Over the next 7 years Nimble experienced rapid growth, going public in 2013, and being acquired by HPE for $1.09 billion in 2017. Nimble provides less expensive entry-level solutions than 3PAR and does not compete at the top end for large enterprise customers.įor an overview of all the HPE data storage solutions, see: An Overview of HPE Enterprise Data Storage Products.įounded in 2008, Nimble Storage was a pioneer in flash arrays, introducing the CS200 series of hybrid arrays in 2010. The Nimble products are positioned for departmental solutions, mid-sized companies, and newcomers to the storage array market who are looking for simplicity, resiliency and cloud integration. But, in general, 3PAR is positioned to appeal to datacenters, where scalable performance and resiliency are critical. Both are world-class flash-arrays and there is some overlap in their positioning for mid-sized companies. The Gartner ranking for HPE is actually based on two products: HPE Nimble and HPE 3PAR. As demonstrated by their Gartner ranking, HPE Nimble is also considered to be a relatively mature product and a “safe choice” among competitors. HPE Nimble products are selected by organizations looking for the speed of flash storage, efficient data reduction, industry-leading reliability, and cloud integration. HPE Nimble data storage products are designed for mid-sized companies and departmental solutions within larger enterprises. In this blog post, we look at the benefits of HPE Nimble products and help you decide if they provide the right solution for your organization. With all these accolades, it is clear that HPE Nimble is worth a look if you are in the market for flash storage arrays. HPE Nimble’s all-flash and hybrid SAN arrays were also recognized as the 2018 “Storage Product of the Year” by TechTarget. The superior quality and enormous popularity of HPE Nimble flash storage arrays helped earn Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) a leading spot in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for solid-state arrays.
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