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NETAPP AFF VS. PURE STORAGE
FLASHARRAY//M
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D
ata has become the lifeblood of
companies of all sizes and across all
industries. Organisations are reinventing
themselves to unlock new value from existing
applications as well as next-generation social,
mobile, cloud and analytics technologies. The NetApp AFF family is also made up of four models:
the AFF A200, A300, A700 and A700S. Like the
FlashArray, AFF storage controllers are deployed in pairs.
However, unlike the FlashArray, as many as 12 AFF node
pairs can be combined to deliver all-flash performance
across 24 storage controllers as part of a single cluster.
To address these demands, businesses must
modernise IT infrastructure to accelerate
application performance, improve data centre
economics and adapt to evolving business
demands with confidence. Although the FlashArray and NetApp AFF share
some similarities in design, many critical points of
differentiation exist. This analysis examines five
essential criteria to consider when evaluating flash
storage products and compares how the NetApp AFF
and the Pure FlashArray stand up to each.
This document compares two all-flash solutions
that might be considered by companies that
are modernising their storage infrastructure to
accelerate application performance: the NetApp
AFF and the Pure Storage FlashArray//M.
The FlashArray//M family consists of four
different models: The M10, M20, M50 and M70,
each of which is an independent, non-clustered
array containing a pair of storage controllers and
SSD devices.
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Note that this analysis does not consider
performance capabilities or storage efficiency
features, such as compression and deduplication. You
should conduct testing on vendor-provided systems
using your own applications and datasets to validate
performance and efficiency claims and guarantees.
In cases where testing is not possible, we recommend
that you consult published performance benchmarks
from reputable, third-party organisations, such as the
Storage Performance Council. n
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