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."We were attracted by the flexibility of being able to put in a new shelf whenever we needed to, to expand."
"It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits."
"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."
"The solution can scale."
"The solution has been working well overall."
"The technical support is very good."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."
"Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"It's an easy product to use that is stable and has good performance."
"Data consolidation and visualization."
"The solution is very stable and reliable"
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"The tool's most valuable features are ease of use, ease of access, expandability, availability, and performance. NVMe drives have improved their performance."
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."
"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."
"We need more space and we can't get any."
"Individual file recovery would be a nice additional feature."
"The solution is out of date and the new version has a lot of advanced features."
"NetApp needs to put its OS on a microchip rather than on disks."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time."
"The only downside is in ease in management; it is not easy to use."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"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."
"Replication should ideally be part of the ONTAP base bundle."
"Needs more SAN support."
Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 3 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 1st in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 19 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 "Useful auto tiering, excellent support, and highly reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers fast data transfer between NetApp systems and highly scalable, accommodating clusters with significant storage capacity". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE StorageWorks MSA and HPE 3PAR StoreServ, 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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