Dell XtremIO Reviews

We gain, on the average, 6:1 deduplication with compression. This ratio represents a substantial amount of space savings. Our SLA has improved to 99.9%.

• Very good IOPS performance
• Thin-provisioning and deduplication savings
• Natively thin-provisioned

They can improve the product by providing an HTML5-based interface instead of the Java GUI based application.

We use the dashboard of the Java based Windows application to monitor the storage array’s current IOPS and latency metrics.

However, we also require direct firewall access open to the XMS server as we monitor from a different location. I don’t believe the Java based GUI application is proxy aware.

So, if the XMS application server could be monitored through an HTML browser interface, it should then be proxy aware, making life a little simpler.

We have not had stability issues.

We have not had scalability issues.

Technical support is very good and always available.

We used DAS Solutions. We were not getting the required IOPS and SAN stability, and that was a concern.

The installation was done by a third-party.

We evaluated NetApp.

Make sure you understand the basic fundamentals of SAN, IOPS, and data deduplication.

We mostly use it for backup because we cannot measure anything and we are afraid to use it for surveillance systems. We were planning to use it mostly for surveillance systems.

The most important thing for the system engineer is to check if there is latency in the IOPS for any run. You cannot measure the number of IOPS or whether or not it is overloaded. You cannot measure anything in EMC about this. Most solutions, especially HP, improved our fall-over performance, with our database and servers. Most servers are HP, but we use EMC now only for backup. 

One thing that should be improved is the reporting and monitoring tools. It should use real-time monitoring for storage, IOPS, latency, etc.

The technical support was good, especially for upgrading, which we did four times. It was straightforward and easy.

The initial setup was simple for us.

The initial purchase price was good but when you need to upgrade, it's a different story.

Overall, including the format, support, and technical performance, I would rate it as seven of ten.

The primary use case of this solution is for virtualization.

The deployment model used was on-premises.

I like the deduplication and auto-tiering features.

The product could be improved by reducing the pricing and having better organization in their technical support team.

This solution is stable. I would give it five out of six, not 100% only 90%.

The scalability of this solution is good.

The technical support is good but they are not well organized.

The initial setup was straightforward.

There are costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.

I am a partner for Dell EMC.

My complaints are not about the features of this solution, it's more about the pricing and the support.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

I appreciate its ease of use and simplicity. The device is painless to configure and has great deduplication and compression rates.

We have saved costs on storage and our users are getting quick response times for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

The only item that I can think of, is the ability to add more XtremeIO bricks as one logical partition rather than two separate ones.

Two years.

We have not encountered any stability issues.

We have not encountered any scalability issues.

Technical support depends on the technician. Usually most technicians are knowledgeable but sometimes you get a few that lack the knowledge.

We previously used a VNX series storage array. The array was not as fast as an all-flash array.

Initial setup was straightforward.

Don’t be scared; it is worth it in the end. EMC and the vendor will work with you.

We evaluated Tintri and it was not suitable for us.

Once you use it, you will not regret it.

The performance very good, and the use case is actually we decided to have all flash a couple years ago and Xtreme IO was one of the vendors that your EMC partner reccomended so there was no discussion of what kind of storage we would buy.

The most valuable features are:

• Complete performance
• Ease of use

The stability of the product needs improvement.

I am not too impressed with XtremeIO because we had a major failure.

It is very expensive to scale. You have to buy an additional system to extend from one disc, for instance. It is scalable, but extremely expensive to do so.

The technical support was very good, but since the merger with Dell, it is very bad. It went from very good to very bad.

It was very easy and straightforward to setup. We plugged it in, connected, and then started. Simple. Our technical team had no problem with it.

When choosing a vendor, we we value known companies, as a solution. In addition, we value Blue technology.

It is expensive if you need to increase scalability.

We are a solution provider and we use Dell EMC products for our customers. The XtremIO is one of the all-flash storage arrays that we use.

The most valuable features are data compression and in-line deduplication. 

The performance is good, which is important.

The cost of this solution could be reduced.

Scalability is something that can be improved because there is an issue when it comes to mixing versions. We cannot mix version one and version two. This is something that may have been improved but earlier, it is something that was a challenge in terms of scalability.

We have been using Dell EMC XtremIO for the past three or four years.

XtremIO is quite a stable solution.

Scaling this product is not easy.

I have been in contact with technical support and the experience was good.

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment is not complex and not much time is required. The stop that takes time is data migration.

This solution is a little bit pricey.

When this product was launched and we procured it, it was good. Now that there are new products coming in, I don't know if they will continue with this one or not.

Overall, I think that this is a good product.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We are partners with this solution. In my company, we provide the cloud model. We offer service for public and private cloud and also on-premises.

The most valuable features are that it is fast and reliable. 

The management should be improved and the GUI interface could be better and easier.

In the next release, they should improve the replication. There should be high availability. You can't do replication from one EMC to another, you would need to use another tool with the way it is now. 

Technical support depends on the contract and the partner that you are working with. There are some partners that don't have enough knowledge about support.

The initial setup is not hard, but it's not difficult for me because I am an engineer. It didn't take too long for me. If the customer did the implementation, it could take longer. It took around two to three hours. 

I would rate it an eight out of ten. 

I would recommend this solution to someone considering it.