Pure Storage FlashArray

The Pure Storage FlashArray is the primary storage platform for our VMware virtualized environment. We use it to host all of our storage needs, from test workstations to our primary databases. The flexibility of the platform along with its ease of use made it an easy decision. Utilizing native replication to an array at our secondary site makes disaster recovery effortless.

• + Quickly able to provision storage to end users
• + Simple integrations steps when adding new hosts into the environment
• - Overall cost compared to other vendors is slightly higher

Dell PowerScale

VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series

We are using Pure Storage FlashArray for virtualization and for main datastore, and I think it is perfect for our environment that needs to process multiple real time transactions because it has super fast all-flash SSD NVMe disk. This is a huge improvement for us who previously only used hybrid disk. One of the important features that we use every day is storage snapshot which is equipped with ant-ransomware.

• Improve speed of business process
• Reduce time to market
• Improve Internal efficiency

Dell PowerStore T Series and NetApp AFF A-Series

Dell PowerStore T Series, NetApp AFF A-Series

We deployed one array to a client's DRP which went pretty well. Currently it handles the DRP data and a few offsite production workloads which needed to be handled since this client is a wholefood distributor and didn't have enough infra to handle its load on the DRP and the offsite needs.

• Seamless integration really takes the big screen.
• Speed on the vCenter cluster storage backend really was something everybody should have.
• The simplicity on getting deployed on a single work day is awesome.

IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems), HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage, Dell EMC Unity, Dell EMC SC Series (Compellent), Dell EMC VMAX All Flash Storage and HPE Nimble Storage

• Positive - Long-running jobs take less time with AFA
• Positive - no longer have to spend time looking at disk performance when events happen, it's rarely a storage issue these days.

DDN IntelliFlash (formerly Tegile, from Western Digital), Dell EMC PowerMax NVMe and Dell EMC SC Series (Compellent)

• [Pure Storage has turned] days and hours into seconds and minutes. We are dramatically more productive from development to servicing our clients.
• Consistent costs.
• No down time for upgrades and maintenance.

Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Visual Studio Code