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NetApp E-Series pros and cons

Vendor: NetApp
4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Customers are satisfied with the performance.
NetApp E-Series is easy to use.
The overall experience is positive.
Customers choose it for backup storage due to cost-effectiveness.

CONS

NetApp should add more production lines to E-Series for easier creation of flexible solutions.
NetApp must improve business continuity to be competitive.
E-Series requires more training courses to be provided.
Active-active NAS4 running on E-Series sometimes experiences failures, leading to critical system loss.
Twice yearly, issues or bugs in E-Series cause critical system failures like MQ.
 

NetApp E-Series Pros review quotes

MB
Sep 23, 2025
The Snapshot feature is actually widely used; it is a feature that only NetApp E-Series has and it is quite good.
Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 6, 2023
Customers go for the E Series if they need backup storage because it is cheap.
RV
Aug 13, 2025
The overall experience has been positive.
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Atilla Celiloglu - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 13, 2024
The product is easy to use.
Arnaud Salmon - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 18, 2023
My customers are satisfied with the performance.
 

NetApp E-Series Cons review quotes

MB
Sep 23, 2025
Getting through first level to second level takes two hours minimum.
Mir Gulzar Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 6, 2023
NetApp should add more production lines to the E series so we can make flexible solutions more easily.
RV
Aug 13, 2025
With NetApp E-Series, when we are running active-active NAS4, sometimes due to either an issue or a bug, we experience failures. At least twice yearly, we have seen this issue. When it occurs, we lose critical systems such as MQ.
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Atilla Celiloglu - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 13, 2024
The solution must provide more training courses.
Arnaud Salmon - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 18, 2023
Though the performance is there, if NetApp wants to be competitive with the others, it must improve their business continuity.