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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NetApp FAS Storage Arrays

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ANetApp's FAS series systems offers a storage array system for enterprises.N/A

    Tintri VMstore

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ATintri VMstore Intelligent Infrastructure is designed to simplify and automate storage management, deliver real-time analytics, and maximize performance so users can refocus efforts on high-impact projects and business innovation. Tintri is a DDN Storage company since the 2018 acquisition.N/A
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    NetApp FAS Storage ArraysTintri VMstore
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    NetApp FAS Storage ArraysTintri VMstore
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    NetApp FAS Storage ArraysTintri VMstore
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    78%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
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    Features
    NetApp FAS Storage ArraysTintri VMstore
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of NetApp FAS Storage Arrays and Tintri VMstore
    Feature
    NetApp FAS Storage Arrays
    -
    Ratings
    Tintri VMstore
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Flash Array Performance00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Data Compression00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Simplicity00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Power Savings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    NetApp FAS Storage ArraysTintri VMstore
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NetApp FAS Storage ArraysTintri VMstore
    Likelihood to Recommend
    NetApp
    It is very easy to use with NFS. Creating new volumes and mounting to servers such as ESXi or Linux is a breeze. It does also support CIFS but it is far less intuitive and requires much more effort. Replicated data is also very simple and robust in the form of SnapVaults or SnapMirrors. This data is either immediately or periodically replicated to a peer FAS in the cluster for retention.
    Incentivized
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    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
    When you need a simple storage platform that is built from the ground up for performance. If IOPS is important to you, this is a great product for you.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    NetApp
    • The selling point for NetApp FAS is the application and data protection integration capabilities they provide.
    • We have been able to use NetApp FAS in a variety of use cases with a standard set of management tools.
    • NetApp FAS has evolved over the years from just NAS to also include block protocols. At this time they support almost all industry standard protocols.
    Incentivized
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    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
    • Thin provisioned drives for SQL and Oracle databases allow maximizing virtual environment storage
    • Excellent performance in the virtual environment
    • Works well with System Center Virtual Machine Manager and Hyper-V
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    NetApp
    • Deduplication job runs at certain times and creates a large CPU overhead for the system
    • Management of a volumes, disk groups, LUNs, etc. is a burden to manage and is not efficient with storage capacity
    • Upgrades are complicated and not "non-disruptive"
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    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
    • None missing. Helps in data protection.
    • Troubleshooting workload balancing.
    • Eliminates manual processes during deployment.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    NetApp
    It just works! We've used NetApp FAS Storage Arrays systems since 2011 and have had fantastic results, in particular since 2016 as performance has drastically improved. Tools are great/user friendly, command line capabilities are very strong ... it is simply very effective at what it does!
    Incentivized
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    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Usability
    NetApp
    It does have a really nice and easy to use web interface to do pretty much anything you need with it. It was very simple to configure our volumes and luns and connect them to our VMWare environment using the interface. It has options to rename, shrink, grow, and other things with our luns and volumes. It was nice and easy to read graphs to see where you stand on your storage usage at a glance.
    Incentivized
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    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Support Rating
    NetApp
    NetApp support in Brazil is managed by its partners. We know in other countries, such as the US and NO, they have support directly from Netapp. We have a very good NetApp partner working with us since the beginning, on both the implementation and daily support. Very few cases needed to be escalated to NetApp support, most of the cases are handled and satisfyingly closed by the partner.
    Incentivized
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    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Implementation Rating
    NetApp
    Our initial deployment was handled by pro services. Most later deployments were handled in-house. All went very smoothly. Documentation made it relatively easy to set up new systems which allowed us to do it in-house. When using pro services they were professional and comprehensive.
    Incentivized
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    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Alternatives Considered
    NetApp
    NetApp stacked nicely and gave enterprise-level usability for snapshot-based backups. Our previous RPO was several hours. It was selected prior to me arriving at the company, but It was selected for the hardware refreshes due to its compatibility with several other vendors, like CommVault and VMware.
    Incentivized
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    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    NetApp
    • The speed of file recovery is the biggest positive impact. Recovering from a ransomware attack in minutes is something you can certainly brag about.
    • Integration with products like Exchange and SQL can certainly speed up normal day to day processes. Not just in backup recovery situations either.
    • Redundant paths make migrations and updates very easy with no downtime.
    Incentivized
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    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
    • Drastically decrease virtual server install time
    • Allowing thin provision drives without performance issues
    Incentivized
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