EMC XtremIO Flash Storage (discontinued) vs. Tintri VMstore

XtremIO is particularly well suited to VDI and database usage.

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I do not see any reason why anyone would not use Tintri as backend storage for anything. Tintri is flash storage so it's a bit more expensive than your regular backend storage but the speed is amazingly fast. Building virtual machines on Tintri storage cuts down server deployment time by 75%

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• The storage array is very fast. The performance is great.
• It integrates well into the other ancillary products EMC offers.

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• Extremely simple design and intuitive user interface. This allows me to get the information I need and perform the tasks I need with very few clicks.
• Incredibly fast; IOPS constraints are no longer even a consideration, let alone an issue.
• Excellent support; these appliances almost never have issues, but if something does arise, technical support is fast and knowledgeable. I talk directly with someone who can help me, not go through the escalation chain.

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• It would be good to have better wizards for frequently performed actions
• VMware integration could be better, so we could report on how many iops a particular guest VM was using.

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• Some of the documentation for System Center Virtual Machine Manager and Hyper V setup was unclear

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This was one area of real disappointment. EMC support was very slow to schedule work like installations and upgrades. Break/fix support was fairly standard. After the Dell merger, things have started improving but there is a lot left to be desired here.

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At the time the EMC was selected due to the existing relationship with EMC and the maturity of their product compared to the other vendor's options. However now that the maturity gap has been closed and the storage wars have proven which companies will remain for the foreseeable future, we have decided to move away from the XtremIO and go with an alternate storage company due to the price and cost of ongoing support. The EMC product is still a great product, I just find it too expensive to purchase and maintain in today's competitive marketplace.

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We chose Tintri because it allowed us to no longer have to carefully manage our storage platform. We pretty much set it and forget it. Also, management of Tintri does not require a storage expert. This is no longer a full time job to manage.

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• Ease of management is the best feature. You can see performance stats as per your needs
• Cost

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• Great predictive on performance and each VM and database gets resource needed.
• Real-time analytics that provides visibility with value.
• Copy data management speeds that helps accelerate productivity.

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