Everpure FlashArray Reviews

I have been using Everpure FlashArray for five years with satisfactory results.

My main use case for Everpure FlashArray is using it for demonstration and storage of anything in my company. For example, I demonstrate how Pure Storage is resilient when we try to change controllers and use the Evergreen program, showing how we can upgrade the storage controllers without degrading performance. I can show my clients how Pure Storage ensures security for data resiliency with Safe Mode Snapshots.

In my experience, the best feature Everpure FlashArray offers is Safe Mode, and I believe that resilience features such as live synchronization and synchronous and asynchronous replications are also standout attributes. The Evergreen program contributes to customer satisfaction because it allows them to upgrade without degrading performance.

Both Safe Mode, resilience, live synchronization, and the Evergreen program make a significant difference for my clients, and Pure Storage performance and construction stand out to me.

We experience fast demos and zero downtime; we do not experience any downtime with Pure Storage, thanks to resilience with Safe Mode, integration with backup software, and everything related to cyber resilience.

I love how Fusion demonstrates for us how I can improve my storage and gain insights into security, and I appreciate the way automation is handled in Everpure FlashArray environment. Additionally, I find the chatbot incredibly helpful for when I need assistance with storage information. The single management pane of glass is crucial for our organization as it allows us to have simple operations.

I believe we have covered the most important features; the architecture of Pure Storage is essential, and features such as Safe Mode and Evergreen contribute to top-notch performance.

Everything is satisfactory for me with Everpure FlashArray.

Everpure FlashArray is stable.

The scalability of Everpure FlashArray is impressive because it offers a wide range of models, including those with 20 to 130 terabytes in a single model.

Customer support is excellent; I find everything I need and receive great help.

I have used different solutions before Everpure FlashArray, including NetApp and Dell EMC, which led me to switch.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is acceptable overall.

While the cost of Pure Storage is a bit higher, when we calculate the return on investment, it shows that we save money in the long run.

Everpure FlashArray has significantly decreased our organization's storage footprint; I achieve a 6-for-1 data duplication, which is substantial considering the costs associated with all-flash data on disks.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is acceptable overall.

The main concern my customers have relates to cyber resilience as they ask about problems with ransomware and performance degradation in systems. I can demonstrate how Pure Storage addresses these issues and the security it provides for customers.

Pure Storage is better in terms of sustainability because it never crashes a controller or hardware, ensuring that nothing becomes obsolete; they can upgrade storage and controllers while maintaining good performance and power consumption, which also helps with savings and ESG initiatives.

Everpure FlashArray has helped reduce downtime, but I cannot quantify the exact amount; it is significant.

My advice to others considering Everpure FlashArray is to inquire about its performance, Safe Mode, and Evergreen programs. I would rate this product a ten out of ten.

On-premises

My main use case for Everpure FlashArray is as a block storage device.

I can give a quick specific example of how I'm using it as a block storage device in my environment: most of our customers use it as a block storage device for our VMware environment, either using it as a standalone or with ActiveCluster for resiliency.

Regarding my main use case with Everpure FlashArray, the main use case is block, and most customers are very happy with it because of the ease of implementation.

We are using it for VMware vSphere.

Everpure FlashArray has positively impacted my organization by lowering the TCO for storage.

Time is another factor I consider.

When I say it lowered the total cost of ownership, I cannot really share any specific examples or metrics, such as percentage saved or how it compared to my previous solution.

Everpure FlashArray has helped decrease my organization's storage footprint; it reduced footprint, power consumption, and the TCO.

In terms of power consumption, I can say that power consumption is half of the competition.

Everpure FlashArray has helped my operations reduce downtime; downtime is almost nil, whereas with other solutions it was low, but not as low as with Everpure FlashArray.

The best features Everpure FlashArray offers are ease of management and quick support.

When I mention ease of management, the GUI is very easy and quite intuitive.

I would like to add that it always works. Management is also very good.

Everpure FlashArray's single management pane of glass is a very important aspect to my organization because of ease of management; the GUI is very intuitive and easy to use.

In terms of performance, I find Everpure FlashArray's performance is better than the competition; the price is a little bit higher, but performance is outstanding, as expected.

We do use Pure Storage's Evergreen Architecture for our upgrades or scaling up, and it is important because it makes management easy, keeps the TCO transparent, and ensures that I can always rely on the storage, not outgrowing rackspace or datacenter space.

The only thing I think could be improved is price. The price is the main concern for our customers.

I have been using Everpure FlashArray for 10 years.

Everpure FlashArray is stable.

Everpure FlashArray's scalability allows me to add storage and extra shelves.

Support is very great with responses. Customer support is very easy and excellent.

I have previously used different solutions; we have used multiple solutions, including NetApp, Dell storage, AC storage, and IBM Storwize and FlashSystems.

I have not seen a return on investment, and I cannot share any relevant metrics such as money saved, time saved, or fewer employees needed.

When comparing cost, I find that the cost is either the same or slightly higher, but that is returned by the ease of management, ease of use, and power consumption in the long run. I don't have experience with the pricing as such.

Before choosing Everpure FlashArray, I did evaluate other options, specifically NetApp, IBM, and Dell storage.

I would rate Everpure FlashArray a nine out of ten. I chose nine out of ten because it's not a ten; it's almost there, but it's not a ten.

Regarding Everpure FlashArray's AI capabilities, I think its governance and security are good, but we haven't touched the AI capabilities on our customer set. I don't think we use that functionality.

Everpure FlashArray is deployed in my organization primarily in a private cloud environment only. The cloud provider I use for my private cloud environment is my own datacenter provider; it's on-premise.

The advice I would give to others looking into using Everpure FlashArray is to look at the long-term total cost of ownership. I advise them to look at the long-term TCO and also at things of management and reduction of power and energy. My overall rating for Everpure FlashArray is nine out of ten.

Private Cloud

Other

We used Pure Storage FlashArray for the first two or almost three years strictly for VMware block storage. We bought another FlashArray, a C-series, for our file share, and we migrated everything from Isilon to C-series. We have two FlashArrays, X-series and C-series. C-series is mainly for file share and we use shares basically, while X-series is strictly for block storage for our VMware.

Pure Storage FlashArray is a good product with minimal management requirements once set up correctly. It requires less management once set up correctly. It does not require day-to-day work. 

Pure Storage FlashArray helped reduce our storage footprint from EMC, although I'm not sure how large it was before. I know the total capacity since they purchased it. When I checked the initial storage capacity I bought, I realized my Pure Storage FlashArray wasn't big enough. I mentioned that we might need to expand next year, as it barely meets our needs for now. I gathered all the necessary information and presented it to my team. I said, "If we continue with this growth, we'll run out of storage within the next year." They doubled the storage capacity in just one year, and since then, we haven’t purchased any additional storage. It’s been almost three years now since we last expanded.

The main drawback is the support. I’ve been working for four years without a local representative, and although I’ve submitted many requests, nothing has changed. They sometimes call me in the middle of the night, even though I’ve informed them about my working hours. I often raise cases to speak with someone directly because I prefer to discuss issues over the phone rather than via email. I specifically request them to call me when I open a ticket, but they continually reply by email instead. This ongoing situation has been very frustrating in terms of the support I receive.

As a technical professional, I lack visibility into the system logs. Whenever an issue arises, a ticket is opened for us. While I'm glad they take this step, it can be frustrating. They inform me, “Hey, we opened this ticket for you. It’s critical. Call me so we can discuss what’s going on.” However, as a product manager for my institution, I don’t have access to the logs, which are withheld due to, as they say, proprietary code. I understand that, but I have been working in storage for many years and am not new to this field. In fact, I spent 17 years at IBM Storage, dealing with large enterprise systems, not just small vendor products. I wish I could access the normal logs to diagnose issues myself, rather than relying solely on their information. Before I can escalate issues or open a checklist, I need to have a clear understanding of what’s happening based on the logs. Sometimes the situation feels rushed, and I end up having to push my support team for answers. There are moments when I feel like I’m left in the dark about the log details until I actually call them for clarification. It can be quite challenging.

Pure Storage can improve FlashArray by providing more logging visibility to customers. Currently, there is no log visibility. They could include an audit log, but I cannot see any system logs when problems occur.

I have been using Pure Storage FlashArray for almost four years.

The stability of Pure Storage FlashArray is really good; I would give it a ten out of ten for stability.

For scalability, I would give it a six because we did not have to scale that much. Depending on the model, you can scale differently, but we did not run at full capacity yet.

Their support is good, but there are issues with timing. We receive callbacks during off hours or not during my working hours. I work in the Eastern time zone. They often call me at two o'clock in the morning, and I sometimes get emails at ten o'clock at night asking, "Can you do this?" I won't respond to those requests if I don't know who they are without a phone conversation. If it's not an emergency, I won't address anything until the next business day. When I arrive at the office, I will make a call, but before that, I need to speak with someone to understand exactly what we're going to do before granting any access. For example, when they ask, "Can you turn on remote assistance? We'll take care of it," I refuse because I want to know exactly what actions they're taking. If something goes wrong, my management will come to me with questions: "What did you do? Why did you enable that? Who approved this?" I want to ensure that before I turn on remote assistance, I have a conversation with them to clarify everything.

Neutral

Before using Pure Storage FlashArray, the company was using Isilon. They had also used EMC Flex, but I only used it here for a very short time. By the time I arrived, we migrated everything from EMC Flex to Pure Storage.

The deployment model we use is strictly internal storage. We are not on cloud or private; we use only on-prem storage. Everything we have is on-prem, with physical devices sitting in our data center and our co-location at the DR site.

It was already set up by the time I got here, so I cannot speak for the initial setup process. It was already deployed when I started.

Compared to other products, the learning curve is about 50% shorter. The learning curve is not hard, especially if you do a basic setup; it's quick to set up and quick to learn.

Pure Storage FlashArray does require some maintenance. They have a self-service portal. If you sign up for the self-service option, it will update automatically and handle everything for you. While it does require maintenance, I normally prefer assisted service. I like to be on a call during upgrades to ensure that everything goes smoothly because I’m an old-fashioned guy. I want to be involved when they do the upgrades, as issues can arise, and I want to know what went wrong if something does happen. My management will turn to me for answers, especially regarding Pure Storage, because they rely on me. As the subject matter expert (SME), if something goes wrong, I am the first point of contact they will reach out to. If I don’t know what’s going on, it reflects poorly on me. Therefore, I always choose assisted service; I want to be on the phone to ensure that everything is going as expected and to confirm that all processes are handled correctly.

I am not much involved in the pricing.

We're currently utilizing Pure Storage FlashArray on Evergreen. Essentially, they mentioned that we don't need to replace the entire system, but we do have to replace the controllers every three years as part of their support model. While they say it's free, we actually pay for support upfront. What they provide is essentially an evergreen product. We can continue using the same storage backend, but they replace the front-end controllers. So, we get new controllers without having to replace the entire system. In other words, we can keep the same storage chassis but use different controllers.

If a colleague from another company is considering Pure Storage but already has a flash solution, I will be honest; it depends on what their workload is and what they're using. I cannot speak for others' products compared to Pure Storage, as they have to compare their own performance and make their own decisions based on cost and support.

I would rate Pure Storage FlashArray an eight out of ten.

On-premises

My main use case for Everpure FlashArray was file share storage and VM spin up storage. It was used for file sharing and VM spin up, specifically for scenarios involving hosting shared drives for critical applications. I used Everpure FlashArray for both file sharing and VM spin up; we had it for the VMs that house the 911 escalation calls and then for the software and files that were needed between all the departments.

That was primarily what we used it for as our main use case with Everpure FlashArray.

Regarding how Everpure FlashArray has positively impacted my organization, no specific outcomes come to mind, but the lack of negative outcomes makes it good—especially with the 911 department, where we cannot have downtime, and we have not had to worry about that using this.

Regarding how that reliability impacted my team or the departments relying on it, not having any negative outcomes is the reliability impact that we need, especially because when anything goes down with the 911 department, it is a massive undertaking and deal, and the public does not appreciate that.

The best features Everpure FlashArray offers are its ease of setup and incredible performance, which is better than most other software or hardware that we have used.

I will start with the incredible performance; it was very fast, with everything transferred near instantly compared to what we were using before, making general use much better for everyone. The ease of setup came from the documentation that I was able to follow for general setups, taking only a couple of minutes to get going. For one of our units, I needed support assistance, and they got right to me and helped me out with no problem.

Regarding scalability, we started off with two units and were able to add four more as needed, and it was not a massive undertaking to do; it was simply adding them to the interface, which was very easy.

I do not have any improvements at the moment; I like how it is. I have nothing to add about needed improvements.

I have been working in my current field for about 13 years.

Everpure FlashArray is stable.

Everpure FlashArray's scalability works really well; we have been able to add more units as needed and just continue growing.

The customer support for Everpure FlashArray is really good; we have had to call them just a couple of times, and each time they were able to help us get everything straightened out right away.

We did use different solutions before; it was a variety of different items, and we consolidated everything into a new hardware stack using Pure as the backbone.

There were no issues with pricing, setup cost, and licensing.

There were no issues with pricing, setup cost, and licensing.

Several others were looked at before choosing Everpure FlashArray; nothing outside of the big name retailers that I can remember.

My advice for others looking into using Everpure FlashArray is to absolutely look into it. I just wish that we could actually get our other customers to use Everpure FlashArray, as it really does make a difference in the data centers. I would rate this product a 9 out of 10.

We use Everpure FlashArray for performing allocations and deallocations using the Pure Portal. We also create new LUNs and zoning through this interface.

When a user from Linux or Windows requests a new LUN, we create the zoning using a switch DCNM portal. After that, we use the LUN and create it using a WWPN within the Pure1 portal. We then create the LUN and provide the LUN ID to the user, which allows them to store their data into that LUN. The same process occurs in reverse for deallocation. First, we unmap the LUN from the host, then we delete the LUN, and finally we perform the unzoning.

Everpure FlashArray is very easy to use. Whoever logs in to the portal for the first time can easily adapt to it and use it independently without needing help from other people or documentation.

The information is easily accessible in the portal, and the wordings are simple and easy to understand. It does not consume much space or cookies to load the data, making it very useful and user-friendly.

Compared to other storage boxes, Everpure FlashArray is very useful because it is cost-effective and requires less work. With other storage boxes, we need to do pre-work for everything. With Everpure FlashArray, we do not need to do much work. Even if we do something wrong, it is easy to revert within twenty-four hours. This has impacted our organization in a very positive way compared to other storage boxes.

In terms of improvement, Everpure FlashArray could have more attractive UI/UX design compared to other solutions. This would give joy to work on it, and even if you are tired, it will be very easy and attractive to work on.

I am currently working in this field for two and a half years.

Everpure FlashArray is stable.

I would give scalability a rating of seven.

Customer support is very accessible twenty-four hours a day. Even if we do not get a direct call, we can connect with them within a few hours via email.

Before Everpure FlashArray, we used NetApp for the NAS part and PowerMax for the SAN part.

One day my colleague created a LUN with more space than requested. The user asked for one GB, but instead a one TB LUN was created. If this were another storage box, it would have created a big impact and increased costs significantly because GB and TB are very different measurements. At that time, we immediately found out about this and deleted that LUN without any error or loss of money to the project since we had twenty-four hours to correct it. We deleted the one TB LUN and created a one GB LUN and provided it to the user.

Because I have worked on many storage boxes, I find Everpure FlashArray very useful in comparison. Both the CLI and GUI are very useful to me. It is easy to understand and work with. I do not need to learn additional commands or refer to any documents to access the portal. This was very useful to me in the project when I joined.

Compared to other storage boxes, Everpure FlashArray is easily accessible and more cost-friendly. I would advise others to try Everpure FlashArray when comparing it to other storage boxes. I give this review an overall rating of eight.

The use case is storing data.

The best features in Pure Storage FlashArray are its simplicity; it's simple, but simplicity is key.

Speed is also a key feature. The performance is amazing, and the simpleness of management of the storage is amazing. Support is amazing, and the SEs from Pure Storage are also amazing. The contact with Pure as a partner or end customers is amazing in comparison to other storage vendors.

The solution decreases our storage footprint.

Pure Storage FlashArray has helped decrease the total cost of ownership because we know what the cost is going to be every year. We don't get any hidden fees or upgrade fees; everything is included in the price. We don't do any forklift upgrades, and when we change the storage, we manage it in a way that we replace the controllers, replace the drives, and we do that with zero downtime, without needing to forklift or migrate any data. It resides in the Pure array all the time, so in that way, we earn a lot of money or at least don't lose as much money.

In Pure Storage FlashArray, the area with room for improvement is local MFA login.

Local MFA can't be done, which is why I mention it as an area for improvement.

I have been using Pure Storage FlashArray for almost 10 years.

I would rate stability a 10; there are no downtime, bugs, or glitches.

It has helped reduce our downtime over the years, and with Pure Storage FlashArray, we have zero downtime, approximately 10% reduction.

It fits our scale because the scalability up is perfect. I wanted them to sell me a smaller Pure Storage FlashArray. I want the Pure function but smaller arrays, but I know that's not their business. I want to sell a smaller Pure Storage FlashArray to my customers.

I would rate scalability overall as a 10.

The performance is amazing, and the simpleness of management of the storage is amazing. Support is amazing, and the SEs from Pure Storage are also amazing. The contact with Pure as a partner or end customers is amazing in comparison to other storage vendors.

I would rate the technical support an 11 out of 10.

Positive

We used an HPE 3PAR before using Pure Storage FlashArray.

The deployment for Pure Storage FlashArray was very easy.

It takes hours to deploy.

Almost everything is handled by the Pure Storage support team.

It has reduced our storage usage by minimizing space in the racks and the power consumption.

There is no license fee in Pure Storage FlashArray; you pay something upfront, and you always get any new function in the new products without any hidden license fee.

Pure Storage FlashArray has helped decrease the total cost of ownership because we know what the cost is going to be every year. We don't get any hidden fees or upgrade fees; everything is included in the price.

Management and performance are 1,000% better in Pure Storage FlashArray compared to other products.

In terms of performance, cost, and power, Pure Storage FlashArray is up in the top; it's number one, and you can't compare Pure Storage FlashArray with anything else.

I would recommend Pure Storage FlashArray to other users because it's the best storage solution for the money.

I rate Pure Storage FlashArray a perfect 10 out of 10.

On-premises

I managed Pure Storage in my previous organization for various clients. We had clients from multiple domains, such as the financial domain, the automotive sector, and the banking industry. These customers had three different types of applications using Pure Storage. One of them was the Oracle Database with high throughput and low latency requirements.

The second one had time-sensitive functions, where a two-millisecond delay was acceptable but a five-millisecond delay was not. It required indexing and low latency.

The third type of use was hosting a virtual infrastructure, such as VMware VMs. These are the three areas where people used Pure Storage, specifically FlashArray storage, in their environment.

They offer a cloud-based solution where in one pane, you can see the entire cluster or Pure FlashArray Storage, even if it is spread across two locations such as America and Europe. You can do health checks to see how your storage is performing and what capacity is being used. You can also generate a report. If one of your clusters is having a capacity or load performance issue, from the Pure portal, you can do a simulation of future capacity. You can also check what kind of workload you want to have on a particular cluster. Based on that, it will tell you whether the upgrade is feasible or not. You can figure this out yourself through the portal as a user. You do not need to reach out to an account manager or a salesperson for that.

It provided simplicity. There was also the option to upgrade the storage cluster every three years. When older technology was becoming obsolete for a client, Pure Storage provided an upgrade path with minimal cost, specifically for controller upgrades. During that project, my interaction with Pure Storage facilitated the transition from an M50 to an X50 controller, which comes in the high-performance category. This feature demonstrates the adaptability and forward-thinking approach of Pure Storage.

It took our clients about a week to realize its benefits. It helped clients decrease their organization’s storage footprint. With the NVMe technology, the footprint was reduced. They were also able to save a lot of rack space and physical space along with the electricity usage.

In one of the organizations, people were having issues with the VDI infrastructure. Their data was hosted on a VMware platform, and the backend of those virtual machines, the VDI, was on Pure Storage. Something went wrong in the virtual infrastructure, and they were having long latencies. People were getting disconnected from their virtual infrastructure. At the time, I discovered that the best features of Pure Storage are their support and analytics. Pure Storage and VMware were connected through the SAN infrastructure. I got an email from Pure Storage saying that there is something wrong with one of the hosts. There is a CRC error, which means that there is something wrong at the hardware level. When people were complaining about this issue, I correlated that email and checked that particular VMware host. I realized that the information that I got from Pure Storage almost three days ago was correct. I could fix the issue in 15 minutes. They proactively tell you about the potential issues in your infrastructure. 

They have a very good support system, and the GUI is also very intuitive.

Based on my experience with various technologies like EMC, NetApp, and Pure Storage, one area for improvement is compliance certifications. NetApp excels in this area, particularly in the American Army or defense sector, where NetApp has approval, whereas others are striving to achieve the same. NetApp also delivers security, ransomware protection, and scale-up capabilities more effectively. These are the areas for improvement.

As an admin, I started working with Pure Storage in 2016, and I was working with it till last year.

Pure Storage had operational challenges between 2016 to 2018, impacting perceived reliability. I encountered instances where the entire cluster went down due to workload and throughput issues. We were considering alternative solutions like EMC, but I noticed improvements in later projects and encountered no incidents. This indicates a significant improvement in stability over time.

Our clients were enterprises with a very large footprint with multiple petabytes. A big banking client had around 300 petabytes of data on Pure Storage.

I led a team of 11 system administrator engineers while also serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for this technology in India, specifically in Bangalore and Pune. The U.S. team had around the same number of staff, adding up to approximately 30 team members, including managers.

I would rate their customer support a nine out of ten. It is definitely one of the best.

Positive

I have worked with various technologies such as EMC, NetApp, and Pure Storage. One of the clients transitioned from a larger reliance on EMC technologies such as VMAX, PowerMAX, and VNX to focusing solely on Pure Storage for SAN infrastructure and NetApp for NAS infrastructure. This strategic shift, established around 2017, reduced their data center technological variety to just Pure Storage and NetApp, highlighting the evolution of their approach.

Deciding on a solution can be challenging. FlashArray technology is maturing, with options based on the infrastructure and user preference. The minimal learning curve makes it a recommended choice. I have extensive experience with NetApp and Pure Storage, and I can confidently endorse both technologies, as they have been significant in my professional life. Their performance is pretty similar, but NetApp leads in scalability. Pure Storage is also more expensive than NetApp.

Both companies are working on sustainability and reducing their footprint. They both are doing well in this area.

Installation is notably simple for Pure Storage. Their technology is devoid of complexities. Once you understand their technology, managing it becomes convenient and efficient.

An on-prem implementation can take months because of multiple points or multiple decisions. You have to work with your solutions partner or the sales, presales, and accounting team.

In terms of maintenance, they have a release every year or six months. We had to do those upgrades.

In the long term, spanning three to five years, the total cost of ownership becomes cheaper, considering power consumption, data center footprint, and NVMe technology usage. The initial investment, especially in the first year, could be high due to the hybrid workload and spinning disks, but over three to five years, it reduces.

The cost of Pure Storage is subjective and determined by your environment. Pure Storage tends to be more expensive than NetApp, but it is cheaper than EMC. Performance varies with data workload, making cost considerations complex. There is not a straightforward answer.

Pure Storage is a leader in FlashArray Storage technology. They excel in terms of technology and support but lack the broad ecosystem required for diverse client needs. Pure Storage caters well to niche clients, especially in FlashArray storage technology, but it may not meet the needs of object storage clients.

Overall, I would rate Pure Storage FlashArray an eight out of ten.

On-premises

My main use case for Everpure FlashArray is primarily for Oracle databases and VMware, most of the time.

With Everpure FlashArray, I have an automation of cloning all the Oracle databases to use them for QA and dev test, making nine copies every day automatically, and we don't have extra space occupied.

In my experience, the best features Everpure FlashArray offers are volume cloning, safe mode, and performance.

With volume cloning, I use it for cloning environments to use them for QA and dev test, and safe mode helps in case of a ransomware attack because we recover fast.

Everpure FlashArray has positively impacted my organization, particularly in performance and reliability, as we've had good improvements, making our applications run faster and giving us more confidence that they will not crash.

The performance improvements I noticed include user satisfaction being the biggest takeaway because the users are happy, and IT is happy.

The importance of Everpure FlashArray's single management pane to my organization is significant because it reduces the overhead and the time that the IT department needs to learn a tool, making it easier for us.

Everpure FlashArray has helped decrease my organization's storage footprint significantly because it has a lot of density capacity, which is higher than most storage, so what used to be a full rack of disks is now probably three to six U.

Everpure FlashArray has helped my operations reduce downtime because the upgrade and management processes are much better, so I don't have to make many maintenance windows or keep my engineers working late nights.

We use the Evergreen architecture for our applications, which is very important for maintaining continuous uptime because it allows us to do upgrades online, avoiding downtime that other vendors would require for migrations.

I do not have any suggestions on how Everpure FlashArray can be improved; I like how it is.

I do not have anything in mind right now for one area where it could be even better.

I have been using Everpure FlashArray for eight years.

Everpure FlashArray is stable.

The scalability of Everpure FlashArray is good.

The customer support for Everpure FlashArray is extremely good, especially since many tasks are automated in Pure1, which improves the support experience.

I would rate the customer support a nine on a scale of one to ten.

Before Everpure FlashArray, I previously used 3PAR, and I switched because Everpure FlashArray is more reliable.

I did not evaluate other options before choosing Everpure FlashArray.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Everpure FlashArray is good.

I don't have the data on how the solution has helped decrease the total cost of ownership right away, but I will have to check it.

I don't have any metrics for return on investment at this time.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Everpure FlashArray is good.

I would compare Everpure FlashArray versus other disk and flash storage solutions in terms of performance and say it's better than most of them by far.

When comparing Everpure FlashArray with other disk and flash storage solutions regarding power consumption, it is again better by far.

In terms of cost, Everpure FlashArray can sometimes be more expensive, but when you look at the total cost of ownership and everything associated with it, even if the initial purchase is probably more expensive, in the long term, it is less.

My advice to others looking into using Everpure FlashArray is to do it, and do it really fast. I would rate this solution a ten on a scale of one to ten.

Pure Storage FlashArray is used specifically for all types of storage, which is used for the active-active sites. It is used for backup and block storage. We manage this in Azure as block storage, and in AWS, it is similar to S3 storage. The solution is used for products, non-production, and backup, making it versatile.

I am working with Pure Storage FlashArray product. I am working with four different versions, specifically X70, XL170, C60, and C90.

The best features of Pure Storage FlashArray are its ease of use and user-friendly interface. There is not a complex configuration required. It is easy to configure and provision. The performance allows all types of services to be visualized from a single point of interface. Unlike other vendors, where multiple services are required on multiple appliances, this makes it more robust and user-friendly.

Having this single management pane is beneficial because I don't require managing multiple appliances to manage one type of storage or multiple types of storage. Within one place, I can consolidate all the boxes and can get all types of reports, including capacity, LCM, and vulnerabilities.

I use Pure Storage's Evergreen architecture for their upgrades, and it is a subscription-based model where the vendor guarantees to provide the LCM from time to time, with hardware or software. If the controller is getting expired, they will replace it. If there's a code that is getting expired, they will update the code. It is completely capable of LCM upgrades from time to time.

The main benefits I have seen from using Pure Storage FlashArray are that capacity is a key point. In a small disk, we have large capacity with high performance. We have a 49 terabyte disk, which is also an all-flash disk, and it can accommodate petabytes in one small array. Additionally, the power consumption is very good in this product, which reduces the overall cost in terms of capacity requirement.

Pure Storage FlashArray has helped to decrease the total cost of ownership because we pay based on utilization, not on the total capacity we procured. If we have the targeted capacity of 100 terabytes, it will be provided, but we only pay for the used amount. This pay-per-use feature is very good, but other vendors are not providing it. Even when they provide it, they keep the blocking or minimum binding time, which is not the case with Pure Storage FlashArray.

Within the same type of storage, if multiple protocols can be handled, I shouldn't be required to buy a new array for object storage. It should be unified in the same box. A discussion is ongoing, and they are going to launch some code for this type of feature.

In terms of the utilization capacity for the actual server side and the storage side, both are not fully utilized. Only the storage side used capacity is visible. From the graphical user interface, we cannot extract the report from the server perspective usage, but from the CLI, we can extract it for server utilization. This feature should be included in the graphical user interface.

During heavy load situations with 100K IOPS on one specific port, it requires more granularity level for distribution. This occurs during salary time or high transaction periods, where more IOPS should be available on one port or two ports, otherwise it can become a blocking point.

I have been working with it for the last 10 to 15 years.

It has maintained operations without reducing downtime. Each component is redundant. Everything is done so that even if I have to replace a controller, it is replaced without downtime. If a disk fails, or multiple disks fail, they are replaced without any downtime. Maintenance is very easy to do.

The scalability aspect is very easy and very fast.

The customer service and technical support of Pure are very good in terms of reachability and response frequency, which is very good in comparison to others. I rate the tech support as eight out of ten.

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I worked on IBM, HP, NetApp, EMC and Dell. Performance-wise, capacity-wise, and cost-wise, Pure Storage FlashArray is number one among all the products.

The deployment of Pure Storage FlashArray is handled by the Pure vendor, and it takes hardly one or two hours to deploy. With their expertise, it can be installed in the small space in the rack with good capacity. Two U controllers or four U controllers can be done quickly within the available space in the rack.

We have a direct liaison with Pure, and as an enterprise company, we procured directly through our partnership.

I am from a technical background, and ROI is calculated by our financial team, which promotes it very frequently, so I assume it's very good.

The pricing is very reasonable for Pure Storage FlashArray.

All other organizations are also good in terms of robustness and reliability, but those are very costly in comparison to Pure Storage FlashArray.

They have some high-performance required solutions, but I suggest that during requirement gathering, it should be capable by the same array instead of buying a specific array for getting performance. The CLI must be more user-friendly as currently, it is not. I rate Pure Storage FlashArray a nine out of ten.

Everpure FlashArray is used for storage, and it is very easy to maintain and very reliable. Everpure FlashArray does require maintenance on my end, as all servers and their storage arrays do.

Everpure FlashArray has reduced downtime in some situations. It reduces downtime considerably and can help perform upgrades or replacements of certain hardware without shutting the machine down, or perform upgrades of its firmware without shutting it down.

What I like the most about Everpure FlashArray is that it is easy to repair and based on Dell technology. The initial deployment of Everpure FlashArray when I first started was easy to deploy using standard Dell rails since it is based on Dell hardware.

I find the interface of Everpure FlashArray, the single management pane of glass they call it, to be very intuitive.

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.

I have been using Everpure FlashArray for about 15 years in my career.

I have not experienced any lagging, crashing, or downtime with Everpure FlashArray; it is stable.

Everpure FlashArray scales fairly well.

I have not had to contact technical support about anything, so no technical support has been needed.

I have used alternatives to Everpure FlashArray, including Violin Memory and Hitachi, which are all fairly similar. In my opinion, Everpure FlashArray is the easiest of the bunch.

The initial deployment of Everpure FlashArray when I first started was easy to deploy using standard Dell rails since it is based on Dell hardware.

Everpure FlashArray has reduced downtime in some situations. It reduces downtime considerably and can help perform upgrades or replacements of certain hardware without shutting the machine down, or perform upgrades of its firmware without shutting it down.

I think the pricing for Everpure FlashArray is fairly reasonable.

I have used alternatives to Everpure FlashArray, including Violin Memory and Hitachi, which are all fairly similar.

My advice for new users is to work with Everpure FlashArray a little before deploying it and learn the interface; once you do that and master it, then everything should go smoothly. I gave this review a rating of 8 out of 10.