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NETAPP AFF VS. PURE STORAGE
FLASHARRAY//M
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Overview
Data has become the lifeblood of
companies of all sizes and across all
industries. Organizations are reinventing
themselves to unlock new value from
existing applications as well as next-
generation social, mobile, cloud, and
analytics technologies.
To address these demands, businesses must
modernize IT infrastructure to accelerate
application performance, improve data
center economics, and adapt to evolving
business demands with confidence.
This document compares two all-flash
solutions that might be considered by
companies that are modernizing their
storage infrastructure to accelerate
application performance: the NetApp AFF
and the Pure Storage FlashArray//M. 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.
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. 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. n
The NetApp AFF family is also made up of
four models: the AFF A200, A300, A700,
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