We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and HPE StorageWorks MSA 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 solution has been working well overall."
"The product is very stable."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."
"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."
"We were attracted by the flexibility of being able to put in a new shelf whenever we needed to, to expand."
"Its high availability. It has a lot of redundancy and good management software as well as good alerting."
"The technical support for the solution was really good."
"Dell's technical support is very good."
"MSA performs exceptionally well, particularly in regions with frequent power outages."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StorageWorks MSA is its flexibility."
"Monitoring is a very big thing. Other great features include block storage; volume creation and the data reliability scalability, which makes the solution really good."
"I like StorageWorks' snapshots for our backup system. We had a pool of SSD and traditional drives. StorageWorks has a feature that transfers the hot data to high-performing drives."
"The most valuable features are the storage levels and snapshot features."
"The simple configuration feature is great. It is very simple, allowing you to set up MSA very easily."
"The most valuable features were the dual controllers and being able to expand it."
"Individual file recovery would be a nice additional feature."
"We need more space and we can't get any."
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"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"The solution is out of date and the new version has a lot of advanced features."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"The solution requires hardware."
"It would be ideal if there was a better management interface."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA could maybe include a pay-top of texture feature or something like job replication."
"The platform’s monitoring capabilities could be enhanced."
"The solution's license should be integrated and not separate."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
"There is room for improvement in terms of scalability. There are times when we need to upgrade the device and the firmware. Sometimes, that can be a struggle."
"I rate HPE support four out of 10. I'm not happy with them. We purchased mission-critical support, and we're supposed to get a response in four hours. Instead, I'm waiting days for them to replace the drive. They asked me to send back the failed one, and I don't know the address. After I sent it back, they told me they haven't received it. It's a nightmare."
Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 18 reviews while HPE StorageWorks MSA is ranked 5th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 19 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while HPE StorageWorks MSA is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell EqualLogic PS series writes "Allows peer-to-peer cloning of storage volume and helps users with hardware replication mechanism". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StorageWorks MSA writes "An affordable solution for data storage but lacks cloud backup". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with , whereas HPE StorageWorks MSA is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, HPE 3PAR StoreServ, IBM FlashSystem, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and HPE EVA. See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. HPE StorageWorks MSA report.
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