We performed a comparison between Dell ECS and Nutanix Unified Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two File and Object Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."What I like best about Dell ECS is its stability. I also like that you can use it for large-scale data purposes. The solution works fine for me, and I haven't encountered any issues with it."
"The stability is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"I like that the solution is easy to scale and that's its stable."
"It is 100% stable. It is also scalable."
"It is a stable solution."
"I have found Dell ECS to be scalable."
"Dell ECS is a cost-effective solution that provides ease of use and availability."
"We face very few hardware failures."
"The real-time alerts generated by this system enable us to swiftly address and mitigate such threats."
"I appreciate its storage licensing model, as it offers flexibility."
"The most valuable feature is the unified dashboard, as it allows us to easily observe everything from a single location."
"My opinion is that this solution has very good stability."
"What I like most about Nutanix Files Storage is the way it makes copies of the data. The solution also has high availability, which is excellent. Another valuable feature of Nutanix Files Storage is self-service, so users won't have to depend on the IT team much."
"The life cycle managers of the PCMs are very impressive, and I like them. They make our lives easy when managing patches and security updates when they come in. A life cycle manager helps to consolidate different vendors."
"It is a highly scalable solution."
"The management interface is great and you have handy access to several details about your file shares."
"The solution could be more cost-effective and secure."
"The disaster recovery could be improved because there should be something in-built within the ECS. Search and recovery should be in-built. Right now, we have to use some external tools for performing the recovery itself. For example, we're using Atempo or deploying Golden Superna, so it has dependency on the external third party vendors."
"The initial setup is not so easy."
"They could provide centralized reports."
"The setup is very complex."
"Technical support needs to be improved."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"It is a good solution, except for the cost."
"The interface could be improved."
"We have some problems with Nutanix Unified Storage's support because they asked us to change our hardware."
"Improving quota policies would be advantageous, particularly by offering the option to implement blocking instead of just issuing warnings."
"From a management side, the one thing I would prefer is if it were a bit less expensive for smaller enterprises. It's a bit costly. If they provided flexible modules where you could pick and choose features, and only pay for what you use, that would be an improvement."
"The interface is not logical. It should be a little simpler."
"We have had to deal with some infrastructure and general cluster issues but these issues don't impact storage."
"The graphical user interfaces could benefit from more attention to detail."
"One thing I'd appreciate is having a desktop application similar to what VMware offered."
Dell ECS is ranked 5th in File and Object Storage with 25 reviews while Nutanix Unified Storage is ranked 4th in File and Object Storage with 39 reviews. Dell ECS is rated 8.0, while Nutanix Unified Storage is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Dell ECS writes "Enables multiple protocol support, but its IOPS functionality needs improvement in terms of performance ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix Unified Storage writes "Provides good performance, longer uptime, and an easy way to manage our data". Dell ECS is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Amazon AWS, NetApp StorageGRID, MinIO and Quantum ActiveScale, whereas Nutanix Unified Storage is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Red Hat Ceph Storage, MinIO, Qumulo and VAST Data. See our Dell ECS vs. Nutanix Unified Storage report.
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