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As of March 2025, the mindshare of Dell PowerVault in the Enterprise SAN category stands at 28.0%, up from 4.0% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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TypeTitleDate
CategoryEnterprise SANMar 27, 2025Download
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Dell PowerVault reviews

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SigfridCecillon - PeerSpot user
Director at Arsium
Verified user of Dell PowerVault
Aug 31, 2023
Offers good stability and simplicity

Pros

"The stability is quite good. Once you deploy all the equipment, it's very stable."

Cons

"We could set up the installation through a web server, but it's not very reactive on the web server. For example, when you launch a task, and you don't know exactly if the task has begun or if the task is in progress, or if it's finished. You have to wait for three to five to ten minutes to be sure that the task is running or in progress or finished. So at that point, it's not very good. "
Md. Hamidul Haque Razu - PeerSpot user
Technical Support Manager at Genex Infosys Ltd.
Verified user of Dell PowerVault
Aug 22, 2023
A reliable solution that offers good performance and overall affordability

Pros

"I find this solution to be cost-effective in providing data storage for clients."

Cons

"There have been situations when our customers requested professional support and the price of that feature is quite high."
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Sebastien Chene - PeerSpot user
Senior Business Development Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Dell PowerVault
Jan 13, 2024
Recommended for SMBs looking for storage consolidation

Pros

"Dell PowerVault offers valuable full flash storage. "

Cons

"The product is generally stable, but there have been instances, to my knowledge, where we faced issues in the controller during software upgrades. The availability is not at the desired level during these upgrade processes, as we sometimes need to shut down both controllers. This could be an area for improvement. "
Marc Gaethofs - PeerSpot user
ICT manager at Thys Bouwprojecten
Verified user of Dell PowerVault
Nov 12, 2023
A simple and stable vault solution with a simple setup
MinaMagdy1 - PeerSpot user
Senior System Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Dell PowerVault
Jun 3, 2023
It's a cost-effective feature-rich solution for small and medium-sized businesses

Pros

"PowerVault comes with free software that performs functions like data deduplication and replication, which is cost-effective and delivers added value to the product. "

Cons

"PowerVault doesn't integrate with Active Directory. Other storage solutions offer SAN and NAS unified storage in a single appliance, but PowerVault is only SAN. "
PM
General Manager at CSA Zimbabwe
Verified user of Dell PowerVault
Jul 30, 2023
Product version discussed: Latest version
Provides great performance, is easy to deploy, and offers a great warranty

Pros

"The Dell warranty is the most valuable feature."

Cons

"In most instances, clients are using Dell PowerVault with tape drives, but we want to transition them away from tape drives due to the risk of data loss."
NS
Senior presales consultant at TechFacto Global Services Private Limited
Verified user of Dell PowerVault
Apr 20, 2023
Easy to use with good integrations and reasonable pricing

Pros

"For us, the initial setup was easy."

Cons

"Sometimes integrating into a cluster can be difficult as you have to do it manually. "
Nipuna Nakandala - PeerSpot user
Junior Manager (Virtual Infrastructure) at a maritime company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Verified user of Dell PowerVault
Sep 17, 2022
Product version discussed: 3820F
Reliable with helpful support but needs better UI

Pros

"The storage has been good. "

Cons

"The implementation process takes a while. "