"PowerVault comes with free software that performs functions like data deduplication and replication, which is cost-effective and delivers added value to the product."
"The most valuable features are stability and response time."
"Dell PowerVault is cheap."
"I like the tool's CloudIQ feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to manage and easy to use."
"It is an inexpensive storage solution."
"Dell PowerVault offers valuable full flash storage."
"For us, the initial setup was easy."
"Currently, VTLs can only be created on individual service sets and cannot be used to share the resources of other nodes."
"The solution saves a lot of storage capacity."
"The valuable feature is the ability to work with the Veeam software to reduce the backup windows."
"The implementation is straightforward."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression capabilities."
"The hardware is strong and all the equipment has a good infrastructure. Personally, I think it's the best storage product in HPE for small to medium-sized businesses."
"The most valuable features for us are the ease of use, the reliability, and the exceptional deduplication that we get across that data that we store on those devices."
"The initial setup is one of the most user-friendly B2B user solutions. It's good, it's easy. Deployment usually takes less than one day. You only need one person for deployment and maintenance."
"We need higher performance and more reliable storage."
"I would like Dell to improve on the configuration of the disk groups. Only one group is expandable. Once you configure the other disk group types, you cannot expand them. It limits scalability. If you want maybe to grow a disk group, you lose information, and then you need to build it up again, which is not a good use case for customers."
"PowerVault doesn't integrate with Active Directory. Other storage solutions offer SAN and NAS unified storage in a single appliance, but PowerVault is only SAN."
"PowerVault could be improved by increasing its memory cache capacity and adding the ability to export data to the cloud."
"Dell PowerVault is block-oriented storage only."
"The implementation process takes a while."
"The price of the solution could be lower."
"In most instances, clients are using Dell PowerVault with tape drives, but we want to transition them away from tape drives due to the risk of data loss."
"I would like to see an emphasis placed on making data deduplication and compression more powerful."
"The solution must provide backup options for smaller capacities."
"It is difficult to solve issues with this solution remotely. I prefer to use the knowledge base platforms. The response time could improve."
"Some high-level cybersecurity features could be achieved with some entities, and their integration could be built into the store."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce should be more user-friendly. Additionally, the configuration and troubleshooting could be better."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I don't see any new features that we could want or anything that could be done along those lines. Just that we need a bigger machine, so more speed."
"The setup phase is not so simple that an end user can plug and play to make it operational."
Dell PowerVault is ranked 2nd in Enterprise SAN with 23 reviews while HPE StoreOnce is ranked 2nd in Deduplication Software with 103 reviews. Dell PowerVault is rated 8.4, while HPE StoreOnce is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerVault writes "Easy to use with good integrations and reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StoreOnce writes "Helps to consolidate D2D backups and has a good deduplication ratio". Dell PowerVault is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Huawei OceanStor SNS, Lenovo Storage V Series, ExaGrid EX and Cisco MDS Series, whereas HPE StoreOnce is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost, Veeam Backup & Replication and ExaGrid EX.
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