Dell EqualLogic PS series vs Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance comparison

Dell Technologies and Oracle are both solutions in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category. Dell Technologies is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.0, while Oracle is ranked #8. Dell Technologies holds a 1.8% mindshare in MS, compared to Oracle’s 3.6% mindshare. Additionally, 77% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance 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.

To learn more, read our detailed Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Report (Updated: October 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

Dell EqualLogic PS series

Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)

8th

Average Rating

7.6

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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category, the mindshare of Dell EqualLogic PS series is 1.8%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance is 3.6%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Abdul Rehman Abid

Manager Enterprise Solutions at Megaplus

Useful auto tiering, excellent support, and highly reliable

The initial setup of the Dell EqualLogic PS series is simple. The physical connectivity and rack mounting time depend on the size of the deployment. For example, if we have five of the Dell EqualLogic PS series we can mount and do the cabling within two hours. The initial configuration can be done within an hour. The estimated time to deploy from start to finish in this scenario is four to five hours maximum. One person can do most of the deployment, such as configuration, but a helper is needed to do the mounting of the cables.

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RobertMakale

IT Consultant at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

A stable unified storage system that enables quick access to data

The main thing Oracle can improve is the cost. It would be better if Oracle opened up the system to enable integration with other vendors. Whether it's the database, application server, or storage appliance, they should make it easy to integrate them. They need to open up more to ensure that it can work in any environment and IT ecosystem.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The technical support is very good."

"Its high availability. It has a lot of redundancy and good management software as well as good alerting."

"The solution can scale."

"You can always trust it. It is stable."

"The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."

"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."

"The technical support for the solution was really good."

"Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."

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"I like its storage capacity, quick access to the data, speed, and overall storage management."

Cons

"We need more space and we can't get any."

"The searchable online documentation is missing."

"Individual file recovery would be a nice additional feature."

"6510 and 6610 have two iSCSI connections in each controller. Why do 6110xxx members have only one, and why do the same members have the possibility of having an active iSCSI interface in the passive controller? It could make a lot of noise with a failover."

"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."

"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"

"There is no inline deduplication capability."

"The only challenging part in the tool was related to some site recovery area. In order to exploit the site recovery area, my company had to purchase additional VMware products."

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"The main thing Oracle can improve is the cost. It would be better if Oracle opened up the system to enable integration with other vendors. Whether it's the database, application server, or storage appliance, they should make it easy to integrate them. They need to open up more to ensure that it can work in any environment and IT ecosystem."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price-wise, the solution is cheap. I rate it a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is very cheap, and ten is very expensive."

"I didn't buy it. It was another person seven years ago. So, I don't really know, but all storage platforms cost a lot of money. It is probably in the mid-range, but you get what you pay for."

"Dell EqualLogic PS series can improve its scale-out feature. Sometimes the customer has a limited budget for storage expansion. When they want to expand their capacity, they need to buy a complete controller plus storage capacity, which sometimes is out of their budget. If Dell EqualLogic PS series support could scale up the environment in which only hard drive extension controllers should be supported, then customers can expand within a lower budget."

"There are annual maintenance costs beyond the original licensing period."

"It is a fair price."

"Licensing is pretty straightforward."

"It seemed expensive at first, but the durability lowered the cost of ownership dramatically over time."

"Initial packages include all upgrades and services."

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"The price could be better. We have many competing products now like Huawei and Dell EMC, and these are slightly cheaper."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

24%

Educational Organization

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell EqualLogic PS series?

The technical support for the solution was really good.

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What needs improvement with Dell EqualLogic PS series?

The main issue was that when there were new storage solutions technologies available on the market, Dell EqualLogic PS Series was not compatible with the latest products. Right now, we have a stora...

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What is your primary use case for Dell EqualLogic PS series?

I used the solution in my company since we had a virtual infrastructure, which served as our storage array with ESXi connections, which are also integrated with VMware solutions.

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Overview

EqualLogic PS Series arrays bring a new level of performance to service more of your most demanding applications and virtualization requirements, while delivering the simplicity of the EqualLogic management experience. Featuring six array configurations, including 2U/2.5" drive options with All Flash and Hybrid Arrays, it is ideal for companies and organizations with growing data and performance needs.

Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance integrates the cloud into its core architecture, making cloud storage available to all users and access protocols while eliminating on-premises cloud access licensing charges and the need for external gateways. Built using a powerful SMP design, multi-threaded OS, massive DRAM caches, and all flash storage, Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance powers the most demanding applications, from fast query responses and, rapid transaction processing to virtualization and cloud workloads. With these performance levels, you can easily achieve 4:1 consolidation of your current NAS filers and gain a higher return on your storage investment.

Sample Customers

FAW Foundry, AW Engineering, Unimat, eLongNet Information Technology, BDO Brasil, Odyssey Space Research

Translational Genomics Research Institute, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, CyberSolutions Inc., Y-Telecom, First Alliance Bank Zambia Limited, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende, Mutlinet Pakistan, TDC A/S, Digi-Key Corporation, Thurgau Cantonal Bank

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