NetApp E5700 – Product Analysis

The NetApp E5700 Storage Systems come from the NetApp acquisition of the Engenio division of LSI. The updated E5700 Storage Systems consist of dual controllers with up to 600 drives that have performance and features to meet the block storage requirements for open systems. The E5700 is both an OEM product for NetApp and also offered directly by NetApp.

Competitive multi-platform distributed storage hardware systems include alternatives such as EMC Unity series, Hitachi VSP G-Series, and Hewlett Packard’s (HPE) 3PAR 8000 series.