We primarily use Dell PowerStore as part of our VMware infrastructure and other Dell servers.
The biggest improvement we found when moving into Dell PowerStore was the deduplication and compression. I did not believe we could get that much storage into one. However, the solution brought it down and compressed everything, which was amazing.
We went from Compellent, which was over 100 terabytes, down to Dell PowerStore, which was 30 terabytes. It significantly saved on rack space, power, and cooling.
Our organization uses CloudIQ to manage and analyze our Dell storage. It's a little confusing because we have multiple IT shops, and I can see what other groups are using. I can only see what I can see, and they can only see what they see. So, it becomes more of a viewing thing than actually doing.
We were looking to replace our old Compellent hardware by implementing Dell PowerStore. The data reduction with Dell PowerStore was much better than we had with Compellent. It was truly amazing.
We are utilizing Dell PowerStore’s integration with VMware, which makes it a lot easier to manage.
We have been able to reduce our organizational footprint using Dell PowerStore. We went from 18U of rack space down to 2U.
We have two different PowerStores in two different geographical locations, but they're separate workloads altogether. They're not replicated or anything like that.
When you purchase the solution, it comes with professional services, and our experience with them has been great.
Dell PowerStore is far superior to other Dell products we've used over the years, such as EqualLogic and Compellent. I would recommend the solution to other users because it is worthwhile.