We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor and Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series 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 scalable."
"The duplication algorithm allows us to get a lot more use out of less storage. We're running a five terabyte array right now and we're running probably about 30 terabytes on it. So the duplication rate is pretty phenomenal, without a cost to performance. It still runs pretty smoothly."
"It has good, reliable, fast storage."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its ease of use and performance."
"One of the best features is the support, which is excellent."
"Overall stability is very good. It is a very stable solution."
"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 high availability of the product is the most valuable feature."
"The support is excellent."
"The most valuable feature of Huawei OceanStor is the hybrid applications."
"The most valuable feature is the flexibility in the rail, as it is hybrid storage."
"It is easy to use, deploy, communicate and manage this solution."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The most valuable features of Huawei OceanStor are the dashboards, bandwidth, and data performance."
"OceanStor can be used as NAS and SAN storage at the same time, with both file and block features in the same box."
"The most valuable feature is the availability."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its ability to store data well."
"We are satisfied with the stability."
"Last year, I did a DM Series installation with my colleague, and this installation was effortless because we had Lenovo support on the phone, so it was easy to get help if we had any problems."
"Scalable and stable storage array."
"The price of this solution is good."
"The solution offers very good reliable systems and storage for our clients."
"The product’s quality of service guarantees the performance of each workload."
"The most valuable feature of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its capability to tier to the cloud, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS. Additionally, the integration is good and they are user-friendly."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the dashboard and management could be simplified."
"There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class features."
"I want to see Pure Storage not only be for fast storage, but I want to see it be for the entire data center."
"I would like to see replication and DR features in the next release of this solution."
"The software layer has to improve."
"It's more multi-tenant functionality in their Pure1 manage portal that is lacking."
"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."
"In the next release, I would like to see real-time analytics for further insight into consumption models."
"Integration with mainstream solution technologies could be better."
"The administration should be simplified because there are a large number of options that make it too complicated, and the customers can get confused."
"Technical support could be more helpful."
"Configuration complexity and the tools available."
"The overall price of the solution should be reduced."
"The solution’s reporting could be improved."
"Its data replication features work slowly for nodes."
"Unfortunately, this product doesn't support Flash Disks, but it's IOPS capacity is a great compromise."
"It takes a very long time to enter the management console, as well as to restart the system, and these are things that should be improved."
"The solution should change the licensing model and allow customers to choose features based on their requirements."
"I would like Lenovo to add a feature like IBM Easy Tier to DM Series. This is a crucial feature for the customers."
"The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series was very hard to configure. Installation of the product was very hard. These are its areas for improvement."
"I would rate the support of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series a four out of five."
"The solution needs a simpler licensing theme around the DM series. The problem is if you only need one of the features, you still have to buy the whole thing. The licensing needs to be more granular or flexible so you have the option to only license FlexCone or Inline Compression features."
"The licensing model needs to be revisited. It needs to be simplified."
"The tool's pricing is high."
Huawei OceanStor is ranked 12th in All-Flash Storage with 32 reviews while Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is ranked 21st in All-Flash Storage with 11 reviews. Huawei OceanStor is rated 8.4, while Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is rated 7.6. 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 Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series writes "Simple deployment, stores data well, but missing features". Huawei OceanStor is most compared with Huawei OceanStor Dorado, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and Dell SC Series, whereas Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is most compared with NetApp AFF, Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series, Dell Unity XT, Dell PowerStore and HPE Primera. See our Huawei OceanStor vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series report.
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