Navigating Modern IT Challenges: A Comprehensive Comparison of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 and NetApp ASA R2 in the Latest DCIG Report

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Navigating Modern IT Challenges: A Comprehensive Comparison of HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 and NetApp ASA R2 in the Latest DCIG Report

DCIG Releases Third Competitive Intelligence Report Comparing HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 and NetApp ASA r2

June 26, 2025 – Enterprise Storage Review by Jerome M. Wendt

Enterprise storage solutions continue to play a vital role in data centers globally as organizations implement private cloud architectures to support growing digital demands. To address modern IT challenges— including data availability, cybersecurity, infrastructure complexity, and investment future-proofing —selecting the right storage solution is critical for enterprises.

To provide clarity in this evolving environment, DCIG (Data Center Intelligence Group) has published the third report in its ongoing Competitive Intelligence (CI) series. This latest analysis evaluates the HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 against the NetApp All-SAN Array (ASA) r2, extending previous comparisons of the B10000 with Pure Storage FlashArray and Dell PowerStore.

Modern IT Challenges Driving Storage Selection

Enterprises today confront a complex array of IT challenges, including:

  • Rising cybersecurity risks from both external attackers and insider threats.
  • Customer and user demand for uninterrupted, anywhere-anytime data and application availability.
  • Accelerating adoption of hybrid cloud environments blending on-premises and public cloud resources.
  • Changes in VMware software licensing policies impacting infrastructure costs.
  • Increased adoption of alternative hypervisors beyond VMware vSphere.
  • Growing complexity in managing multi-vendor and multi-technology IT stacks.

Effective enterprise storage solutions must address these challenges by providing flexible, high-performing, and secure platforms that adapt to evolving workloads and infrastructure needs.

Comparing HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 with NetApp ASA r2

The newest DCIG Competitive Intelligence Report focuses on five critical dimensions to evaluate how HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 stacks up against NetApp ASA r2:

1. Product Architecture and Data Availability

  • HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000: Features a composable, disaggregated, scale-out architecture allowing independent scaling of compute and storage nodes. Starting configurations can be as small as two compute nodes, each equipped with a minimum of eight NVMe SSDs. This modular design enables enterprises to tailor performance and capacity independently and avoid hardware obsolescence by simplifying upgrades and expansions.

  • NetApp ASA r2: Employs symmetric active-active node architecture within high-availability pairs, delivering robust performance across six A-Series models and three larger C-Series models. Models range from 734 TB to 7.4 PB raw capacity per HA-pair. The appliances integrate through a federated clustering architecture via NetApp’s ONTAP operating system, allowing multiple ASA r2 units to operate as a single logical storage system that aggregates capacity and performance seamlessly.

Both systems emphasize high data availability and scalability. However, HPE Alletra’s composable design offers enterprises granular control over scaling compute and storage resources independently, catering to fluctuating workloads with agility.

2. Optimizing and Future-Proofing Storage Investments

Modern enterprises face unpredictable shifts in IT demands—such as sudden data growth, evolving application performance needs, and technology refresh cycles. Storage platforms must therefore support incremental expansions without full hardware replacements or costly forklift upgrades.

The DCIG report highlights HPE Alletra’s disaggregated, composable infrastructure as a differentiator in this regard. It allows organizations to add capacity or performance nodes separately depending on requirements, optimizing capital expenditure while sustaining service levels.

NetApp’s federated clustering similarly provides scalability and performance aggregation, but the report notes differences in upgrading and scaling methodologies between the two vendors which enterprises should consider in decision-making.

Conclusion

This third report in DCIG’s series offers a detailed comparison of two leading all-flash enterprise storage solutions: HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 and NetApp ASA r2. Both platforms demonstrate capabilities designed to meet current enterprise demands for availability, scalability, and security. However, differences in architecture and investment optimization strategies could impact suitability based on specific organizational needs and future plans.

Enterprises seeking a comprehensive understanding of these storage solutions can access the full DCIG Competitive Intelligence Report to inform strategic buying decisions in 2025 and beyond.

For more information or to request a briefing on this or other DCIG reports, visit DCIG’s website.

About DCIG: The Data Center Intelligence Group provides in-depth market research, competitive analysis, and vendor comparisons designed to help IT professionals select and deploy enterprise infrastructure solutions effectively.

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