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Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series vs. NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays

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    Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AThe Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Storage Arrays are storage-area network (SAN) available via hybrid and all flash storage. Presently the product line includes the hybrid storage arrays models ThinkSystem DE2000H, ThinkSystem DE4000H, ThinkSystem DE6000H, and the all-flash storage array models ThinkSystem DE4000F, and ThinkSystem DE6000F.N/A

    NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AThe NetApp® EF-Series is a family of entry-level and midrange all-flash storage arrays that accelerate organizations' access to data and help derive value from it. These systems offer NVMe flash storage and provide more affordable to extreme IOPS, boasting response times under 100 microseconds and bandwidth up to 44GBps.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series and NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays
    Feature
    Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series
    -
    Ratings
    NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays
    8.9
    5 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Flash Array Performance00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration00 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Data Compression00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Simplicity00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
    Power Savings00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    Usability
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    9.0
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lenovo
    My experience with Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series has been commendable and everything has been running smoothly. Data storage and analysis takes place effectively under this platform system giving our teams best insights on planning and decision making on time. All our financial records have great database that is secure and cannot be easily compromised by unauthorized access. The customer support team is reliable and always ready to offer help where needed 24/7.
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    NetApp
    NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is useful for the application that required high badwidth , IOP's like Video surveillance, analytics (hadoop), online transaction processing applications, fast data backup and restore. NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays is less appropriate for the application that required low/medium IOP's . i.e log collection application server, snapshot collection ... etc.
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    Pros
    Lenovo
    • It easily updates our systems to comply with international standards.
    • Networking our systems with cloud servers
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    NetApp
    • Storage pooling with thin provisioning
    • Solution of MetroCluster in Cluster-Mode known as MCC
    • very good solution for more than 500 users per cluster
    • impressive IOPS, microsecond response times
    • Faster database application
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    Cons
    Lenovo
    • I have not experienced any downside that requires improvement.
    • No missing functionality across all the features
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    NetApp
    • NetApp EF-Series All Flash Array need to perform the additional configuration for multipathing
    • Experienced are required to manage this storage
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    Usability
    Lenovo
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    NetApp
    HW and SW of NetApp EF-Series All Flash Arrays are easy to use, with very good support.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lenovo
    I have not worked with a similar product in our company but this has been a reliable product throughout. It is easy and flexible to work with and the cost is manageable. It has suitable data storage plans that have been favorable to our workload demands. The results have always been positive and Return on Investment was achieved within the planned time. It has been profitable to all our departments meeting all data security requirements and working at reliable speed in file transfer.
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    NetApp
    I have not been able to work with such a great platform in my career experience. Data storage and networking of all databases have been a great achievement of this platform. The user interface is simple and the dashboard shows clear trends in data infrastructure. There are backup storage systems on our cloud servers in case we lose any data. It has an automated update system that keeps our applications up to date.
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    Return on Investment
    Lenovo
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    NetApp
    • High dedupe ratio
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