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PROS

HPE 3PAR StoreServ is noted for its scalability, allowing organizations to grow without downtime.
Its reliability ensures minimal risk with seamless failover capabilities and high availability.
Its performance optimization features like adaptive optimization and thin provisioning enhance efficiency.
Technical support from HPE is highly responsive, proactive, and effective in maintaining system stability.
3PAR's all-flash arrays provide significant boosts in performance, benefiting high I/O applications.

CONS

HPE 3PAR StoreServ faces issues with scalability and limited storage capacity.
Upgrades and firmware updates can be complex and disruptive.
There are challenges in integration with cloud services and existing hybrid IT environments.
Cost is a major concern for HPE 3PAR StoreServ users.
Support is inconsistent, particularly between different regions and for older models.
 

HPE 3PAR StoreServ Pros review quotes

it_user183474 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 28, 2015
SSD, SAS and SATA disks in one box, transparent failover between datacenters, delivers performance as promised.
it_user187794 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Midwest Cloud Consulting at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 29, 2015
Whether you are new to storage or advanced, this is the most amazing piece of hardware I have ever had my hands on, built, and used.
it_user194907 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Team Lead at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 18, 2015
A real example is that before 3PAR, the nightly batch job would start at 7:30 PM and run until the next day in the afternoon, until around 2:00 PM, and now with the 3PAR storage platform, the night batch job starts at the same time and finishes at 4:00 AM.
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it_user188622 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager / Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 18, 2015
When comparing the cost with the features and performance, this solution is a good choice.
it_user203880 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Mar 6, 2015
Do it, you will never look back.
it_user225402 - PeerSpot reviewer
Server and Storage Practice Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 19, 2015
For the 7200 there has been no downtime in over two years and this is priceless, whereas with the old P2000, which wasn’t designed or setup properly, we had multiple downtime periods.
it_user225660 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Integrator - VMWare, Cisco, EMC & HP. with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 19, 2015
We switched because of the performance and cost of 3PAR was better than our previous solution.
it_user229374 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Systems & Security Admin at a legal firm with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 26, 2015
We have not had a moment's down time.
it_user229380 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Apr 26, 2015
I don't know the financials, but we were able to quadruple the production output by shifting the work to the 3PAR array.
it_user229383 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect - EMC at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 26, 2015
This is a good, stable product, and management is pretty straightforward.
 

HPE 3PAR StoreServ Cons review quotes

it_user183474 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 28, 2015
Small bugs in the GUI that were resolved in the latest version.
it_user187794 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Midwest Cloud Consulting at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 29, 2015
I have deployed several and found the SmartStart CD to be intermittent.
it_user194907 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Team Lead at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 18, 2015
Firmware stability could be improved.
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it_user188622 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager / Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Feb 18, 2015
Many points were needed for the initial system on first time setup. We had some non-predictable random issues during initialization like non-probable Inserv serial numbers etc.
it_user203880 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Mar 6, 2015
Ease of updating.
it_user225402 - PeerSpot reviewer
Server and Storage Practice Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 19, 2015
Majority of the day to day management can be done via the GUI, but certain functions have to be setup via the command line interface such as AFC.
it_user225660 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Integrator - VMWare, Cisco, EMC & HP. with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 19, 2015
There were some minor issues.
it_user229374 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Systems & Security Admin at a legal firm with 501-1,000 employees
Apr 26, 2015
Two years ago it was 9/10. Now, perhaps it's 7/10.
it_user229380 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Apr 26, 2015
Technical Support: The parts replacement is good, however, as for serious technical issues, getting to someone who actually knows enough to help is usually a challenge.
it_user229383 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect - EMC at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Apr 26, 2015
Customer Service: It varies, sometimes they are a 9/10, and some days they can be 4/10. Technical Support: It varies, sometimes they are a 9/10, and some days they can be 2/10.