We performed a comparison between NEC D3 series and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetApp, IBM, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)."The performance is better than with our previous version."
"It is very flexible. It integrates well with the public cloud and other components, so everything can be API driven. Therefore, it is very easy to automate it."
"The most valuable features are the NAS features and NetApp's excellent support."
"NetApp FAS Series is simple to set up."
"It offers data compression and people management."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The best feature is its ONTAP product line for Ransomware protection. It also has features for file storage and block storage. The solution is stable. We've had no issues with it. The tool is scalable and meets our requirements. The technical support and the supporting partner are great. The initial setup is straightforward. It is very easy to maintain the product. The feature set is excellent. I recommend the solution."
"Can use both SAN and NAS at the same time."
"The tool's most valuable features are ease of use, ease of access, expandability, availability, and performance. NVMe drives have improved their performance."
"We are not satisfied with the cost of licensing and would like to have a better price to performance ratio."
"Needs to add wizards for newer, inexperienced users."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"The only downside is in ease in management; it is not easy to use."
"The product must support more drives."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"We have some experience with older equipment end-of-life. For example, when warranty support stops or updates stop – it can be frustrating. Not all clients can buy a new filer every year or two, and NetApp ending support a bit quickly can be a concern."
"I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time."
"No other area for improvement comes to mind other than its price. Making the price more attractive will help this solution have a bigger market share."
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NEC D3 series is ranked 19th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 1st in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 98 reviews. NEC D3 series is rated 9.0, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of NEC D3 series writes "Stable, performs well, and the technical support is good". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". NEC D3 series is most compared with , whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem.
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