HPE NonStop Reviews

They've been very reliable since we started using them in 1978, but we're going to replace them in a few years.

They're innovative, proprietary servers with a strategic position in the marketplace. We're still going to phase them out.

We have to replace the software because the software is key. In three or four years, we'll completely phase them out. Also, there are no knowledgeable people for this product. They're all in their 50's as no young people are interested in this technology.

I think HP NonStop is a very valuable platform, especially regarding HA of course, but its largest disadvantage is that it's a proprietary platform. That's one if the reasons that we're going to phase it out in due time. I can imagine that companies are and will be using the platform, and we'll use it for many more years as it's certainly a strategic platform for HPE, but on the other hand, I cannot imagine that any company will choose it as a new platform.

We've never had issues with deployment.

We have never had any issues with the stability.

We've always been able to scale it sufficiently.

We're satisfied with the technical support of HP.

We've used it for so long that I don't think we've used another solution.

The initial setup was so long ago that I don't know whether it was straightforward or complex.

I would never advise someone to buy or to implement the new NonStop because it's hard to find skilled people.

• Fault-Tolerance
• Availability
• Performance

It helps us to keep the business running 24/7. Our client is a bank and we need to run the show continuously. Availability is the key factor along with fault-tolerance. The system/application should be fault proof to withstand software/hardware failures and run 24/7 without downtime. Along with this performance, the current market situation demands that customers are not kept waiting.

These factors are pretty important for me while making a decision or designing the architecture.

I would like to see better scalability. I would like see them make it easier to port other applications in a plug-and-play manner.

I have used it for eleven years.

There have been no stability issues. These are the most stable servers in the fault-tolerance space.

There were some scalability issues. When we decided to migrate an application or port application, the limitations of these servers didn't help us.

I would give technical support a rating of 8/10.

HPE NonStop is expensive now. However, with a new solution of HPE NonStop on Xeon Processors and vNonStop, I am sure that the cost will come down drastically.

• Fault tolerance 
• 99.9999999% up-time

Very adaptable to modern systems with message-based/queue-based architecture.

More and continued modernization.

I've used it for over 30 years.

This is the standard for reliability and fault-resilience.

This is the standard for scalability.

The NonStop Support Center is very good, with an occasional bump in the road.

• IBM mainframes
• Bull mainframes 
• Unisys mainframes

Straightforward, with detailed installation manuals.

It was done in-house. I would advise you  to have two or three dry runs at implementation, documenting everything.

I would recommend you to perform very firm price negotiations. Also, get the best price point and buy-in from C-level execs ASAP.

• Reliability which is important because we’re a bank and we want 100% uptime. So we need a system that doesn’t fail.
• Scalability is important because when the system load increases we want to be able to add power without downtime.

I work for a bank, and payment systems almost always run on HPE NonStop systems. So the organization doesn’t function without it.

Currently the NonStop platform doesn’t support virtualization of servers or CPU’s. Only storage. It would be nice to have virtual cpus or servers for use in test environments for example.

I work for companies that have always been using HPE NonStop systems.

We have not encountered any stability issues.

Good scalability is one of the main features of the NonStop systems.

Technical support is A++. If there is a problem, HPE will fix it.

I am not aware of any previous solutions.

Setup is complex, as payment systems are never simple.

NonStop systems are expensive so make sure you really need them.

There are no other options available for us.