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Tintri VMstore T7000 pros and cons

Vendor: Tintri
4.7 out of 5

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PROS

Tintri VMstore T7000 offers exceptional performance, reliability, and scalability by allowing seamless management of VMs with high IOPS.
Its block-level cloning and granular replication features ensure efficient and flexible data management across various environments.
The VM-aware capabilities integrated with virtualization platforms like VMware and XenServer provide enhanced monitoring and performance optimization.
Real-time replication and redundancy facilitate data protection and continuity, offering secure and swift operations for hosting thousands of VMs.
Tintri VMstore T7000 is renowned for its simplicity in deployment and administration, allowing users to focus on project work while enjoying powerful, hassle-free storage management.

CONS

Adding storage capacity to existing units is difficult, requiring an entirely new array.
Replication features are basic, prompting consideration of alternatives for critical data.
Lack of integration with various backup software and limited cloud support affects functionality.
Technical support has shortcomings, particularly regarding knowledge of older products.
The cost is higher compared to competitors, impacting budget considerations negatively.
 

Tintri VMstore T7000 Pros review quotes

it_user243372 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer, Virtualization at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees
May 22, 2015
This is a rock solid device.
it_user256836 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architech at UC Irvine
Nov 17, 2015
How do you value a trouble free solution that works and provides metrics you cannot get anywhere else?
it_user265812 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Solutions Architect at Clouditalia Telecomunicazioni
Dec 2, 2015
Customer Service: Great. More than great. Reactive, no, proactive, via autosupport.
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it_user305223 - PeerSpot reviewer
Server Administrator at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 3, 2016
The ease and use and the great performance are why we went with our 2nd Tintri VMstore.
it_user276579 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Systems Manager with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 20, 2015
It has reduced disc latencies in our ERP system from 300-400ms to nanoseconds and freed up daily management requirements for old SAN management.
it_user359496 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Team Lead - Environments Team with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 20, 2016
Just give it a try, even via POC, to see how much simpler it is to implement and how well it performs.
it_user371406 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Jan 17, 2016
For my role, I've found that the most valuable features are its ease and simplicity, especially with configuration, and Tintri's support is also great.
it_user371409 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Operations at STM IT Solutions
Jan 17, 2016
The big benefit to the organization is that we no longer have to worry about a few rogue VMs taking up performance resources on the SANs, which impacts all of our clients.
it_user371412 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 14, 2016
I think this is a perfect product if you need a VM-aware storage solution.
it_user371418 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technologist with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 17, 2016
We've found that its VM-related features are very valuable: integration with hypervisor managers (VMware and RHEV-M), VM awareness within the storage, and visibility into the behaviors of each VM container and virtual disc.
 

Tintri VMstore T7000 Cons review quotes

it_user243372 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer, Virtualization at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees
May 22, 2015
Not a fan of SyncVM being an addition license.
it_user256836 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architech at UC Irvine
Nov 17, 2015
We do not get the expected data compression ratios.
it_user265812 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Solutions Architect at Clouditalia Telecomunicazioni
Dec 2, 2015
Integration with Commvault for native storage snapshots
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it_user305223 - PeerSpot reviewer
Server Administrator at a university with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 3, 2016
I would like to be able to add more storage capacity to our 2 units down the road with out buying an additional seprate array.
it_user276579 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Systems Manager with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 20, 2015
Replication between two VMs needs to be improved to real-time.
it_user359496 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Team Lead - Environments Team with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 20, 2016
There were stability issues only when we exceeded the operational limitations.
it_user371406 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Jan 17, 2016
Right now, we see that the configuration access isn't as good as it should be.
it_user371409 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Operations at STM IT Solutions
Jan 17, 2016
I would love an Active/Active set-up, if possible.
it_user371412 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 14, 2016
It lacks deduplication, and dedupe on all data is something that would be a big improvement that we need.
it_user371418 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technologist with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 17, 2016
It needs current RHEV-M support (v2.5) which is slated for 2016.