Storage Essentials Review - why 4.8 stars?

Storage Essentials Review
ITQlick Score: 51/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 4.2/10 - average cost
Category: Data Management -> Storage Essentials review
Ranking:Ranked 103 out of 111 Data Management systems
Company: HP
Typical customers: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business
Platforms: Desktop
Links: Storage Essentials pricing, Storage Essentials alternatives
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Aug 21, 2019

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What is Storage Essentials?

HP Storage Essentials is a storage and resource management solution for businesses of all sizes. It facilitates superior and consistent service delivery and storage utilization management. It was designed and launched by HP Company headquartered in California, United States.

Who is it best for?

Customers of the software hail from all business sizes and all major industries. For instance, it has been used in such industries as automation, media and entertainment, publishing, financial services, education, and government etc. Some major customers that have benefited from the software include Maricopa Integrated Health System, A-dec, Inc., and LSAC etc.

Main features and functionalities

The software works to reduce the complexity of storage management and also reduces the storage costs. This is done by automating the complex manual storage tasks and managing them from a centralized and web based management console.

The software also features the services of automated SAN discovery, topology mapping, virtualization, holistic storage view, file-level scanning, SAN and NAS management, analysis, and reporting etc.

What is the actual cost?

ITQlick pricing score is 4.2 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Storage Essentials.

Pros

  • HP Storage Essentials offers heterogeneous storage array to reduce management complexity.
  • The software offers comprehensive virtualization of heterogeneous storage assets.
  • The storage resource management feature of HP Storage Essentials allows you to centralize usage policies and reporting.

Cons

  • Unlike some alternatives, HP Storage Essentials does not offer the features of service access mediation.
  • The software lacks simultaneous support for design-time and runtime policy management.

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of Storage Essentials vs alternative software solutions.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is it the best Data Management system?

Storage Essentials is ranked 103 out of 111 software in their category (Data Management systems).

How they are rated on ITQlick?

The rating of Storage Essentials is 4.8 stars out of 5 and the total score is 51 out of 100. The rating score is based on our unbiased data-based algo. Learn more - rating methodology page.

Is it an easy to use Software?

Yes, Storage Essentials makes it fairly easy to use. This product is user friendly and intuitive.

Is it cloud-based?

No, the software in not cloud based so you would need to install it locally and connect it directly to a server.

Can it be used on mobile?

No, currently Storage Essentials can't be accessed on mobile, you would need to access it from your computer.

What should we ask during a demo session?

Differences between Storage Essentials and alternatives?

The most popular alternatives to Storage Essentials in 2023: Akula Verivo, Informatica B2B Data Transformation, Arcsight Logger, Endeca, Business Rules. Access the complete competitors analysis here - Storage Essentials VS Data Management Software alternatives.

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