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Top 20
Good duplication rate, easy to use, and best support
Pros and Cons
  • "It is very easy to use. Access is very friendly. It shows you a lot of important information at the first glance. It has been very easy to use."
  • "I have not seen anything specific. The only thing I can think of that needs improvement is the price."

What is our primary use case?

We have mainly used it to migrate all the infrastructure we had from a data center to a PowerStore cabin. The truth is that with the good duplication rate that it has, we have been able to migrate everything to a single cabin.

We had a large number of servers, some in particular with a SAP solution that needed a lot of data. What we ultimately wanted was to unify all these solutions into a single storage.

How has it helped my organization?

For me, its great value is mainly the good duplication power that it has and its ease of use. We are able to expand storage, add new storage, and duplicate it. It is very easy to use, and no great knowledge is required.

We use CloudIQ to manage and analyze our Dell storage. We use it for all the cabins. It always updates me about possible errors. It often anticipates problems that I may have with log storage and automatically solves them. I have peace of mind knowing that I have all the storage monitored.

We have certainly seen a significant data consolidation. We went from three storage cabins to one.

When it comes to the values around environment, social, and governance (ESG values), I assess Dell Technologies in a very positive way. I like that large companies in the sector are pioneers in these areas.

What is most valuable?

It is very easy to use. Access is very friendly. It shows you a lot of important information at the first glance. It has been very easy to use.

What needs improvement?

I have not seen anything specific. The only thing I can think of that needs improvement is the price.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Dell PowerStore for six months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Its stability is very good. It is very reliable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Its scalability is very good.

How are customer service and support?

Their support is very good. It has always been the best.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using Dell's Unity solution. We switched because our partner offered us this solution. We had very good references from him, and we trusted our partner a lot.

What was our ROI?

We have not yet seen an ROI because we have not had much time using it, but I am sure that we will see an ROI.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The prices in the market for these storage solutions are very similar, but with the power of duplication, it seems like you are paying less.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated EMC Unity, but in the end, they are also Dell’s.

In terms of the importance of sustainability when evaluating a storage solution, being from the IT area, I do not value it, but I know that other departments in my company do.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Dell PowerStore a nine out of ten because I have not had much time working with it, but as of now, I am very happy.

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Buena tasa de crecimiento, fácil de usar y el mejor soporte

¿Cuánto tiempo llevas usando esta solución?

He estado usando Dell PowerStore durante seis meses.

¿Cuál es su principal caso de uso de esta solución? (Incluya detalles sobre su entorno).

Principalmente lo hemos utilizado para migrar toda la infraestructura que teníamos de un centro de datos a una cabina PowerStore. La verdad es que con el buen índice de duplicación que tiene hemos podido migrar todo a una sola cabina.

Teníamos una gran cantidad de servidores, algunos en particular con una solución SAP que necesitaba muchos datos. Lo que finalmente queríamos era unificar todas estas soluciones en un único almacenamiento.

Comparta cómo Dell PowerStore ha mejorado su organización. Si no fue así, explique por qué.

Para mí su gran valor es principalmente la potencia de duplicación que tiene y su facilidad de uso. Podemos ampliar el almacenamiento, agregar nuevo almacenamiento y duplicarlo. Es muy fácil de usar y no se requieren grandes conocimientos.

Usamos CloudIQ para administrar y analizar nuestro almacenamiento Dell. Lo usamos para todas las cabinas. Siempre me actualiza sobre posibles errores. A menudo anticipa los problemas que puedo tener con el almacenamiento de registros y los resuelve automáticamente. Tengo la tranquilidad de saber que tengo todo el almacenamiento monitoreado.

Ciertamente hemos visto una importante consolidación de datos. Pasamos de tres cabinas de almacenamiento a una.

Cuando se trata de valores ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza (valores ESG), evalúo a Dell Technologies de manera muy positiva. Me gusta que las grandes empresas del sector sean pioneras en estos temas.

¿Qué características le han parecido más valiosas y por qué?

Es muy fácil de usar. El acceso es muy amigable. Te muestra mucha información importante a primera vista.

¿En qué áreas se podría mejorar Dell PowerEdge PowerStore?

No he visto nada concreto. Lo único que se me ocurre es el precio.

¿Utilizó anteriormente una solución diferente? De ser así, ¿por qué la cambió?

Estábamos usando la solución Dell Unity. Cambiamos porque nuestro socio nos ofreció esta solución. Teníamos muy buenas referencias de él y confiábamos mucho en nuestro socio.

Antes de elegir, ¿evaluaste otras opciones? ¿De ser asi, cuales?

Evaluamos EMC Unity, pero al final también son de Dell.

En cuanto a la importancia de la sostenibilidad a la hora de evaluar una solución de almacenamiento, siendo del área de TI no la valoro, pero sé que otros departamentos de mi empresa sí lo hacen.

¿Qué aconseja a otros sobre el costo de instalación, el precio y/o la licencia?

Los precios en el mercado de estas soluciones de almacenamiento son muy similares, pero con su habilidad de duplicación, pareciera que estuvieras pagando menos.

¿Cuáles son sus impresiones sobre la escalabilidad de esta solución?

Su escalabilidad es muy buena.

¿Cuáles son sus impresiones sobre la estabilidad de esta solución?

Su estabilidad es muy buena. Es muy confiable.

¿Has visto el ROI (Retorno de la Inversión)? En caso afirmativo, ¿de qué manera (es decir, métricas/puntos de datos)?

Aún no hemos visto un retorno de la inversion porque no hemos tenido mucho tiempo usándolo, pero estoy seguro de que lo veremos.

Cuéntanos tu experiencia con el servicio y soporte al cliente.

Su apoyo es muy bueno. Siempre ha sido el mejor.

¿Cómo calificaría esta solución en una escala del 1 al 10 en cuanto a servicio y soporte?

10

En una escala del 1 al 10 (1=peor, 10=mejor), ¿cómo calificaría Dell PowerStore? Por favor explique por qué.

Calificaría a Dell PowerStore con un nueve de diez porque no he tenido mucho tiempo trabajando con él, pero hasta ahora estoy muy contento.

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Security Officer at Videocon Intelligent Security Private Limited
Real User
Good compression and an easy setup but needs more reliable support
Pros and Cons
  • "The compression is excellent."
  • "The support is not very good."

What is our primary use case?

We are using and providing storage. This is all-flash storage. 

What is most valuable?

The compression is excellent. It helps save space and allows us to allocate more space to the client.

The initial setup is easy.

What needs improvement?

The support is not very good. 

It could be more scalable. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution over the last year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. They did not have a stable version last time. It's better now.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is not too scalable. We only have 800 to 900 terabytes. It has a set level of storage available. 

We have four projects using PowerStore. That's 300 to 500 users. 

How are customer service and support?

We haven't had good support help. They are not available and often not very well educated. It's very hard to get an engineer when we need one. Their level three admins are hard to track down. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We've also used HP 3PAR.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very straightforward.

It only takes one to two hours to deploy when you are talking about racking. We just need to mount the solution to the rack and do the physical connecting between everything. We'll also handle the allocation of policies, et cetera.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Customers decide on the capacity and then pay for the solution. they do not have to procure licenses. They may have to pay for extra licenses for external applications. 

What other advice do I have?

We're using the latest version of the solution. 

We're an end-user and provider. 

I'd recommend the solution for small to medium-scale products.

I would rate it seven out of ten. There's not good support here in India, which is an issue. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Head - Solution Design & Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Robust performance and excellent data efficiency with helpful support
Pros and Cons
  • "PowerStore is robust compared to the previous models like Unity, and it provides excellent compression and deduplication."
  • "The replication part needs improvement, particularly the integration of RecoverPoint."

What is our primary use case?

There is a lot of deduplication and compression involved, virtualization projects, and some databases where we get better compression and deduplication.

How has it helped my organization?

The number of IOPs we get compared to the previous model, Unity, is much more robust. It provides the best compression and deduplication, saving money and ensuring efficiency since the deduplication is inline.

What is most valuable?

PowerStore is robust compared to the previous models like Unity, and it provides excellent compression and deduplication.

What needs improvement?

The replication part needs improvement, particularly the integration of RecoverPoint. The best solution for application is RecoverPoint, but PowerStore does not have direct integration with it currently.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with PowerStore for three to three and a half years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the product is high. I would rate it eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

PowerStore is very scalable. I would rate its scalability an eight because we have no issues expanding storage.

How are customer service and support?

I rate Dell's technical support very high. Their experts are available and whenever I open any case, it gets resolved in minimal time. I am 100% satisfied with the quality of the support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very simple.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price is medium, not very high or low. However, it should be more flexible. They price it based on effective capacity, not raw capacity.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Huawei is the main competitor, and it has some good features and architecture compared to PowerStore.

What other advice do I have?

I can recommend PowerStore to other users, 100%.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Wafa Ben Ameur1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales System Engineer at Onetech Business Solutions
Real User
Great migration performance with unlimited scalability
Pros and Cons
  • "Migrations are very easy and fast."
  • "More demonstration and training options are needed."

What is our primary use case?

Our company partners with the solution to offer customers storage as a service. We currently use the solution internally for our data center and to conduct tests or demos. 

We have not yet used the solution for customers because product lead time is slow and long. 

How has it helped my organization?

We are focused on providing our customers with quality service. The solution saves customers time and money because it handles migrations quickly and does not require additional IT resources or staff. 

What is most valuable?

The solution's scalability, capacity, and performance are great. 

Migrations are very easy and fast. The solution works well with native products such as VxRail, Unity, or VMware. 

What needs improvement?

Products that are not native sometimes cause migration issues. 

The solution should include access to Dell Demo Center. Our prior partnership included it and I was able to learn more about products, schedule demos, view functionalities, and run tests in real-time. Without access, I have to wait to get answers to my questions. 

More demonstration and training options are needed. It is important to understand the solution before speaking with customers about its functionality and benefits. 

Documentation and videos are not very rich and should include the whole interface with detailed information that can be shared with customers. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We don't have enough use cases to determine overall stability. The solution does perform well when scaling. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution's scalability is great. Customers view this as an advantage because they can roll out in stages. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

The company previously used Dell Demo Center.

In my role as presales engineer, I implement products for a demo environment. I have knowledge of HPE 3PAR and NetApp but have worked almost exclusively with Dell products for twelve years. 

How was the initial setup?

The setup is advertised as plug-and-play but it is not quite that easy. 

What about the implementation team?

We installed the solution in-house for our demo environment. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price is high compared to the Tunisian market. The solution is T-level but is not priced that way. Customers want the option to scale in or out while managing costs. 

We are using PowerStore 1000 but that is already secondary level since 1200T and 1200X have been released. 

The price is more exciting when you consider the solution's scalability and performance. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We were already with Dell so we knew the solution would easily manage our migrations. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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StanislawTrajewski - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Director at SANHA Polska
Real User
Top 10
Good scalability and efficient data compression process
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a stable solution."
  • "The solution's pricing could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for visualization and protection of the environment.

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable features are the quick data compression process and ease of scalability for all types of support contracts.

What needs improvement?

The solution's pricing could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using the solution for half a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. We have more than 300 end users and two administrators using it. We also plan to increase the usage.

How are customer service and support?

The solution's customer service is excellent.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The solution's initial setup was straightforward. It took one or two days to complete it.

What about the implementation team?

Our in-house team of two executives implemented the solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of the solution is high compared to IBM. There are additional costs for storage and support apart from the standard license.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We evaluated IBM and Fujitsu storage before. In comparison with Dell, IBM has stable software. But Dell is perfect for technical support and training, helping us make the right decisions. Also, we can choose between different strategies or configurations. It is more intuitive and complex as well.

What other advice do I have?

I advise others to prefer more disks for the solution than standard ones. Also, wait to install updates after release. Overall, it is a great product. I rate it as a ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Data Center Manager at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Real User
Three-to-one data reduction is the most valuable aspect
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the three-to-one data reduction."
  • "The customer support is slow and has room for improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We typically use Dell PowerStore 500T and 1000T models.

We sell and integrate Dell PowerStores to our customers who use it for block storage.

How has it helped my organization?

Dell PowerStore has helped our customers manage their systems.

CloudIQ helps our customers mainly if they have a lack of storage space, it alerts them of the failures on the server.

PowerStore does not consume much power.

We have integrated PowerStore with PowerProtect and VMware to benefit our customers.

Our customers sign a data reduction guarantee with every order. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the three-to-one data reduction. The improved reliability is also valuable.

What needs improvement?

The customer support is slow and has room for improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Dell PowerStore for four years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

PowerStore scales well. We have sold ten systems and have not required any scaling.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support can be slow at times.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Dell PowerStore ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Enables us to add compute and capacity independently, giving us flexibility in responding to business changes
Pros and Cons
  • "You can add compute and capacity independently. We have sized the solution based on our current needs, but in the future we can choose to increase capacity if we grow our activity in the market. And if we have more business in our monetary system, we can increase compute. The ability to choose what we increase is a good feature."
  • "The only area I can highlight for improvement is that the 4:1 data reduction target has not been reached. This may be due to an issue with Dell EMC's initial analysis of data compression. As a result, we have had to add new physical disks to reach our goal of total available disk space."

What is our primary use case?

PowerStore is joined to four application servers in a cluster. We're running an application that we use to monitor our activity in the financial markets. We collect all the data from the market—books, trades, orders—that we send to the market. In terms of volume, we are collecting about 100 million rows a day for the books, 10 million a day for the orders, and about 500 rows for public trades.

It is a mission-critical application because of compliance and the regulators. We have to maintain this kind of monitoring because it's a direct link to our activity in the regulated market.

How has it helped my organization?

An interesting feature is the guaranteed reduction when it comes to the physical capacity of the disk. We have 30 terabytes of SSD and that is equivalent to 100 terabytes of effective capacity. It allows us to reduce the costs of capacity.

Our previous solution was Dell EMC Compellent. What we have seen immediately is how easy it is to use PowerStore compared to Compellent. PowerStore is much simpler to manage.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features include 

  • easy of use 
  • performance in terms of read-write capacity.

It is also important that you can add compute and capacity independently. We have sized the solution based on our current needs, but in the future we can choose to increase capacity if we grow our activity in the market. And if we have more business in our monetary system, we can increase compute. The ability to choose what we increase is a good feature.

What needs improvement?

The only area I can highlight for improvement is that the 4:1 data reduction target has not been reached. This may be due to an issue with Dell EMC's initial analysis of data compression. As a result, we have had to add new physical disks to reach our goal of total available disk space. Dell EMC has met us partway on this DRR issue by providing some of the additional disks free of charge, but we have had to purchase the remaining quantity of the disks we need.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using PowerStore in our production environment for a few months, after using it in pre-production for about two months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability has been very good so far.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not tested the scalability yet. All our data is well supported in the current solution, but we sized the new solution with more capacity than the previous one had.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of PowerStore is a straightforward process. Setting up the Compellent was much more complex.

Overall, the setup took us about three weeks.

We ran it in a pre-production environment initially. We loaded all the data that was in production into the new environment and ran our application in both the pre-production and the production environments, just to test the stability and the availability of the application.

There are four people involved with the solution in our IT operations, and there are about 50 people who use the application that runs on it. Our application is a specific, department-level application, that is used for monitoring the activity in financial markets, so its use is limited to our business area. That is why the number of users is limited.

What about the implementation team?

Dell EMC's support was very efficient during the setup of the entire solution. They handled the complete setup in terms of connections and also helped us with the software configuration and moving data from our old solution into the new solution.

What was our ROI?

We haven't seen ROI yet, but the return for us will be in the efficiency of monitoring our activities.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is in line with other vendors' pricing, more or less. There are no costs in addition to the standard fees.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other solutions because Dell EMC is a partner for us and we're satisfied with them. We have evolved with their solutions and PowerStore is the best. Dell EMC is our vendor and provides us with all our other client-server solutions.

What other advice do I have?

At the moment, I am satisfied by the simplicity and ease of use of the PowerStore.

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Solutions Architect/ Consultant at IVT
Consultant
Efficient, good performance for deduplication and compression, and it integrates well with VMware
Pros and Cons
  • "Overall, we're quite happy with the product because we can move the data that is stored on more than 10 of our current storage devices to a single PowerStore."
  • "There is no Synchronize replication feature on the storage."

What is our primary use case?

Most of our PowerStore units are used for VMware VMs and vSphere. We migrated the VMs from our Unity storage.

We have two sites; the data center site (DC) and the disaster recovery (DR) site. We only use the PowerStore on the DC site. The project was put on hold due to COVID but we plan to continue with it this year.

How has it helped my organization?

VMware integration with the product is good. We use vSphere, which is one of the main VMware functions. In addition, we use vSAN for storage, and we have to use the SIEM.

This solution has helped us to simplify our storage operations, although we have a lot of storage devices and too few administrators. Because of this, we're looking for a software solution to assist us with administration. This is something that we will be doing next year.

Overall, we're quite happy with the product because we can move the data that is stored on more than 10 of our current storage devices to a single PowerStore. In terms of efficiency, this solution is the best choice for us.

What is most valuable?

The deduplication and compression features are quite impressive because when we enable this feature on other products, such as HPE 3PAR, we have a lot of latency. With PowerStore, we don't have that issue.

This device is less CPU intensive than the EMC Unity and the HPE 3PAR.

PowerStore supports the iSCSI interface, which we find helpful. We use one for our fiber channel but another one for iSCSI.

What needs improvement?

There is no Synchronize replication feature on the storage.

PowerStore should include more NAS functionality.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using EMC products since 2003, although I began using Dell EMC PowerStore only last year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, we have had no issues at all. In the past, all of our EMC products have been stable. We have not had the storage fail or had a faulty port. We have not even had to call support since putting it into production.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We plan to expand our usage in the future. One of our next goals is to purchase a PowerStore for our DR site because we need to have replication for our financial use case. We also plan to replace some of our other storage devices with PowerStore because we need to improve the overall efficiency.

How are customer service and support?

We have not opened a technical support case with Dell for PowerStore but because most of our products are from Dell, we have dealt with them in the past. We have purchased approximately 100 servers from Dell and we have always been quite happy with their support. We don't have any issues with them and I would rate them a ten out of ten.

Every time we have an issue, they work with us to resolve the problem. There has never been a need for a repeat call and we are quite happy with that.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have many Dell EMC Unity storage devices, including the Unity 450 and Unity 650, but we wanted a new, smaller storage unit.  

The main reason that we moved to PowerStore was the compression and deduplication.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easier than other products, such as Unity.

We were able to set up the storage and put it into production within one day. PowerStore is very quick to set up. By comparison, Unity will take at least two days to install.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We are happy with the pricing that we get from Dell.

What other advice do I have?

This solution enables us to add compute and capacity independently, although we have not had to change our configuration.

PowerStore uses machine learning and automation for optimizing resources but we are just starting with it, so I don't know much about these features.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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