We performed a comparison between Dell PowerStore and NetApp FAS Series 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."The deduplication and compression meet all of our system requirements."
"It is an SSD array that has awesome performance, low submillisecond latency, and does what it is supposed to do. It just works, which is difficult for things to do anymore."
"The top-tier support and reliable storage are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The availability and ease of use are the big features."
"NVMe data storage platform that's easy to set up and easy to use. It's stable, with a lower response time, and quick technical support."
"Redundancy and the fault tolerance of the platform are the most impressive."
"Pure Storage FlashArray has significantly improved our data center performance. It handles high workloads efficiently, providing better performance in the environment. With increased storage capacity, it has led to improved overall system performance. The tool's technology is a standout feature. It has helped me reduce storage costs by 15 percent."
"Running SAP on Pure Storage helps a lot without doing any further tuning to improve application performance. Our internal clients are happy."
"It is very easy to use. Access is very friendly. It shows you a lot of important information at the first glance. It has been very easy to use."
"This solution is highly flexible and offers efficient online compression capabilities."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerStore are the support for NVMe and SCM, which provides end-to-end performance and high IOPS, minimizing latency. It is a full-fledged storage solution."
"Currently, the features of replication and deduplication have been very important to us."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerStore is the all-NVMe flash storage. This is the most powerful feature of this series. It supports compression and duplication leads."
"Typically, high-performance and high-availability features, such as application snapshots and remote and local replication, are highly valued."
"The deduplication functionality provided by the solution is fairly good. The speed offered by the product is enough for our organization."
"The solution's technical support is excellent. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"I like the unified management feature because sometimes you end up running a single protocol on the entire system."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"You can use different protocols at the same time. Monitoring is also very easy in NetApp FAS Series. There is a free tool for monitoring."
"The strong point is that our clients like this are RadLV (Radiology Low-Value). They also use SnapMirror and MetroCluster."
"NAS stability"
"The solution is stable."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"Its price needs improvement. Its price is almost double than any other flash storage solution."
"Going forward, don't complicate things for the customers."
"In the next release I would like to see integration into other third-party player providers like Google."
"The way Pure Storage does the controller storage warranty or replacement has been an issue for some people who just replace the controllers every couple of years, and that's where some of the confusion with pricing and support has come in. They should be clear on the way the controller replacements happen, as it is important to know whether or not you can get a good return on them, because it can be a little confusing."
"I would love to see a true one click upgrade solution. Right now, you have to click and schedule an appointment with Pure Storage to be able to upgrade. I would love for it to automatically download, install, and fall-over every controller as it updates."
"It needs to improve its price."
"The time-to-market could be better at times, but I think that's true for all vendors of hardware."
"I would rate this solution an eight. To make it a ten it would have to be a little cheaper."
"The storage could be improved. I would like a feature for how to best secure an appliance and the storage since we are connecting the container to the public cloud. I would like them to develop another level of security, making it more secure than from what they have now."
"The only area I can highlight for improvement is that the 4:1 data reduction target has not been reached. This may be due to an issue with Dell EMC's initial analysis of data compression. As a result, we have had to add new physical disks to reach our goal of total available disk space."
"Could be improved by including a synchronizing feature for the file systems."
"With PowerStore, we have to choose between block storage and NAS functionality."
"The cost of technical support is high."
"The setup process could be improved. We had some issues regarding configuration and the time it took to do things. It wasn't specifically the people we worked with, but more the process and how it's done. They can work on that."
"I would like to see a Snapshot feature. Currently, it is unable to occupy the capacity."
"It was very new when we first deployed it a year ago. Even the upgrade processes and knowing what to expect, as well as documentation, could be more robust."
"Installation of the additional switches and ETP could be improved."
"Needs to improve the adaptive storage quality of service."
"Needs to add wizards for newer, inexperienced users."
"I think this kind of infrastructure is mostly obsolete. To keep up with developments in this space, you need to move all these features to an All-Flash solution."
"The product must support more drives."
"We no longer have OEM support in South Africa which is not helpful, it can be difficult. They should add an office back to the country because it was better."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"We have some experience with older equipment end-of-life. For example, when warranty support stops or updates stop – it can be frustrating. Not all clients can buy a new filer every year or two, and NetApp ending support a bit quickly can be a concern."
Dell PowerStore is ranked 1st in All-Flash Storage with 46 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 98 reviews. Dell PowerStore is rated 8.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerStore writes "It has a very strong NAS that can support a lot of big, heavy environments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". Dell PowerStore is most compared with Dell Unity XT, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF, Dell PowerMax NVMe and HPE Nimble Storage, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and ExaGrid EX Series. See our Dell PowerStore vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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