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Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs HPE GreenLake for File Storage comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.4
Dell PowerScale support is generally effective, but experiences variability in responsiveness, especially with initial and first-line contacts.
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Dell provides support within four hours, and they always fulfill their promises.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
5.0
Dell PowerScale needs improvements in pricing, cloud integration, usability, performance, security, support, and better handling of small files.
No sentiment score available
If the controller or the console goes back into an embedded state, it's difficult to track or recover the system that failed.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Dell PowerScale offers scalable storage, easily integrates, and supports enterprise growth, efficiently managing extensive and unpredictable data demands.
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You can connect around 2 million storage servers to the same architecture, so scaling is not a problem.
 

Setup Cost

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Dell PowerScale offers justifiable pricing with features and management ease, making it a competitive long-term investment.
No sentiment score available
The pricing of Dell solutions is higher than that of Huawei.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Dell PowerScale offers exceptional reliability and minimal downtime, with high uptime and low management needs even during challenges.
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There were instances where the system went down due to heavy IO or intense data flow.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.0
Dell PowerScale is lauded for its scalability, seamless data management, high performance, and user-friendly interface enhancing efficiency.
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Dell PowerScale offers high scalability and stability as well, making it a valuable solution for enterprises.
GreenLake for File Storage provides more security, allowing customized security for different file types.
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerScale (Isilon)
Ranking in File and Object Storage
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
NAS (1st)
HPE GreenLake for File Storage
Ranking in File and Object Storage
14th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Jack Vo - PeerSpot reviewer
Ensures that data is safely stored and easily accessible, providing peace of mind with robust security measures
The solution can be integrated with an automation system. Dell uses another framework developed in-house. They can integrate it with machines. Sometimes, Dell PowerScale can have issues with ID, window, or mapping errors. For example, a shareholder or user might not fully understand what they're doing, which can cause problems. Occasionally, we experience connection issues, requiring us to remap the folder. Dell PowerScale might need to remap or update the credentials in such cases. For instance, if you have many shared folders already mapped, it might take time to remap or redo the credentials.
AG
Offers ease of the console, automatic creation of storage policies and objects and AI-powered modules
We can make it better if we can put more features for the use of GreenLake in hybrid multi-cloud enrollment. Multi-cloud enrollment means if we are going to use the same scenario as we are using, a single cloud enrollment. Right now, we are facing some challenges in using it with a multi-cloud environment due to limitations in the service providers due to some compatibility issues. So if those things are going to be improved going forward, then we can leverage the GreenLake platform with multi-cloud. The most important benefit of using multi-cloud is that we will gain more resiliency on our platform. If one of the clouds, one of the regions, or one of the areas goes down, the users will still have seamless control and similar accessibility to all their data.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
25%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)?
The solution provides massive performance, scalability, efficiency, and ease of management.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)?
The pricing of Dell PowerScale is reasonable. However, it is on the pricier side. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE GreenLake for File Storage?
Pricing is very aggressive. Every time when we go with renewals or anything, we got very competitive prices compared to those vendors and environments which we use. So we are quite satisfied with t...
What needs improvement with HPE GreenLake for File Storage?
We can make it better if we can put more features for the use of GreenLake in hybrid multi-cloud enrollment. Multi-cloud enrollment means if we are going to use the same scenario as we are using, a...
What is your primary use case for HPE GreenLake for File Storage?
We use file storage as part of a cluster where all our different shares, like SMB shares and NFS shares, have been configured and presented to the users. Users are accessing that storage for their ...
 

Also Known As

PowerScale, Dell EMC Isilon
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Sample Customers

OMRF, University of Utah, Translational Genetics Research Institute, Arcis, Geofizyka Torumn, Cyprus E&P Corporation, Colburn School, Columbia Sportswear, Harvard Medical School, University of Michigan, National Library of France,
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