Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Reviews

I do the initial configuration of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series and then the customer manages the whole storage solution.

The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series are the dual controllers, available installation documentation, and the option of multiple host bus adapter interfaces.

I have been using Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series for approximately two years.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series has high availability.

I have read and I have seen the expansion modules of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series, but I haven't yet used any of them because there's no need.

I have three or four customers that are using these systems, but I have no personal experience with the solution.

The support from Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is very good. We have good support here in Greece because Lenovo has a presence here.

The initial setup of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series was straightforward and we did not have any problems. The storage of the array takes approximately half an hour to implement.

The difficult part comes when dealing with the host. You have to enable multi-pathing and other aspects that are needed for proper configuration. I don't know if there is room for a more hyper-conversion structure to work with, but this would be easier.

We do the deployment of the solution in-house, we are the installers and resellers.

For the deployments that I have done, we have not needed more than one engineer to complete the work. However, the amount of people required depends on the environment and other factors.

The price of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is a one-time purchase. There is a global price list available to find the price of the solution. 

There are additional licenses if you want some of the extra features, such as Snapshotting. The standard licenses are typically enough for on-premise or cloud deployments. I have not used the data centers that might use the premium licenses.

This solution is similar to other major vendors.

My advice to others is that this is a straightforward, detailed documented, and supported solution.

I rate Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series an eight out of ten.

We use Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series for small businesses, primarily for VM workloads, as well as for block storage.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is simple to use. It is also simple to manage.

While it is a reliable product, it could be improved.

It would be useful to have structured solutions replicated to other sites.

I have been working with Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series for two years.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is a stable solution.

It is scalable in our targets, but scalability is not important with these types of solutions.

The technical support is very good.

I'm familiar with HPE 3PAR and HPE Nimble Storage. I used to work with both of them in my previous company approximately six years ago.

We are now Dell and Lenovo partners, and I have switched to their technology.

We work with Dell Unity and Unity HC for PowerStore. We also work with the new series of Lenovo, DE, and DM.

It is simple to install.

It took approximately half a day to deploy.

We completed the implementation ourselves.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is cost-effective.

There is no license. All of the features are bundled together, and you can renew the bundle with all of the features included.

We are consultants, and this is a solution that we would recommend to others.

I would rate Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series a nine out of ten.

We use this solution primarily for VMware, where we have three servers and storage of the VMs. The solution is deployed on-premises.

The best thing about this solution is its price, which reduces our costs. Additionally, this solution's ease of configuration and management are valuable features.

Improvements can be made to the product's performance.

We have been using this solution for approximately two years. Currently, we use DE 2000H, specifically series J3026371.

The solution is stable.

The solution is scalable. Approximately 300 people are using it in our organization.

We have had a very good experience with customer service and support. They answer questions very fast and resolve our issues.

The solution is very easy to set up.

The solution license costs us a one-time payment of 10,000.

I rate this solution an eight out of ten. The solution is good, but it could be improved by including features like snapshots to make it more efficient.

ThinkSystem is mostly for application systems and database systems like Oracle SQL Server. We also sometimes use it for SAP environments.

ThinkSystem's storage performs well, and the price per gigabyte is good, especially on SSD solutions. It's also easy to use.

ThinkSystem could be better integrated with backup software like Commvault, Veritas, or Symantec.

We have been partnered with Lenovo for eight or nine years. We started selling the DE Series when Lenovo released it, so it's been about three years.

ThinkSystem is highly stable. 

ThinkSystem has considerable scalability. 

Technical support is responsive. IBM provides support for Lenovo storage in Poland, and it's very good.

Deploying ThinkSystem is simple. Our engineers take care of it. Deployment can take five to 10 days and requires three engineers. 

The cost of the license is per terabyte.

I rate ThinkSystem DE Series nine out of 10.