We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and IBM System Storage DS5000 Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is extremely reliable."
"You can always trust it. It is stable."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The technical support for the solution was really good."
"The most valuable feature of Dell EqualLogic PS series auto tiering by using this feature, the customer can get higher performance on a valuable budget."
"It is stable and scalable."
"Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."
"The technical support is very good."
"The stability is excellent."
"The solution is stable. I rate its stability a nine out of ten."
"The solution is reliable."
"We use it for applications, databases, media, files, etc."
"The stability and performance of the drive are the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is compression."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 series enhances clients' data handling capabilities through improved security, fast systems, and added value features."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"The only challenging part in the tool was related to some site recovery area. In order to exploit the site recovery area, my company had to purchase additional VMware products."
"The solution is out of date and the new version has a lot of advanced features."
"I can't buy any more solutions provided by EqualLogic...Since I can't buy it anymore, I don't receive any updates on the solution. Also, this is the last year in which one can buy support for the solution."
"There is no option for mixing RAID types in one device."
"We need more space and we can't get any."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"6510 and 6610 have two iSCSI connections in each controller. Why do 6110xxx members have only one, and why do the same members have the possibility of having an active iSCSI interface in the passive controller? It could make a lot of noise with a failover."
"IBM is not always as agile as other competitors when it is about cloud integration and user interfaces. They're not renewing themselves very often. They have been slow to evolve from the old GUI. The user interface should be improved, especially regarding performance analysis, which has always been a little bit weak as compared to other solutions. As a global solution, it lacks the feature for containing integration object storage. Even though they have now started to offer this feature, it is quite young and not as developed as some other vendors. There are also no mass possibilities at all. They have a lot of competition in the mid-range segment. They need to have a NAS gateway or something like that. It doesn't specifically need to be integrated into the controllers that are keys to the gateway."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 is expensive when compared to other vendors."
"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I find the solution isn't so easy to understand. A user must be quite knowledgeable in the product. It isn't like HPE 3PAR, which you can use quite easily without too much storage experience."
"The solution's integration with other tools could be improved."
"The solution is not flexible enough."
"The product should improve its support."
"The product is very costly. Very few can afford it."
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Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 18 reviews while IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is ranked 6th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 15 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell EqualLogic PS series writes "Allows peer-to-peer cloning of storage volume and helps users with hardware replication mechanism". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM System Storage DS5000 Series writes "Very reliable, easy to install, and offers good value for money". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE StorageWorks MSA, whereas IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is most compared with . See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. IBM System Storage DS5000 Series report.
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