Dell PowerStore Reviews

We expedite the process for our clients. We use it for database processes.

It's a great product. Integrating PowerStore with the IT workflow is easy. 

The most valuable functions are those that facilitate balance and sharing. This includes storage sharing, adding servers to the service, and the wireless host connection on the network side.

Easy understanding. That is important for the user. When the client has a manual, when the user will take the PowerStore and take the PowerStore, easy installation means. If you click the volume, it will show the order valid. 

It's the network side also and the storage side as upgrading of the versions, like firmware versions.  

Everything is pretty good. Just improve the network side. When adding the address for the host on the Dell side, it is not easy.

When you evaluate deployment after purchasing the Dell storage, you have to add the ESXI host to the Dell server. That time, the IP address is not taken easily.

Please improve that side. When we are on the VM website, the storage side is also not easy when adding storage to the host on the PowerStore side.

The support team doesn't always provide adequate assistance. So, there is room for improvement in the support. 

I have been using it for four years. 

I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. 

The scalability is good. There are no issues. 

It is suitable for medium-sized companies.

When they create the ticket, it takes time. When they reach after that, they are doing a good job. But when we raise the ticket, that is taking time.

So, it's a long and only procedure to get support from the vendor.

After Dell connect with the customer, they are doing follow-up fine. Everything is good.

Neutral

We also have HPE Nimble Storage.

The initial setup is simple. 

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. I would recommend PowerStore to other users. 

Most of our solution's use cases include VMware. There are migrations from several different platforms and servers using virtual environments.

Several of our customers with just SSD components implemented Dell PowerStore, and their reporting time went from two hours to ten minutes.

The solution's migration feature is very valuable, but the most valuable aspect is that more features appear with every iteration of the software.

Our organization uses CloudIQ to manage and analyze our Dell storage. Using CloudIQ has benefited our organization by projecting when we'll be full and telling us about the mechanics of things. It really gets ahead of any problems.

The solution's overall energy consumption would be less than that of SSDs or traditional drives.

Dell Technologies has good environment, social, and governance (ESG) values.

We implemented Dell PowerStore to address the challenges of speed and our in-line compression. The solution also helps with power efficiency, scalability, and data reduction.

Dell will say the data reduction is four, but realistically, it's 2.5. If the customer approaches Dell, they ask the customer to read the fine print. I've had to buy drives for my customers because Dell was unclear on making it good. So, we made it good ourselves because of our reputation.

We use Veeam for backup because Dell cybersecurity is a lot expensive.

We use Dell PowerStore's integration with VMware. Since the solution is integrated with VMware, we can perform many of our controls from VMware vCenter.

We have been able to reduce our organizational footprint using Dell PowerStore. We had a component with six departments, and we went from 12U to 2U, which probably used less power.

The environment in which this solution is used depends on the customer. Most of the time, it's either in a data center or a corporation.

Two clients use AWS, and others use Azure to deploy the solution. Dell PowerStore is a reliable solution.

The solution's pricing needs to be moderated a bit. As a partner, I'd like to be added to each customer's CloudIQ to take a look.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for three years and five months.

Dell PowerStore is a stable solution.

The solution provides good scalability.

The solution provides good technical support.

Positive

I previously used the Compellent solution. We switched to Dell PowerStore because Compellent was approaching its end of life, and all its features are included in Dell PowerStore.

Dell PowerStore is implemented in the data center in person, and we've been doing the deployment ourselves as a certified partner.

The solution provides a return on investment within 12 to 18 months.

The solution’s pricing is always too high.

Before choosing Dell PowerStore, we evaluated Pure Storage.

Overall, I rate the solution nine and a half out of ten.

We have a lot of distribution centers, and we are looking at infrastructure that gives us that low latency and helps us with the IoT and edge computing, like, robotic arms and things like that.

We implemented Dell PowerStore to address security and latency in our infrastructure.

The biggest benefit we have seen from Dell is the speed to market. In the past, we struggled to meet demand in our facilities, and with the Dell partnership, we are seeing the benefit.

Dell PowerStore helps with our workload reduction. At the end of the day, our goal is to reduce our TCO. 

The latency and the security are the most valuable features of Dell PowerStore. The latency is important because we are a distribution center that has workers who pick drugs and medical devices off the conveyor belt, so the efficiency is important. We also want to make sure that everything is secure and that we have an easy way to manage our infrastructure. 

Dell PowerStore can improve the integration with VMware.

I have been evaluating Dell PowerStore for six months.

So far the stability has been good.

We have not had any concerns about the scalability so far.

The technical support has been good so far but we are still in the evaluation phase and have not run into any major issues.

Positive

We previously used Pure Storage and a lot of legacy tools. We switched to Dell PowerStore based on the recommendations from Dell about the increased security and what we heard from others that PowerStore is a better solution.

The deployment was good.

We used Storage IT and Dell for the implementation.

We evaluated Pure but decided on PowerStore because of the cost.

I would rate Dell PowerStore eight out of ten for its security and TCO.

Dell PowerStore is useful in the area of virtualization and block storage.

My company has benefited from the use of the solution since it is possible to have the monitoring functionality everywhere with the product in place.

Dell PowerStore's valuable feature stems from an area named Metro Volume, which is quite simple to implement. The feature works fast and is good.

It has high levels of deduplication and compression.

The challenge my company was trying to address with the implementation of Dell PowerStore was performance. For some applications, Dell PowerStore was not so good, but in general, it is a good product.

I have worked on all of the models offered under Dell PowerStore.

Speaking about the increase in performance of our company's applications, I would say that though in some cases, the performance was reduced, the overall performance was increased by 20 to 30 percent.

My organization uses Dell CloudIQ to manage and analyze Dell storage.

I use VMware with Dell PowerStore's integration feature. The integration of VMware with Dell PowerStore has improved our company's ability to see information about virtual machines directly from the storage console.

Sometimes, my company has been able to reduce our organizational footprint or data consolidation using Dell PowerStore by helping us reduce the number of devices and by helping us migrate from old to new storage products.

In terms of the environment where the solution is used, my organization deploys it on multiple sites. At times, my company deploys the tool at a single site, depending on the needs of our customers.

From an improvement perspective, the tool should focus on making it possible for users to configure the tool in a uniform mode with its good features.

The support team should have more people with experience in the solution's installation process, as it is one of the areas where I see certain shortcomings.

I have been using Dell PowerStore since it was launched. My company is a business partner with Dell. Our organization is also a service provider of Dell.

I think Dell PowerStore is a good product that offers stability.

The product's scalability is good because my company can group multiple Dell PowerStore boxes together, helping us increase capability and performance.

Sometimes, I have contacted the solution's technical support, and I would say they were good, but it all depends on the problem. I remember that I had called the support team once to resolve an issue associated with the product, and they resolved it quickly. I rate the support team an eight out of ten.

Positive

My company has never worked with other products that can be compared with Dell PowerStore.

The product's deployment phase has been simple.

The primary deployment model for Dell PowerStore can be described as an on-premises one.

Though I have no data, I think that our company's customers have experienced an ROI from using the product.

The licensing model offered by the product is simple for our company to look into.

I rate Dell PowerStore a nine out of ten.

We use Dell PowerStore in all corporate infrastructures. It is being used in the two data centers that we have here in Madrid. We have it deployed on all our systems.

By implementing Dell PowerStore, we mainly wanted to cover all the needs for our ERP and our entire corporate system.

The performance of the storage layer has improved.

We use CloudIQ to manage and analyze our Dell storage. It has significantly simplified storage management and helped us feel more calm about this issue.

The overall energy consumption of Dell PowerStore is appropriate.

I have felt a change in terms of the data consolidation/footprint reduction as compared to our old system, but I cannot say exactly how much reduction there is.

When it comes to the values around environment, social, and governance (ESG values), they are very committed to the whole issue of sustainability. I am happy to know that their goals are in favor of this issue. It is an initiative that stands out in today's market.

Its flexibility is valuable because we have had some moments where we had to adapt, and it has been quite flexible.

We are happy with the service in general. The only thing would be the price of the platform.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for three years.

The stability is very good. We have not had any problems with them. They are very robust storage cabins.

We have already scaled several times, and the result has been very satisfactory.

Their support is very good.

Positive

We used CX 340, CX 500, VNX, VPLEX, and a few others. We switched mainly because of technological evolution and performance.

Nowadays, we are required to find a solution that gives storage options for high-weighted data. It is something that the management is asking us to do. We need to incorporate services that are sustainable and that help us reduce our impact and our carbon footprint.

The implementation was not complex. The whole process was very simple.

We had a clear migration strategy. We have had virtualized storage for a long time. In the end, it was a replacement of other EMC arrays because we had the old VNXs and Unity deployed. The migration process was done in the best recommended way, considering the client’s use case. We relied on VPLEX, and that allowed us to have no loss of service and quite high flexibility. We used KISER services for this.

I have seen an ROI in terms of the reduction of the space that we need in the data centers and reduction in the computing capacity. We have reduced infrastructure but the same performance.

It is an expensive service but within the market range.

We did not evaluate other solutions.

I would rate Dell PowerStore a ten out of ten.

Foreign Language:(Spanish)

Simplifica la gestión del almacenamiento y mejora el rendimiento

¿Cuánto tiempo llevas usando esta solución?

He estado usando Dell PowerStore durante tres años.

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

Lo utilizamos en todas las infraestructuras corporativas. Se está utilizando en los dos centros de datos que tenemos aquí en Madrid. Lo tenemos implementado en todos nuestros sistemas.

Al implementar Dell PowerStore, principalmente queríamos cubrir todas las necesidades de nuestro ERP y de todo nuestro sistema corporativo.

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

El rendimiento de la capa de almacenamiento ha mejorado.

Usamos CloudIQ para administrar y analizar nuestro almacenamiento Dell. Ha simplificado significativamente la gestión del almacenamiento y nos ha ayudado a sentirnos más tranquilos sobre este tema.

El consumo de energía general de Dell PowerStore es apropiado.

He sentido un cambio en términos de consolidación de datos/reducción de huella en comparación con nuestro sistema anterior, pero no puedo decir exactamente cuánta reducción hay.

Cuando se trata de valores ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza (valores ESG), están muy comprometidos con todo el tema de sostenibilidad. Me alegra saber que sus objetivos están a favor de este tema. Es una iniciativa que destaca en el mercado actual.

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

Su flexibilidad es valiosa, hemos tenido algunos momentos en los que hemos tenido que adaptarnos y ha sido bastante flexible.

¿En qué áreas se podría mejorar Dell PowerEdge PowerStore?

Estamos contentos con el servicio en general. Lo único sería el precio de la plataforma.

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

Usamos CX 340, CX 500, VNX, VPLEX y algunos otros. Cambiamos principalmente por la evolución tecnológica y el rendimiento.

Hoy en día, debemos encontrar una solución que brinde opciones de almacenamiento para datos de alto peso. Es algo que la dirección nos pide que hagamos. Necesitamos incorporar servicios que sean sostenibles y que nos ayuden a reducir nuestro impacto y nuestra huella de carbono.

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

No evaluamos otras soluciones.

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

Es un servicio caro pero dentro del alcanc

e del mercado.

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

Ya hemos escalado varias veces y el resultado ha sido muy satisfactorio.

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

La estabilidad es muy buena. No hemos tenido ningún problema con ellos. Son cabinas de almacenamiento muy robustas.

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

He visto un ROI en términos de reducción del espacio que necesitamos en los centros de datos y reducción de la capacidad informática. Hemos reducido la infraestructura pero mantenemos el mismo rendimiento.

¿La configuración inicial fue sencilla o compleja y de qué manera?

La implementación no fue compleja. Todo el proceso fue muy sencillo.

Teníamos una estrategia migratoria clara. Hace tiempo que contamos con la modalidad de almacenaje virtualizado. Al final, fue un reemplazo de otros arreglos de EMC porque teníamos implementados los antiguos VNX y Unity. El proceso de migración se realizó de la mejor manera recomendada, considerando el caso de uso del cliente. Confiamos en VPLEX y eso nos permitió no tener pérdida de servicio y tener una flexibilidad bastante alta. Para ello utilizamos los servicios de KISER.

Cuéntanos tu experiencia con el servicio y soporte al cliente.

Su soporte es muy bueno.

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

9.

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 diez.

In our company, we use Dell PowerStore for IBM SAN Volume Controller. Dell PowerStore is useful for areas like storage, database, and VMware.

The most valuable feature of the solution is the deduplication part, which is very good. The deduplication part of the solution is valuable since, as a user, you get more space for less money.

The product's performance is very good and matches up or exceeds the performance offered by the previous product in our company.

I had a session with Dell concerning PowerStoreOS 3.5. The product can provide backup directly to Dell Data Domain, which we use in our environment, which is something nice for the future, but at this point in time, I can't see anything wrong with it.

When you create a case on Dell's support website, you don't always get someone who is experienced in the kind of systems you need help with when you deal with the first line of support offered by Dell PowerStore. Sometimes, you have to explain the issue multiple times to the first line of support, making it an area where Dell's support team needs to make improvements. I understand why the solution's support team is the way it is.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for two years.

I have heard that Dell PowerStore offers scalability options, but I have never used it.

The solution's technical support is good. My company has an on-site engineer to provide us with a line of support whenever needed, especially in a short time, which works perfectly for us.

I rate the technical support an eight or nine out of ten.

Positive

In our company, we have experience with Dell EMC Unity XT, which prompted us to opt for Dell PowerStore. In our company, we also have experience with Hitachi, which is not so great to use for admins.

The product's initial setup phase was very easy.

For Dell PowerStore's installation phase, my company uses the product's GUI and the tools from some other vendors. Sometimes, it's very difficult to set up the system. Dell PowerStore's installation phase is just like Dell EMC Unity XT, which is very simple.

My company's in-house team members took care of Dell PowerStore's installation phase. Dell only puts the storage array in the rack, after which our company takes care of the solution's installation phase.

My company has seen a return on investment from the use of Dell PowerStore since it is a good product that is always up and running. We don't have any issues with it.

The product's pricing model is good, and that is why we have Dell PowerStore in our company. My organization had looked at the products and prices offered by other vendors during our decision-making process. In terms of licensing, my organization has Dell Technologies End User License Agreement (EULA), but I don't know exactly how it works, though it is a big bundle of licenses for Dell Data Domain, Dell EMC Unity XT, Dell PowerStore, Dell ECS, and all such kinds of storage arrays. Dell told us that opting for Dell Technologies End User License Agreement (EULA) can help us improve the entire picture of Dell products and services.

The challenges my company wanted to address through the implementation of the product stemmed from the fact that our previous storage array was full and had reached the end-of-life phase, because of which we needed a tool for lifecycle management purposes, after which we found Dell PowerStore to be a logical choice for us. Previously, my company dealt with a couple of systems from HP, while we also had a lot of Dell systems, so we decided to stick with one vendor, Dell.

My organization uses CloudIQ to manage and analyze Dell PowerStore since we get the option to use standby, so when we get calls after work hours, we don't have to use our laptops since we can just log in via our cell phones and check the status of the storage arrays, which saves a lot of time.

With Dell PowerStore, my company saves a couple of hours a year, though it may not be a lot.

I don't know how I would access Dell PowerStore for its overall energy consumption.

I have seen that the product has an enormous capacity when it comes to significant data consolidation and footprint reduction with the use of Dell PowerStore, especially when compared to our company's old system, which comes up to around 70 percent.

It is tough to assess Dell Technologies for its values around environment, social, and governance. Though the aforementioned values are important for my company and storage admin, even if we don't look at that side of our company, I wouldn't personally mind it.

The product has helped our organization in the area of sustainability. The direct space provided by the product can be considered under the sustainability part of the product since, in our organization, we would need less room and fewer cooling modules, which helps.

For two years in a row, my company has not even seen a failed disk with the use of Dell PowerStore, making it a great product.

I rate the overall solution a nine out of ten.

I use Dell PowerStore in my company primarily for virtualization through ESXi. Dell PowerStore serves as a primary system for all the storage needs within our organization.

The product's current functionalities that have improved my organization's functioning stem from the SSD caching and SSD capabilities of the product. The product's speed is also crucial for us, especially within our new modern infrastructure, which has a strong networking backbone. My company has a good experience with the product overall.

The most valuable feature of the solution for me is the deduplication part, especially since most of the servers in our organization are Windows-based servers. Due to the deduplication technology in the product, my organization needs just a little storage for many servers, meaning the new technology within Dell PowerStore is a big advantage for us.

Dell PowerStore helps to keep the software we rely on in our organization up and running. In our organization, we do firmware updates due to security breaches or vulnerabilities, and as a system administrator, it is important for me to know that the base hardware is in good condition and safe to deal with against hacker attempts while also looking out for any problems within the software itself. To avoid any concerns when it comes to Dell PowerStore, Dell needs to keep working on Dell products.

While using Dell PowerStore's interface in our organization, we sometimes miss out on some information. In our organization, we had to deal with bad firmware last year that generated fast degradation of the disks, and Dell informed us when they would replace the disks, but we couldn't see any notifications about the disks being degraded. I feel that the product's new interface with HTML5 interface is still in the development phase because it lacks the crucial information that system administrators need, like, for example, the degradation of the disk. With the product's current interface, as a system administrator, I just see that the disks are either good or bad, and that's it. As a system administrator, it would be great to use and see through CLI since getting informed at such a level within the interface will be a great improvement since more detailed information is always good.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for two to three years. Considering that the one we use in our company is for SSD caching, I believe it is Dell PowerStore 1000T.

From a stability perspective, my company has faced some problems only with the firmware part of the product, but that didn't really impact the product's performance. There were some problems with the degradation of hard disks, because of which there were more chances of failure of the solution. Dell handled issues related to the degradation of hard disks.

From a scalability perspective, my company doesn't have any problems since we get what we need and what we expect for about five years. In our organization, we are still good with the limits offered by the product, so we don't really talk about scalability. We can reduce our ESXi service, but my company does not plan to scale up.

The solution's technical support is great. In our organization, we have had several incidents related to firmware in the last couple of years. Dell's support team is good to reach out when, in our organization, we upgrade the product outside of office hours since they provide you with good information and good tech personnel to resolve an issue or a problem anywhere in the world. In my organization, we have had incidents and seen how the support personnel from Egypt, India, and China are always well aware of the cases or problems, and they always give good information to help us with our problems, making it a good experience for us.

I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

I have experience with HPE products that have the same capabilities as Dell PowerStore. I would say that Dell is on the same level as HPE.

My company has a good relationship and history with Dell, so things are good for us in the department concerning supplies from Dell.

The product's initial setup phase was quite smooth. The product's setup phase was done parallel to the old storage in our organization, so we had to make the correct connections and migrate everything to run it on a new storage. There is a need to dismantle the old system and reconfigure the network part.

The solution can be deployed in under a month.

In my organization, we were involved with the implementation phase of the product and during the upgrade from the old storage to the new storage with a specialist from one of our suppliers of Dell products.

I am not aware of any return on investment my company has experienced from the use of the product.

In the pricing and licensing department, the product is always too expensive.

My organization does not use CloudIQ to manage and analyze Dell PowerStore.

My organization does not get involved in any power management or monitoring to assess Dell PowerStore's overall energy consumption.

I have seen a significant data consolidation and footprint reduction with the use of Dell PowerStore since we need to use way less storage in our organization, which is around a 50 to 60 percent reduction if we consider it from a TB perspective due to its deduplication technology.

Within our organization, the area revolving around the assessment of Dell Technologies for its values around environment, social, and governance is a hot topic. Our organization has used Dell for a lot of years, and it is great to see that Dell has become innovative in terms of recyclability and reduction of carbon footprint, because of which we don't need to change to another supplier or vendor to help us attain our green goals.

Dell PowerStore is a good product since we don't face any more problems with it in our company. Dell's support team's contracts with our company are very good. I hope the product fulfills its duty in a couple of years, after which our organization can replace it with another next-gen product.

I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.

I use the product for computers to connect servers with storage, integrating computations and actions performed on the servers with vCenter and a single console or storage console.

In my experience, its effective capacity and effective storage capacity are notable features that differentiate it from others. I configured the storage for a customer, and they had all the scattered data placed on different servers. I consolidated all the data into a single dashboard accessible via Dell PowerStore Manager, which improves performance and IT infrastructure.

I don't think there is room for improvement in my opinion. It's already in a good state. I don't recall any issues, at least at this time.

I have used the solution for almost two years.

I haven't observed any glitchy behavior. It's a pretty stable product.

In my experience, you can scale it to any limit. You can expand through the expansion enclosures and add capacity and performance as well. It's easy.

Customer service is good, and support is also good from Dell.

Positive

Before using Dell PowerStore, I used Unity. It wasn't a struggle. It was a customer call, and it was for expansion rather than any issues they were facing. They acquired Dell PowerStore for their expansion purposes.

I found that the initial setup is not complex. You can go to the default password credentials or use your PowerStore management dashboard. From there, you can set your designated IP addresses and credentials, and then easily configure the storage with your setup.

In my experience, it's worth ROI in terms of performance and improvement in their IT infrastructure through many other aspects. Eighty percent.

The setup is very simple, but it's costly.

I would rate the overall product a nine out of ten. I think it might be almost nineteen or ninety-five percent they are claiming fine.