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We performed a comparison between Dell Storage Resource Manager and Dell VPLEX based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Storage Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Dell Storage Resource Manager vs. Dell VPLEX Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"It is easy to control the storage.""It has many features and capabilities such as local protection and global protection.""It's all about ease of use and reliability.""The partitions function well for backup storage."

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"The capacity to migrate machines onto VPLEX is great — it's very clean. We can migrate machines and add arrays easily.""Mobility enables us to carry out an internal migration of data.""The solution works well. It's very reliable.""Its mirroring capabilities allow for data to be mirrored across two different data centers, so if one center were to crash or fail, the other center could take over and keep everything running smoothly.""Dell's technical support is awesome. We received instant support from EMC as long as we had an active contract.""Storage virtualization and geographic resilience for Metro Sans, plus a great performance improvement.""The most valuable feature is deduplication, as we have no duplication in the snapshots.""The best feature of VPLEX storage is its ability to consolidate storage. It also provides the highest RPO and RTOs for replication technology. VPLEX enables application mobility."

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Cons
"The support needs to be improved because I have found that even simple issues take a long time to be solved.""Technical support is inadequate.""Technical support needs improvement, as well as the engineering resources, who do the upgrades.""When it was deployed, it was challenging to manage."

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"Today, it needs a huge effort that is not acceptable during disaster recovery.""The price is a problem with EMC due to the fact that it's more expensive than the other vendors.""There can be delays in getting performance reports.""VPLEX's engine-based architecture is complex, so the implementation is challenging and takes more time. It's also difficult to fix hardware issues. When an appliance fails, it takes Dell EMC a long time to fix it because spare parts are in short supply.""I would like to have site-to-site replication capability for applications.""The initial setup is complex.""With Dell VPLEX, there are some bugs with Broadcom.""VPLEX hardware migration to spare equipment in case of major disruption."

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  • "There are no licensing costs for this product."
  • "The solution is mid-priced."
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  • "We struck a great deal with Dell EMC, so for us, VPLEX was not very expensive."
  • "VPLEX is a little bit expensive in my personal opinion."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Because of the license costs, we selected the software bundle price with the storage boxes, so most of the software costs are bundled. So, there are no defined manager prices.
    Top Answer:It needs to be segregated if you compare the EMC storage with HP and IBM. We have to identify the reliability of the fiber channel ports. If this can be improved, it will be better for the end-user… more »
    Top Answer:Dell's technical support is awesome. We received instant support from EMC as long as we had an active contract.
    Top Answer:This is an enterprise solution so licensing costs are generally on the higher side. There will be additional costs if you want to do a network cluster for business servers.
    Top Answer:Dell VPLEX should improve its integration and user interface and be easier to configure. Any EMX product, be it PowerMax, VMAX, or DMAX, works based on the CLI. A person has to be very good at running… more »
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    Also Known As
    Dell EMC SRM, Dell EMC ViPR SRM, ViPR SRM, EMC ControlCenter, ECC, EMC ProSphere
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    Overview

    ViPR SRM is a software solution that provides multi-vendor capacity, performance, and configuration dashboards and reports for traditional and software-defined storage resources.

    Wth EMC VPLEX you can deploy next-generation virtualization architecture to enable simultaneous information access within, between, and across data centers, move applications, virtual machines, and data in and between data centers without impacting users and deliver application and data availability within the data center and over distance with full infrastructure utilization and zero downtime.
    Sample Customers
    HNTB Corporation
    Kindred Healthcare, Regis Aged Care, WeBank SpA, Panduit, Munson Healthcare
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Government11%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider38%
    Healthcare Company25%
    Energy/Utilities Company13%
    Government13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Government13%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise68%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise58%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise65%
    Buyer's Guide
    Dell Storage Resource Manager vs. Dell VPLEX
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Storage Resource Manager vs. Dell VPLEX and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    763,955 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Dell Storage Resource Manager is ranked 4th in Storage Management with 2 reviews while Dell VPLEX is ranked 1st in Storage Management with 4 reviews. Dell Storage Resource Manager is rated 7.2, while Dell VPLEX is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dell Storage Resource Manager writes "Great features that allow for supervision of storage, management of users and driver-related updates". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell VPLEX writes "It's an excellent solution for data mobility and disaster recovery, but the CLI can be difficult for beginners". Dell Storage Resource Manager is most compared with IBM SAN Volume Control, NetApp OnCommand and NetApp OnCommand Insight, whereas Dell VPLEX is most compared with IBM Spectrum Virtualize, IBM SAN Volume Control and NetApp OnCommand. See our Dell Storage Resource Manager vs. Dell VPLEX report.

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