was all really smooth. I didn't really have any complaints.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I'm familiar with SolidFire.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very smooth and straightforward. We didn't have any issues with it. 

What other advice do I have?

We are currently a customer. 

I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten. I would definitely recommend it. If a company is looking for an All-Flash Tier and they need extreme performance for individual workloads, Pure's the way to go, over something like a SolidFire.

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Santhosh Sridhara - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Uses newer technology for deduplication and compression
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution uses newer technology for deduplication and compression."
  • "I would like to see some AI features that would allow arrays to intelligently identify threats or unusual behavior in the data pattern and give an alert."

What is most valuable?

The solution uses newer technology for deduplication and compression.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see some AI features that would allow arrays to intelligently identify threats or unusual behavior in the data pattern and give an alert. It could be an additional feature and security that can come along with the array.

Ultimately, whatever you store, you store it on a storage, and then that gets executed. Any AI-based protection against malware, unusual patterns of data, or some malicious code being stored on the array would make life easy for the administrators.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Pure FlashArray X NVMe for ten years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We don’t have any issues with the solution’s scalability.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

The solution uses newer technology for deduplication and compression. Pure Storage also comes with specific technology for security. Pure FlashArray X NVMe is more advanced than other products in a few areas, but it depends on the requirements of a particular customer.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend the solution to other users. Every storage comes with its own benefits. I've worked with IBM storage, HPE storage, and Pure Storage, and all these three storage are brilliant in their own ways. The storage market is becoming very competitive, and each product is bringing newness to the environment.

For example, Alexa storage has a lot of benefits when it comes to the way it can be marketed and provided. It provides you with 100% availability with certain configurations. Everything comes with its own advantages and benefits. It all depends on where you are implementing, what you are solutioning, and what that solution requires at that point in time.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Joerg Utesch - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Director at systemzwo group
Reseller
Top 5
Offers reliability and simplicity
Pros and Cons
  • "The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability."
  • "There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class features."

What is our primary use case?

We rely on the Pure FlashArray X NVMe solution primarily for its performance and high availability. These are the key factors driving our adoption of this system, helping us meet our demanding storage needs effectively.

What is most valuable?

The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability. These aspects, along with reliability, serviceability, and international support, make it a valuable solution for our customers.

What needs improvement?

There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class features. We would appreciate a built-in transparent failover in the next release to eliminate the need for a separate metro cluster.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Pure FlashArray X NVMe for over 12 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would give the stability of the solution a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would give the scalability of the solution a nine out of ten. It is highly scalable. We use Pure FlashArray X NVMe mainly for medium to large businesses.

How was the initial setup?

I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as a nine out of ten. The deployment takes hours to days for us, depending on factors such as migration requirements.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I would rate the solution as an eight out of ten in terms of costliness.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Pure FlashArray X for its reliability and simplicity, especially for larger solutions. In comparison to Dell, we prefer Pure for its user-friendliness. Overall, I would rate the product as a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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