We performed a comparison between Dell PowerScale (Isilon) and NetApp Private Storage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The single pane of glass for both IT and for the end-user is a valuable feature. On the IT side, I can actually control where things are stored, whether something is stored on solid-state drives or spinning drives... The single pane of glass makes it very easy to use and very easy to understand. We started at 100 terabytes and we moved to 250 and it still feels like the exact same system and we're able to move data as needed."
"Its most valuable feature is the DR capabilities replication."
"The recent introduction of inline deduplication and compression has drastically improved our efficiency ratios to make it an economical product. This solution has also had a positive impact on our employees' productivity because it reduces the amount of admin that our staff needs to handle."
"The solution is extremely easy to manage. This is its most valuable feature."
"The guaranteed performance, combined with the scalability through its scale-out capability, makes it an excellent choice."
"Ability to scale the number of nodes without having to build additional clusters."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is all the capabilities together."
"The best thing is that it works. We don't have to maintain it too much; we usually upgrade once a year."
"The solution is stable."
"It gave us a platform which could clearly arrange all our files and volumes."
"NetApp has really added a lot of features over the years to improve the product and performance. They can do things now like control ingress. They can control egress."
"The most valuable feature is integration."
"The solution scales well."
"NetApp has its own dedicated operating system, so it will not be affected by any wireless piggybacking or malware. That's the beauty of NetApp's operating system."
"Very stable and very scalable."
"Disaster recovery. And I like the security very much. I think they have the needed options for security. Can manage NPS using the same tools and process that we use today."
"I would like to see increased reporting and statistics functionalities."
"It is a bit higher priced than some of the other systems."
"Some improvements to the NFS support would be of interest to us."
"The solution's rate structure or rate redundancy needs to be improved."
"Dell PowerScale (Isilon) could improve the load distribution capability. For example, in some cases, the system load is not distributed automatically on all the nodes but is concentrated only on one. You have a peak request on only one node and the others don't do anything."
"The solution’s interface and pricing could be improved."
"That said, for the other security features, it would be helpful if Tenable - and I know it's outside the scope of this question itself - had Isilon-specific plugins."
"The solution can be a bit complex for those not well versed in the technology."
"There may actually be so many features that the end-user gets lost in the volume."
"I'm not sure how easy it is to use on the cloud versus on-prem. If they have different user experiences, they should work to make the two as similar as possible to make it easy for a user to understand both even if they only deal mainly with one."
"We had to write a number of custom tools or scripts ourselves to use it as a staging area between our on-premises datacenter and our cloud installation."
"I would like to see the GUI management simplified in the next release."
"The hardware does not last as long as it could with new software."
"The solution could improve by having better support experts. For example, they do not have clear instructions on configuration."
"I would like to have the Active-Active feature. Some competitors already have it. I would like NetApp to add it to stay competitive."
"NetApp Private Storage is still integrated into the ISCSI connectivity and the FC protocol. I would recommend them to migrate to the FCIP because the SAN switches are moving further to an FCIP, and are scaling out of the ISCSI connectivity. Sooner or later, that will be an issue for NetApp Private Storage. An NFCIP should be available to them moving three years down the line."
Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is ranked 1st in NAS with 39 reviews while NetApp Private Storage is ranked 12th in NAS with 14 reviews. Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is rated 9.0, while NetApp Private Storage is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerScale (Isilon) writes "We can easily deploy, manage, and maintain systems without needing a huge amount of expertise to facilitate them". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp Private Storage writes "Integrates well, useful connectors, and straightforward implemention". Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is most compared with Dell ECS, NetApp FAS Series, Pure Storage FlashBlade, Qumulo and HPE StoreEasy, whereas NetApp Private Storage is most compared with NetApp FAS Series. See our Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs. NetApp Private Storage report.
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