We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and NetApp FAS Series 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."It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits."
"It is stable and scalable."
"It is extremely reliable."
"The solution has been working well overall."
"The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."
"The product is very stable."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of Dell EqualLogic PS series auto tiering by using this feature, the customer can get higher performance on a valuable budget."
"Reliable storage solution with an easy setup. It has high availability and makes single file restoration easy. It also has good stability and scalability."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"Data consolidation and visualization."
"The input and output per second performance are satisfactory."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"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."
"6510 and 6610 have two iSCSI connections in each controller. Why do 6110xxx members have only one, and why do the same members have the possibility of having an active iSCSI interface in the passive controller? It could make a lot of noise with a failover."
"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."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."
"There is no option for mixing RAID types in one device."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"Installation of the additional switches and ETP could be improved."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"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."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"The product must support more drives."
"The AutoSupport could be improved to be more proactive in certain cases."
Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 17 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 1st in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 98 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. 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 NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE StorageWorks MSA, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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