Poor connection to FC.Intel Xeon processors with under 2 GHz processing speeds could be replaced with more recent ones. EMC VNX needs to support bigger SSD and the Next Generation EMC Unity does this. It's not possible to add a single HDD to a current array and there are fixed rules to make upgrades. The updated version of Java is not compatible.VNX can improve by offering flexible upgrade options.

The administrative console (Navisphere/Unisphere) needs some improvement, especially on their Java-based GUI.

It would be very helpful to get an automated report that shows you the size of the checkpoints and get warnings when a checkpoint is reaching either maximum capacity per a file system or hitting the ceiling on the SavVol pool consumption. The scalability is average because the storage has some hardware limitations and, obviously, operating system limitations. If the VNX had embedded encryption, that would be great. We just add them on the fly, and they are available for use. The scalability is good because it is easy to add to new disks. So, that is good.3PAR is easy to keep running and does not require too much effort. We are there and aware, but we do not do the work. The new StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) tool is more user-friendly.HPE can log in, fix things, alert us to things, and upgrade. With the new flash arrays, 3PAR has improved our performance. It is using more logic to subdivide the drives into smaller pieces. The chunklet technology is the main benefit out of 3PAR. Scalability, because our customer is fast growing and our solution should be able to start very small and grow very quickly. The most valuable feature is the tight VMware integration, due to the migration from bare metal to virtualized environments and then on to the cloud. Integration with VMwareFAST (auto-tiering): Doesn't require configuration and is managed by the array itself.

It is very stable even during multiple power failures. It means the configuration has good performance and scalability options. It is hard to make a mistake in a solution. From my point of view, the configuration that I can sell is restricted to the EMC best practices. The implementation of both block and file system storage in a single GUI provides is better situated than most other storages. The replication feature provides another functionality to protect your data. Multi-tiering positively affects the efficiency of the storage space.

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