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

 

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerScale (Isilon)
Ranking in File and Object Storage
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
NAS (1st)
HPE GreenLake for File Storage
Ranking in File and Object Storage
14th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Balázs Gál - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 5, 2024
Performs well, meets our demands and easy to setup
The disk failure handling could be better. We had a few issues because one disk failed, which slightly impacted the whole node, but overall, the performance is stable. We had to expand and increase the storage capacity, but it turned out we needed a totally new cluster because we couldn't expand the current one due to software incompatibilities. We think the backend network should be upgraded from InfiniBand to Ethernet networking, and we had to buy a new cluster. Dell has significantly increased the prices of new nodes, by a lot. As a result, we're considering new vendors because if prices increase by 300%, then the clients will look elsewhere. The disc server handling is not the best. Maybe the tiering logic could be improved. It's based on our age or some other logic but not on disk usage. If you have a tier one, you don’t want to load it completely; it deserves some free space for new data, and you can’t manage that with the current tiering logic. That’s where this software or this solution could be improved.
AG
Aug 7, 2024
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's easy to manage. The web UI is very intuitive, and there's CLI also that you can use to manage it."
"PowerScale has made it extremely easy to scale file data across our organization. We have two implementations of Isilon. One is a replica of the other. When scaling, we add nodes to each location and expand the cluster. The process is straightforward."
"It has allowed us to have more consistent quality controls. It has also allowed us to expand the number of servers in clients processing and accessing data, allowing us to get a lot bigger projects out the door."
"For maximizing storage utilization, PowerScale is great. When you write the data to it, it spreads it out to all the nodes, so you get all the performance from the entire pool."
"Dell PowerScale's performance is good."
"PowerScale helped free up our employees' time to focus on other business priorities. There are now automated jobs such as backing up and replicating data, that reduce the footprint we have. Those types of tasks were previously done manually."
"The solution is stable."
"The guaranteed performance, combined with the scalability through its scale-out capability, makes it an excellent choice."
"For us, the utilization of cache when the data is traveling between media, from any location to any location or within that cluster, was seamless."
 

Cons

"The price of the solution could be reduced."
"The product’s expansion capacity, pricing clarity, and ease of use need improvement."
"I'd like to see more Iceland products in the cloud so that we can port our data into different environments if needed. I would also like to see a virtual appliance or software-defined Iceland product."
"The support offered by the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Its configuration needs to be more straightforward."
"There aren't many templates still coming out for it. They need to provide templates so we can copy and paste what we've done in the past to future, new things."
"Data storage performance needs to be improved."
"The tool's support team and the way the cases are handled by the product's technical support team are both areas of concern where improvements are required."
"Some challenges with a multi-cloud environment due to some compatibility issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive product with a high storage capacity suitable for large data requirements."
"Pricing for this solution is reasonable."
"Dell PowerScale is an expensive solution compared to other products like Qumulo."
"The platform is not cheap. However, on the software side, you can choose what you want license. So, you can start your licensing with the features that you need, then after buying the platform add some other features."
"This solution is priced slightly higher than others on the market but does offer good quality. With this solution's data reduction and compression, we were able to purchase less. Costs have dropped because of the data rate of compression and deduplication."
"The solution's licensing cost varies based on capacity and performance requirements."
"The pricing for this solution is reasonable."
"Price was also a significant factor in our decision to go with PowerScale. The team at EMC, now Dell EMC, came through with a highly competitive offer that tipped the scales towards their solution. There was only one other solution around the same price point, but it could not match PowerScale on features. That other solution is no longer on the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
24%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
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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 product cost is affordable. It was not very high and not too cheap.
What needs improvement with Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)?
As the product is used for basic purposes, there are not many areas in the tool that require improvement. The product is just fine for now. My company does not use many of the features of the produ...
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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