We performed a comparison between Dell Unity XT and Huawei OceanStor Dorado 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."Overall stability is very good. It is a very stable solution."
"It is very easy to install and configure. It has got excellent diagnostics. If you really need to see how the box is performing, the console gives you a lot of information. You can set thresholds as well as alerts based on the thresholds, which is a very powerful functionality. They are very proactive. They know how to monitor and manage the systems. They see a problem, and they are all over it before us. They see the problem before we see it, which is very good."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe will quickly overcome all the hurdles you face, including network and latency issues."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is reliability."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe has low latency and high Ops. It is an evergreen model."
"The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"This product is perfect for small, and mid-range customers who need to pay less, but still, get enterprise-level capabilities."
"For our customers, it's the simplicity of it. They find it easy to use, along with the added features, the dynamic volumes."
"When I have an issue and need technical support, I reach out to them either through chat or by submitting a service request, and the response is good."
"The solution allows for easy, useful replication with good features for VPLEX and VIVO."
"Using this solution has meant that I do not need to look for different partners to provide me with solutions like a backup service. Dell provides end to end solutions."
"It has the same operating system for both file and block, and it actually simplifies everything. And it's much smaller compared to VNX."
"The ease of management and “user-friendly” management environment (GUI)."
"It has compression, which allows you to store more data than you would normally under the arrays."
"The installation and management are very easy."
"The majority of our customers find this solution simple to use."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the overall simplicity."
"This is a stable product that we can use for DR in production."
"The product offers good performance."
"Has good capacity, is effective and easy to manage."
"I want to see Pure Storage not only be for fast storage, but I want to see it be for the entire data center."
"In the next release, I would like to see real-time analytics for further insight into consumption models."
"Every time I think of something that needs to improve, they're one step ahead, which I love. The only area I wish to see improve, I believe is coming, is in the FlashBlade product. Blade implementation fell short on a few of the services."
"Efficiency improvements would always be welcome, but I'm not sure if they could get more efficient."
"In the future, I would like to see integration with enterprise backup systems."
"The UI for this solution needs to be improved."
"We need better data deduplication."
"We would like to see VNC integration or be able to use Pure Storage with VNC."
"We had some issues recently because of a bug in the system. We were presenting LANs to the Unity array but I think it caused a disruption to the host. EMC did acknowledge it and provided an alternative way to do it."
"Dell EMC Unity XT should present a path or a roadmap on how they could put their products on the cloud. This would have some value for their current customers."
"It needs more functionality and the ability to move across more landscapes."
"I think that they could do a better job of testing on the back-end, for the code revisions. I've heard of some issues down the line where people have upgraded to the latest code and there were bugs in it, and they had to release a subsequent code fix."
"Licensing has been quite difficult. It doesn't always auto-license. About half the time, when I provision one, I have to contact Service to get a license, or even go to our account manager to help get it straightened out."
"It should be lighter. It takes up a ton of rack space. It would be nice to have a smaller footprint."
"This solution could be improved by offering containerization. This is something many of my customers are looking for."
"Support Responsiveness & time to fix bugs should be improved."
"This solution does not support VMware VVols 2.0."
"I would like to see them improve their IOPS per second to match their contemporaries in the industry."
"Difficult integration with third parties."
"Having distinct modules for data compression and encryption features enhances flexibility and performance optimization for users with varying requirements."
"An area of this product that has room for improvement is the NAS capability."
"It should have easy connectivity with the AIX, however, I've found that with AIX, it has some issues and due to this, we need to remove the exact fiber card sometimes and then plug it in again so that it can connect with the AIX systems."
"The product could always be faster."
"This solution can improve by providing easier migrations and better Metro features."
Dell Unity XT is ranked 4th in All-Flash Storage with 190 reviews while Huawei OceanStor Dorado is ranked 11th in All-Flash Storage with 32 reviews. Dell Unity XT is rated 8.4, while Huawei OceanStor Dorado is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell Unity XT writes "Easy to set up with good data compression technology and useful deduplication". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor Dorado writes "Good performance and simple to deploy and manage". Dell Unity XT is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, HPE Nimble Storage, Pure Storage FlashArray and Dell SC Series, whereas Huawei OceanStor Dorado is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Huawei OceanStor, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF and HPE Nimble Storage. See our Dell Unity XT vs. Huawei OceanStor Dorado report.
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