Dell EMC Unity XT reviews, rating and features 2023

Storage Specialist at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Mar 21, 2017

Some of the valuable features are speed and stability.

What is most valuable?

Stability
Simplicity
Speed

How has it helped my organization?

I’m a Dell/EMC partner, not a customer. In my all installations, customers were very satisfied. Unity has shown improvements over VNX.

For example, the graphic management has become HTML5, and the datamover(s) and control station(s) are not physical. They support VVOL.

What needs improvement?

In the management interface, you can only create one LUN at a time. This is resolved in last(s) unity version, DellEMC resolve this…
I also want to see inline deduplication in future Unity versions.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used the product for six months.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I did not encounter any stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I did not encounter any scalability issues.

How are customer service and support?

Overall, it is very good.

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

I´m a Dell/EMC partner, not a customer.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very simple.

What other advice do I have?

Read a little bit about the product and its purpose. The implementation itself is simple.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We are partners.

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IT Infrastructure Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Jan 21, 2019

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Gives us an advantage over traditional storage resources

Pros and Cons

"We like the way it integrates with our environment. These features help us use multiple soft applications. The new features of going off the grid and replicating really help us. They give us an advantage versus traditional storage resources."

"We would like an AI feature that would protect the backup and minimize the consumed space so we can maintain the quality of the backup. This would help us minimize our IT cost in terms of the backup procedures."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for our databases. We also use some of the applications provided.

How has it helped my organization?

It is a hassle-free storage environment that helps us manage our hardware. The upgrades are helpful and it makes our organization a more productive environment.

What is most valuable?

We like the way it integrates with our environment. These features help us use multiple soft applications. The new features of going off the grid and replicating really help us. They give us an advantage versus traditional storage resources.

What needs improvement?

We would like an AI feature that would protect the backup and minimize the consumed space so that we can maintain the quality of the backup. This would help us minimize our IT cost in terms of backup procedures.

In addition, we would like to see the solution integrate easier with any cloud provider. There is a rising demand for moving to the hybrid cloud environment and Dell EMC needs to integrate to these needs.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It can easily scale up to meet our requirements.

How is customer service and technical support?

We have had good experiences with tech support.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We used VNX previously and although it was fast, the performance was poor.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller.