HPE 3PAR StoreServ is used as a flash storage system.
Senior project specialist at a security firm with 201-500 employees
Performs well and simple to install
Pros and Cons
- "HPE 3PAR StoreServ is easy to use and has good performance."
- "The solution could improve by being more secure."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is easy to use and has good performance.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve by being more secure.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using HPE 3PAR StoreServ for approximately six years.
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How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted the support from HPE.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We have a technical team of approximately 20 engineers and administrators that supports HPE 3PAR StoreServ.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend this solution to others.
I rate HPE 3PAR StoreServ a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Snr Systems Enginee at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Stable, reliable, and good technical support
Pros and Cons
- "HPE 3PAR StoreServ has been stable."
- "The solution could improve by being able to handle larger data."
What is our primary use case?
We use HPE 3PAR StoreServ for many purposes, such as our database files.
What is most valuable?
The solution has been good since it was installed, we have not had many problems. We are trying to upgrade the solution to a more current improved solution because it is at its end of life.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve by being able to handle larger data.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using HPE 3PAR StoreServ for a few months. The company has been using the solution for approximately five years. The version we are using is at its end of life, it is a traditional server setup in our environment.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
HPE 3PAR StoreServ has been stable.
How are customer service and support?
We're being supported locally, but when we have issues with and we have contacted the HPE support, their support is good, it is quick.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate HPE 3PAR StoreServ an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Sr. Manager - IT Systems at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
Flexible and convenient with good integration capabilities
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is easy to install."
- "While the stability is pretty good, it could always be improved upon."
What is most valuable?
It's a very convenient product. I find it easy to use.
It's very flexible in terms of management.
It's an enterprise tool.
The integration is good. We've integrated it with other UNIX platforms and Windows platforms.
The solution is easy to install.
The pricing is okay.
What needs improvement?
I'm not sure how good the security is.
While the stability is pretty good, it could always be improved upon.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for almost four years at this point. I've used it for a while.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution has been very stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable and a company can expand it if they want to.
We only have 100 people that actually use the solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
The support on offer is very good. We don't have any issues with them. They are helpful and responsive and we are satisfied with the support we get when we need it.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did use Hitachi last year.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not overly difficult or complex. it's pretty simple and straightforward.
The deployment is fast and within a day you can have everything up and running.
We have engineers available that can assist with deployment and maintenance.
What about the implementation team?
We had support from HPE directly. They assisted us in the implementation.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We're using it as a SaaS. The pricing is reasonable. It's not cheap, however, I don't consider it to be overpriced.
We have an annual support contract. It will contain a certain percentage of the storage cost.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. I've been pretty happy with its capabilities.
I'd recommend the solution to other users and organizations.
We don't have plans to leave this solution any time soon. We'll likely have it for the next two to three years.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Technical Presales Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Reliable, scalable, and good technical support
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is stable."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for database backups.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using HPE 3PAR StoreServ for more than four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is scalable.
We have approximately 15 customers using this solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support is very good but it is expensive.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used IBM FlashSystems.
What about the implementation team?
We used three engineers from HPE to do the implementation and it took two days.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of the solution could be reduced for the license and for support.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate HPE 3PAR StoreServ a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
System Administrator at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Great for information management; stable
Pros and Cons
- "This is a stable solution."
- "There are issues formulating the upgraded disk."
What is most valuable?
This is an amazing solution, it's been very good for all our projects.
What needs improvement?
We use the old disk and we can't make a VMO in HPE 3PAR without getting an upgrade. We activated a new disk but it failed, it's hard to manipulate and format it. The disk might be okay but when we put it in the storage array, it failed.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What other advice do I have?
This is an older solution so if you're replacing, buy the new products like Primera and Nimble.
I rate this solution an eight out of 10.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
General Manager at a media company with 11-50 employees
A stable enterprise storage solution
Pros and Cons
- "I like that it's stable. This is the reason why we're using these products. We work in the broadcast market, and stability is very important. HPE has global services, and that's also important. Dell and HPE are some big companies, and their solutions are robust and stable."
- "From an overall perspective, all the latest technologies can improve support and performance. This is very important for us."
What is our primary use case?
We use it on a project basis and based on the customer's requirements. We use the HPE systems in data centers with servers and virtual environments. This is the most common use case.
What is most valuable?
I like that it's stable. This is the reason why we're using these products. We work in the broadcast market, and stability is very important. HPE has global services, and that's also important. Dell and HPE are some big companies, and their solutions are robust and stable.
What needs improvement?
From an overall perspective, all the latest technologies can improve support and performance. This is very important for us.
For how long have I used the solution?
As a company, we have been selling HPE 3PAR StoreServ for more than 24 years. Personally, I've been dealing with it for more than 18 years.
What other advice do I have?
On a scale from one to ten, I would give HPE 3PAR StoreServ a nine.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Integrator
Solution Architech at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
A storage solution with a useful team provisioning feature, but cloud integration could be better
Pros and Cons
- "I like that 3PAR can remake the disk online. That's one of the best features because when we first started, that was the best. The team provisioning feature was also a good one. Those features are the best for me, provisioning and online optimization, and the tier you can have for storage."
- "Cloud integration could be better. They can also add an NVMe to port to that. I would like to see NVMe in the next release. That's the future or the near future for storage. That will give us a real high throughput and some performance."
What is our primary use case?
We use it mostly for databases and file share.
What is most valuable?
I like that 3PAR can remake the disk online. That's one of the best features because when we first started, that was the best. The team provisioning feature was also a good one. Those features are the best for me, provisioning and online optimization, and the tier you can have for storage.
What needs improvement?
Cloud integration could be better. They can also add an NVMe to port to that. I would like to see NVMe in the next release. That's the future or the near future for storage. That will give us a real high throughput and some performance.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with HPE 3PAR StoreServ for about ten years or since the beginning when the product was in the market.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's quite stable. The only problem that I have found with this product is when you are missing storage space. When you lack storage space, and the disk is full is when you have most of the problems with this product. But if you don't have these issues, you'll almost never have a problem with it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability could be better. I think it's getting short right now, and another product has more scalability. This product, I think, is medium if that's acceptable. I don't know how to measure it.
How are customer service and technical support?
I think it's excellent. I actually think they are very good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. It takes between two to four hours to upload the functions.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's a good price.
What other advice do I have?
If you want to run this solution, I would say that this product is mostly dying from my point of view. If you're my customer, I would recommend not to buy a 3PAR because there are a lot of new products. I would recommend Nimble, depending on the size, or a Primera if they need a really big solution.
On a scale from one to ten, I would give HPE 3PAR StoreServ a seven.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Fast, reliable, and provides disaster recovery for our database-related storage
Pros and Cons
- "Remote-copy provides high availability and disaster recovery for the connected clients."
- "The cloud-based monitoring Infosight would be better if users are automatically enrolled in the cloud/group based on the configuration or information gathered or uploaded on the internet."
What is our primary use case?
We have deployed HPE 3PAR systems on all database-related storage including MSSQL and Oracle. All of the SQL databases are running on VMware, and the database-related storage is mounted as RDM. The Oracle database is mounted directly to HPE 3PAR with remote-copy enabled.
How has it helped my organization?
HPE 3PAR provides fast and reliable storage for our critical systems like the database (MSSQL and Oracle). It also improved the availability of the system and at the same time provides a Disaster Recovery solution by using the remote-copy feature.
The adaptive optimization is also a factor in maximizing the capability of the system.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of this solution are Remote-copy and Adaptive Optimization.
Remote-copy provides high availability and disaster recovery for the connected clients.
The Adaptive Optimization provides tiering and optimizes the storage requirement of the client based on its load from time to time.
What needs improvement?
The cloud-based monitoring Infosight would be better if users are automatically enrolled in the cloud/group based on the configuration or information gathered or uploaded on the internet.
The auto-discovery of the system is not easy for first-time users.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for 5 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is one of the best solutions if you want to have a stable and highly reliable system.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a highly scalable system.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support assisted us with a smooth and fast installation.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously we were using HP EVA but since this is an old solution, we wanted to upgrade. We wanted to try a newer solution with almost the same features, like HPE 3PAR.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup for this solution is indeed straightforward, although HP will not allow non-HP engineers to do the initial setup.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation was completed by an HP engineer through the vendor.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The cost is reasonable given that the licensing is all included once you purchase it.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not evaluate other options before choosing this solution.
What other advice do I have?
The setup is pretty straightforward but HP only allows their engineers to do the setup. This gives us peace of mind for the setup.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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