HPE Alletra 6010 - SSD array
$40,735.99
Mfg # R4U28A
CDW # 6545923
Quick tech specs
- Solid state drive array
- iSCSI (1 GbE) (external)
- 4U
- 24 bays (PCIe (NVMe))
- rack-mountable
- CTO
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Add reliable and highly available storage with the HPE Alletra 6010 Solid State Drive Array. This SSD has a maximum storage capacity of 92 TB.
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HPE Alletra 6010 - SSD array is rated
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Rated 5 out of
5 by
Javeed Shaik from
Enables us to check every metric, including bandwidth and latency, at a granular level
What is our primary use case?
We typically use Alletra NVMe drives for high-performance applications requiring more than 200,000 IOPS per second. We also have HPE's 3PAR, the most advanced version of the storage array. It can address most application issues and has less than 2 millisecond latency.
How has it helped my organization?
We had faced issues with 3PAR because the drives slowed down, and we constantly had to change the capacity. There was too much incoming data, and the CTDs were always full. We needed some compression, deduplication, and provisioning. Even after applying all these techniques, we still faced some issues with space.
But Alletra has high-capacity NVMe drives, so we no longer have a problem. There are no spikes, regardless of our incoming IOPS or my customer's application requirements. The solution immediately addresses the needs of any applications.
Also, you need not worry about backend vulnerabilities. It is an awesome product. You deploy and run it without worrying about what's happening at the security level. It's better than other storage classes like MSS. These NVMe models have played a significant role here.
We achieve storage availability by maximizing usable storage while minimizing hardware storage requirements. We have almost three petabytes of data space, and we're only using one petabyte, leaving two petabytes available.
What is most valuable?
We have the most advanced HPE products available that we can monitor with the HP InfoSight feature, which enables us to check every metric, including bandwidth and latency, at a granular level. Alletra's mechanism is excellent and can handle multiple traffic sources. Anything is possible. Regarding your application, the IO behavior can be random, sequential, or a database. It serves web and e-commerce applications better.
HP InfoSight lets you see all the alerts from SSMC and proactively log cases. It will automatically raise a ticket to HPE when critical hardware fails. You get an idea about what will happen and be proactive. You can see when a node will restart so we can investigate and work with support. We can also see how nodes and ports are performing.
DataCare helps you manage allocation mapping and firmware upgrades. We can also replace drives, troubleshoot, set up applications, update proxies, and take backups through DataCare.
What needs improvement?
More training videos would help. We could learn some best practices. Sometimes, people may not follow the best practices and reach out to support, who will tell them that they need to follow these best practices to get this performance or result.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Alletra for nearly two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The batteries, BIOS configuration, and power supply are much more stable than the previous models.
How are customer service and support?
I rate HPE support eight out of 10. Their support is kind, and they respond quickly.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have IBM's flash array. We face too many problems with IBM's flash array because the code is unstable and nodes must be restarted. We haven't seen these issues with Alletra. We also use Oracle Cloud and plan to use AWS, but the cost is too high.
How was the initial setup?
Alletra is straightforward if you connect it properly. Once it's plugged in, you assign IP addresses and start configuring the security
What other advice do I have?
I rate HPE Alletra eight out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-10-07T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506164 from
Reliable, cost-effective, and offers very good performance
What is our primary use case?
Alletra is the primary storage for our entire company.
How has it helped my organization?
It's bulletproof, and it's the right price point.
What is most valuable?
The reliability and cost are excellent.
It provides a cloud-like operation model for data management on-premises. That said, we haven't taken advantage of this.
The solution is good for predicting and preventing problems before they start.
The 100% data availability guarantee was important when choosing a solution. We're stewards of our client's data in the financial services industry, and customers would not think of us very highly.
The solution has helped us to reduce the time spent on storage provisioning. We previously used Nimble, and we don't have data on how much difference there is. I don't have data yet.
Alletra has helped us improve our storage performance.
What needs improvement?
I don't have any specific areas for improvement.
It's already being tied into GreenLake. However, my understanding is that the dashboards are now going to be a charge. That's concerning.
For how long have I used the solution?
We purchased our first Alletra this year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Alletra is very good. It's very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is very good. It was one of the reasons we chose it, as we are interested in expanding our environment.
How are customer service and support?
From what I have heard, the technical support is pretty good. They are good at getting back to my storage team. They've had a positive experience.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Nimble Storage. We are replacing our Nimble with Alletra. This is the latest generation so it's a bit of an upgrade.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment process was easy. We didn't have any problems. My storage administrator was able to set it up.
What about the implementation team?
We did not use any outside assistance. We managed the setup ourselves.
What was our ROI?
The ROI is that the solution is pretty much bulletproof.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We haven't had any issues with pricing and licensing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We had been a Dell storage shop previously and we did evaluate those options. We chose Alletra based on cost and reliability.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Jim Welch from
Great performance with excellent support and a data availability guarantee
What is our primary use case?
We use it for our primary production storage array as well as its DR capabilities, where we replicate our data over to another Nimble or Alletra.
What is most valuable?
The resiliency of its array capabilities and the data replication features they have available are the product's most valuable aspects.
It provides a cloud-like operating model on-prem. It has positively affected operations. The management tools they have available make it easy to provision or add additional space. It's very easy to click through.
It's been a rock-solid system. We've had a couple of drives go down before we're even aware of it and they notify us and send us a replacement.
It's important to have a data availability guarantee, being a hospital. We need to maintain that patient data.
The workflows are very automated, for example, if we need something replaced.
We've been able to reduce the time spent on storage provisioning by 30%. It's so easy to provision a data store or a new chunk of disk.
We've improved storage performance. The all-flash system we have is incredibly fast.
What needs improvement?
In the perfect world, it would be cheaper.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for about five years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable and rock-solid. It's been five years. A drive may be going out since it's been so long; however, beyond that, which is expected, we haven't had any issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's easily scalable. You can build up and out with this kind of storage.
You can get around five additional shelves, and you're talking hundreds of terabytes of data that you can put on this solution.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is great. HPE provides some of the best support we've ever dealt with. We do pay for premium support. It's worth every penny. As soon as we have a problem, we open a ticket with them, and they immediately get back to us well within the four hour SLA that we have with them.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have a 3PAR that's also an HPE storage array. We also have a Nimble. The 3PAR has been good. However, it's getting older, and it's in need of a change.
How was the initial setup?
We do use an Azure Cloud. However, it is a very small footprint.
The experience deploying an Alletra was very good. It was nice and easy.
What about the implementation team?
We do go through a third party to order the solution; however, my colleague and I were the individuals who actually racked it.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed an ROI in terms of the IOPs. The speed at which we get the data from it is incredibly fast.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
If there was another solution that was evaluated, it would have been before my time at the company.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. It's rock solid with great support. It's just the price that is the sticking point.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506149 from
Helped reduce the time spent on storage provisioning
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for VMware.
What is most valuable?
The ease of operation and ease of use are important aspects for us. The throughput of the units itself is really impressive.
The solution provides cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data. You manage it through the cloud or on-prem as well. It wasn't a drastic change from what we used before, as we used HPE products. It's all NVMe-based. The IOs were through the roof compared to what we were using before. We'd see bursts of up to 17,000 IOPs, whereas before, we saw maybe 5,000.
I've logged into the analytics program, InfoSight, and it's good. With InfoSight, we can get on there and it can give us pointers about if we need more storage, for example, or insights into caching.
The guarantee of data availability was very important when we were deciding on a solution. With HPE's background and the support we knew we were making a smart decision.
We've been able to reduce the time spent on storage provisioning. Compared to other HPE products that we've used, we have an ISCSI setup and we were able to build our storage setups very quickly. The simple UI made it so that it's just a few clicks to provision.
What needs improvement?
With what we've used the solution with right now, I haven't faced any issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of the solution is good. I haven't had an issue with it yet.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I'm assuming we can just add more drives if we need to. I haven't had to scale. We have two Alletras and they are sized for 100 TBs with current storage (with deduplication and compression) is maybe 50 TBs.
How are customer service and support?
Support is good. I get all the answers I need. Some vendors were able to bring HPE people to answer support questions. I haven't had any issues when dealing with them.
Of course, support always depends on who you talk to on the other end. Sometimes, with HP, there may be language barriers, and they seem to cycle through tech a lot more. That said, overall, I always get the answers I need.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We've used HPE products previously. We also have Pure Storage.
How was the initial setup?
It took nothing really to set it up. It was all online, and we were able to set it up and start using it within about three hours. We had experience with HP products that we used before.
What about the implementation team?
We deployed the solution ourselves.
What was our ROI?
We have not witnessed an ROI just yet. It has improved speed and performance overall.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did evaluate other options, and we have other storage that we have on-site as well. For what Alletras does, in terms of throughput, the cost is good.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
SewakKhurana from
Reasonably priced, very easy to use, and perfect for our organization
What is our primary use case?
HPE Alletra 6000 that we are using used to be Nimble. We have warehouses. We have 100 employees or something like that. We have 3 servers and about 50 VMs. For that, it is a perfect fit.
How has it helped my organization?
They are stable systems. HPE Alletra 6000 is reasonably priced. It is a perfect fit for our organization.
There is a Call Home feature. If there are any issues, it connects directly to the remote support. That is helpful for me. I get alerted by HPE before I connect and get my alerts.
The guarantee of data availability is very important for any organization. If your storage system dies, the whole company shuts down.
It has helped reduce the time spent on storage provisioning. You plug it in, and with a few clicks, it is all configured within a few minutes. I do not have the metrics, but it does not take that long to configure.
It is very simple. It does not take much time to troubleshoot.
It has improved our storage performance in terms of IOPs. I cannot really compare it, but I do not have to worry about IOPs anymore.
It has not helped reduce the time spent resolving storage-related support tickets. It is the same as Nimble.
What is most valuable?
Ease of utilization and ease of backup are valuable. You just plug it in, run a few commands, and set it up. It is done.
What needs improvement?
Lately, I had trouble with the configuration. They have GreenLake, and you have to have the serial number connected to GreenLake. You have to connect to the cloud. When you configure it, the system has to be connected to the Internet. Otherwise, you cannot configure it. That is the most difficult part. They need to have something that does not require a connection to the Internet. Once you have configured it, then it should connect to the Internet or GreenLake, and that is fine. The problem for me is that I configure at a remote location where I do not have access to the Internet, but this requires the Internet.
For how long have I used the solution?
I used HPE Alletra 9000 about two and a half years ago, and I have been using HPE Alletra 6000 for about a year or so.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable. I do not have any issues at all.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is pretty scalable. I have added more disks.
How are customer service and support?
It is hit-and-miss. Most of the time, I get good service, but sometimes, I get stuck. Occasionally, you run into a situation where people do not know what they are doing, and then you are stuck. When that happens, I get my reps, and they help me out. Overall, the service is great. It has improved.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I was using HPE. It was Nimble, and now it is Alletra, so we migrated from Nimble to Alletra.
How was the initial setup?
We have 5000 series. We are using a private cloud.
Its deployment is very simple. You just plug it in, click a few times, give an IP address, and you are all set up. It is no trouble at all.
What about the implementation team?
I deployed it myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is reasonably priced.
What other advice do I have?
HPE Alletra Storage provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. I have seen that, but it is not at all useful for me because my applications are very simple.
I would rate HPE Alletra Storage a ten out of ten. It is perfect for me in terms of the price range and utilization. It is easy to set up and easy to manage, and it gets the job done. There is only one issue. It requires GreenLake for configuration. They need to change that because sometimes, the end user is at a remote location without Internet access. It should not have anything to do with configuring the storage, but unfortunately, they are linked, and you are stuck.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506167 from
Fairly priced, high uptime, and can be easily used by junior admins
What is our primary use case?
It runs our corporate and restaurant data center.
How has it helped my organization?
It reduces the need for a specialized storage engineer. Uptime has been high, so it has reduced outages or downtime.
HPE Alletra Storage provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. It reduces the need for advanced engineers to do configurations and customization.
It routinely opens tickets on its behalf for support and hardware replacements without our intervention and downtime.
The guarantee of data availability is very important to our organization.
HPE Alletra Storage has significantly helped reduce the time spent on storage provisioning. We have always used it, but I know from dealing with other storage devices that it significantly reduces the complexity and the time to deploy.
The operating system works well for IOPS. It has got more overhead than we use, so performance has been good.
HPE Alletra Storage has helped reduce the time spent resolving storage-related support tickets. There is auto ticket generation and auto hardware replacement with support.
What is most valuable?
There is ease of use for junior admins. We have VMware integrations for data stores, cloning operations of existing data stores, and InfoSight analytics.
What needs improvement?
I do not have any issues with it. It has been good for us. There are no cons that I see, and that is why we use it.
There are no additional features that I would want to see.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution since HPE bought Nimble. It has been five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It scales fine. We have added shelves on an add-need basis in the past without any issues.
How are customer service and support?
HPE provides good customer service for us. We have never had any issues with response time and resolving problems.
How was the initial setup?
Deployment was very simple and straightforward, performed by junior administrators.
What was our ROI?
In my view, we have got our return with the ease of use and reduction of technical skill sets.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is fairly priced. It is in line with industry standard pricing and cost models.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated IBM, NetApp, and Dell solutions. I chose HPE in the end because Nimble was a very stable platform that I have used for a long time with great success.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate it a ten out of ten for simplicity, uptime, cost, and InfoSight analytics.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2505771 from
Scalable, simple to deploy, and good support
What is our primary use case?
It is for dHCI, which is the hyper-converged infrastructure for HPE. It is replacing the tradition where when you have node storage, you have to purchase a model of switches. It combines the compute and storage.
How has it helped my organization?
Its benefits vary because I have used many models. I see it now handling VDI. Previously, when I had VDI and I put HPE for it, I would always go for Simplivity, whereas now, with the new model and GreenLake, they have attached Alletra to the cloud. It is serving people working from home a lot. They do not need to log in to do VPN anymore, create volumes, and manage their backups. If they have a full system for virtual storage, and they have Zerto for application replication, they can manage everything on the cloud. Zerto can also be managed on the cloud. If you have a stack, it does not matter how many systems you have. They all are going to show up in one interface. This is a huge benefit. Anything living in the storage can be monitored through the cloud.
HPE Alletra Storage has different models to cover SMBs, midsize companies, and enterprises. Enterprise companies with modern compute, CPU, and memory can have more virtual machines. It is easy for Alletra to grow and expand with the shelves. Customers are happy with it. Only one time I upgraded Alletra from 6010 to 6030 to add more storage and change the controllers. Customers are happy with Alletra. They do not complain. I never see them complain.
What is most valuable?
It is the simplicity of the deployment. They have unified all the features they have. For example, the creation and management of the storage was previously done through the plugins but with limited features. It was slow and had some challenges, whereas now, they have modern plug-ins that have more features and simulate the interface for the storage. Customers love it. The thing that they love the most about the plug-in is the one-click upgrade. They do not need to go to each device.
What needs improvement?
There can be more visibility and statistics for the customers to see. The customers would love to see AI. Even if it is not AI, there can be more visibility and real-time statistics that IT people can monitor and show to their bosses and impress them. To monitor things, they have reports, but the report system is old. Reports are by email. If they can show monthly growth and advise on the usage, it will make the lives of customers and IT people easy. They are going to love it. They would like to have one tool that can take them everywhere. There should be a single pane of glass. If they sit in a meeting, they should be able to answer questions related to whether they need more storage. They should not have had to go to different portals to get results, which creates confusion. If they have one place where they can see everything in graphics, it will be great.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using HPE Alletra Storage for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have been working with HPE for six years. When I do an upgrade, I can see the Nimble that I installed for the customer five years ago as it is. No one touched it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
They continue to do a good job. I did not reach the max for anything. Every time I add a shelf for the customer, it takes 15 minutes. You just add a shelf, put the SaaS, and you are good to go.
How are customer service and support?
Their support works very well. You can just grab the phone and reach out to their support. Their support answers you immediately. This is a big deal for the customers.
I do deployment as well. Every time I get stuck at something or something goes wrong because something is missing or the customers do not have a proper configuration, I can reach out to their support immediately. I just pick up the phone, and they answer. We talk for ten minutes, and their support engineer understands the case. I open a secure channel for him to access or I give him a CLI with remote access. He applies his magic and reset the things.
I would rate them a ten out of ten because they get my issues solved. If the support engineer can not resolve an issue, he just escalates it. Being a technical person, I understand that the response can take longer. There could be some bugs, and their support team cannot give you the answer immediately.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I am HPE ASE certified. I do not bring any other customers to the game. I always present HPE. It has been six years since I have been doing this work for my company. We are beating Cisco. We are beating anyone with Dell PowerVault. We beat all of those models.
All the other companies have the same solution, but it comes down to knowing the expectations of the customer and putting things together for them from the switch to the compute to the storage. When you present them together, the result is going to be a yes. The price also plays a role, but HPE is what customers like to go for most of the time. About 70% of customers decide in advance where they will go, but some customers are surprised with the combination that we bring. We put Zerto, and we put the cloud for them. We provide them visibility and make the deployment easy for them. We give them administrator training. All these things that we add on top make customers comfortable to go with HPE even if they do not know HPE.
About 60% to 70% of customers go with the cheapest price, but they also need to see the performance and other things. We have a lot of customers. We took them to HPE Headquarters in Houston. We bring customers to events like HPE Discover. Last year, we brought a customer here and sold four sites to him with dHCI. We finished the Dallas one or the last one three months ago.
How was the initial setup?
Our clients mostly use it on-prem, but they also use it for the DR site and HQ.
The deployment is simple.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate HPE Alletra Storage a nine out of ten. There should be 99% uptime. There are no issues with dHCI when it comes to upgrades, but with Alletra, they need to have the ESXi upgraded to the latest version. They need to use the correct or compatible plug-ins for it. Every time you go up with the storage, you need to look at your environment. Customers are probably not aware of all this because they do not create volumes every year or every day. There are certain things they need to keep in mind to upgrade. I do not blame the device. They need to initiate a call with the support for compatibility to ensure that everything will work.
Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:Partner
Date published: 2024-08-01T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Randolph Moses from
Well-priced and easy to set up and maintain
What is our primary use case?
We use it to connect to our Synergy chassis as Storage. On the chassis, there are 12 blades running Hyper V. We put those in failover clusters - two clusters per Synergy chassis. Alletra is the storage where the virtual machines are stored in those failover clusters, Hyper V clusters.
How has it helped my organization?
It's simple to use and deploy, unlike its predecessor, which was a three-part system. I like three-part, but it is overkill and extremely complicated to manage.
What is most valuable?
The simplicity of use is great. You define the storage size and space that you need, the volumes, and then you give access to the clusters or to the host, the Hyper V blade servers. From there, I can build all the virtual machines that I need on Alletra.
Alletra provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managed use data infrastructure. Although we use everything on-prem, we do have some cloud-based storage with Microsoft Azure. We are doing a lot of stuff in Azure, although personally, I stay away from that. I'm the hardware guy, and prefer on-prem solutions.
Cloud-based is so much more expensive. The on-prem stuff is cheaper; Microsoft charges us through the nose for Azure.
We have redundancy built into our products and Alletra through the Hyper V clusters. There is a lot of redundancy built in, so we never have downtime. \
It's easy to configure and provision.
It's helped us reduce the time spent resolving storage by 50%. The cost vs convenience is very good.
What needs improvement?
Previously, the three-part gave us the ability to build on SSC or spindles. The Alletra doesn't allow for this. You can put spindles and you can put SSDs, but the operating system decides what goes where. If I could build a volume that was SSD only for some of the things like our databases, our Microsoft databases, which require a lot of IO and a lot of speed, that would be ideal. The three part was better at that.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for as long as it's been available - for about two years now. We used to use Nimble.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We've got several of these products running with no issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is pretty good.
We run them with the main head unit, which has 24 or so drives on it, and then we add the subunit, a secondary chassis, which has one more drive. The top one has 24 drives and the bottom one has 25. We get to choose whether they're SSD or spindles, and we use a mixture of both.
How are customer service and support?
We carry five-year extended contracts with HP on all of our equipment. Support is pretty good.I dial their number and go through things with them, and overall, it works out well.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The installation is straightforward. I help our reseller manage the deployment.
What about the implementation team?
Our reseller physically does the installation. I'm always present, giving them the IP addresses and access to our data center.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm a field engineer. I install what is given to me. I know little about the cost. That said, my understanding is that it is considerably cheaper to go with Alletra. The pricing is cheaper, the setup is easier, and the licensing is likely the same
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It does what we need it to do, and it is more than enough. Plus, it's easy to set up and maintain.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Christian Aguilar from
The configuration capacity it has to create a cluster for replication is excellent
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for our data warehouse. We had a latency problem with data warehouse services. We had 3PAR and we migrated everything to Alletra. The latency that Alletra gives us is much lower than that given by 3PAR and it has managed to support the number of IOPs generated by the service.
How has it helped my organization?
The execution response times of data warehouse tasks have improved, and the reports have been produced on time as required by the Bank.
What is most valuable?
The configuration capacity it has to create a cluster for replication is excellent.
The latency it gives me is incredible.
Alletra provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. In terms of administration, we can do stuff from anywhere; we do not need to be on the local management network. That is one of the best benefits. So is the whole subject of team status reports through "GreenLake.
The guarantee of data availability to our organization is important. I work in a financial area, so protecting data is the most valuable task the bank has and we feel safe with Alletra.
Alletra helped reduce the time in storage provisioning. We have reduced it by two hours. Before switching solutions, it used to take us two to three hours, and we have reduced it to about 15 minutes with Alletra.
Alletra improved our storage performance in terms of IOPs. It has been reduced, however, I couldn't say by how much right now. I do know that with the storage we had before, we were already saturated with 30,000 IOPs, whereas with Alletra we have put 50,000 IOPs in it and it has worked well.
What needs improvement?
I haven't found anything that could be improved. It's a good product overall. We didn't buy it for production purposes. We wanted to use it for development. That said, due to the efficiency it has, the company is already thinking about putting it into production.
Maybe they could just reduce the number of racks and the amount of rack space.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
To date, we have not generated any cases for Alletra, which means it has given us 100% stability. In these past two years, Alletra has never generated any cases for us in terms of stability issues - which is a very good sign.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have not had the opportunity to require more resources at the moment.
How are customer service and support?
Support is excellent. It is easy to ask for help, and the response we receive is very specific. We do not give the situation much thought or go back and forth about it.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used 3PAR. We changed to a new technology due to obsolescence more than any other reason.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was relatively simple. After installation, there were not many configurations. We were quickly up and running. The support was very good.
What about the implementation team?
We used the help of a third-party vendor and received good attention.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The issue of price and cost is handled by another area; I am from the technical side.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated Dell and Pure Storage. With Pure Storage the difference was the price. With Dell, the difference was mostly in the number of IOPs supported by Alletra and the type of rack they used.
What other advice do I have?
I give Alletra a ten out of ten. I have no complaints about Alletra at this time as it exceeded our expectations.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-08-11T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Robenson Septimus from
Excellent data reduction and compression with fast support
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for high data reduction. We use it for compression and deduplication.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable aspect is the data reduction and compression. Space is important for our company and more space can get very expensive. Compression of data helps cut costs. If we have 100 TB of data, it can compress this quite well.
It's very secure and reliable. It offers good high-level storage.
We use the on-prem interface, not the cloud interface. We always use Alletra as a local management solution.
It's predictive and offers a good high level of prevention for problems. It will go ahead and open a case if there is a problem.
Storage provision is good. It's easy to use.
The guarantee of data availability is important.
We've been able to improve our storage performance in terms of IOPS. I've checked it recently and saw that it's improved.
We've been able to reduce the time spent resolving storage-related tickets. Now, it takes a maximum of two hours.
What needs improvement?
We haven't seen any negative issues.
It can be less expensive. It's very expensive for us.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Alletra for approximately four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is very good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is highly scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is fast and responsive. At a maximum, we'll get a resolution in one day. However, it's usually one to two hours.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did use 3PAR and Primera among other solutions.
We liked Alletra's high-level storage.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment was really straightforward and easy to manage. It's very user-friendly. You simply click through.
What was our ROI?
We have yet to witness any ROI.
What other advice do I have?
We have two Alletra models and have recently added another product.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. It's reliable. It has many features, and the data reduction and compression are great.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
BrianMoss from
Easy to set up replication and snapshots with very good performance
What is our primary use case?
I added two shelves to the two Cisco systems and it's running well.
How has it helped my organization?
The management costs are very low. That's a big benefit for us.
What is most valuable?
They've been great. I have no issues with them.
Provisioning works and is very simple. It's easy to use.
Setting up snapshots is very easy, and replication between the two systems is easy as well.
The solution provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem. I just use it for day-to-day management tasks. Other than that, I don't do provisioning or anything like that. I use the native interface for that.
I keep it pretty up-to-date so I don't have to really worry about any issues. I had a couple of failed drives and they went as planned. It was no big deal.
The solution helped to reduce the time spent on storage for messaging. That said, I don't have too much to compare it to.
Its performance is very good - especially when I added a second shelf to the system. It spreads the data out over more spindles and also more solid-state drives.
What needs improvement?
They have a new update coming out that I'm going to be using as far as lack of snapshots. I'm going to put that into place as soon as I upgrade to the new version.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for probably 12 months now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable. I've had no issues so far.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's easy to scale. I just added two new shelves to the systems, and it was straightforward.
How are customer service and support?
I've never had to call technical support. I've had two failed drives, and they had automated tickets set up with the driver arriving four hours later.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've been an HP customer for a long time. I've been happy with their support and reliability.
I've previously used Trinti. However, it is no longer a company.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment was pretty simple. I figured out how to provide or provision the storage and set up replication, and I was done quickly.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing and licensing are streamlined. I didn't have any issues.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did look at NetApp, among other solutions. I decided on Alletra based on its interface, ease of use, and the time I didn't need to spend worrying about it.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. It's simple to use and we haven't had any technical issues.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506107 from
Excellent uptime, guaranteed data availability, and knowledgable support
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for our VMware storage. We have different networks and systems.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution offers such a small footprint and good deduplication. We went down from a whole rack to half a rack and it has just as much performance as all flash.
What is most valuable?
The uptime is excellent. We had a demo and never had a problem. It stayed up and running.
Alletra helps prevent and predict problems. We've had several cases open up with just the firmware or hardware, and we've had amazing adjustments so far. They've let us know when there's an issue. InfoSight has been great.
The guaranteed data availability was a point to discuss when we were trying to decide what solution to go with.
We've been able to reduce the spent on storage provisioning by 50%. We don't have to create storage groups or anything like that.
Alletra improved storage performance in terms of IOPs by at least 75%.
Alletra has helped us reduce the time spent resolving storage-related support tickets by 50%.
What needs improvement?
The solution could disable having to be on the internet to activate for GreenLake.
It would be great if we had a direct integration with Veeam repositories so we wouldn't have to go through Linux or Windows.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for five or six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of Alletra is very good. We've only had two hours of downtime on one specific use case in all the years we have had it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability isn't something I've had to do. We've only added a shelf, and that's easy. You just plug it in and activate.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support has been good. I do get an engineer every time I call and they already know what the problem is.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used EMC. Then we moved to Nimble.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment was simple. Getting wired up you can do everything from your web console. We did a demo with Nimble and took it from there.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed an ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
In the beginning, the licensing was great, however, now it's HPE. We used to have two line items: hardware and support. Now there are so many more. It's more complex.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated Pure Storage, Nimble, and a few others. Pure was expensive, and Nimble gave us what we wanted for the price.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. I would recommend it to others. When I talk to colleagues in IT, it's something I recommend. It's been easy to work with.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2507022 from
Impressive speed and the reliability is excellent
What is our primary use case?
We were replacing our 3PAR with Alletra.
How has it helped my organization?
Alletra has mainly helped our organization by offering us improved performance.
What is most valuable?
The speed is very impressive. The reliability is excellent. We haven't had a single issue with it.
Alletra provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem. It hasn't affected operations.
It's very good at predicting and preventing problems. It's very robust. It notifies you of any issues at all. That said, we haven't had any early warnings. I've seen some messages. Overall, I'm pretty impressed at the proactiveness.
The guarantee of data availability has been important. To have that kind of guarantee is something we don't get from other vendors.
Alletra has helped reduce the time spent on storage and provisioning. 3PAR was pretty easy on this count as well. It does reduce maybe 25% or so.
The solution has improved our storage performance in terms of IOPs by about 15%.
We haven't had any storage-related support tickets.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to see a migration tool. That doesn't seem to be available on Alletra. It was fairly difficult to migrate the data from 3PAR over.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Alletra for about two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of the solution is rock-solid.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's really easy to expand Alletra on the fly. We don't have to take an outage, which is important.
How are customer service and support?
We haven't had any issues per se and haven't had to call support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used 3PAR. It was coming up on the end of life, which was why we switched.
How was the initial setup?
We got it up and running in just a few days.
Deploying was really straightforward. It's just a matter of hooking it up to the fabric and then learning the management interface. That was probably the biggest time-consuming factor - just learning the differences between the new management interface and 3PAR.
What about the implementation team?
We got the product through GreenLake. We had someone from HPE come out and provide a basic overview.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed a bit of ROI since using Alletra.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Licensing and cost weren't an issue at all.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We didn't really look at other solutions. We considered NetApp, however, it got eliminated quickly based on price and performance. Alletra was a lot better.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten based on the performance, reliability, and price point.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506059 from
Good performance, low learning curve, and helpful support
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution as a hybrid cloud.
How has it helped my organization?
It's easy to do a tiered storage for caching, et cetera. Clients find it easily expandable in size. They can start small and layer on.
What is most valuable?
Clients like the insights tools within the solution that came from Nimble and were pulled in.
Once it's set up, it's easy to make changes from the cloud interface.
You get alerts and can easily find out what's important and what's noise.
Alletra helps clients reduce time spent on storage provisioning. As a partner, we set it up for them and help design it. Some remain clients, and we continue to maintain it. Other smaller teams take it on themselves, yet they can pick it up pretty quickly.
It's easier, with the insights to figure out where you are having a problem. Before, it was hard to figure out where the bottleneck was. This provides better visibility.
What needs improvement?
They are starting to add more blocking tools. It's lacking natively, however, they seem to be adding in more. The more they can integrate it into one dashboard, the easier it will be for the client.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is generally bulletproof with easy upgrades.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is excellent. A nice piece of Green Lake is adding cloud scalability without having to redo anything on-prem.
How are customer service and support?
We sometimes wrap our service with HPE Quickstart. They are generally good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Some clients have used older HPE. Others have used older Dell EMC products. Many change to Alletra based on GreenLake as it offers a combined platform.
The performance of Alletra is very good. Once it's set up, it's very good.
How was the initial setup?
We've been doing smaller implementations. The initial setup itself is pretty easy once you know what you are doing. The learning curve is okay. When GreenLake first came out and we first started integrating it, it was bumpy. It's easier now.
What about the implementation team?
We help our clients deploy the product.
What was our ROI?
Most clients gain ROI by gaining efficiency within their own teams.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't directly deal with pricing. The cost is not very cheap, however, people tend to see the benefit of it.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:Partner
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Paul Pearson from
Reduces storage provisioning time, fast to install, and good support
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution for cheap and deep tier-two VMware storage. I use it for smaller SQL databases as well.
How has it helped my organization?
Since we've implemented the solution, we've had zero downtime on the arrays. We get high-quality replication and a quality product overall.
What is most valuable?
I like InfoSight and now the new GreenLake management platform to help me manage all my arrays in one location.
The product provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. While I haven't used the on-prem cloud model myself, I've heard it's good.
It's good at preventing problems. The support is really good. They actually fix 90% of errors and remotely fix them. They get there first and log in and I am told before I know there's a failed drive.
It has reduced time spent on storage provisioning. I give VMware admins access to provision their own data storage.
Alletra has improved storage performance for IOPs. I've been using the hybrids and get really good IOPs performance out of the hybrid models. It's even comparable to the Pure X50 systems.
It's helped us reduce the time spent on storage-related support tickets. We rarely have tickets now. We've reduced them by 70% or so.
What needs improvement?
It could use improvement in correctly identifying and naming the systems. The solution keeps changing the names of everything. It's been hard to track.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is very good. It's very stable. I'd like to have a more of a hands-off support solution - an HP technician replace option.
How are customer service and support?
Customer support is very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were a Nimble customer previously.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment and implementation were very easy. It went really fast.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed an ROI. Our ROI is down to two years on the purchase.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is okay. There's not really a smaller-scale model for mid-tier and upper capacities. That said, the pricing is comparable to everyone else.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It would be a ten out of ten if they could do block and file on the same system.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506614 from
Good compression and data availability with helpful support
What is our primary use case?
I primarily use the solution for data storage. In the future, we'll use it for VDI and user profiles.
What is most valuable?
We came off of the Pure and moved to Alletra. We're in the migration process of that right now. I haven't spent a lot of time on it yet.
The installation of the agent that you put on each one of the file servers or host or clients, simplifies the process versus having to go through a process of manually configuring like NPIO and stuff like that for an ISCSI connection.
HPE has been great with some of the questions and the concerns we had coming up. We had an issue where we weren't getting the data deduplication and compression that we thought we were going to have, especially when compared to the Pure. They stepped up and gave us more storage.
Alletra provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure.
The guarantee of data availability was an important factor in our decision-making when moving to Alletra. We want to ensure availability is always there. We were able to do an expansion the other day to add extra space, and it went flawlessly without any issues. The data stayed up, with no users complaining.
Alletra has helped reduce time spent with storage provisioning. I could just bring up a new volume and present and format it. It's probably very similar to Pure.
Alletra improves our storage performance in terms of IOPS.
It has helped reduce the time spent solving storage-related support tickets. The only experience with that so far is during the upgrade to the expansion module, we had an issue where it wouldn't come back up. An automatic ticket was created. It was helpful to have a quick response from somebody higher up, a supervisor, checking in.
What needs improvement?
We are a unique case when it comes to data compression. Mostly, everybody has VMware running on it. We're just using it for file storage. While our focus is dealing with compression algorithms, they just haven't focused that much time on that. They are putting their money where their mouth is, however, and helping us with more storage.
Due to their acquisition of Nimble, there are multiple portals. I'm hoping that that gets cleaned up. You still have InfoSight. That's just a traditional place for Nimble, and it was renamed and rebranded for HPE. There's been slow integrations into it, HPE Green Lake, and that web portal. Hopefully, that gets done quickly. It's confusing to know what portal to go to and for what.
There is a weird bug we're seeing. I always end up using the local on-site UI to do everything. As soon as that great one, it takes some time for it to show up in Green Lake or InfoSight. That said, I can see that it will help reduce time spent on storage provisioning.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for three months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution has been rock-solid since we've had it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We just added 30TB onto it, and that went smoothly. It sounds like we could even add another if it happened, however, for now, that's enough for us.
How are customer service and support?
The setup was a little bit funny as we wanted to learn the system and they just wanted to program it. However, the people have been fine and we've been able to resolve issues. For the most part, technical support worked out well. When I get the right guy on the phone, it's great. There is some weird stuff going on with on-site support. They used to farm out on-site to third-party companies.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did previously use Pure. We switched when the contract came due. Everything we have is HPE. Pure was a one-off product. In the grand scheme of products and support, it just didn't make sense to renew.
How was the initial setup?
We bought the solution outright. We aren't leasing the solution or anything.
The deployment was pretty straightforward. We had scheduled it, and they showed up and helped us rack it. They could have been more clear on their process. They would say that we need a network discovery address, and we'd ask: "in what context?" They wanted an ISCSI discovery address. That probably should've been clarified beforehand and moments like that dragged on a bit.
What about the implementation team?
We have a TAM through HPE.
What was our ROI?
I haven't seen anything faster. Now that we have 3/4 of the company on it, we'll need to start looking at performance metrics.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't have any insights into pricing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We've always had either Pure or HPE. There really was no other solution to look at.
What other advice do I have?
We've only had the solution for a certain amount of time, and we are not 100% migrated over. I haven't had experience with many of the features just yet.
I'd rate Alletra eight out of ten. The compression may be an issue. I understand the theory of how it works (it compresses in deduplication as it's writing). The one thing I'm not a fan of is that you get compression at write-time, if, in six months, there's a firmware upgrade, and it helps the compression, the only way to get that added benefit of compression would be to write the data again.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
Date published: 2024-07-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Knut Erik from
Competitive pricing, works well with VMware, and offers very good performance
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for VMware virtualization.
How has it helped my organization?
It offers more performance and better value for money than Nimble Gen 5 arrays. It's very stable.
What is most valuable?
The VMware integration is very good. Not all arrays have such a good integration.
The GUI for onboarding is straightforward.
We chose the 6000 with local GUI over the 9000.
As for the 9000 you need to use DSCC to manage the arrays.
The solution does provide a cloud-like operational model on-prem. We haven't used it so much since we have built own on-prem tools and do not really need management software in the cloud. We prefer our own data centers for data and management sovereignty. That way, if there's a major incident where we have to cut off the Internet connection. Then it's a bad thing to have the management software in the cloud.
It's good for predicting and preventing problems before there are major issues. We like that HPE can collect the data and we get information to see if something is prone to errors. That way, we don't have to be the first ones to experience errors. We get a heads-up.
The DSCC solution helps reduce time spent on storage provisioning. However, VMware has also improved on with VMware vVols, and so the impact is minimal for us.
Alletra has helped with improving the storage performance. It offers good storage performance overall.
What needs improvement?
For the 6000, we'd like to see active-active controllers. For the 9000, Alletra has it. Yet it doesn't offer the superior agile functionality of the 6000.
For how long have I used the solution?
I started using the solution when they first came out in 2021. I used to use Nimble before that.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is great.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It could scale a bit better regards to VMware vVols.
How are customer service and support?
They offer really good support. One of the reasons we went with 6000 was due to the fact that they kept Nimble support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Nimble Gen5. With this solution we got better performance for value.
How was the initial setup?
Setup was easy and straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented it ourselves.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed an ROI, although I do not have concrete metrics.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is competitive. Compared to Pure Systems, it's less expensive.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not evaluate other options before choosing Alletra.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It offers good performance and support.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer784107 from
Easy to use and install with excellent proactive support
What is our primary use case?
We use it for general-purpose virtualization and workloads - everything from SQL servers to web servers and everything in between.
How has it helped my organization?
The key part is reliability, and, by being simple to operate, uncomplicated, I don't have to have a massive team of people to support it. I've managed to reduce my headcounts or reallocate the headcount to other purposes.
What is most valuable?
The ease of use and ease of installation are great. It requires very little maintenance once it's up and running.
Alletra provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing the infrastructure. The easy-to-use makes day-to-day management easy.
I don't need to send people to week-long training courses. They don't have to be specialists. I can put a generalist onto it, and they can pick it up within a few days with very little supervision. It's making my life easier.
It's always been very good at predicting problems and preventing them. It's based on the Nimble Storage technology, which I have had before. I've always been very happy with that. It logs cases to preempt issues when failures come along. And sometimes I've even been shipped to parts before I know parts have failed. I can't really ask so much more.
The guarantee of data availability to our organization helped encourage the decision to go with Alletra. This aspect is crucial. We're a financial services company. Data is very important to us. If we lose a customer's record or it gets corrupted, we are potentially fined by the regulator for that loss of information. Reducing or removing liability is critical.
Alletra has helped reduce the time spent on storage provisioning in a way. There used to be two teams dealing with it. It's moved into the general virtualization space. One team now looks at it rather than having a separate storage team looking after it. In that sense, it's saved us time.
Alletra has helped us reduce time spent on storage provisioning. It's not going from team to team. It's a single process, and it's baked in. Automation can be kicked into the whole process of provisioning a virtual machine. My workloads are all virtualized. It's now a simple click for me. The script runs and then it provisions the storage, allocates the virtual machine, and powers it on.
The solution has helped us with the storage performance in terms of IOPS. We've stopped having calls about peaks and workload stress. I just don't get those calls now. We no longer need to measure out IOPs now since we no longer get calls.
Alletra has helped reduce the time spent resolving storage-related support tickets by about 40%.
What needs improvement?
Apart from the obvious improvement of making it cheaper, I'm pretty happy with it. Some of the upgrades can take a while to come through. The release cadence of versions is a little bit slow. That said, it fits the build for my workload.
I'd like the pricing to be better for renewals. It would be ideal if they could co-term together. If I buy the base unit, then I upgrade something, and then I buy an additional shelf, they all have different life expectancies and warranties. Instead, when I upgrade, I'd like to co-term everything together at the time of upgrade so that everything aligns over time. This would be better than having multiple renewal points in the future.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is rock-solid.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability has some limitations. You have to be careful that you get the right control ahead of time. Some of the lower mid-end do have a limited number of shells you can add on. It would be nice at that lower end to do the maximum number of shelves as well. That said, I understand it all comes down to economics at the end of the day.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support has always been brilliant. Thanks to the in-built reports, they get all the metrics. They get all the logs. Half the time, they are telling them what the problem is. It's always nice to have a more proactive experience on the support level.
I've only had a couple of problems in terms of having to spend, maybe, five minutes on hold once with technical support.
The support has slowed a little bit in terms of response times since HPE took over. However, they're selling many more units to a much wider variety of customers. It's still the same support experience. I don't have to send logs in. They've already got the logs. It's already been analyzed. Half the time, I rang up, and the person said, "I'm already looking at the logs. I found the problem." And I haven't even been able to start to explain who I am.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've used Nimble in the past. Prior to that, it was EMC which had moved to Dell. EMC wasn't fit for purpose and was due for replacement, so we took the opportunity to move to a different platform.
I've moved away from a complicated fiber channel network that required a storage team to do meta-LANs, LANs, worldwide zoning, and all that sort of thing to just being an ISCSI-based solution, which the virtualization team could work within their workload.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was very easy. We did the initial array with the support and then after that, we installed every other array ourselves. We don't we don't use support services at all.
We will be moving to Green Lake, hopefully, sometime next year, and updating the existing units into Green Lake along. It's part of a much larger deal we're doing to try and transition from Capex to a more Opex model through Green Lake. We use Microsoft, Amazon, and Google Clouds.
Deploying was very easy. The box gets shipped. It went to the racks very easily with no problems at all, and I was up and running within half an hour. So there's minimal cabling required, and minimal everything is required. You just need a direct connection to a laptop, and you can set it up. The setup installation is designed to be simple.
What about the implementation team?
We did not use any outside assistance.
What was our ROI?
The ROI has been good. It's increased operational efficiency. It's increased uptime and it's reduced operational overheads.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing was more about deciding the solution and having the procurement team deal with costs. I don't have any visibility on pricing.
Licensing is not an issue, as everything's been baked in. There are no separate licenses to add on. Unlike other providers, where you get the base model and then you add licenses on top, everything's included. I don't have to worry about licensing with Alletra.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. It meets my operational workload in terms of internal support. Prices are always going be the tricky as, obviously, I'd always always like it cheaper. The support model is excellent and upgrades are available.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2508270 from
Reliable with good capacity and simplified storage
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for virtual machines and hypervisors. We use it mainly in data centers.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution has provided us with a solution that is reliable and cost-effective.
What is most valuable?
The reliability is very good.
It's cost-efficient compared to other competitors. We noted the cost-benefit almost immediately. The reliability and consistency benefits that we appreciate took a few months to appear.
We've also used the solution InfoSight with this product.
The guarantee of data availability is very important to us, and this solution is very good in that regard. We store transactional data on it.
The capacity efficiency is excellent.
Its ledger helps us simplify storage operations such as provisioning and day-to-day management.
The solution provides us with a cloud-like operation model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. We were planning on moving to the cloud. However, this has given us a good alternative. We get to own everything yet keep our data center. It helps mitigate security complications that come with the cloud and also helps with latency issues with networking.
It provides predictable performance and capacity for applications without sacrificing data integrity. It's helped us reduce the time we spend on capacity planning. It's also less complicated to manage than the alternatives. It's also been able to reduce our data management operation expenses by possibly around 10%.
What needs improvement?
The energy usage could be further improved. Generally speaking, if it uses less energy than the alternatives, it would be great.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good; it's better than the industry standard.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
While I can't say for sure if the solution provides modular, non-disruptive capabilities to scale up and scale out, my understanding is that it does.
How are customer service and support?
We've only talked to technical support once. They were very good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have also used Pure, and offerings from Dell and NetApp. There were some features from Pure that are helpful.
How was the initial setup?
The learning curve on the deployment is a bit high. That said, overall, it was relatively easy. We had three people involved in the setup on the storage side and then on the backroom side, we had about eight people, so we had 11 people in total working on the product. It took a couple of months to fully deploy. While it does require monitoring, there isn't much maintenance needed.
What about the implementation team?
We generally handled the solution in-house with some help from HP.
What other advice do I have?
We're a customer and end-user.
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
New users should first do their homework and lay out what their needs are before they jump in and make a purchasing choice.
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Date published: 2024-07-08T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506134 from
Reliable with good deduplication and outstanding support
What is our primary use case?
We run our VDI systems off of it as well as a lot of VMs, SQL databases, and things like that. We use it for a little bit of file storage as well.
How has it helped my organization?
Moving on to the platform is fairly simple. Upgrades are easy. We just put it in a new shelf, and that didn't cause any downtime. We really appreciate that. We're running 1,000 DDIs on a single Alletra. I don't know if we could have done that on any of our last storage systems.
What is most valuable?
The deduplication feature is great. It's a pretty standard feature at this point. However, it's really important for the workloads we run to keep the storage cost down. The speed and reliability are excellent.
It has all of the technologies in place to make sure our data is still there when things go bad.
Predicting and preventing issues before they happen seems great on Alletra. All of our failures have been very predictive. We haven't had any downtime. We had some controllers throwing early warnings, and Alletra caught that before anything went bad. We know the stuff goes bad; however, the way that Alletra treats it, we've never had any downtime from hardware issues. It always disables itself and pulls a bad drive out of the pool before any data corruption occurs.
Alletra has improved the storage performance in terms of IOPS. We don't have any issues. Our infrastructure is a little bit different on the back end, so some of our stuff has a little trouble getting to it. That said, we already know that that's a back-end issue for us and we are going to be resolving that by the end of the year.
It's helped reduce time spent resolving storage-related tickets. We don't have a lot since it's so reliable, and setting it up is fairly easy and hassle-free. If you need something new, you get it, attach it to the storage, it hooks up and sets up the VMware using the connector software really easily. I don't have to think about it anymore after that.
What needs improvement?
Moving from Nimble to Alletra was a little difficult. The process involved adding new cards - which was quite a bit more of a headache for us. Having to console in and turn off the controllers to add the new card for the storage shelf itself was a hassle compared to a Nimble, which was almost plug-and-play. They're very similar, the downtime was zero, and the instructions were great. It was just a lot more work than we were used to with Nimble.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Alletra for three years.
How are customer service and support?
The support is great. It's easy to just call them and have somebody pick up the phone and easily talk to them about issues. Support is amazing - and that's one of the primary reasons that we use it.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used Nimble.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment and installation are generally fairly easy. It's technical so it takes a bit of time. The last time we put in a fresh Alletra, after we racked it, it only took a few hours to get it up and running. More often than that we've done shelf deployments. The new Alletras are a bit more difficult, however, it doesn't take long.
What was our ROI?
The ROI is in the reliability and ease of use. The uptime is ROI. We're in the public sector, and uptime is of primary importance. We have a hard time getting a Windows update downtime. Having uptime from our storage, when we never have to worry about it at all is ideal.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's expensive. That said, we know what we're buying and we're okay with it. We're generally okay with what we're paying.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate Alletra nine out of ten. We really enjoy the product. We don't have a lot of issues. And the support keeps us there. We wouldn't consider anything else due to the phenomenal Alletra support that migrated along with Nimble. They are proactive and that's why we love it.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2465262 from
Excellent storage performance, reasonable cost, and helps predict problems
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution as a data center SAN.
How has it helped my organization?
It's been providing us with insanely fast storage. That's pretty important for a data center.
What is most valuable?
We have access to InfoSight. It provides immediate insight into what's going on in the array's incredible software.
It's good for predicting and preventing problems. It's pretty impressive that we end up getting proactive ticketing on some issues that occur right there on the array. That aspect is pretty great.
Alletra has helped our storage performance in terms of IOPs. We shifted from a hybrid to an NVMe. It's much, much faster.
What needs improvement?
It would be great if it cost less.
They shouldn't strip out anything from InfoSight. That is really helpful software to see how the storage arrays are performing and has helped us do a lot of troubleshooting. They should keep up the good work on the hardware side since it's great. However, the InfoSight software is really invaluable.
For how long have I used the solution?
We invested in Nimble originally and then transitioned to Alletra, so we've maybe used both for five years in total.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution has been rock-solid.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is very good.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support has been very helpful.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used the Nimble array. Before that, we had a component array. I wasn't there for the original conversation about switching six or seven years ago.
What was our ROI?
We've witnessed an ROI. The difference of what we run internally vs the cloud is night and day difference in terms of cost.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The one-time buy-in is ideal for us. It makes a data center more compelling than a cloud, as the costs are known. A lot of businesses have been shifting to a service model. While I get the appeal from the finance side, that will only expedite a team's move to cloud services. If I'm paying monthly for something that's on-prem and I'm paying monthly for something that's in the cloud, I'll just shift my infrastructure needs to the cloud. Yet the costs will change. However, the predictability of having that one-time cost is everything for the data center.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate Alletra ten out of ten. If we ended up not thinking it was best in class, we would have moved away from it.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Zane Bahrani from
Provides a cloud-like model for managing on-prem
What is our primary use case?
We’re using Alletra as our primary data center for critical servers, including web and e-commerce services. It also handles our data and storage servers.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution offers faster resolution. The developers have noted how quickly it performs when they configure the application. The snapshots have been helpful as well. In the past, we experienced data corruption and were able to restore the entire volume using the snapshot feature without any data loss.
What is most valuable?
The solution is five to seven times faster than Nimble Storage and responds quickly to data requests.
The user interface is user-friendly and easy to manage.
The snapshot feature is very similar to that of Nimble Storage.
The solution offers easy management and scalability.
Alletra provides a cloud-like model for managing on-premises storage. I am already using GreenLake, and it has been good. The cloud-like model is decent, although we are not fully on the cloud yet. We have high bandwidth, so we haven't noticed much difference between on-premises and cloud.
It is good for preventing problems before they occur. Everything goes to the cloud, so we receive notifications if there is an issue. If there is a link disconnection or a system issue, I get notified.
The 100% data availability has been important for us. We knew that Alletra was scalable and more stable in terms of storage. We depend on Alletra 100% for our data and need to ensure its availability.
It has helped us reduce time spent on storage provisioning by 25%. For example, if I am creating a new volume, it takes just a few seconds and replicates quickly to the vCenter. The entire process is much faster than other solutions.
Alletra ensures that the time spent resolving storage-related support tickets remains consistent. It is always fast and scalable.
What needs improvement?
The solution is already quite effective, and I haven’t identified any shortcomings. In the future, it would be helpful to receive text notifications for alerts in addition to the current email notifications.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for five months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is great.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is excellent.
How are customer service and support?
The customer and tech support are excellent. The technicians are quick to respond, and the overall support has been good. However, there can be a slight delay on weekends compared to business days, usually around five to ten minutes. Despite this, the response remains fairly prompt.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've used Storwize by IBM. We also used Nimble. Alletra is a faster application.
How was the initial setup?
The integration was straightforward and easy with vCenter and Nimble Storage's connection management tools. We also utilized the deployment tools from Alletra. We started with a hybrid setup with the goal of transitioning to the cloud. Currently, we are using GreenLake.
The deployment process was excellent. The shipment was prompt, and we had a technician on-site who assisted with the storage racks. Another technician handled the management setup, while I took care of the configurations. The entire process was smooth and hassle-free, with no complications.
What about the implementation team?
We handled the initial setup ourselves.
What was our ROI?
We made the right Invesment by choosing Alletra.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is reasonable. We got Alletra at a great price, almost the same as Nimble. However, we doubled our storage for nearly the same cost.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Yes, we did. However, we found that Alletra is the best fit for our business.
What other advice do I have?
I’d rate the solution ten out of ten. I’ve never experienced a hard disk or hardware failure, which is great.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Toby Lutter from
Improved storage performance, has an availability guarantee, and good for predicting problems
What is our primary use case?
We use it in our customer environment that has more than two or three hosts. We don't have to worry about meeting any of the network vendor requirements for storage.
How has it helped my organization?
It's made everything faster. On the array that we use internally, it has eliminated all of our storage bottlenecks, which has really quieted down all of our alarm systems, so it just made our days quieter.
What is most valuable?
It's easy to deploy and maintain, and it's made everything faster.
It does offer a cloud-like infrastructure. However, it depends on what you are trying to do. The cloud-like perception is mostly seen during the deployment of HP GreenLake. While it is multi-tenant, that's not how we use it day to day.
While it's good for predicting problems, we don't have many. I don't know how many tens of thousands of sensors are on the Alletra arrays. Whenever there has ever been a problem, there has been a sensor, an email, et cetera. If it's a problem with the hardware or a failure that's even pending, something gets shipped out, and a case is auto-created and auto-closed for us. So it pretty much just does all of it.
The data availability guarantee is crucial. While it doesn't reduce the time spend on storage provisioning, it's fixed and has made the management easier. That's where its time savings comes into play.
It's improved our storage performance in terms of IOPs. I don't know what our figure was before, but it's at least double, and we upgraded from a Dell EMC Unity.
It's reduced the time spent resolving storage-related support tickets. It's not that we have so many storage-related support tickets. It's that when we have storage issues, latency issues, or alarms, someone has to look into them. I'm not sure if it's the product itself that's made this better or if it's been the upgrade and support that we get from HPE.
Our main array that we upgraded from was a Dell EMC Unity. We also had Nimble and MSA storage in the network. The reason we switched is we just needed the performance and the networking.
What needs improvement?
I'm not sure if I've gone through all the features. There's always room for improvement.
I'd like an easier way to tune the alerts that email us. If we have a remote site that has issues, we have alerts that queue up and then once that gets resolved everyone gets flooded with alerts.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for the last three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is very good. I've never had an issue with one dying.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
While it may be possible that the solution is infinitely scalable, I don't have the network need to continuously scale up. I don't know where the ceiling is.
How are customer service and support?
HPE Nimble support is world-class. I'd rate it ten out of ten. Non-Nimble storage support is horrific. I'd rate it two out of ten since it takes so much longer to get to the correct team. Once you get to someone, the support is pretty good. It's just getting there that is hard.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used a Dell EMC Unity. We also had Nimble and ASA storage in the network.
How was the initial setup?
Deploying the Alletra iSCSI platform was easy peasy. I could do it in my sleep. The Alletra dHCI platform was more of a headache. It requires a lot more planning and is more unforgiving during the initial setup. Once it's up and running, it's excellent.
What about the implementation team?
We used a consultant to assist with the implementation.
What was our ROI?
We've witnessed ROI in terms of smoothing out the bottlenecks and discovering the root problems. I don't have specific KPIs or metrics for ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is very good. That said, every vendor is a spiderweb to navigate. It's a pain, everywhere.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated five different vendor solutions and this one, based on its performance and cost, was a win-win. We had hands-on experience and were more comfortable with HPE products. That said, the main driving factor was the cost.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It's my personal favorite piece of storage. That said, there's always a new product and feature coming up in tech.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2507064 from
Simple to administer with great support and easy licensing
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use Alletra for virtualization.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable aspect of the solution is the 100% uptime guarantee. The guarantee of data availability to our organization was one of the top priorities. Our business is 24/7/365 high transaction rates and it was very important that the storage was always available
Its ease of administration is great. It's really simple to maintain.
The firmware updates on it are non-disruptive, which is amazing. Most people say they are nondisruptive; Alletra actually is not disruptive.
The IO performance has met our expectations and exceeded them.
Alletra provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managed data infrastructure. We rarely use it, but it does. We know that can do the infrastructure as code administration through the cloud APIs. We just haven't yet, so we haven't leveraged that much.
Alletra is helpful for predicting problems and preventing them before they occur - although we have had virtually zero problems with it. When we have, it has called support for us. That's been pretty good.
Alletra has helped us to reduce the time spent on storage provisioning by at least 50%. The use of application groups means that we just have to tell it how big we want our next provisioning slice to be, and the rest just happens.
The solution has improved our storage performance in terms of IOPs, probably by at least 300%. It's helped reduce the time spent resolving related support tickets as well. So far, we have opened two support tickets versus the approximately 40 tickets we had to open for the old storage.
What needs improvement?
Long-distance, high-latency replication enhancements would be delightful to see in future versions.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for two and a half years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is incredible. We haven't had a single storage event since we put it into production.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is great. The devices they sent us still have tons of room to grow. All we have to do is add a disk, and then the rest of it happens.
How are customer service and support?
Overall, support is very good. We recently moved to GreenLake managed services. I only see tickets now when they've identified a problem and that comes with a list of how they're going to fix it. For the most part, it's hands-off for me right now, which is awesome. The only issue is they haven't quite figured out our internal structure yet, so sometimes they reach out to the wrong person. They just need to put their process documents in order. It's no big deal.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We had an HPE solution previously, an older 3PAR storage array. It was old and not as good, which is why I switched.
How was the initial setup?
In terms of deployment, we're an almost strictly private cloud, and it's all happening under the VMware Umbrella right now.
The deployment was actually a bit of a pain. It seems that we were running a slightly older version of VMware, and it didn't like talking to the Alletra models at first. We were having a lot of storage disconnects. Luckily, we hadn't put it into production before it got resolved. However, we couldn't get HPE and VMware on the same page about it.
Eventually, we just upgraded our version of VMware and all the problems went away. That was probably a month's worth of engaging with both parties and trying to find a solution. We just gave up, upgraded, and the problem went away.
What about the implementation team?
We did have a reseller that was involved that we deal with fairly closely. They've been very good to us. They know their stuff pretty well, and they're always willing to throw down when we need them.
What was our ROI?
We don't have a lot of metrics in terms of ROI. The ROI to me is the amount of time I spend managing the device. It's very low compared to the old solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing and setup costs were very simple. We used the GreenLake purchasing model (the OpEx purchasing model). It all came as one bundle.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated HPE's Primera. We didn't really look outside of HPE. The Primary pro for Alletra was that it was an all-in NVMe storage array, and we were looking for maximum IOPS.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. Of all the storage platforms I've had over the years, this one has caused me the least amount of grief overall. The metrics coming out of it really do help me identify if we are having any IO problems. The only thing is we haven't had any, so I just look at a bunch of green bars that say, "you're good!"
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Jacob Jorgensen from
Predicts problems, offers excellent deduplication and has a data availability guarantee
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for VM storage, file servers, and things like that.
We've got around 75 VMs that run on the storage arrays. So the deduplication and features like that allow us to store a lot more on them than if we just did physical drives.
How has it helped my organization?
They are extremely reliable. They just work. The cloud tie-ins alert us if there are any issues well in advance. The auto ticket generation is really useful for us as well.
What is most valuable?
Deduplication is a big one for us as it reduces our data costs.
Their service has been really, really phenomenal. We've had drive failures. We had a whole system failure at one point, and within 24 hours they had us back online.
The ability to duplicate data between systems has been really handy. We've got two data centers, and they handle the cloning of data between sites as well.
It provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem. They call it One View. For us, it's more about active monitoring of our on-prem solution and letting us know if there are issues with communication to our VMware environment, hardware issues, drive degradation, and that kind of stuff. That has been how we've utilized it.
It's been pretty good at predicting problems. Besides the controller failure, everything else we knew was coming before it was a problem.
The guarantee of data available to our organization is important. We're a manufacturing company. If our systems go down, we lose dollars every minute that system's offline. That's why having high availability has been very important for us.
Alletra helped reduce the time spent on storage provisioning. We don't really have to manage it very much other than increasing the size of the data storage. We don't really have to manage the system at all. It's very hands-off. We really don't have to do much to manage storage. We may just have to increase the drive size, and we're done. It doesn't really change our workflow a whole lot.
We have improved storage performance. We were using spinning disks in the individual servers prior to Alletra.
If we have a storage ticket, we usually get someone on the phone within fifteen minutes when we call in and we're able to get a solution going and have parts we need for replacement within two or three hours.
What needs improvement?
The solution could use more monitoring of their split-brain system controllers. That was the failure we had. One of our controllers failed, and it led to an error in the split-brain module.
If we could have had the failure we had to be handled in real-time and not have to be offline and have parts ordered, it would have been ideal.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for five and a half years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is really stable. We've only had only one issue in five years, aside from intermittent drive failures.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is very scalable. We've added drawers to increase storage space, and they scale well beyond our needs.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is very good. We have four-hour support, and 99% of our issues are resolved within that timeframe. It's been rock-solid. When we've called in for advanced issues, within ten minutes, they are kicking us up the line to get to the person we need.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment is pretty simple. We haven't had issues with the configuration side. It just works.
What about the implementation team?
We used a reseller for our deployment. Our experience with them was excellent.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing and licensing are pretty clear-cut. We have a vendor that we work with that gives us a plain layout.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated Pure Storage. Pricing may have been a deciding factor when compared to Alletra.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. There's always room for improvement.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer1130037 from
Easy to use, simple to set up, and responsive support
What is our primary use case?
We have two 9K arrays in two different data centers. We primarily use them for VMware and database backends.
What is most valuable?
The ease of setup was huge for me, as I'm the only storage admin for our company. The ease of upgrading is great as well. We just recently did an upgrade to it and added a couple of more shelves.
The simplicity and the ease of having everything in one solution are important for us. With the 9K we run pretty much 90% of our company's data on there. Outside of VDI, VDI, we're using Nimble. We've had the Nimbles for six years now. We're actually looking to replace those here in the next 18 months, and I'm looking at Alletra to do that with.
With the tie-in through GreenLake, it offers a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. It's helped with deployment and provisioning. With ease of setup and provisioning, it's much simpler than even the 3PAR was. It's helped us speed up.
The guarantee of data availability is important. We have 100% uptime. It was a big deal for us - especially since I'm the only administrator. It seems to imply an ease when it comes to fixing issues, although we haven't had any.
We'd reduced the time spent on storage provisioning. It's 60% to 70% faster than what we're used to. Once we got the base set up, it's easier to go through the provisioning and upgrades. The usability from an administrator standpoint is just so much faster.
What needs improvement?
Alletra itself seems really solid. We had a good base with 3PAR, which we're replacing Alletra right now. However, the integration with DCCS could still use some work. It's in its infancy and needs more features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for about a year and half.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability, so far, has been good. I haven't had any issues or downtime. I've never needed to call support.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's very user-friendly in terms of scaling. When we added shelves, the install took no time at all. Adding servers or storage to two servers is very easy. It's much easier than the 3PAR was. The interface has just been spectacular.
How are customer service and support?
Alletra customer support has been really good. They are speedy and really knowledgeable. HPE support overall is fair. I do a lot of calls for compute and storage. In some other areas, it is hit or miss. Alletra support is excellent.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are replacing 3PAR with Alletra. We knew we wanted to stick with HPE. We also had some older Dells that we replaced with this.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment is very easy.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed an ROI, however I do not have specific KPIs.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I have a great team at HPE that helped me out with sales and engineering. The pricing was very good, especially when we were figuring out bundles.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506053 from
Reduces space and offers good replication but the initial setup was difficult
What is our primary use case?
Right now, we're using DHCI cloud infrastructure. It's primarily going to be the backbone for our ESX environment between stretched between two data centers.
How has it helped my organization?
It's been a cost-reduction and space-reduction asset for us. It uses less storage rack space and therefore, less power. It has less physical connectivity. So far, it's working fine.
What is most valuable?
The replication between the two sites, the presentation to the ESX environment, and the plugin that allows us to go directly into ESX and not have to manage the storage itself directly are all valuable aspects. It's easy for anybody to use. With 3PAR or any of the others, you have to go into the storage directly.
Right now, it's offered both cost reduction and space reduction. It uses less Storage rack space. Therefore, less power. Less physical connectivity. And so far, it's working fine.
The solution does offer a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. However, I don't use it that way.
It's helped with predicting and preventing problems before they occur. So far, that's been working well.
What needs improvement?
The plug-in with vCenter and integration into vCenter is spotty at best. The last three upgrades that we've had have been absolute nightmares. That said, we found if we did an upgrade outside of the DHCI infrastructure that it is part of and just did the Alletra upgrade itself, it's better.
For me, the solution has not helped reduce the time spent resolving storage-related support tickets. I've had more tickets open for this than any other system I've ever had.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution since November 2023.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The storage itself has been stable. It's just working.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability looks pretty good. It's all connected through switches and ICSCI.
How are customer service and support?
The support guys are on-point. They are next-level. You can talk to them like somebody you've known for years. You don't talk to them tech to tech. It's like talking to a normal human being.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used 3PAR. The purchase of Alletra was made while I was away.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment has been a challenge. I've had more open tickets with this solution than any other that I've done. The software coding between Nimble and HPE has been a challenge. The backend Python script wasn't as fleshed out as it should have been.
What was our ROI?
The ROI will end up being pretty good as we did get a good deal and it is replacing two racks of storage for six years.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing so far has been pretty good.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I was looking at Pure Storage and the upgraded version of 3PAR, Primera, and one other option.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution six out of ten. I'm coming from fiber channel. I feel it's a downgrade from ICSCI. Plus, with the backend, they tried to shoehorn Nimble Storage into an HPE product. Transitioning from one company to another is where they are having a problem. However, they are getting better about it. That's where I see the main problem - the transition.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Ted Helgensen from
Rock solid with good data availability and excellent technical support
How has it helped my organization?
We've been able to optimize storage with Alletra.
What is most valuable?
The data availability guarantee is great. Fortunately, we haven't had to use it, however, it's good to know it's there as an insurance policy.
It's helped us reduce time spent on storage provisioning. It's gone from weeks to days to hours and minutes. The automated tools and intelligence built in make provisioning storage a lot easier.
It's helped increase storage performance for IOPs. With every new controller family comes more IOPs plus NVMe it's boundless.
What needs improvement?
We haven't had any issues with the solution so far.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We haven't had any issues with stability. Upgrading is easy.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is easy to scale.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is excellent. Nimble support is the gold standard. They are always there and the follow-up is great.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We've used EMC and 3PAR in the past. Alletra is easy to provision and rock solid. It also has INfoSight analytics.
How was the initial setup?
Many clients are using a variety of clouds, including AWS, Microsoft, etc.
It's easy to deploy out of the box.
What about the implementation team?
We help our clients with the implementation.
What was our ROI?
As a reseller, I can't speak to ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Licensing is great, even with the additional cost of data cloud services and the cloud console. As customers adapt to that and bring more cloud into their management plane, it's easy to see why many have moved to the cloud base, which is where customers want to be.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We have a lot of customers who are looking at Pure and other storage vendors. The ease of use and ease to provision alongside rock-solid support make Allertra a standout.
What other advice do I have?
I'm a reseller, not a customer.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. It's easy to set up with a rock-solid performance. InfoSight is a clear differentiator compared to all the other storage companies.
Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:Partner
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506179 from
Provides a single point of management and helps prevent and predict issues before they arise
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution as block storage for VMware.
How has it helped my organization?
For us, the benefits that translate to the organization include less cost, maintenance, and management.
What is most valuable?
The simplicity of the platform is its most valuable asset. The management is very simple and it's straightforward to use.
Alletra's performance has been very good.
The solution provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for data management. It has improved our operations. As things progressed, we've been able to bring more of the HPE stack into GreenLake for management and monitoring. That's been very beneficial. It provides a single point of management.
Alletra helps prevent and predict issues before they arise. We've had a few cases where, based on the data that they're collecting, we've been able to upgrade based on bugs that exist in our installation.
The guarantee of data availability was important to decision-making. We wanted 100% uptime and availability. Uptime is integral to our 24/7 manufacturing operation. It also minimized the need for standby hardware or data copies without having to accommodate a different solution that doesn't have the same uptime.
We've increased uptime with Alletra to close to 100%. Although we have had issues previously, we have yet to have any problems with this solution.
It's helped reduce time spent on storage provisioning by probably at least 75%.
We really haven't had to spend time fine-tuning storage in any way. We just provision and forget about it. The plugins for VMware are also great as we are provisioning VMs. We rarely have to go to the area itself to manage provisioning.
It has improved storage performance in terms of IOPs by 60% to 70% compared to what we were running on previously.
Alletra has reduced the time spent on storage tickets. We haven't had any issues, performance-wise, and rarely have tickets.
What needs improvement?
Technical support from HPE can be hit and miss.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for about a year and a half.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable, performance-wise.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is there. With the models we're using, we have not had to scale up. We are on the small side. Most of our Alletras are anywhere from 42 TB up to 240 TB.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support has been very good. It can be hit and miss. I'm not sure if it is hit or miss or if it is just HPE. It depends on who you get.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Nimble. We also used to be on 3PAR.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was simple and straightforward. We did not have any issues with deployment.
What about the implementation team?
We had some help with the initial setup via our reseller.
What was our ROI?
While I haven't calculated ROI, we have witnessed a positive impact.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing and licensing are good. Alletra's pricing model and configuration options are very straightforward.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did evaluate other storage vendors, including Pure Storage and one of Dell's newest offerings. However, we've always been an HPE storage customer, and it's always worked well for us. We wanted a platform and company that we were familiar with. We chose to stick with HPE. We didn't want different vendors for different applications.
What other advice do I have?
I'm an HPE customer.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. I've been very happy with the solution.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
DrewWilliams from
Good performance, increased uptime, and fast support
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for our data center compute. We have three HP ProLiant servers that use it for storage and 40 virtual servers.
How has it helped my organization?
We now have much more storage and the uptime is very good.
What is most valuable?
The performance is very good. We expanded our storage four-fold over the previous product and managed it within a reasonable price range.
It's increased performance and uptime.
Uptime, to us, is very important.
It's helped us reduce the time spent on storage provisioning. There's less management that's necessary overall.
We have lessened the number of storage-related tickets. We don't really have any since we implemented Alletra.
What needs improvement?
They could be a little more intuitive and user-friendly in terms of management, and it could be easier to find technical documentation.
I'd like the solution to offer more free training.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I've had no issues with stability. It's very good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I'm not sure if we'll need to scale. I'm not an expert on scaling; however, we do have the ability to upgrade our system should there be a need.
How are customer service and support?
Support is good. I had to get a password reset and they were very quick about it. It's better than general HP support. I've had a bad support experience, for example, with Aruba. There were language barriers, and I needed to redo tasks. Alletra's support, however, is very good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used to use Pure Storage. I didn't have to spend too much time managing storage availability. However, I did have to manage it more. With Alletra, I barely have to manage it at all. We switched to Alletra based on cost. The cost to replace Pure Storage would have been similarly-priced to the Alletra 6000-series. It made sense to go with a newer, better product if the price was the same.
How was the initial setup?
It was very easy, especially with the help of a third-party party. They did most of the setup and some on-site training, which was helpful. We had everything set up with minimal to no downtime.
What about the implementation team?
We had a third party help set it up. The experience was good. The main problem we had was getting a long time to get the product after purchase based on post-COVID supply chain issues.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed an ROI. It's a cost we have to have regardless of our data center. However, we have additional ROI since we could reuse our Pure Storage as a sandbox/DR solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is decent.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. The only improvements would have been more on training and getting more out of my existing system.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Carlos J. Barrios from
Easy to use and set up with helpful support
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for workloads in healthcare.
How has it helped my organization?
The sizing is very good. We have new applications and new workloads and we have found the performance is very good.
What is most valuable?
The ability to use different workloads and different data is useful. It offers a good way to treat our data while guaranteeing high performance. We have 1 PB of data.
It offers a cloud-like operational model on-prem. Healthcare data is complicated, especially for data in the cloud.
It's good at predicting and preventing problems.
Guaranteed data availability is very important for us in health care. Having that guarantee of availability to us was integral to choosing this solution.
Alletra has helped us reduce time spent on storage. We've witnessed a 120X improvement in performance.
It's improved storage performance in terms of IOPS. It depends. If we compare it with other solutions, the performance is 2X better.
Alletra has helped us reduce storage-related tickets by 2X.
What needs improvement?
We have more than traditional use cases. If they could explore new configurations for data storage, it would be ideal.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is very good. It's better than other solutions.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have just started a project to scale the solution as we need more capacity. For the moment, the scalability is good. What you need to do in order to expand is very clear.
How are customer service and support?
HPE support is very good. We have a decent relationship with them. All of our questions get answered in a short time and the communication is very good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used some solutions from IBM. We needed to change solutions and we decided to go with Alletra.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment was very easy. All of the documentation and instructions are very clear.
What about the implementation team?
We did have the help of an integrator.
What was our ROI?
We have witnessed an ROI. In healthcare, people use a lot of Alletra. For us, it's easy to share the application.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Licensing is expensive at the moment. Maybe they will lower it as more and more people begin to use Alletra.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did evaluate other vendors, including Pure Storage. Alletra was good for integration. Also, people who have worked with applications in healthcare know Alletra and have confidence in the product.
What other advice do I have?
We are customers and end users.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506509 from
Small footprint, good capacity, and good performance
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for infrastructure for one of our global financial customers to allow them to scale up and out.
What is most valuable?
The distributed hyper-converged infrastructure is great. Just having the ability to scale independently storage compute is useful.
The extended capacity offers a small footprint that's still meeting a large customer demand.
The cloud-like model will be helpful. I can see it will make things much more efficient once we get to that point.
For predicting and preventing problems, it looks like it will be a very useful feature. It will simplify operations and Day Zero and Day One operations.
Its guarantee of data availability is important. It will be one of the key aspects for the customer.
It will help save time around storage provisioning once implemented fully.
The simplified provisioning of storage compared to other solutions in and of itself will make it more efficient.
Customers have an existing solution they can compare the performance of IOPs to. This product looks to be as good or even better. However, that's yet to be determined.
Alletra should effectively reduce the time dealing with support tickets once it is fully implemented. It likely will improve by a factor of two to three, although we aren't at that point yet.
What needs improvement?
From what I've seen so far it's definitely checking the boxes of what the customer's looking for.
I'd like to see larger cluster sizes beyond four nodes.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for four months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It seems to be robust, and since it's based on the Nimbe product line, it will be mature. that stability will be fine.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Going up to four nodes is not as scalable as I'd like for horizontal scaling. Vertical scaling is huge. That said, the ability to go beyond four nodes would be of interest to customers in the future.
How are customer service and support?
I haven't dealt with technical support yet. However, I'm sure it will be fine. I've seen a lot of focus on support. HPE will definitely bring its A-game.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We use Dell. They are looking at the smaller footprint and simplicity as far as managing the product which is why Allertra is so attractive.
How was the initial setup?
We haven't deployed the solution yet. That said, just talking to the HPE deployment team and watching the demo, the process seems like it will be very simple. We'll be able to do it in hours instead of days or weeks.
What about the implementation team?
I'm an integrator. I'll help my clients handle the implementation.
What was our ROI?
With a smaller footprint, there will be less power consumption. There will be more effective capacity as well, and less rack space used.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I've heard the licensing is going to be much, much more streamlined than what they're used to currently.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The customer is also looking at Hitachi, although it's more complex. Plus, the customer already has a significant HPE footprint.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. From an effective capacity, power, and footprint standpoint, it edges out the incumbent.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:Reseller
Date published: 2024-07-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Julio Cesar Bortolotti from
Reduces downtime, offers good rack density, and has a 100% data availability guarantee
What is our primary use case?
We sell the system to our call center in Brazil.
How has it helped my organization?
The workload consolidation is very simple to manage. Previously, the customer had four Nimble storage solutions, and we were able to consolidate them into one Alletra.
What is most valuable?
InfoSight reduces downtime.
Customers are happy with the speed and management of the storage.
The DSCC is good.
It offers good density on the rack. It's a very dense storage.
The solution offers a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data. The management is easier. The DSCC helps a lot. It simplifies the storage process. The customer has GreenLake and they can easily see the costs of Alletra storage by workload.
Alletra is good at predicting and preventing problems. InfoSight, via the portal, helps with this. We don't need to access the equipment. InfoSight will automatically generate a ticket, and the engineer will call us if there are issues. The process is automatic, and it prevents downtime.
The data availability guarantee is helpful for us, as resellers. It helps us convince the customers the product is very good and well-built.
The solution helps prevent time spent on storage provisioning. It's simple to deploy. Compared to 3PAR, we spend 80% less time on storage provisioning. In 3PAR, you need to provision the CPGs, select rate levels, and manage the free space, which is very complex. Alletra simplifies all of that with a single console.
It's improved our storage performance. We have a 3PAR hybrid. Alletra is new equipment with more speed and all-flash. We've improved our IOPS from 10,000 to 8,000.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve the upgrades. In Brazil, it's difficult. The price is very high and it is not an easy process.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for two to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is excellent. It's 100% stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
For some projects, we need to put in two or three systems. They could improve the scalability in terms of space.
How are customer service and support?
In Brazil, the SLAs are not being met. Tickets are delayed a lot. It's not so good. We call support, mail them, et cetera, and they do not answer. Last week, a ticket that needed to be solved in six hours took one week.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Our clients previously used Nimble. We're also familiar with 3PAR.
How was the initial setup?
We use fiber channels. The deployment process is fairly straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
HPE managed the deployment process. As resellers, we assisted our clients with setup.
What was our ROI?
I have not witnessed an ROI as our customers would have more visibility on that. However, I have heard the performance is one area customers are impressed with. The speed improves the customer experience and they can build out their strategy faster and change strategies as needed.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing and licensing are not my area of expertise. I'm an architect. However, the pricing is a bit more complex in Brazil and there are a lot of taxes. It's not cheap.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We're a reseller of HPE, so we only deal with HPE solutions.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. If they had 50% more scalability in a single system, it would be ideal.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Partner reseller
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Pradip Lamichhane from
Saves costs and has good deduplication and compression
What is our primary use case?
This is for NVMe faster performance.
How has it helped my organization?
It is cost-cutting. It saves costs.
HPE Alletra Storage provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. HPE GreenLake is doing everything.
HPE Alletra Storage helps predict problems and prevent them before they occur. This is all happening through HPE GreenLake. It works well, and I hope it continues to work well in the future.
The guarantee of data availability is most important. The data is most important. We cannot lose any data. I hope that HPE Alletra Storage will help us in this matter.
HPE Alletra Storage has helped reduce the time spent on storage provisioning. It has reduced the time by half.
HPE Alletra Storage has improved our storage performance in terms of IOPs, but it is not much. When it starts working with the NVMe protocol in VMware, it will improve by 10%.
HPE Alletra Storage has not yet helped reduce the time spent resolving storage-related support tickets. So far, I have not faced any support tickets, but I hope it will reduce the time spent.
What is most valuable?
More deduplication and compression are valuable because capacity matters.
What needs improvement?
I need the protocol expected. I want them to include NVMe protocol in VMware compatibilities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using HPE Alletra Storage for almost one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Its stability is fine. It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is easy.
How are customer service and support?
The basic support is good, but when it comes to L2 and L3, it takes ages. The basic support is excellent, but the high-tier support takes ages.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have used other HPE solutions before. We have used 3PAR, Primera, StoreOnce, and MSA. HPE Alletra Storage is better because it has NVMe and the latest GUI. It is easier than others.
How was the initial setup?
We have VMware. We are mostly on a private cloud.
It is easy to deploy. You just plug in and connect.
What about the implementation team?
HPE helped us implement it. They were pretty experienced.
What was our ROI?
We are still waiting for that.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
So far, so good.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate HPE Alletra Storage a ten out of ten. It is new for HPE. They need to work hard on it.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Fernando Hortal from
Provides storage efficiency, simplified management, and good performance
What is our primary use case?
We have a virtualization platform running over there.
How has it helped my organization?
It is very easy to manage, so we spend less time going over it. It does not require very specific and advanced storage knowledge to get involved. It is easy to start using it. Creating VMs or new data storage clusters is very simple from the virtualization platform, so we save time. Also, thanks to the protection and snapshot, we can also quickly recover from ransomware attacks or things like that.
HPE Alletra Storage provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. I can monitor and manage whatever I need at home. It helps a lot. I do not need to open a VPN connection or any kind of connection to know what is going on. I can manage my platform remotely.
We have protection and snapshots. InfoSight alerts us on any issues that could be there. We get to know what is going on.
HPE Alletra Storage has helped reduce the time spent on storage provisioning. Instead of a couple of hours, we can do storage provisions in 15 minutes.
HPE Alletra Storage has improved our storage performance in terms of IOPs. We have much more than what we need.
HPE Alletra Storage has helped reduce the time spent resolving storage-related support tickets. The InfoSight information that we have and the performance-related capabilities that we have seen help us a lot. When we know a problem, we also know where the issue is and what is causing the issue, so an open case takes a couple of hours rather than a couple of days.
What is most valuable?
It is simple to manage and integrate with our virtualization platform. There is also the storage efficiency. We are saving in terms of storage capacity. It is very easy, and we get the performance for the requirements that we are having.
What needs improvement?
We are using it as much as we need. I do not have any requirements. They can maybe have more flexibility for configurations or things like that.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using HPE Alletra Storage for a year and a half.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We never have any issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We do not need to scale. We would have had to scale if we could buy a smaller one. It is enough for us.
How are customer service and support?
Everything is great. Sometimes we get an email saying that we are having an issue on a drive or something else even before we realize it. Nowadays, when we are having an issue, most of the time, we also have a solution. It is great.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have used 3PAR from HPE or MSA. We needed to perform a refresh. Most of our use cases were VMware-related, we wanted to integrate data management capacities and capabilities. That is why we moved. We received everything that we needed.
What was our ROI?
We have seen an ROI. We have started to take away the old storage solution. We have simplified management. For anyone new to the company, it is very easy to understand what is going on, how to manage, how to get access and know what it is doing. The onboarding time is saved. We require less training and there are also fewer errors because they understand what they are doing. It is a simple management environment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Its licensing is good. Pricing-wise, there can be a little bit more flexibility. It would help to have different sizes. However, it fits into the budget that we have, so we are happy.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate HPE Alletra Storage a nine out of ten because there is always room to improve, but we are happy with what we are receiving from Alletra and how simple it is to manage. The optimization of the storage means that we do not need to scale and grow. We are not looking for new refreshments or upgrades on the platform. All my colleagues are also confident about what they are doing over there. We like the environment.
Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:Partner
Date published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2505762 from
Great deduplication, reduces our footprint, and offers good cost savings
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for virtualization storage.
How has it helped my organization?
We have different use cases and 30 locations around the country. We use it to either replicate back from site to site or keep our footprint small at the edge.
What is most valuable?
The deduplication is very good. The array replication and V-wall storage are also really useful.
We've been able to reduce our footprint. We get 4X on each array times 30.
The cost savings are pretty good. It does allow us to store more than we normally would.
One of the best benefits I can think of is that the support team is top-tier. We've had a lot of good experiences with support, which I can't say for some other vendors.
It's pretty good at predicting and preventing problems. We can receive notifications on most of our problems, and, if not before, very soon after. Most of our problems are just failures such as power failures. We tend to receive notifications just before or right on time. If we didn't get those notifications our environment would be down.
The guarantee of data availability is very important to us. Data runs everything.
It's helped reduce the time spent on provisioning by over 50%. The way that we use it is mainly through the plugin into vCenter. It makes the provisioning of new data storage infinitely faster.
The solution has improved our storage performance in terms of IOPS. When I started, we had some other vendor arrays that were not as great, moving to Alletra, it's improved. We're a big SQL shop, so we're running all their secret reports and all that faster. That's always a plus for the business.
Alletra helps reduce the time spent resolving storage-related support tickets.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to see a smaller chassis in the hybrid arrays. The one they have is a legacy chassis and is a lot bigger than it should be.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for five years. We were originally Nimble customers. We've used a variety of versions, from the C1000s up to the Alletra 530s.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a very stable system. We have no complaints.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is fully scalable. There's no issue adding additional shelving, and we've had zero downtime.
How are customer service and support?
Alletra suport is excellent. They are always responsive and knowledgeable, and our issues are resolved in a few hours. I don't dread opening support tickets with them.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have used EMC and NetApp. We moved all storage over to Alletra. We wanted continuity. We have a small team and Alletra has made it easier to train people when using one platform.
How was the initial setup?
We deployed the solution ourselves. It's really easy to set up and the documentation is step by step. Getting it from out of the box to up and functional we can do in 30 minutes or less.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't know what the pricing is.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We haven't recently evaluated other solutions. The transition was already in motion when I took things over. We don't have plans to change.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten overall. It's reliable, has good uptime, and nice features. It doesn't cause me problems.
Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Steve McLeod from
Great data management and provisioning with less time spent on storage
What is our primary use case?
Currently, it is employed to serve our primary billing platform, supporting several Oracle databases ranging from 30 to 40 terabytes in size, integrated with HPe Synergy compute. These financial systems leverage its high throughput capabilities and low-latency performance.
How has it helped my organization?
The rapid speed has proven highly beneficial. Integrating low latency into our billing systems and mobile app enriches our application ecosystem, enhancing daily user interactions. The combination of low latency and high-speed storage has significantly bolstered our operations, particularly in billing processes.
What is most valuable?
The management and provisioning of data have been significantly streamlined.
As a GreenLake customer, we are collaborating with HPE to support us up the stack. They are overseeing the implementation of state-of-the-art storage services on our behalf, which promises to deliver substantial improvements to our business upon completion.
The SSCM micro solution for predictive issue detection and prevention holds great promise. We have experienced a trouble-free year, which is reassuring. Should there be any disk failures or other issues, rapid detection and resolution are assured. With GreenLake, telemetry data flows directly to HPE, enabling proactive maintenance without our direct involvement, which is highly beneficial.
The 100% availability guarantee is of paramount importance to us. Following a major outage 12 to 14 months ago, which lasted four days, we engaged Alletra from HP to assist. Having such a guarantee backed by a company like HP adds significant value to our operations.
This solution has not only reduced storage management time but will continue to do so moving forward. It has simplified our zoning practices, extending from computing to third-party products. With GreenLake, HPE handles much of this complexity on our behalf. Aligning new fabric installations with our Synergy infrastructure has greatly streamlined operations post VMware platform integration, resulting in performance gains of 30% to 50% over our previous systems.
The incorporation of InfoSight and telemetry, bolstered by AI, ensures ongoing support and efficiency enhancements for our users. As we prepare to deploy four new Alletra systems within the next six to 12 months, we anticipate further operational improvements.
What needs improvement?
To date, notable improvements have been somewhat limited in our experience. Currently, we are in the process of commissioning an additional four systems to handle our significant workloads. Given the cutting-edge nature of this technology, extensive setup of new fabric and infrastructure has been necessary. It's important for stakeholders to ensure thorough preparation upfront to facilitate a smooth and expedient implementation process.
I haven't particularly used it to its full extent yet. That will probably come in the next 12 to 18 months.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using HPe Alletra storage for coming up 12 months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have not experienced any stability issues.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability capabilities are exceptional, having encountered no issues thus far. We conducted a thorough assessment of scalability, particularly with the impending addition of four new units. This expansion will facilitate substantial growth over the next two to three years.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support provided is exceptional, characterized by a highly skilled team of engineers, service delivery managers, and other support personnel. Our experience has been seamless, with their integration into our teams proving particularly effective. Collaborating with them has been a positive and enjoyable experience.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We've had Nimble, Primera, EMC, Pure and NetApp. So many different storage arrays depending on the workload and requirements.
We are modernizing our datacenter and deploying new fabric to simplify our footprint.
How was the initial setup?
We have established paired data centers, each equipped with two Alletra units, creating a metro cluster and standard storage infrastructure.
While the project has been extensive, it represents a pivotal step in replacing our existing storage infrastructure. Designing the desired level of resiliency for business continuity has been a priority throughout this process. Although the timeline of approximately one year may have seemed lengthy, we are nearing the final stages of implementation and are poised to commence utilization.
What about the implementation team?
Spark has used HPe professional services to design and implement this solution, along with our own in-house experts. The team at HPe have been fantastic to work with.
What was our ROI?
While we haven't witnessed ROI quite yet, we will probably see it within the next six to 12 months.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing and licensing are very simple, especially with GreenLake.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated IBM Storage and EMC storage solutions but ultimately opted to remain with Alletra. The decision was driven by Alletra's superior technology and speed, which we found to offer a highly cost-effective solution.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
SushilKumar4 from
Offers high-intensity IOPS for data operations and delivers extremely low latency for disk operations
What is most valuable?
The tool's notable feature is that we don't need to log a case directly with the vendor. The tool has access to all the logs on-premises. This is an on-premises solution. Additionally, we can provision data as thick or thin provisioned. Moreover, it includes data grid duplication and compression features.
We allocate volumes to various clients based on their requirements and requests. This has resolved the problem of bottlenecks for applications requiring a high number of I/O operations, as the storage was previously unable to deliver the necessary throughput due to SAS, NL-SAS, and SATA drives. However, with NVMe drives, a single drive can provide up to thirty thousand IOPS. We can configure rate levels and disk drives according to the client's needs, ensuring no bottlenecks in IOPS.
The cloud-integrated feature allows users to HPE Alletra access from any location, eliminating the need for VPN connections or on-premises access.
It offers high-intensity IOPS for data operations and delivers extremely low latency for disk operations, often within sub-millisecond response times. This ensures minimal latency experienced by databases or applications, resulting in significantly faster read and write operations than other solutions. This is particularly beneficial for scenarios with many users accessing applications simultaneously. For instance, for many users checking results concurrently, the tool ensures optimal performance without latency or slowdown in the application portal.
The cloud-native connectivity feature allows you to deploy your private cloud infrastructure. However, it's important to note that integration with public cloud services is unsupported due to its hybrid channel-based solution, primarily designed for on-premises deployment. It will not give you any bottlenecks and offers the best performance on storage.
What needs improvement?
It would be better if there were an option to incorporate the NVMe feature alongside other storage tiers. Currently, the system operates on Autotier but can manually peer and mix different types of drives, such as SAS and SATA drives.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for 12 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool's stability is excellent, providing a hundred percent uptime.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is scalable. Approximately 10-15 major customers are utilizing the product, with almost 400 plus servers.
How are customer service and support?
The product's support is good. It is better than Dell EMC.
How was the initial setup?
The tool is very easy to deploy. It's like a plug-and-play system. You need to plug it in, and it's ready to go. There's no need for extensive configuration or setup. When the engineers from the HPE vendors arrive, they connect the HPE Alletra system, which requires Internet connectivity. After that, the person who registers will receive a signing code. This code must be input during the installation process, along with configuring the management IP.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is expensive and can cost around five lakhs.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the overall product a nine out of ten.I advise those considering implementing HPE Alletra to thoroughly evaluate your requirements and workload. It is a top choice in the market if you primarily need block-level database storage. However, it's worth considering other options if you have a mix of workloads and require unified storage.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:Partner
Date published: 2024-03-15T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Lisa Whalen from
Provides a cloud-like operation model on-prem for managing data infrastructure
What is our primary use case?
Alletra is used for our SAP environment, strictly. We needed a high level of performance.
How has it helped my organization?
We were on our SAP environment on a 3PAR, and we moved over to Alletra. When we got all the data moved over to the Alletra, the deduplication was so much better. Our space usage was so much better on this product, and we actually saw a better performance.
What is most valuable?
I've always said I love that it's easy to use. At one point in time, we had a 3PAR. And with 3PAR, I always thought it was a little more difficult. There was so much more to maintaining it, setting it up, and everything. With the Alletra, it's just easy. It's easy to provision space to use and to set up.
InfoSight is invaluable to me. With it, I can just quickly go out there and see what is going on.
Alletra provides a cloud-like operation model on-prem for managing data infrastructure.
Alletra is very good for predicting problems and preventing them before they occur. InfoSight has really helped with that. I honestly don't have to look at it much. However, there's the alerting and everything that will tell us what's going on. That said, I check InfoSight every once in a while.
It reduced the time spent on storage provision. It's so much easier than the 3PAR. It's just so much easier. I don't spend time in there at all.
The product improved our storage performance experience in terms of IOPS. Our end users that use the SAP environment were a little concerned at first. We said we were going to switch over from the 3PAR to the Alletra since they've always been more familiar with the 3PAR. However, when we moved them over, they noticed a performance increase.
What needs improvement?
I cannot think of a specific area that needs improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for probably just a year. That said, I've been with Nimble for many years, so I am very familiar with the product itself.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is excellent. If I have an issue like a hard drive failure, and I've only had one or two, or if I just wasn't sure how something was working, I'd call into support. It was always phenomenal.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment experience was really good.
My previous experience was more with the Nimble iSCSI within our VMware environment. This one was just setting up the fiber channel switch for us and doing that stuff.
What about the implementation team?
We worked with a vendor. They came in and set up. We did a fiber channel on this one, and they came in and set everything up for us. We even had a little training session.
What was our ROI?
We have seen ROI in time spent and money savings. 3PAR cost more and we had to do more maintenance. We used to have to do more maintenance with the 3PAR and when we would do upgrades, we always had to engage HPE at the time to do the upgrade. I would just sit there and wait while they did it, and it took hours. With Alletra, it downloads the software, and you just hit the button, and go.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price is great. If you come from a 3PAR world to an Alletra, it's great. The vendor that we use was phenomenal in getting us great pricing.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. It's just so much easier to use than any of the other storage environments I've had. It's been more dependable. I've had Dell, which was awful. It's not easy to use. With anything that happens, you have to spend so much more time researching. From the get-go, it's been a great product. I've always loved it.
If anyone was looking into the Alletra I'd tell them to 100% get it since it is so much easier to use.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Dustin Newby from
Fast with good usability and support
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for our block storage for VDI and VMware.
How has it helped my organization?
Speed-wise, we went all flash, so it's really reduced our user issues with VDI and some other things we're using.
What is most valuable?
The usability is very good. It's really easy to use, especially with the DHCI. It's very easy to upgrade and maintain.
There's unlimited lifetime on their arrays where you can keep upgrading.
It provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure.
Day to day, we really don't have to touch it as it runs. As far as operations, it's made it a lot easier to manage and set things up and delegate those tasks to junior engineers now instead of having to do it all myself.
It has helped reduce the time spent on storage provisioning.
The product has helped use time spent resolving storage-related support tickets.
What needs improvement?
The licensing could always be cheaper.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for probably ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable. I'd rate it ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable to a degree.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support and customer support are excellent.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did look at Nutanix. We had previous experience with this solution, and we already had existing arrays. I also liked the DHCI stack with the conversion infrastructure.
What other advice do I have?
The support team is excellent. They take ownership of tickets and save us a lot of hassle.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. It offers good usability and support. It's been a good product overall.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer2506047 from
Good price, fast, and works very well with our environment
What is our primary use case?
Our main use case is virtualization. We have integrated it. We have iSCSI in our VMware environment, and we also tried OpenNebula. It is KVM-based. That is the main use case for us.
How has it helped my organization?
It helps the organization to deploy storage rooms faster and with less effort.
Data availability is very important for us. We do not want to lose any data. The data has to be present nearly 100%. Since we have been using Alletra and Nimble storage, we never had an error.
HPE Alletra Storage has helped reduce the time spent on storage provisioning. Before this, providing storage rooms took 20 to 30 minutes, whereas now, it takes less than 5 minutes.
HPE Alletra Storage has improved our storage performance in terms of IOPS.
Since we have had HPE Alletra Storage, there have been only two tickets. It is the same with Nimble. In eight years, there was only one hard disk error. With storage from other companies, we had more tickets, so it was a good decision to go for HPE Alletra Storage.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is the integration with vCenter with the HPE multi-storage plugin. That makes it more comfortable to use the storage with just a few clicks. Previously, we had to configure it in vCenter or we had to configure it on Nimble or other storage like MSA. This is the most comfortable feature for us.
What needs improvement?
One problem we had during the installation of HPE Alletra Storage was the connection to the cloud. Our company does not like cloud connections for storage, but it was necessary. It would be a good thing to start without the GreenLake cloud.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using HPE Alletra Storage for about one year. Previously, we were using Nimble CS3000 and Nimble HF40.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is good. We can expand it using shelves.
How are customer service and support?
It is very good. If you open a ticket, you get a response soon. We had a problem during installation, and they were very fast.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were using Nimble CS3000 and Nimble HF40. About eight or nine years ago, we were using Open-E. It is an open storage solution. You can install it on ProLiant, but Alletra is much better.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
For us, its price is good.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We did not evaluate other solutions.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate HPE Alletra Storage a ten out of ten because it is a very stable solution, and we can use it very well in our environment. Integration is very good. It is very fast.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
David Bassi from
Good integrations, helpful reporting, and helps save time spent on storage usage
What is our primary use case?
The solution is our primary storage for virtualization.
What is most valuable?
It's got an integration with InfoSight. There are metrics that are provided by it and the support that we get from Nimble Alletra Support is great. The insights we get are important. All of the reporting we get and the recommendations we get on performance impacts are helpful. It predicts problems and helps prevent issues.
It's helped us save time spent on storage usage. Due to its integration, we've had an 80% to 90% reduction in storage provisioning time.
It's helped improve IOPs. We size the solution properly and customers have been happy with the results.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see some form of direct connect fiber channel options.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used Alletra Storage for a long time.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is good. There are options.
How are customer service and support?
Support is fantastic for Allerta. Everything else from HPE isn't as good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Our customers are switching from other vendor options. I've been recommending Alletra to them.
I have experience with other storage solutions within the HPE family. I haven't used other vendors. Alletra is top-notch within the HPE family in terms of performance and support.
How was the initial setup?
I've deployed the solution before. An Alletra by itself is simple to implement. When partnered with dHCI, it's a bit more complex.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is good for the market that I serve. The subscription model is tough for them. We can do multiple terms now.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:Partner
Date published: 2024-07-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
reviewer890883 from
A clear winner on price per terabyte and very good for redundancy and performance
What is our primary use case?
We use it for our backend Tier 0 storage.
How has it helped my organization?
It is the core foundation for our disaster recovery plan and high availability plan. We use Peer Persistence in conjunction with VMware vSphere Metro Storage Cluster to fail over critical workloads between data centers on a quarterly basis.
HPE Alletra Storage tries to provide a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. The cloud-like operational model has not affected operations such as deployment, provisioning, and day-to-day management. It is not enterprise-ready.
We have not seen much evidence of the fact that HPE Alletra Storage can predict problems and prevent them before they occur.
It is important that they guarantee data availability. They have had to pay up multiple times because they were not able to provide the availability, and so far, they have kept their word.
HPE Alletra Storage has helped reduce the time spent on storage provisioning. It has saved about 20% of the time. With each iteration, they are getting better at their user interface.
HPE Alletra Storage has improved our storage performance in terms of IOPS. There is about 50% improvement.
What is most valuable?
Multi-node or the four controllers and the port persistence are valuable. The overall redundancy and performance of the system is valuable.
What needs improvement?
They can continue developing their V vaults and peer persistence. They can implement active-active peer persistence so that our organization can use it.
In the next release, we would like more V vault support with metro clustering or peer persistence.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using HPE Alletra Storage for two and a half years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We were early adopters, so we got to see some of the worst of Alletra. Since then, it has become much more stable. It is definitely a much more stable product now.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is very scalable.
How are customer service and support?
Their support is pretty good. I would rate them a nine out of ten.
HPE has dedicated a lot of resources to our organization to ensure that we are successful. There is definitely a lot of collaboration between our organizations to support Alletra.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were using 3PAR and Primera. We switched because it was a refresh into the newer technologies.
How was the initial setup?
We are mostly on-prem, but we do use Azure as we have started to do a hybrid model.
Its deployment was very smooth and simple.
What about the implementation team?
We did it ourselves. It was very straightforward.
What was our ROI?
We have seen an ROI. As data continues to grow in our environment, driving down the price per terabyte is essential for us to be able to continue to afford the performance they give us.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
HPE was a clear winner on price per terabyte. It was very smooth.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated Pure, and we evaluated EMC. The main difference was the price per terabyte.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate HPE Alletra Storage an eight out of ten. If they can improve some of the things, that would take it to ten.
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.Customer
Date published: 2024-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Andre Bellotti from
Good price, performance, efficiency, and reliability
What is our primary use case?
Its use case primarily is VDI. We are working with models 6050 and 6070.
How has it helped my organization?
Price, performance, efficiency, and reliability are its benefits. Those customers who used to be on 3PAR and Primera and are now on Alletra probably have two times performance improvement. The most important benefit has been the increase in efficiency. The efficiency has improved at least three or four times. Its pricing per gigabyte is also lower than what they used to pay for the older solutions.
It provides a cloud-like operational model on-prem for managing data infrastructure. Most of my customers who are on VDI are using VHCI and Private Cloud Business Edition or PCBE, and they love it.
It helps with day-to-day management. Especially when customers have multiple sites, they are able to view all their sites and manage all their sites from a single pane.
It can predict problems and prevent them before they occur. The main feature of Alletra is the inheritance of Nimble InfoSight. It is a big plus.
There is a guarantee of data availability, but that was not the only reason for going for this solution. They have availability of six nines on other platforms as well, but with Alletra, you have the whole package. There is efficiency, reliability, and proactive support with InfoSight. It is the whole package.
It has improved our storage performance in terms of IOPs, but I do not have the metrics.
What is most valuable?
The performance is valuable. The NVMe performance with VDI plays a big role. There is efficiency of the array and replication between two sites. A lot of customers use Alletra for production and DR and do replication.
What needs improvement?
They are definitely going to start pushing more on MP for files. This was an area where HPE was not very strong, but now, with Alletra MP, it is going to be very strong. Most importantly, there is going to be the flexibility of moving compute and storage on Alletra MP. This flexibility will be very good.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using HPE Alletra Storage for the past two to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
So far, so good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
On regular Alletra, you can only add two shelves. That may be a limitation because you need to plan ahead of time about how you are going to grow. You might want to conserve the type of disk. It is a little limiting in terms of capacity. This is why MP is better.
How are customer service and support?
We do work with HPE support. It is a little slow sometimes, but in the case of Alletra, that has not been the case. With Alletra, the level 3 engineering support has been more than okay. For Alletra, I would rate their support a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
We have not done its deployment. We do help some customers with monitoring, managing, and patching the environment. It is fairly new. Alletra has been there for about two years.
What was our ROI?
Overall, it was a good ROI for customers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Overall, it was good. It had a good price per gigabyte.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate HPE Alletra Storage an eight out of ten.
Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:Partner
Date published: 2024-07-29T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Yosef Emiru from
Simple to manage, stable and offers high speed for transferring data
What is our primary use case?
My experience with it has been good. I primarily use it as a storage backend for my applications. I like it for that purpose.
How has it helped my organization?
It's been important for automating some of our workloads. For example, we had some heavy processes that would sometimes crash. Alletra has made managing those easier.
What is most valuable?
I like that it's simple to manage. It offers rich features and high speed for transferring data.
What needs improvement?
We had some issues while installing it on our servers. It required more resources while cross-checking. So, the initial setup process could be better. Sometimes, it has trouble discovering other servers; it would be nice if there were a way to streamline the connection process.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using it for a year. I use it in my company.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. It is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This product offers good scalability. I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The support team is great. But the response time could be faster.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
We had some issues while configuring it. It takes a while to get that working correctly. It would be helpful to have clearer instructions or a configuration wizard for that part.
We have it configured as a cloud solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a license. HPE Alletra uses a cloud-based model. This means I'm focused on procuring on-demand resources for customers. As such, for future use, we bill based on device consumption rather than the traditional datacenter model.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. I would recommend using the solution. First, this solution can be tailored for specific business needs. Secondly, it excels as a standard server for data management.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-04-25T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Shahid Mirabutalibov from
Provides reliable storage, speed, and performance
What is our primary use case?
HPE Alletra Storage is mainly used as a database.
What is most valuable?
The solution's most valuable features are reliable storage, speed, and performance.
HPE Alletra Storage’s hard disk change makes it good for predicting problems and preventing them before they occur.
What needs improvement?
We faced many problems with HPE Alletra 6000, and we did not understand whether it was because of some issue with the controllers or the disk. However, we changed it, and we don't use it anymore.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using HPE Alletra Storage for five years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I think the solution's scalability is enough for us because we cannot use one storage for all. We get a lot of storage and share data.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used HPE MSA, HPE 3PAR, and HPE EVA.
How was the initial setup?
The solution’s initial setup is smooth.
What other advice do I have?
We use the HPE Alletra 9060, HPE Alletra 9080, and HPE Alletra 6000 versions of the solution. We may consider using other vendors, such as Pure Storage or Dell Storage, in the future because we want to know which one offers the best price.
We chose HPE Alletra Storage because we have the best HPE partner to help us whenever we have a problem. He's one of the best vendors in our country. This is very important for us because some vendors or partners are not so efficient. Since we use the solution in banking, we cannot stop the systems. We call our vendor for support and to understand the problem, and they always help us.
We have around 50 to 60 terabytes in one storage.
Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2024-08-04T00:00:00-04:00