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💾 HPE Alletra 9060 vs Dell PowerMax 2000 vs NetApp AFF A30

HPE Alletra 9060 vs Dell PowerMax 2000 vs AFF A30 compared across 3 matched specifications — scores, the full spec table and a verdict.

HPE Alletra 9060 enterprise all-flash array front view
HPE Alletra 9060
HPE
7.5
Overall Score
Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.
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Dell PowerMax 2000 NVMe enterprise storage array front view
Dell PowerMax 2000
Dell Storage
7.5
Overall Score
Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.
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NetApp AFF A30 2U all-flash unified storage system front view
AFF A30
NetApp
7.5
Overall Score
Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.
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HPE Alletra 9060 vs Dell PowerMax 2000 vs NetApp AFF A30: performance overview

Scores based on quantifiable specification values (1-10 scale)

PerformanceCapacityData ServicesData ReductionEcosystem
HPE Alletra 9060
Dell PowerMax 2000
AFF A30
Performance
HPE Alletra 9060
7.5
Dell PowerMax 2000
7.5
AFF A30
7.5
Capacity
HPE Alletra 9060
7.5
Dell PowerMax 2000
7.5
AFF A30
7.5
Data Services
HPE Alletra 9060
7.5
Dell PowerMax 2000
7.5
AFF A30
7.5
Data Reduction
HPE Alletra 9060
7.5
Dell PowerMax 2000
7.5
AFF A30
7.5
Ecosystem
HPE Alletra 9060
7.5
Dell PowerMax 2000
7.5
AFF A30
7.5

Detailed Specifications

Specification
HPE Alletra 9060
HPE
Dell PowerMax 2000
Dell Storage
AFF A30
NetApp
At a Glance
Brand & ModelHPE HPE Alletra 9060Dell Storage Dell PowerMax 2000NetApp AFF A30
TaglineOver 2 Million IOPS · 250μs Latency · 100% Availability — Mission-Critical NVMe All-FlashMission-Critical NVMe Enterprise Storage — <100μs Latency, 6-Nines Availability, Mainframe & Open SystemsEntry all-flash unified storage — NVMe performance, ONTAP intelligence, at accessible scale
Highlights
Key FeaturesOver 2 million IOPS (8KiB random, All-NVMe, 4U) · 75% of I/O within 250μs latency · 1966 TiB raw / 6103 TiB effective capacity · 1024 GiB controller cacheUnder 100μs read latency — end-to-end NVMe technology · 99.9999% (6-nines) availability guarantee · SRDF replication — 40-year gold-standard disaster recovery · Mixed open systems + IBM mainframe support on one platform2U chassis, 24 internal NVMe SSD slots, 2-controller HA pair · Up to 4.0 PB raw capacity per HA pair; 18.8 PB effective (5:1 NAS) · Up to 8-node (4 HA pair) scale-out cluster; 128 GB memory per HA pair · NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP, FC, iSCSI, NFS v3/v4, SMB/CIFS, S3
At a Glance
Brand & Model
HPE Alletra 9060HPE HPE Alletra 9060
Dell PowerMax 2000Dell Storage Dell PowerMax 2000
AFF A30NetApp AFF A30
Tagline
HPE Alletra 9060Over 2 Million IOPS · 250μs Latency · 100% Availability — Mission-Critical NVMe All-Flash
Dell PowerMax 2000Mission-Critical NVMe Enterprise Storage — <100μs Latency, 6-Nines Availability, Mainframe & Open Systems
AFF A30Entry all-flash unified storage — NVMe performance, ONTAP intelligence, at accessible scale
Highlights
Key Features
HPE Alletra 9060Over 2 million IOPS (8KiB random, All-NVMe, 4U) · 75% of I/O within 250μs latency · 1966 TiB raw / 6103 TiB effective capacity · 1024 GiB controller cache
Dell PowerMax 2000Under 100μs read latency — end-to-end NVMe technology · 99.9999% (6-nines) availability guarantee · SRDF replication — 40-year gold-standard disaster recovery · Mixed open systems + IBM mainframe support on one platform
AFF A302U chassis, 24 internal NVMe SSD slots, 2-controller HA pair · Up to 4.0 PB raw capacity per HA pair; 18.8 PB effective (5:1 NAS) · Up to 8-node (4 HA pair) scale-out cluster; 128 GB memory per HA pair · NVMe/FC and NVMe/TCP, FC, iSCSI, NFS v3/v4, SMB/CIFS, S3
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Expert Analysis

AI-assisted analysis based on published specifications

HPE Alletra 9060 vs Dell PowerMax 2000 vs NetApp AFF A30 — these platforms target similar requirements at this tier. Detailed selection depends on existing vendor estate, support / SLA preferences, and total cost of ownership over the platform lifecycle. Servnet provides vendor-neutral guidance — request a side-by-side scoped quote and we'll model your specific workloads against each option.

HPE Alletra 9060
Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.
Dell PowerMax 2000
Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.
AFF A30
Strong fit for environments that have an existing investment in or skills bench for this vendor's ecosystem.

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