We performed a comparison between Dell PowerScale (Isilon) and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Our users are able to easily roll back snapshots without going through IT."
"The solution provides massive performance, scalability, efficiency, and ease of management."
"Its scalability has been huge for us."
"Dell PowerScale's performance is good."
"The best thing is that it works. We don't have to maintain it too much; we usually upgrade once a year."
"The most valuable feature we started using, beyond the initial scope for the solution, is the multi-protocol system that allows you to access the same set of files using different network protocols like NFS or SMB. PowerScale’s Unified Permission Model ensures that data security and access permissions are honoured regardless of whether the client is a Windows desktop or a Linux server"
"The tool comes with cheap disks and works fast for video content."
"Isilon is flexible in supporting various data workloads while keeping them protected. Dell continues to release updates and patches which enhance the use of this solution. This includes offering ransomware protection."
"The product's reliability has been crucial for our company's operations."
"Its scalability and performance are the most valuable. It is quite scalable and has a huge capacity."
"It is very flexible, and it is very useful when you want to virtualize different storage from different vendors."
"It's best features are its reliability and stability."
"The feature I like best is the stability of the hardware."
"The solution is very user-friendly in terms of maintenance and configuration. It's also possible to connect the solution to other storage management solutions."
"The performance is very good."
"The hybrid array provides scaleable, predictable, high performance with no capacity constraints."
"The UID mapping and how to configure mapping-related things is a struggle."
"The solution's rate structure or rate redundancy needs to be improved."
"Dell PowerScale's deployment is not easy."
"The solution’s interface and pricing could be improved."
"We had some issues with level 1 support. We had to fight with them on repeated issues. There is room for improvement in level 1 support."
"The solution can be a bit complex for those not well versed in the technology."
"There is room for improvement in its handling of object storage."
"It is a bit higher priced than some of the other systems."
"The solution is priced higher than its competitors."
"One improvement I am hoping for in the next release is unified storage."
"The solution is stable. However, there have been some software crashes where we had to restart the system. They could improve the hardware to prevent this type of issue."
"It seemed like every time we turned around it was a statement of work and we'd have to pay for something that our previous vendors would not have billed us for."
"The deployment could be a bit easier, because it's a bit tricky"
"The complex setup, ease of use, and snapshot operations of this product need to be improved."
"There is a drawback related to Hitachi's configuration flexibility. The Hitachi storage platform solution is not flexible. That means that both the Hitachi and the partner presale guys have to do a lot of work to design a solution."
"The initial setup was difficult, as we don't have access to assistance. We had some issues around configuration. We needed to know things like what kind of rate is the best, or what kind of replication is ideal. We had to seek out answers online to get the information we needed."
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Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is ranked 1st in NAS with 40 reviews while Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is ranked 4th in NAS with 49 reviews. Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is rated 9.0, while Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerScale (Isilon) writes "We can easily deploy, manage, and maintain systems without needing a huge amount of expertise to facilitate them". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform writes "Leverages a 3DC architecture with VSP for disaster recovery, offering a 100% data availability guarantee". Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, Dell ECS, Pure Storage FlashBlade, Qumulo and HPE StoreEasy, whereas Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and Huawei OceanStor Dorado. See our Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform report.
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