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."You can always trust it. It is stable."
"We were attracted by the flexibility of being able to put in a new shelf whenever we needed to, to expand."
"The solution can scale."
"It is extremely reliable."
"The technical support is very good."
"The product is very stable."
"Its high availability. It has a lot of redundancy and good management software as well as good alerting."
"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."
"The solution is very stable and reliable"
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"It's an easy product to use that is stable and has good performance."
"It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two."
"Has rock solid reliability and is easy to use."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The product is user-friendly and helps to evaluate the performance of each node. It ensures that if one node encounters an issue, the system can immediately redistribute the workload without interruptions. This setup provides uninterrupted operation for our systems."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"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."
"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"
"Individual file recovery would be a nice additional feature."
"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."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"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 performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"It could be more flexible in terms of configuration."
"Interfacing with the cloud environment could be better. I want to be able to move some cloud volume and integrate it seamlessly with my home on-premise storage. Sometimes I have issues with port permissions. NetApp probably needs to improve more on the integration side from on-premise to the cloud."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"The product should improve its user experience."
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 96 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 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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