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Dell EqualLogic PS series vs Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Dell EqualLogic PS series
Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appl...
Ranking in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
8th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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.
Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
 

Featured Reviews

Abdul Rehman Abid - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 5, 2023
Useful auto tiering, excellent support, and highly reliable
We mostly use the Dell EqualLogic PS series for databases and other high-performance IOPS requirements. For example, Oracle database, SQL database, and any requirement which requires higher IOPS The Dell EqualLogic PS series has benefited our organization because it is scale-out SAN Storage. When…
RM
Sep 21, 2021
A stable unified storage system that enables quick access to data
We use Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance for storage management.  I like its storage capacity, quick access to the data, speed, and overall storage management. 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.…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"You can always trust it. It is stable."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."
"The technical support is very good."
"The technical support for the solution was really good."
"It is extremely reliable."
"The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."
"​It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits.​"
"The solution can scale."
"I like its storage capacity, quick access to the data, speed, and overall storage management."
 

Cons

"If I need to have more space or more capacity, I need to replace the product. It would be ideal if we could scale without replacing the box itself."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"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."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"The solution is out of date and the new version has a lot of advanced features."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"The searchable online documentation is missing.​"
"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

"I don't think I would say that the product is less expensive...The product's price is not an issue for our company, considering the relationship we have with Dell and the customer support we receive."
"​It is a fair price."
"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."
"All features are out of the box. The license will be in the virtual, OS, or application layer."
"Initial packages include all upgrades and services."
"Licensing is pretty straightforward."
"It seemed expensive at first, but the durability lowered the cost of ownership dramatically over time."
"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."
"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
25%
Educational Organization
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell EqualLogic PS series?
The technical support for the solution was really good.
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...
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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Also Known As

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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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