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DDN A³I vs. HPE Cray Supercomputing

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ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DDN A³I
Score 9.0 out of 10
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DataDirect Networks (DDN) offers their SFA line of high density block storage solutions, including the SFA14KX and the SFA18K.N/A
HPE Cray Supercomputing
Score 0.0 out of 10
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HPE Cray supercomputers (from HPE since the 2019 acquisition) enable users to tackle infrastructure challenges that require the fusion of modeling and simulation workloads with analytics, AI, and the Internet of Things (IoT).N/A
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DDN A³IHPE Cray Supercomputing
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Free/Freemium Version
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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DDN A³IHPE Cray Supercomputing
Considered Both Products
DDN A³I
ML
Mark Lewandowski
Sr Network and Systems Engineer
Chose DDN A³I
IBM is close to the Platinum level but DDN comes in large and cheaper but with a bit less features.
HPE Cray Supercomputing

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Score 9.0 out of 10
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DDN A³IHPE Cray Supercomputing
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User Testimonials
DDN A³IHPE Cray Supercomputing
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited for large data repositories, like video storage, data lake, etc. Wide and deep and does not take up multiple racks. Easily grows with your needs as one can drop in more disks when needed, as you grow.
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Mark Lewandowski
Sr Network and Systems Engineer
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Pros
  • Large storage array
  • Fibre channel storage using RAID arrays
  • Each SFA can grow with one master and up to 4 slaves
  • Up to PB or more of storage
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Mark Lewandowski
Sr Network and Systems Engineer
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Cons
  • The Disk array appliances load disks from the top
  • Cabler management is more than 4 feet long. Hard to find a rack it really fits in.
  • Interconnects between units need to be more seamless and easier to understand.
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Mark Lewandowski
Sr Network and Systems Engineer
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Alternatives Considered
IBM is close to the Platinum level but DDN comes in large and cheaper but with a bit less features.
ML
Mark Lewandowski
Sr Network and Systems Engineer
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Return on Investment
  • ROI is that it seems very economical for massive video camera storage.
  • Dedicate a rack to it.
  • Best if all units are next to each other but do not have to be.
ML
Mark Lewandowski
Sr Network and Systems Engineer
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