Kaminario K2 [EOL] vs Tintri VMstore T7000 comparison

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Everpure FlashArray

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Sowjanya MV

Technical Lead at Wipro Limited

Has improved performance for mission-critical workloads and enabled seamless non-disruptive upgrades

The availability is 99.99%, which is the main factor any customer would need because their data should be available whenever they want to access it. This is one main critical thing. It is very easy to upgrade since Pure Storage FlashArray handles it well. Everything is non-disruptive now; previously, there were forklift shifts, but now that is not the case. Pure Storage FlashArray says no to forklift upgrades. Usually hardware requires downtime, but Pure Storage FlashArray has improved their footprint so that they are not asking for downtime; everything is just a non-disruptive activity, which is why customers are more inclined towards Pure Storage FlashArray. Customers want more of the models in their environment due to the performance they are giving, and everything is in one Pure1 Array console where we can view all the models on one page or just an orchestration tool. You don't miss anything; you have replication, notifications about replication, and details about which host groups replication is happening in and if that replication is successful or failed. On a daily basis, our purpose is to create volumes for infrastructure; our daily activities include creating volumes and mapping them to the host, doing any migrations from a VM, clearing the data stores, and carving the volumes to those VMs. One key factor is the data compression with a ratio of 5:1, focusing on space efficiency, inline deduplication, and the compression Pure Storage FlashArray works on; that is a major factor we can suggest to any customer. Analytical capabilities are crucial. Daily, we check the throughput and consumption, and Pure Storage FlashArray provides predictions for one year regarding usage. This prediction helps plan updates well ahead. For support, we just raise a case, and they follow up and get it done. There is also AI readiness, but with the model R2, we don't have much of that AI readiness. For others, we do have AI readiness that predicts capacity based on daily or monthly trends, enabling us to analyze how much space we need or if we need to expand the disk shelf. From an operational point of view, a good feature is that if you accidentally delete a volume, it will be retained in the destroyed state for the next twenty-four hours, which is not the same with any other vendor. I have worked in this storage domain for the past fifteen years, and this option is remarkable, benefiting any L1 or L2 engineer. Additionally, from a compliance perspective, Pure Storage FlashArray has REST APIs enabled. I have not explored automation much, but from a security standpoint, it is strong with encryption data. If you want to automate, you can easily integrate with all clouds and explore Pure Cloud for scheduling workloads, including volume creation. Customers find benefit in Pure Storage FlashArray's single management pane of glass due to the dual controller and active-active setup. If one of the controllers goes down, all workloads automatically shift to the other controller, ensuring their data is safe and accessible at all times. This is a highlighted feature that any customer desires because their data should always be accessible. For SAN workloads, we use Pure Storage FlashArray because for SAN FC fiber channel, we don't use it; we use NetApp for NAS activities. We have clearly split this, so SAN is for mission-critical applications, while network-attached storage handles file systems. This architecture helps us maximize the benefit from Pure Storage FlashArray due to the significant workloads from this giant retail client. From a footprint and energy consumption perspective, you can see energy consumption from the Pure1 storage portal on a daily basis, and it is very compact. The three models we use consume only three units, which is quite low. From a footprint and data center perspective, it doesn't occupy much space. As everything moves to cloud, there are requirements to avoid excess spending on data centers, and Pure Storage FlashArray is efficient in energy consumption and is environmentally friendly.

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Engineerdb78

Network Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

A solution with a simple configuration and good stability but it's quite expensive

Access to technical support should be improved for our region. Technical support is good, but they're very hard to access. When we have a problem with this storage, it's usually related to a very bad configuration. All-Flash Storage is very, very expensive. They are important solutions so I don't really have any ideas about how to rectify this. The device could use better monitoring tools.

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Tanesh Kumar

Senior System Engineer at SiliconSt.

Vm-aware storage has simplified vmware management and delivers strong deduplication and savings

There are many good features for Tintri VMstore T7000, especially its nature of understanding VMware. It is VM-aware storage, which is a very good characteristic. When any VM is moved from one host to another host, there is no way to see where it is running. It is very smooth in action. Trintri VMstore T7000 is totally autonomous. We have integrated it with our virtualization environment, so all the VMs and machines running in our environment move between one Tintri VMstore T7000 and another without requiring any manual intervention. The system can schedule resources from its own capabilities. If one Tintri VMstore T7000 becomes full, the machine will be moved to another automatically. This autonomous system is very beneficial. Nowadays, all storage comes with NVMe flash and all storage is coming with flash storages as well. Tintri VMstore T7000 is much easier to handle. We just need to integrate the whole Tintri VMstore T7000 with vCenter and all the work will be done by vCenter. If we want to check what the deduplication will be, there is a really good feature of Tintri VMstore T7000 called TGC. We can integrate all Tintri VMstore T7000 systems from one end and manage all of them from a single endpoint. The major benefit of using Tintri VMstore T7000 is its deduplication and compression ratio, which is around 4x to 5x. No other storage is giving that much ratio. This is really good and much cost-saving for the company. Administrative cost is reduced because Tintri VMstore T7000 gives us a single point where we can manage it. This is both time-saving and cost-saving.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"There is no comparison performance-wise."

"Has also helped simplify storage for us. The other person we put in there, took about a week to implement. And we had both arrays set up within around four hours with a thirty minute drive time between the two locations."

"Now they are trying to add more and more applications because they're getting better performance and stability."

"It simplifies building out the storage."

"The most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray are the management view of the solutions, ease of provision, and deprovision, it is fantastic."

"The experience has been very good so far for the company."

"It is pretty much just plug and play. There is not that much to do with it. It is very easy to use."

"Pure gives us better compression, it's easier to manage, a lot less hands-on, and the biggest selling point for me was the replacement of the hardware, the controllers, without any major expense to the clinic."

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"Using snapshots allows us to automate production database refreshes to development environments in minutes, rather than in hours."

"Latency is definitely the big key for us."

"The GUI is very straightforward and easy to use."

"The stability of the solution is very good."

"Provisioning large numbers of virtual desktops has sped up considerably."

"Implementation of the solution is very simple."

"Ease of use: My installers - my administrators over the system - they love how easy and fast it is to install and spin up a LUN and get going."

"The K2 has basically removed storage as a bottleneck in our datacenter."

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"The Deduplication feature in VDI environments. If Tintri says we can host 3000 VMs in our storage, I know we can host 3000 VMs there. Believe the results."

"The ease of use and management capabilities are the most valuable features for us."

"If you tried it and used it you wont go back to anything else."

"I couldn't be happier with the decision we made to invest in Tintri and our customers are much happier too."

"Tintri truly delivers a setup and forget storage solution that allows us to focus on our primary business instead of managing complicated storage platforms."

"For my role, I've found that the most valuable features are its ease and simplicity, especially with configuration, and Tintri's support is also great."

"I've worked on both EMC and NetApp SANs, and this is by far the easiest system to maintain"

"Tintri VMstore is rock solid. We have not had a single issue with stability. It is also very low maintenance allowing us to concentrate on project work."

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Cons

"On a couple of occasions, the waiting time for an upgrade has been pretty substantial."

"The price of Pure Storage FlashArray could be better."

"We did have one hiccup with the integration of vCenter. When we were installing Pure Storage, we were using vCenter 6.7, which defaults to the HTML5 Web Client. The current plugin for Pure Storage doesn't show up in that client at all. You have to go and use the legacy FlexFlash client to see the Pure Storage plugin in vCenter."

"I wish they could add more of a monitor on the machine itself so you don't have to rely on a KVM or something to look at the display, such as an onboard diagnostic display."

"More cloud connectivity would enhance the solution."

"I would like some form of QoS implemented. As a service provider, it would be beneficial to have it."

"With scalability, I have run into a little problem with our last upgrade. There were some undocumented limitations to the number of drives that our controller could run on. So, instead of putting in a new data pack as we had anticipated, we had to keep adding and removing to get up to the capacity that we needed to be. What should have been a one day process (or a few hours) turned into a month and a half process."

"It goes at about 95 percent, so we have had some performance issues. It is hard to clear them."

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"I think it should have better performance with small files. With big data, its performance is top notch, but it is difficult to load small files."

"The front panel of the drive shelf doesn't always seat firmly."

"I would like to see them work with Cisco, so it comes off the FIs, instead of having to go through my 10-gig network."

"I'd give it a perfect rating if I could push it to 300,000 IOPS like they promote; we just haven't been able to push that many IOPS out of our system."

"What I think would be a great idea for Kaminario is more visibility outside the US, when my customers start talking about AFA I notice they almost never talk about Kaminario, mainly because they just don’t know about them, and there are no local sales team to tell them about the Kaminario offering."

"Improved scale and budget planning with flexibility of the solution for budget needs and efficiency for growth with the great optimization ratio due to the nature of our use."

"I would like to see LDAP for the management panel; I've been notified they might be currently working on it."

"A single pane of glass to monitor/manage multiple arrays would be helpful."

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"On the software side, I suggest adding integration with backups software like CommVault Simpana or Veeam where these products can integrate with the array and trigger things like snapshots for backup, etc."

"Detailed reporting is missing in the current version. We would like to see this feature added in a new release."

"Backup integration with Veeam. I would really like to see a way to leverage storage side snapshots for this."

"Technical support is an area where we had several issues, and it was hard to get some support in a specific case we had. I'm not very satisfied with them."

"A solution for SMB traffic for file sharing would have been nice to have."

"There are occasional bugs but Tintri has been good about fixing them quickly."

"The product could be improved by adding iSCSI support. We have had to rethink how we implement some of our services due to this."

"Right now, we see that the configuration access isn't as good as it should be."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing of Pure Storage FlashArray a five out of ten. It is expensive but not too much."

"I'm good with the licensing. Of course, pricing can always be less... It's actually not a bad pricing model, considering I don't have to rip-and-replace."

"It's priced higher than the market."

"The licensing is $100,000."

"In the beginning, we saw that the price is not very good. When we made some compilations about the deduplication and the compression and what the equipment does, including the differentiation of upper management of the storage, the price was not so bad. However, in the beginning, the price was very difficult to justify."

"Our licensing is on a yearly basis. So, every year, we renew. We could do a three-year contract, but right now, we only do a one-year."

"We feel that the pricing is fair and the licensing process was easy for both."

"The price, in general, is around $100,000, however, I know it costs more."

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"The "extra" costs associated with features and options that are available off the shelf with Kaminario, make their value proposition extremely competitive."

"All features are provided in the licensing. The cost of Kaminario was less than the cost of a hybrid array."

"I would like them to come down in price. It is as expensive as EMC, Hitachi, and other major vendors."

"Kaminario is very competitive on price. They also have a pay per TB model."

"The licensing is all-inclusive."

"The Kaminario setup is simple and there are no hidden licensing fees so this area is a relief."

"Licensing is very straightforward. The cost was considerably lower than other products we looked at."

"An "all-in-one" license model would be better at this price range."

"What I have heard, price-wise, is that Tinti was definitely very competitive. That's one of the reasons it was chosen for us."

"Always could be cheaper."

"With any SAN purchase, the sizing procedure is the most important step."

"Ensure the storage system "natively" supports the protocols that you wish to use (i.e., CIFS) without the need for the overhead of internal "conversion VMs" that run the protocols."

"It is fairly priced, but it is very important to consider the total cost of ownership over time. The solution has excellent compression and deduplication capabilities, often offering up to three times the raw capacity."

"It's very competitive."

"I've always gotten excellent pricing. I'm very satisfied with the pricing that I receive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Outsourcing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Construction Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	73
Midsize Enterprise	38
Large Enterprise	161

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	9

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Small Business	23
Midsize Enterprise	27
Large Enterprise	24

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Also Known As

Pure Storage FlashArray

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Overview

The FlashArray family delivers consistent, high-performance data services across block, file, and object workloads. As part of the Everpure Platform, it provides the foundation for a unified data plane, enabling applications to reliably access, protect, and manage data across environments with simplicity and predictability. With built-in capabilities such as inline data reduction, snapshots, replication, and ransomware resilience, FlashArray ensures efficient operations, protected data, and consistent application uptime.

As the foundation of the (unified) data plane, FlashArray enables policy-driven automation, monitoring, and centralized management while integrating across cloud and on-premises environments. Built on an Evergreen architecture, it supports non-disruptive upgrades and continuous performance improvements over time while simplifying operations at scale.

What Key Features Does FlashArray Offer?

Simplicity and Speed: Easy management and rapid performance enhancements.
Data Reduction: Effective deduplication and compression.
Flash Architecture: Seamless upgrades and outstanding resilience.
VMware Integration: Excellent compatibility with virtualization platforms.
Predictive Analytics: Strong insights for proactive management.

What Benefits Should Users Consider?

Reliability: Proactive support with minimal downtime.
Efficiency: Reduced storage footprint and enhanced data management.
Performance: Faster processing speeds and low latency.
User Experience: Simplified management with Evergreen model.

In industries like finance, banking, and healthcare, FlashArray supports high-performance storage needs focusing on virtualization and database environments. Employed for VMware workloads, disaster recovery, and storage provisioning, it ensures application performance in private or hybrid cloud setups while enhancing management of virtualized environments.

Everpure (formerly Pure Storage)

Kaminario K2 is the world’s only storage solution that delivers the predictability needed to handle the highly unpredictable world of modern businesses. This highly flexible all flash storage platform allows customers to cost-effectively scale capacity and performance to support their ever-changing business –seamlessly, on-demand and with no disruptions.

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Silk

Tintri VMstore T7000 offers powerful virtual machine storage with features like VM awareness, quality of service policies, and seamless management. Designed for environments needing speed, low latency, and simplicity, it stands out with automation, hypervisor integration, and responsive support.

Tintri VMstore T7000 is tailored for VMware virtualization, powering VMs in industries such as healthcare, enterprise, and telecommunications. Users benefit from its all-flash performance, detailed VM activity visibility, quick setup, and low latency. Automated management and hypervisor integration provide granular insights, while replication options, and efficient deduplication enhance operations in complex virtual settings. Areas for improvement include cloud integration, cost efficiency, non-Flash UI, and real-time replication. Users seek better documentation, licensing models, backup solutions integration, data deduplication across more platforms, NVMe support, and improved troubleshooting. Compatibility with Hyper-V and larger ecosystems like Azure also presents challenges. Pricing and customer support continue to be areas users find require enhancements.

What are the standout features of Tintri VMstore T7000?

VM Awareness: Provides detailed visibility into VM activities.
QoS Policies: Ensures optimal resource allocation.
Ease of Management: Simplifies operations with intuitive controls.
Speed: Delivers low-latency performance.
Integration with Hypervisors: Enhances cohesiveness with existing virtual environments.

What benefits or ROI should be considered when evaluating Tintri VMstore T7000?

Performance: All-flash system boosts infrastructure efficiency.
Stability: Supports complex, virtualized environments robustly.
Automation: Simplifies workload management and enhances productivity.
Scalability: Efficient handling of data demands with room for growth.

In health, enterprise, and telecom sectors, Tintri VMstore T7000 is deployed for VMware virtualization, serving as primary storage for virtual machines. Its all-flash performance and VDI support improve infrastructure performance and data management capabilities. Integration with VMware and automation further streamline operations, aiding in handling sensitive data and complex infrastructures effectively.

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