We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and HPE StorageWorks MSA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"We were attracted by the flexibility of being able to put in a new shelf whenever we needed to, to expand."
"Its high availability. It has a lot of redundancy and good management software as well as good alerting."
"It is stable and scalable."
"You can always trust it. It is stable."
"It is extremely reliable."
"The solution can scale."
"The most valuable features were the dual controllers and being able to expand it."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StorageWorks MSA is its flexibility."
"The product is very easy to deploy."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA is an entry-level, cost-effective solution for SMB customers."
"The simple configuration feature is great. It is very simple, allowing you to set up MSA very easily."
"I like StorageWorks' snapshots for our backup system. We had a pool of SSD and traditional drives. StorageWorks has a feature that transfers the hot data to high-performing drives."
"The solution is very easy to use, it is not really complex for any user, such as non-technical individuals."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"The solution is out of date and the new version has a lot of advanced features."
"It is at the end of support and no longer supported. We have to move our VMware to another storage platform, and we have decided to use Dell PowerStore. We like Dell's products, and it is a new platform with a lot of features."
"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."
"I can't buy any more solutions provided by EqualLogic...Since I can't buy it anymore, I don't receive any updates on the solution. Also, this is the last year in which one can buy support for the solution."
"If I need to have more space or more capacity, I need to replace the product. It would be ideal if we could scale without replacing the box itself."
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"Some clients have suggested room for improvement in expanding storage capacity beyond the base traces."
"There is room for improvement in terms of scalability. There are times when we need to upgrade the device and the firmware. Sometimes, that can be a struggle."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA could maybe include a pay-top of texture feature or something like job replication."
"Synchronized replication is very important for MSA; however, HPE StorageWorks MSA doesn't provide synchronized replication."
"It would be ideal if there was a better management interface."
"The support contract is expensive, although they are very responsive."
"The solution requires hardware."
"This product is getting a little bit older, so new features like deduplication are not included."
Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 17 reviews while HPE StorageWorks MSA is ranked 5th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 18 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while HPE StorageWorks MSA is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell EqualLogic PS series writes "A highly scalable and astoundingly stable solution offering its users an extremely good technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StorageWorks MSA writes "An affordable solution for data storage but lacks cloud backup". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE 3PAR StoreServ and NetApp FAS Series, whereas HPE StorageWorks MSA is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, HPE 3PAR StoreServ, IBM FlashSystem, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI). See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. HPE StorageWorks MSA report.
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