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."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."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution has been working well overall."
"The solution can scale."
"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."
"Dell's technical support is very good."
"It is stable and scalable."
"It is extremely reliable."
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
"Adaptive balancing is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"For us, the greatest aspect of the solution is the fact that it just runs. It is amazingly resilient. That's very important to us, because we are basically, with some exceptions, have a 24/7 operation."
"The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization."
"This solution provides us with easy management and great vendor support."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"There is no option for mixing RAID types in one device."
"If I need to have more space or more capacity, I need to replace the product. It would be ideal if we could scale without replacing the box itself."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve by providing fiber channel connectivity. Fiber channel connectivity is not supported, which is a requirement of advanced applications, such as SAP HANA. SAP HANA recommends fiber channel connectivity, but the Dell EqualLogic PS series is only an ISCSI data storage."
"The searchable online documentation is missing."
"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."
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"NetApp needs to put its OS on a microchip rather than on disks."
"Needs to add wizards for newer, inexperienced users."
"When getting new hardware, always tell the account manager that you are also considering other brands. They will be forced to adjust the price lower."
"NetApp FAS Series should introduce an FTP application for the broadcast and post-production market."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"If our customer needs a high-performance storage solution then we don't recommend this product."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
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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