Dell XtremIO and Pure FlashArray X NVMe are leading all-flash storage solutions competing in the enterprise market. Pure FlashArray X NVMe is viewed as a superior product due to its advanced features, which users feel justify the higher cost.
Features: Dell XtremIO offers robust data reduction technologies, seamless integration, and high availability. Pure FlashArray X NVMe features end-to-end NVMe architecture, industry-leading performance, and comprehensive data services. Users highlight the superior speed and innovations of Pure FlashArray X NVMe.
Room for Improvement: Users of Dell XtremIO report that improvements are needed in its analytics capabilities, management tools, and flexibility in updates. For Pure FlashArray X NVMe, feedback suggests enhancements in the ease of upgrades, additional features for better competitor parity, and improved management interface.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell XtremIO is praised for its straightforward deployment process and responsive customer support. Users find the documentation clear and the setup intuitive. Pure FlashArray X NVMe receives positive marks for deployment, with specific praise for its rapid time-to-value. However, consistency in customer support quality is noted as an area for Pure Storage to improve. Dell's exceptional customer service gives it the edge in this aspect.
Pricing and ROI: Dell XtremIO is noted for its cost-effective pricing and solid return on investment. Users appreciate the balance between cost and performance it offers. Pure FlashArray X NVMe, while higher in initial cost, provides substantial ROI through its superior performance and efficiency. Users are inclined to consider the higher expense worthwhile for the benefits gained.
Rather than Pure just saying it's Cisco's problem, call Cisco, they actually got on with a TAC engineer and talked us through it.
The guys in South Africa, and they're very, very good.
What I like about Pure Storage technical support is that when you enter a request, you immediately get a response.
I want to see Pure Storage not only be for fast storage, but I want to see it be for the entire data center.
We've seen that when we create a POD in synchronous mode, it increases the latency.
We would like to see VNC integration or be able to use Pure Storage with VNC.
We also have an X90R2 with two petabytes of NVMe in it which fits in about six rack units of space.
We are able to push the X70 way past our current needs from a throughput and IOPS perspective – without any degradation on latency.
We have also performed storage and controller upgrades live with zero downtime.
While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see it as a market leader with benefits.
The support can be a bit pricey, but the solution is more cost-effective than anything else out there.
We pay approximately $50,000 USD per year in licensing fees.
We have gone through multiple software upgrades, as well as completely non-disruptive hardware upgrades.
During the eight years, there have been no problems such as hardware failure or stopping.
There was one minor issue when the M70s were first released – but they have been 100% stable since.
Going from a legacy vendor to Pure Storage, we saw reductions in MRP reports previously running at six hours going to 30 minutes.
The most valuable features of this solution are its ease of use and performance.
The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use.
Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.
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