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."Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."
"The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."
"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."
"The product is very stable."
"It is extremely reliable."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."
"It is stable and scalable."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA is an entry-level, cost-effective solution for SMB customers."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"Monitoring is a very big thing. Other great features include block storage; volume creation and the data reliability scalability, which makes the solution really good."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StorageWorks MSA is its flexibility."
"The most valuable features were the dual controllers and being able to expand it."
"The simple configuration feature is great. It is very simple, allowing you to set up MSA very easily."
"The most valuable features are the storage levels and snapshot features."
"The solution is pretty transparent and works well."
"The solution is out of date and the new version has a lot of advanced features."
"The searchable online documentation is missing."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"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."
"We need more space and we can't get any."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."
"Individual file recovery would be a nice additional feature."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"The support contract is expensive, although they are very responsive."
"Some clients have suggested room for improvement in expanding storage capacity beyond the base traces."
"I rate HPE support four out of 10. I'm not happy with them. We purchased mission-critical support, and we're supposed to get a response in four hours. Instead, I'm waiting days for them to replace the drive. They asked me to send back the failed one, and I don't know the address. After I sent it back, they told me they haven't received it. It's a nightmare."
"The solution's license should be integrated and not separate."
"The solution requires hardware."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
"This product is getting a little bit older, so new features like deduplication are not included."
"It would be ideal if there was a better management interface."
Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 18 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 "Allows peer-to-peer cloning of storage volume and helps users with hardware replication mechanism". 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 , whereas HPE StorageWorks MSA is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, HPE 3PAR StoreServ, IBM FlashSystem, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and HPE EVA. See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. HPE StorageWorks MSA report.
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