Name: NetApp AFF
Brand: NetApp
Rating: 4.5 (314 reviews)

Solution Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Sep 28, 2023

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Comes with data protection and has snapshot technology for backup

Pros and Cons

"The most valuable feature of the solution is data protection and snapshot technology for backup."

"NetApp AFF needs to focus more on block storage. It has to focus on high-end, performance-driven applications."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the solution is data protection and snapshot technology for backup.

What needs improvement?

NetApp AFF needs to focus more on block storage. It has to focus on high-end, performance-driven applications.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the solution for more than five years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

NetApp AFF is scalable.

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How are customer service and support?

NetApp AFF has good technical support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We chose NetApp AFF because it is flexible and reliable. It offers a unified storage system.

How was the initial setup?

NetApp AFF's deployment is straightforward. You can deploy it within half a day.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

NetApp AFF's pricing is competitive. It is not expensive or cheap. The tool's pricing is based on configurations and can cost around 150-160 dollars for 70 TB of storage.

What other advice do I have?

We recommend the solution to small, mid, and enterprise companies. I rate it an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner

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Infrastructure Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Oct 6, 2024

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Adopting one device for all those services saves power in the data center while simplifying management because you don't need to manage two different systems

Pros and Cons

"I work on the infrastructure engineering side. I usually get to install NetApp appliances, and I like how easy the installation is. It seems to be easier than other technologies that we use."

"NetApp could offer more training for new learners because it's a relatively new product portfolio to me."

What is our primary use case?

We use both NetApp's FAS and AFF solutions. It's a hybrid that we use for FileMaker.

Our use case is to implement it for our clients.

How has it helped my organization?

NetApp enables us to consolidate file and block storage into one device instead of using separate devices. Adopting one device for all those services saves power in the data center while simplifying management because you don't need to manage two different systems. We save power costs at the rack site.

One technology we hope to acquire is ransomware detection. We have block, file, and object storage, but we don't have ransomware protection. We need a second off-site disaster recovery location.

What is most valuable?

I work on the infrastructure engineering side. I usually get to install NetApp appliances, and I like how easy the installation is. It seems to be easier than other technologies that we use.

What needs improvement?

NetApp could offer more training for new learners because it's a relatively new product portfolio to me.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have used HPE and Dell EMC. Previously, we used Dell ECS for object storage and Dell PowerStore for block storage. NetApp enabled us to unify our storage services.