SimpliVity Reviews

Pros

Challenging work environment Great benefits Great product

Cons

Some management challenges in certain functions

Pros

Interesting technology and great people.

Cons

They let too many people walk that were vital to Support. They have yet to "make" it up to those that remained.

Pros

Support Directors in EMEA and US built a fantastic team with an inclusive culture that worked incredible well together. Customers benefited greatly from this close knit team.

Cons

At the time of leaving: the acquisition.

Pros

Wide customer base, new technology that made solved actual customer problems and was in demand.

Cons

Having to justify the viability of the company on every sales call.

Pros

SimpliVity positioned itself as a startup driving towards an IPO for several years. It was a company with a unique culture driven by the CEO who was very process oriented and a believer in hard work. Some employees were expected to work long hours during the week and to be available all weekend. "Fun" was never part of the equation, but employees were motivated by the desire to be a leader in the hyper convergence technology space. I cannot speak for the culture after the company was acquired by HPE, but have heard from others that once the CEO left it was no longer the same company.

Cons

Even when it was pretty clear that an IPO was not happening, the senior management team continued to state that it was driving to an IPO. Some employees felt betrayed even if this was the best possible outcome at that point.