Manager Business Development. at Newera Informatique pvt.ltd
Real User
Top 5
2024-07-25T15:22:35Z
Jul 25, 2024
The product's support is an area with certain shortcomings requiring improvements. Support needs to be faster. I don't know whether a snapshot is an area that is covered in the tool or not, but if it is there or incorporated in the tool, then it is good.
Technical Consultant at Intelligent Business Solutions
Real User
Top 20
2024-04-18T13:16:00Z
Apr 18, 2024
Some high-level cybersecurity features could be achieved with some entities, and their integration could be built into the store. Backup is a crucial component of any IT setup. Regardless of the products implemented, data safety is compromised without proper backup. Therefore, ensuring the protection of backups is paramount, warranting a high-security zone. While most products claim to be 99.9% secure, no solution can guarantee absolute security. Thus, having a robust backup strategy is essential for achieving near-complete security.
In terms of areas for improvement, I believe HPE StoreOnce could learn from competitors like Dell's Data Domain and ExtraHop in refining its architecture. As for rating the initial setup experience on a scale of one to ten, I would rate it as an eight in terms of ease.
They could provide more options for storage capacity. At the moment, they only have an 80-terabyte storage facility. There should be availability of lesser capacities at lower prices. Additionally, they should integrate it with cybersecurity products.
HPE is useful as a backup software, and now, if my company competes with Dell, we lose the deal to Dell PowerProtect, which is cheaper than Veeam. HPE StoreOnce needs to be made cheaper than products from Dell and Veeam. As a software company, it would be great if HPE could invest in the area revolving around backup.
The latency is a bit high. The latency must be improved to help retrieve data quickly. The product must provide features to prioritize the retrieval of critical applications before the normal applications.
HPE should have more options so customers can choose from a wide range of products with small to big capacities. The smallest one is 80 terabytes. HPE should also improve the performance of the product. The performance is very important. Because when your system has a disaster problem, it's time to restart everything. If you have good performance, your system can restart faster. HPE StoreOnce takes a long time to restore, which is an issue. They should improve the backup and restore performance. Dell has DD Boost, which is a very good solution. ExaGrid has a landing zone and a cache in the memory so that they can back up from the landing zone very fast. HPE doesn't have any technology they can compare.
The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required. The UI of HPE StoreOnce provides users with a lot of information, but its users find it difficult to use. Instead of the user interface providing users with a lot of information, it should be made easier for users. I would like HPE StoreOnce the ability to do more compression, but it may change the compression and deduplication, which is not good.
HPE StoreOnce Backup to Disk (BTD) is not a good backup solution for NAS devices. It does not have a dual controller, so if one controller fails, the entire system will go down. This can make it difficult to recover data if there is a problem with the controller. Additionally, HPE StoreOnce BTD has problems when used as a backup target for NAS devices. In future releases, I would like to see more resiliency. It is also dependent on vulnerable conditions. So, the question is whether the map profile can be improved as a net target. We need to investigate that. We also need to conduct tests to see if anything can be done. We can expect to have more information when we are there in thirty minutes.
Hardware maintenance involves some downtime for backup destination storage. It could be a problem for some people. I'd like to see some improvement in terms of the high availability of computer resources required. In addition, extra security is always welcome.
HPE StoreOnce has a limitation with respect to controllers. Other tools offer more than one controller. I feel that the high availability of the view controller should be redundant. The tool’s control and UI part should be improved and made more advanced. The feature that helps with the manual movement of tapes should also be improved.
I haven't come across any missing features. One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache. Data is taken in by the subsystem on SSD drives and as later on offloaded to spinning media. That was a feature that you could already see in primary storage, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly.
Head of Hosting & LAN Services at Lanka Communication Services (Pvt) Ltd.
Real User
2021-04-13T14:14:08Z
Apr 13, 2021
When it comes to upgrading, it always goes block-wise. One block is 48 TB raw capacity. It would be good if they can include a smaller capacity for SMB customers. Currently, it is not possible to increase in a smaller capacity. You have to buy the exact same unit. It would be great if they can provide a smaller next block. There are around 20 hard disks, and it would be really helpful if we can add 10 hard disks initially and 10 hard disks later.
Senior Information Security Consultant at Future Telecom
Real User
2020-07-26T08:18:58Z
Jul 26, 2020
We didn't like anything about this product. For example: * It is not easy to restore data on the fly. The backup and restore processes are very complex. * Backing up data is slow, as it is a tape backup system * The web interface, ease of use, and GUI all need to be improved. * It needs better integration with other products, such as the ability to store backups in the cloud or in Microsoft Azure. * They lack reporting functionality. All of the reports are just CSV files and you have to compile your own reports. When you look at other backup solutions, they have reporting and alerting built-in. You can also create customized reports with them, but not with StoreOnce.
We did not find the accompanying software, Data Protector, very useful. Instead, we purchased a separate backup utility called Arcserve Backup. One of the drawbacks of this product is that you cannot add another disk array when you reach capacity. Scaling is very costly because you have to buy a new box. In the future, I would like to see built-in, hardware-level protection against ransomware attacks.
Data Center Implementation Engineer at a construction company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2019-09-16T10:13:00Z
Sep 16, 2019
In the next release, I would like to have a connection to the cloud. The repository should have an extension to connect to the cloud and deposit the backups. I would like to have it perform data deduplication on Azure through the WAN optimizer and some of the featured hardware.
The solution should continue to refine its integration capabilities. I also see they are starting to use cloud integration as well, which is good, but they should do more to integrate with it.
The solution would be improved if it could also be used as a data store for VMware. Not only as a backup repository but as an archiving data store for VMware.
IT Infrastructure at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2019-08-18T07:52:00Z
Aug 18, 2019
I'm using this product to save some files. It has a feature where I can make it as an SMB share. When I started using it for CIFS, the SMB share, had a limitation of 1,000,005 only. Considering 1,000,000 objects are in one share, it's too limiting. The appliance doesn't have global deduplication, it has StoreOnce deduplication. It does not deduplicate across the appliance, it will deduplicate in one particular store. With global deduplication, I could store more data. This appliance currently doesn't have SSD drives. I'm not sure if new models include them, but I believe if they can include NVMe or SSD drives as a cache device, they can increase the backup speed a lot and that can help with the global deduplication. One of the reasons to not enable global deduplication was to not impact the backup and restore speed, but I believe if they include a cache device like NVMe or SSDs, then the drawback of enabling global deduplication can be removed.
We are looking for Federated VTLs just like Federated Catalyst Store. Currently, VTLs can only be created on individual service sets and cannot be used to share the resources of other nodes.
HP StoreOnce Backup is a data backup solution that provides a consistent, high-performance, scale-out architecture for your entire enterprise. Reduce the amount of backup data capacity by 95 percent, and choose between powerful dedicated appliances for data centers, or flexible virtual appliances for smaller and remote offices.
The product's support is an area with certain shortcomings requiring improvements. Support needs to be faster. I don't know whether a snapshot is an area that is covered in the tool or not, but if it is there or incorporated in the tool, then it is good.
Some high-level cybersecurity features could be achieved with some entities, and their integration could be built into the store. Backup is a crucial component of any IT setup. Regardless of the products implemented, data safety is compromised without proper backup. Therefore, ensuring the protection of backups is paramount, warranting a high-security zone. While most products claim to be 99.9% secure, no solution can guarantee absolute security. Thus, having a robust backup strategy is essential for achieving near-complete security.
In terms of areas for improvement, I believe HPE StoreOnce could learn from competitors like Dell's Data Domain and ExtraHop in refining its architecture. As for rating the initial setup experience on a scale of one to ten, I would rate it as an eight in terms of ease.
HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks.
They could provide more options for storage capacity. At the moment, they only have an 80-terabyte storage facility. There should be availability of lesser capacities at lower prices. Additionally, they should integrate it with cybersecurity products.
HPE is useful as a backup software, and now, if my company competes with Dell, we lose the deal to Dell PowerProtect, which is cheaper than Veeam. HPE StoreOnce needs to be made cheaper than products from Dell and Veeam. As a software company, it would be great if HPE could invest in the area revolving around backup.
The latency is a bit high. The latency must be improved to help retrieve data quickly. The product must provide features to prioritize the retrieval of critical applications before the normal applications.
The solution's technical support should be faster.
HPE should have more options so customers can choose from a wide range of products with small to big capacities. The smallest one is 80 terabytes. HPE should also improve the performance of the product. The performance is very important. Because when your system has a disaster problem, it's time to restart everything. If you have good performance, your system can restart faster. HPE StoreOnce takes a long time to restore, which is an issue. They should improve the backup and restore performance. Dell has DD Boost, which is a very good solution. ExaGrid has a landing zone and a cache in the memory so that they can back up from the landing zone very fast. HPE doesn't have any technology they can compare.
The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required. The UI of HPE StoreOnce provides users with a lot of information, but its users find it difficult to use. Instead of the user interface providing users with a lot of information, it should be made easier for users. I would like HPE StoreOnce the ability to do more compression, but it may change the compression and deduplication, which is not good.
HPE StoreOnce Backup to Disk (BTD) is not a good backup solution for NAS devices. It does not have a dual controller, so if one controller fails, the entire system will go down. This can make it difficult to recover data if there is a problem with the controller. Additionally, HPE StoreOnce BTD has problems when used as a backup target for NAS devices. In future releases, I would like to see more resiliency. It is also dependent on vulnerable conditions. So, the question is whether the map profile can be improved as a net target. We need to investigate that. We also need to conduct tests to see if anything can be done. We can expect to have more information when we are there in thirty minutes.
The product's price could be better.
Hardware maintenance involves some downtime for backup destination storage. It could be a problem for some people. I'd like to see some improvement in terms of the high availability of computer resources required. In addition, extra security is always welcome.
HPE StoreOnce has a limitation with respect to controllers. Other tools offer more than one controller. I feel that the high availability of the view controller should be redundant. The tool’s control and UI part should be improved and made more advanced. The feature that helps with the manual movement of tapes should also be improved.
HPE StoreOnce could improve the capacity support.
I haven't come across any missing features. One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache. Data is taken in by the subsystem on SSD drives and as later on offloaded to spinning media. That was a feature that you could already see in primary storage, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly.
It's all pretty perfect. There are no missing features. The solution could always be less expensive. The initial setup is difficult.
The user interface of HPE StoreOnce should be more user-friendly. Additionally, the configuration and troubleshooting could be better.
When it comes to upgrading, it always goes block-wise. One block is 48 TB raw capacity. It would be good if they can include a smaller capacity for SMB customers. Currently, it is not possible to increase in a smaller capacity. You have to buy the exact same unit. It would be great if they can provide a smaller next block. There are around 20 hard disks, and it would be really helpful if we can add 10 hard disks initially and 10 hard disks later.
HPE StoreOnce should come with a detailed installation guide.
I'd like to see the cloud integration simplified. It would also be good if they could reduce the cost of the product.
We didn't like anything about this product. For example: * It is not easy to restore data on the fly. The backup and restore processes are very complex. * Backing up data is slow, as it is a tape backup system * The web interface, ease of use, and GUI all need to be improved. * It needs better integration with other products, such as the ability to store backups in the cloud or in Microsoft Azure. * They lack reporting functionality. All of the reports are just CSV files and you have to compile your own reports. When you look at other backup solutions, they have reporting and alerting built-in. You can also create customized reports with them, but not with StoreOnce.
Pricing could be reduced The GUI and its user-friendliness have some room for improvement.
We did not find the accompanying software, Data Protector, very useful. Instead, we purchased a separate backup utility called Arcserve Backup. One of the drawbacks of this product is that you cannot add another disk array when you reach capacity. Scaling is very costly because you have to buy a new box. In the future, I would like to see built-in, hardware-level protection against ransomware attacks.
In the next release, I would like to have a connection to the cloud. The repository should have an extension to connect to the cloud and deposit the backups. I would like to have it perform data deduplication on Azure through the WAN optimizer and some of the featured hardware.
The solution should continue to refine its integration capabilities. I also see they are starting to use cloud integration as well, which is good, but they should do more to integrate with it.
I would like to see an emphasis placed on making data deduplication and compression more powerful.
The solution's pricing could be improved.
The solution would be improved if it could also be used as a data store for VMware. Not only as a backup repository but as an archiving data store for VMware.
I'm using this product to save some files. It has a feature where I can make it as an SMB share. When I started using it for CIFS, the SMB share, had a limitation of 1,000,005 only. Considering 1,000,000 objects are in one share, it's too limiting. The appliance doesn't have global deduplication, it has StoreOnce deduplication. It does not deduplicate across the appliance, it will deduplicate in one particular store. With global deduplication, I could store more data. This appliance currently doesn't have SSD drives. I'm not sure if new models include them, but I believe if they can include NVMe or SSD drives as a cache device, they can increase the backup speed a lot and that can help with the global deduplication. One of the reasons to not enable global deduplication was to not impact the backup and restore speed, but I believe if they include a cache device like NVMe or SSDs, then the drawback of enabling global deduplication can be removed.
This product would be improved with the inclusion of more features to security or WORM.
The product could be improved with better support for data protection.
We are looking for Federated VTLs just like Federated Catalyst Store. Currently, VTLs can only be created on individual service sets and cannot be used to share the resources of other nodes.