We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and HPE StorageWorks MSA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."
"The most valuable feature of Dell EqualLogic PS series auto tiering by using this feature, the customer can get higher performance on a valuable budget."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution can scale."
"The solution has been working well overall."
"It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits."
"Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."
"The technical support is very good."
"Monitoring is a very big thing. Other great features include block storage; volume creation and the data reliability scalability, which makes the solution really good."
"I like StorageWorks' snapshots for our backup system. We had a pool of SSD and traditional drives. StorageWorks has a feature that transfers the hot data to high-performing drives."
"The solution is pretty transparent and works well."
"The product is very easy to deploy."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"MSA performs exceptionally well, particularly in regions with frequent power outages."
"The most valuable features are the storage levels and snapshot features."
"The simple configuration feature is great. It is very simple, allowing you to set up MSA very easily."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"We need more space and we can't get any."
"It is at the end of support and no longer supported. We have to move our VMware to another storage platform, and we have decided to use Dell PowerStore. We like Dell's products, and it is a new platform with a lot of features."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"It would be ideal if there was a better management interface."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA could maybe include a pay-top of texture feature or something like job replication."
"The platform’s monitoring capabilities could be enhanced."
"The solution requires hardware."
"I rate HPE support four out of 10. I'm not happy with them. We purchased mission-critical support, and we're supposed to get a response in four hours. Instead, I'm waiting days for them to replace the drive. They asked me to send back the failed one, and I don't know the address. After I sent it back, they told me they haven't received it. It's a nightmare."
"Synchronized replication is very important for MSA; however, HPE StorageWorks MSA doesn't provide synchronized replication."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
"The solution's license should be integrated and not separate."
Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 18 reviews while HPE StorageWorks MSA is ranked 5th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 19 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while HPE StorageWorks MSA is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell EqualLogic PS series writes "Allows peer-to-peer cloning of storage volume and helps users with hardware replication mechanism". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StorageWorks MSA writes "An affordable solution for data storage but lacks cloud backup". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with , whereas HPE StorageWorks MSA is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, HPE 3PAR StoreServ, IBM FlashSystem, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and HPE EVA. See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. HPE StorageWorks MSA report.
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