NetApp Review

PROS: This software enables us to move our data freely between private and public clouds through its data management interface. It also assists us in maximizing the use of our system as well as meet the provisions of SLAs while enhancing our overall performance. Moreover, NetApp's proprietary technologies secure our data, allows us to recover files quickly, and even synchronize with other solutions to streamline our management workflow. On top of it all, the training NetApp offered lets us understand the ins and outs of the solution so that we can make good use of its capabilities.

CONS: Both the software and the support offered by NetApp were excellent so there are no problems as of yet.

PROS: The backup and recovery initiated by this software are rapid.

CONS: It would be nice to see more integrations with data storage providers.

PROS: This software is helping us save physical space and memory because we can backup our files to the cloud.

CONS: The steep price may stop other organizations from using it.

PROS: Our company is using various software provided by NetApp such as E-series, FAS, and Solidfire. These are working well for their particular use cases and the backup and recovery tool works well with them in our network.

CONS: We cannot manage these products under one umbrella and we have to oversee them separately. Despite that, we can produce our analytical reports with ease.

PROS: NetApp has great applications which are very intuitive. It’s not only about backing up but also an efficiency of snapshots on the backed storage. The app is so intuitive that even shortens the logs. Thanks to its snapmirror replications the DR is easy to set up.

CONS: I cannot really say that I have some dislikes about this software.

PROS: NetApp's recovery software is easy to use and is highly responsive as well. With it, we do not have to worry about backing up our data regularly because it performs that task for us manually.

CONS: It's not really a disappointment but it is important to follow NetApp's guide to ensure that your data snapshots will work.

PROS: I stopped using tapes as soon as our organization decided to implement NetApp Backup and Recovery. It has been several years now and I still am in awe of the Snapshot function because of its extreme reliability.

CONS: I would like to see more reporting tools related to the snapshot feature. Moreover, the manager interface is not user-friendly, though SnapProtect is worse.

PROS: I like that there are multiple options for backup such as a snapmirror and a snapvault. This lets us control our budget well because we can settle for affordable disks without risking data loss.

CONS: It would be great if the replication function is enhanced. Other than that, I have no issues with this software.

PROS: This tool provides great customer support and Its hardware and software are reliable and easy to upgrade. I love the SnapMirror app, it is easy way to back up data to another local disks and to move the data off site. NetApp offers great cost saving features, data center costs and space savings. I love all its built in tools.

CONS: All NetApp tools are using Java. And the problem is that various products require various Java versions. It is true that this product has great set of options and tools but there are lot of them. It would be great if they could combine them. The product is easy to set up but difficult to scale out. And it needs much better integration.

PROS: With this software, we managed to replace our traditional method of backup and recovery.

CONS: While it is an excellent tool, we still have to check the properties of backup files to make sure that there are no failures. Also, it is unable to process multiple threads simultaneously.

PROS: Once you decide to use NetApp you will have 3 year warranty, clustering capabilities, reliabilities and intuitive product. Thanks to this integrated data protection technologies you not only protect your customer’s data and accelerate recovery but you also have an integration with leading backup apps like OpenSystems, SnapProtect Software and many other. We have customers who struggle with cloud infrastructure and managing data freely. Thanks to the latest updates there are more flexibilities to efficiently manage and control customer’s data via single storage and platform. We are able to maximize system usability, to meet storage SLAs, to boost the performances and to reduce risks. I also like their trainings, they are very helpful.

CONS: We don’t have problems with this product.

PROS: The interface is pleasing to the eyes, which makes it easier for us to complete our tasks related to this software.

CONS: There are moments when the interface takes too long to respond to an action or request. Plus, it can be problematic to run on other operating systems like Linux.

PROS: This solution offers SnapMirror and SnapVault, which are top choices in the market for backup and recovery.

CONS: The MetroCluster module needs additional improvements.

PROS: I have been using NetApp for over three years now and it has never disappointed me. It is an affordable solution for storing large amounts of data in the cloud and it even helps us cut costs when it comes to power.

CONS: It can be time-consuming to search for a particular file in the backup system. Plus, the recovery time itself is too long.

PROS: I like that remote sites can be administrated automatically and easily. Thanks to SnapVault we are able to use low bandwidth links. The usage of VSC makes virtual environment easy task. I love the integration with SnapManager products with the VSC because it provides consistent portal with operations managers.

CONS: Make sure that the retention schedules are followed and you are able to troubleshoot from the bottom up. It takes some discipline and routine, but you can always ask for their help.

PROS: I have been using this product for some time by now. We have experienced lot of benefits from it. We have huge amount of media that needs to be captured and backed up. This product is must have in our business. The recovery solutions it offers are amazing. The drive operational efficiencies reduces the back-up time, improves the data recovery and it cuts the infrastructure. It reduces the admins costs as well. We love to use its Snapshot and replicant technologies so we can easily simplify the virtualization and management of huge data.

CONS: I have to say that I cannot really find one reason for dislikes.

PROS: I love all NetApp tools. The process of backing up files is great it starts with replicating data from one Netapp file to another file by using snapshot technology. The replicating data uses snap-mirror to other site as a solution in case of disaster. We use snapvault to back-up volume to secondary file with more denser and cheaper disks in order to keep track of the data longer.

CONS: This product does what it needs. But it would be great if they could make the data replication between 7-mode to cluster simpler. For e.g. to replicate a volume from one filer to other you use particular snapshot, and then to use a snapshot on the destination filer to perform volume restore.