Dell PowerFlex Reviews

The solution is a private cloud hyper-converged infrastructure that is scalable, with highly available computer workloads.

The solution has helped reduce our costs and increase our performance.

The integration with AWS is a valuable feature.

Compared to similar solutions, Dell PowerFlex is not cost-effective and has room for improvement.

I am currently using the solution and I was part of the engineering team that developed Dell PowerFlex.

I give the stability a nine out of ten.

We have seen a return on investment.

The solution is expensive and I give the cost a two out of ten.

I give the solution an eight out of ten.

We are customers of Dell and I'm the general manager of our company. 

The solution saves a lot of space in the data center and that is a key advantage for us. The other advantage is the kind of contingency that it provides within itself, the flexibility of utilizing the resources as and when needed. It basically reduces manual effort and increases efficiency, both in terms of space utilization, as well as resource utilization.

I think the kind of restrictions in terms of VMware licensing is frustrating. I might have some spare licenses which I would like to utilize, but it's not possible so it requires purchasing a different license that's locked with a particular box.

I've been using this solution for one year. 

The solution is scalable. It's a consolidated system and we have around 7,000 users. 

We are generally satisfied with the customer support. 

The manpower required for set up is between one and two people. 

I'd like to see better license management with flexibility in terms of license usage.

We considered Nutanix and another product from HP but that was more from an exploration point of view.

I would suggest looking at VxRail rather than PowerFlex. There are some differences between the two and I think we're going to move to VxRail as a future investment.

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

Dell PowerFlex is our primary private cloud. 

The combination of reliability and scalability is perfect for us. When we need extra storage we have six nodes so we simply purchase new licenses and hard drives. Although it is possible to use the nodes just for storage, we use them for CPU and RAM as well.

Dell PowerFlex improves our latency which allowed us to reduce a lot of our Microsoft Enterprise SQL licenses. If you have a latency in the IOPS, you need more CPUs for the SQL which means more licenses. We provide betting for our customers so even one second of latency can mean a lot of trouble for us.  

I have been using Dell PowerFlex for nine years dating back to when it was ScaleIO before Dell rebranded it.

Dell PowerFlex is scalable.

We have not had any issues in the last nine years but we did have some small storage that filled up quickly so we had a problem with the disk on the standard storage and lost the disk and the data. After 36,000 hours the disk died so we contacted Dell support who changed our SLA to a higher level and they were able to find the disks we needed from multiple countries in Europe to resolve the situation in one day.  

We used an integrator for the deployment. We were simultaneously communicating with Dell who focused on the technical solution and Aricoma who prepared the business and investment. They prepare PowerFlex directly to the data center and provide us with access. 

We used Aricoma as our integrator. They did a seamless job.

PowerFlex has provided a return on investment by helping reduce the number of Microsoft licenses we require for SQL. We needed 40 and now we only use eight.

I have good partners who prepared the price for us. I told them what we needed and everything worked out perfectly. We have a good contact in Dell and he prepared all the information and provided everything to us.

I would rate Dell PowerFlex ten out of ten. PowerFlex is flexible, scalable, and runs without issues.

We used ScaleIO for nine years with no issues and we now have PowerFlex for our private cloud with no issues. It is the best product when we don't remember that we have it.

The tool's most valuable features are its price and flexibility. It has high performance. 

The tool needs to improve its storage. It should also make migration to the cloud easier. 

I have been working with the product for eight years. 

I rate Dell PowerFlex's stability as nine out of ten. 

The solution is flexible. I rate its scalability a nine out of ten. 

I have used Cisco before Dell PowerFlex. I am also working with VMware. 

I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten. 

Our customers are enterprise businesses. Dell PowerFlex's integration depends on the product and its vendors that are being integrated. I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten. 

We haven't yet faced any challenge per se. It's pretty much just like handling a riskier controlled environment anyway, which we had experience with already. There's nothing special about it in terms of handling. That's why it's okay as a solution.

The stability has been good.

We've had no issues with scaling the solution. 

Technical support seems to be decent.

We've had some issues around the licensing. There were some issues in terms of using the VMware license. The VMware license was locked along with the box. Therefore, even if you want, you can't use it for some other purpose. That was the only challenge for us.

The initial setup was not simple or straightforward.

I've used the solution for a little more than a year now. 

I have found the solution to be stable. The performance is good. There are no bugs or glitches. it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable. 

The scalability of the product is pretty good. If you need to expand it, you can do so.

We have been dealing with them for some time and we are happy with the product. There's no issue from that perspective.

The initial setup was not easy. The supplier or the seller that we had gone through helped us in setting things up. After setting up through them, however. the Day-2 operations were not so complicated.

We used a vendor to assist in the initial setup.

They need to offer some flexibility in terms of the licensing of the VMware component along with the solution.

We are just an end-user and a customer. We don't have a business relationship with Dell. 

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. 

The solution is very simple, and not critical. We use it primarily for the Ministry of Electricity for implementing new smart meters in Egypt. It made it easier to handle the billing system.

The solution was connected to alternate storage. It provides great scalability and reliability.

The security and the cybersecurity provided are very good.

The biggest issue with the solution is that it doesn't support Hyper V. It's a big problem.

The solution needs to adjust its pricing to make it more reasonable.

I've been using the solution for one year.

The stability of the solution is very good. We haven't had any issues.

The scalability of the solution is excellent. We don't plan to increase usage right now.

The technical support is great. We haven't had any issues. The only problem, sometimes, is that you deal with vendors and not specialists. If you don't go with the highest level of support, if it's mission-critical, sometimes you can't get the spare part by the next business day because it's not in stock. It could take around one to two weeks to get the spare part. This has happened with Oracle and Cisco as well. I'm not sure if it would happen with HP, our main competitor.

The initial setup was straightforward.

We had our own team handle the implementation.

The solution is very expensive. 

We use the on-premises deployment model. We're partners with the solution.

It's a good product but the big issue is it must support different layers on hyper-visors because if a customer has something like Oracle databases that do not support VMware, there's an issue with the product. For a customer looking for VMware, VxRack is the best solution. If I need something better or different, Red Hat HyperV is an option, but there's no support. That's a big issue.

If I was just looking at it as a VMware solution, I'd give it ten out of ten, but without the hypervisor support, I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

We use the solution for mission-critical applications. We have government customers who work in hydrology and meteorology.

We use it for databases. The support team responds quickly.

The storage capability must be improved.

I have been using the solution for one and a half years.

I rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten.

The solution is really scalable. Two government organizations are using the product. We have not had any issues yet.

We used Cisco UCS before. We also have SuperMicro Servers for deployment. We chose to use Dell because of the flexibility and durability of the hardware. Also, the deployment process of Dell is very simple.

The setup process is very simple. It can be deployed within a day. Government applications cannot be deployed on the cloud due to certain regulations.

A Dell engineer did the deployment. He did it within two to three hours. We evaluated it for 24 hours.

The price could be improved. We are service providers. We pay the licensing fee to Dell. Our customers pay us as they use the tool. We have subscribed to two or three services.

I recommend the tool to others. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Most customers look for a multipurpose appliance to consolidate all the applications and simplify management. It helps reduce the footprint and the consumption of power.

The availability of the product is a valuable feature. The single window management and the patching features are also valuable.

The solution must be more flexible. It must be flexible with sizing and the combination of technologies inside the compute nodes.

I have been using the solution for more than seven to eight years.

The product is stable.

The product is scalable. Our enterprise customers have around 500 employees. Our medium-level customers have 100 to 500 employees.

The support is highly responsive. Once we raise a ticket, the support responds very quickly.

Positive

The initial setup is moderately easy. The connectivity and the security ports might take some time. Within three working days, the solution will be up and running.

The product is expensive. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten.

We are partners. A good product must provide good support, compatibility, and backup. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.