We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor and Huawei OceanStor Dorado based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Huawei OceanStor Dorado came out ahead of Huawei OceanStor. Although the two products have straightforward deployment and multiple valuable features, our reviewers found Huawei OceanStor more expensive and that it needs to improve its technical support.
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"We're able to get higher-density workloads on the same infrastructure, and we have a smaller physical footprint. The performance is excellent – during our test the bottlenecks are never on the X array, it just keeps picking up the pace to match what you need. The real-time visibility is a differentiator in my opinion."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"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."
"Offers excellent features like efficient data reduction, a reliable SafeMode, and a great support model for continuous assistance and updates."
"The solution is very straightforward to set up."
"The initial setup was extremely simple and straightforward."
"We get a quick response in case any component defaults. We have seen the benefits mostly."
"The most valuable feature of Huawei OceanStor is the hybrid applications."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"It is easy to use, deploy, communicate and manage this solution."
"The support is excellent."
"This is a stable storage system."
"Huawei OceanStor is stable."
"Huawei OceanStor provides numerous features that are tailored to cater to the requirements of all types of companies."
"The platform’s most valuable features are speed, accuracy, and encryption."
"The platform's most valuable features are reliability, intelligence, and fast performance speed."
"The integrated Huawei Flash technology within OceanStor Dorado stands out as one of the most valuable features."
"There are plenty of features available in this solution."
"Most of the features which all enterprises storages solutions have are available in Huawei OceanStor Dorado."
"The installation and management are very easy."
"Has good capacity, is effective and easy to manage."
"We can use Huawei OceanStor Dorado capacity storage for many different purposes."
"Efficiency improvements would always be welcome, but I'm not sure if they could get more efficient."
"Right now, the box itself is just strictly working as a backend storage system. It would be fantastic if we could access it directly like a NAS device through network access or SIS drives. I think they have an interface, but I am not sure how good it is. If we could address a box directly on the network without having to go through a server, it would be great. The replication schemas could be improved. We are not using replication on the storage level right now. We use a different type of replication. If their replication would be as good as the one that we have, I would probably run the replication schema because it might be faster, but I don't know that for a fact. So, I cannot say that they have good replication. All I can say is that they need to inform us better."
"The software layer has to improve."
"You cannot tag a LUN with a description, and that should be improved. What I like on the Unity side is that when I expand LUNs or do things, there is an information field on the LUN. This is the Information field that you can tag on your LUNs to let yourself know, "Hey, I've added this much space on this date". Pure lacks that ability. So, you don't have a mechanism that's friendly for tracking your data expansions on the LUN and for adding any additional information. That's a downside for me."
"They could add more support for file storage and different types of storage."
"I would like to see replication and DR features in the next release of this solution."
"In the next release, I would like to see real-time analytics for further insight into consumption models."
"It is on the expensive side."
"Unfortunately, this product doesn't support Flash Disks, but it's IOPS capacity is a great compromise."
"The speed has room for improvement."
"In the future release, Huawei OceanStor should improve on what they already have. It is a good solution."
"The price could be better. It's not good for the Brazilian market."
"I would like to see more iterations and direct integration with other solutions."
"The solution’s reporting could be improved."
"The solution could improve by having better integration."
"The deployment took a little longer."
"The price must be improved."
"One of the key areas that need enhancement pertains to the software procurement process."
"There could be local support services available for the platform. Additionally, they should provide a bundled license, including all protection and encryption rules."
"The solution needs to improve its integration."
"The data compression and deduplication ratio of Huawei OceanStor Dorado is not as good as other solutions, such as EMC and Pure Storage. It is important when looking at capacity effectiveness."
"In additional features, it would be easier to do snapshots on a regular basis. So, like, a new feature that would allow you to take snapshots every hour."
"I would like to see them improve their IOPS per second to match their contemporaries in the industry."
"The localization problem needs to be improved."
Huawei OceanStor is ranked 12th in All-Flash Storage with 32 reviews while Huawei OceanStor Dorado is ranked 11th in All-Flash Storage with 32 reviews. Huawei OceanStor is rated 8.4, while Huawei OceanStor Dorado is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor writes "User-friendly and robust storage solution with good performance and easy setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor Dorado writes "Good performance and simple to deploy and manage". Huawei OceanStor is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT, IBM FlashSystem and HPE Primera, whereas Huawei OceanStor Dorado is most compared with Dell PowerStore, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF, Pure Storage FlashArray and Dell PowerMax NVMe. See our Huawei OceanStor vs. Huawei OceanStor Dorado report.
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