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Qumulo pros and cons

Vendor: Qumulo
4.0 out of 5

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PROS

Most valuable features include file sharing and reliability.
Qumulo's snapshots and replication capabilities are appreciated.
Users highlight the benefit of rolling updates and 24/7 availability.
Real-time analytics are consistently valued.
The data protection algorithm and integration with backup platforms like Veeam and Veritas are notable features.

CONS

Qumulo's software upgrade process initially caused system downtime, which has reduced significantly but still may not be completely outage-free.
Some anti-theft permissions do not transfer well to Qumulo, indicating a need for improvement in this area.
iMac support and protocol features in Qumulo are limited and should be enhanced.
A reduction in Qumulo's software price would make it more competitive in the market.
Qumulo should focus on enhancing data protection and availability, including features like data compression and deduplication.
 

Qumulo Pros review quotes

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Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
May 10, 2026
Overall, I would rate Qumulo a nine. I appreciate that it does snapshots, and you could use replication.
Sven Missorten - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
May 22, 2023
The most valuable features of Qumulo are its rolling updates and all-day availability.
Jakub Reda - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist Server Operations at DSD
May 5, 2023
The most valuable features of Qumulo are the ease of management and special permissions that are quick to enable. The overall performance of the solution is good.
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VinceVitro - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Storage Architect at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 29, 2023
The most valuable feature of Qumulo is the ability to share files and reliability.
reviewer2169060 - PeerSpot reviewer
Streaming Engineer at a retailer with 51-200 employees
Apr 26, 2023
It is a very stable product. I never faced any issues.
reviewer1833942 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ejecutivo de cuentas at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
May 19, 2022
The data protection algorithm to protect the data between the nodes has been the most valuable feature. The integration with backup platforms such as Veeam and Veritas has also been valuable.
reviewer1243818 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Product Management at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 12, 2022
The ratio of total operational cost to complexity versus feature set is very good.
reviewer1478439 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 28, 2020
The most valuable feature is real-time analytics.
reviewer1364403 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO / Co founder at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Jul 19, 2020
The feature that I like most is the analytics part of the file system.
 

Qumulo Cons review quotes

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Storage Consultant Storage at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
May 10, 2026
The only thing I would like to see added to Qumulo is for the interface to improve visually, more in line with vCenter, but that is just my thought.
Sven Missorten - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees
May 22, 2023
Some anti-theft permissions do not transfer well to Qumulo.
Jakub Reda - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist Server Operations at DSD
May 5, 2023
The support for iMac and protocols should be improved, not all features are available.
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VinceVitro - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Storage Architect at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 29, 2023
One aspect of Qumulo that I hoped to see improved was its software upgrade process, which did see significant progress during my usage. Initially, upgrading the software resulted in several minutes of system downtime. However, by the time I departed last summer, the downtime had reduced to mere ten seconds. Although I am unsure if Qumulo has yet achieved a completely outage-free upgrade, I simply performed the upgrades early in the morning before the marketing department began its workday, so any downtime was inconsequential.
reviewer2169060 - PeerSpot reviewer
Streaming Engineer at a retailer with 51-200 employees
Apr 26, 2023
In the next release, I would like to see the ability to have more control at a terminal level of the file system.
reviewer1833942 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ejecutivo de cuentas at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
May 19, 2022
The solution could improve availability and improve data protection or data services such as compression of deduplication. In a future release, we'd like to have more cloud API integrations.
reviewer1243818 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Product Management at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 12, 2022
Qumulo should continue to expand automation and orchestration capabilities.
reviewer1478439 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 28, 2020
The price of the software is a bit expensive, so a reduction in cost would make it more competitive.
reviewer1364403 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO / Co founder at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Jul 19, 2020
There is plenty of room for improvement. In the future, I would like to see non-disruptive updates.