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 product is very stable."
"The technical support is very good."
"Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."
"The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."
"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."
"It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits."
"The solution can scale."
"It is stable and scalable."
"NAS stability"
"Compression of the backup Oracle by RMAN on NFS saves space 5:1."
"It's a stable product. No issues there."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization."
"The solution is easy to use."
"At the moment, we use NetApp SnapMirror to replicate data to another filer at an offsite location for backup. So, I like this feature."
"Can use both SAN and NAS at the same time."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"The searchable online documentation is missing."
"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."
"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."
"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"
"I think this kind of infrastructure is mostly obsolete. To keep up with developments in this space, you need to move all these features to an All-Flash solution."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"Replication should ideally be part of the ONTAP base bundle."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"NetApp FAS Series should introduce an FTP application for the broadcast and post-production market."
"There is no NetApp infrastructure set up here in Greece."
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 97 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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