We performed a comparison between Dell SC Series and Huawei OceanStor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is very straightforward to set up."
"The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its ease of use and performance."
"The latency is good."
"FlashArray has some fresh efficiency features. I've never seen a storage solution with a compression rating this high before. It's at least 4-to-1 on Oracle databases. It's the best flash storage for Oracle."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"The most valuable features of Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its superior performance compared to other flash tiers, as well as its ease of use, with an intuitive user interface that is simple to deploy and use."
"The setup and installation is much simpler now, because Dell has standardized the configure process."
"It has been one of the most stable products in our data center."
"The performance benefits weren't surprising, we expected that. What we didn't expect were the densification benefits that we got out of going all-flash. We're able to put more applications on the arrays because of how all-flash performs. The way some of the application profiles have responded to all-flash has been really pleasing."
"One time, we had a drive fail and we were notified before we even saw it on the device."
"We replicate between SAN to SAN for a lot of features and supportability. It also helps us when we want to upgrade to a newer SC Series or move the data from one data center to another."
"It is just as stable as any other high-end solution."
"The solution has a wide variety of valuable features. The data progression works well. We use the snapshot functionality quite a bit and really like it."
"With auto-tiering, it's easier to understand than most arrays, knowing that all of your writes go to the tier that you specify, with easy-to-create storage profiles."
"Generally stable with good technical support."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"This is a stable storage system."
"The most valuable features of Huawei OceanStor are the dashboards, bandwidth, and data performance."
"The most valuable feature of Huawei OceanStor is the hybrid applications."
"The support is excellent."
"We get a quick response in case any component defaults. We have seen the benefits mostly."
"The solution has improved our organization by speeding up our operations."
"In the next release, I would like to see real-time analytics for further insight into consumption models."
"We've seen that when we create a POD in synchronous mode, it increases the latency."
"The UI for this solution needs to be improved."
"The tool's pricing is higher than competitors."
"They could add more support for file storage and different types of storage."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the dashboard and management could be simplified."
"We have run into a couple of instances recently where we are running out of space. So we have had to buy some more packs for it and they have deployed fine and it has increased smoothly."
"If the customer only needs 500 terabytes and doesn't care how much data they'll put in the server, IBM is cheaper than Pure."
"The cost of the solution could be better."
"I would like to improve the processing ability."
"While the price is competitive, in the next release it would be better if they could reduce the fees."
"Dell could improve the upgrading process."
"The lower model, the 3000, should have duplication. It doesn't right now. It's only from 5000 that this is offered, but it depends on the performance. It could be they don't offer it on lower models because the duplication is too much of a burden to the performance."
"This solution could be improved if overall performance was improved and operated with a higher speed and supported a higher volume of RAM."
"The configuration could be easier in Dell EMC SC Series."
"The lack of reporting would be the main issue."
"In the future release, Huawei OceanStor should improve on what they already have. It is a good solution."
"Configuration complexity and the tools available."
"We did experience a little latency with this solution."
"CFS integration is one area where OceanStor has some room for improvement. The CFS on OceanStor is dedicated, so it's not integrated with the existing active directory domain."
"The user interface is not so user friendly."
"Could have a more stable, lighter Metro and better logging system."
"The technical support has been a let down for us. It's something the company has to work on. We haven't been satisfied with their level of service."
"I would like to see more iterations and direct integration with other solutions."
Dell SC Series is ranked 25th in All-Flash Storage with 49 reviews while Huawei OceanStor is ranked 12th in All-Flash Storage with 32 reviews. Dell SC Series is rated 8.4, while Huawei OceanStor is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell SC Series writes "Automated architecture that proactively optimizes your database ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor writes "User-friendly and robust storage solution with good performance and easy setup". Dell SC Series is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity XT, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF and HPE Nimble Storage, whereas Huawei OceanStor is most compared with Huawei OceanStor Dorado, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series. See our Dell SC Series vs. Huawei OceanStor report.
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