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Dell PowerVault

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ExaGrid EX

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HPE StoreOnce

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Featured Review
Abdul Rehman Abid
Useful small to medium storage, beneficial for large video files, and priced well
Dell Power Vault has been extremely helpful in providing more storage capacity at an affordable price point. It's especially useful for customers... Read more →
Teresa Rivera
A highly scalable and easy-to-install solution that can be used for DLP
ExaGrid EX was very helpful because I had a lot of issues with the original storage, which was HPE StoreOnce.
Fernando Hortal
Secures the environment, saves a lot of storage capacity, and has excellent data retention
The solution saves a lot of storage capacity. It provides optimization, compression, and deduplication features. It gives me confidence about the... Read more →
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Pros
"The Dell warranty is the most valuable feature.""Dell PowerVault is user-friendly and easy to deploy.""The most valuable features are stability and response time.""It is an inexpensive storage solution.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""For us, the initial setup was easy.""The initial setup was easy and simple.""The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to manage and easy to use."

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"The most valuable features of ExaGrid EX are the Veeam features and Landing Zone.""Both the pricing and the performance are excellent."

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"The initial setup is simple.""The product's most valuable feature is stability.""The solution is stable.""Deduplication is the most valuable feature.""HPE StoreOnce is an easy-to-use tool.""Currently, VTLs can only be created on individual service sets and cannot be used to share the resources of other nodes.""HPE StoreOnce has high performance.""The interface is very user-friendly."

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Cons
"PowerVault could be improved by increasing its memory cache capacity and adding the ability to export data to the cloud.""In the next release, I would like the deduplication and compression included, as well as the flash technology. It doesn't currently use it.""Dell PowerVault is block-oriented storage only.""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.""The tool needs to improve its UI.""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.""Dell PowerVault could improve by having a higher cache and file protocol support added.""There have been situations when our customers requested professional support and the price of that feature is quite high."

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"I would like to see free disk space.""The solution’s web access should be improved."

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"The solution's technical support should be faster.""The solution would be improved if it could also be used as a data store for VMware.""We archive our backups on tape, so I feel like if we could somehow plug our tape drive directly into the StoreOnce device and set it up to where it would archive based on, if some kind of rules based engine or what have you, that would really be an improvement for us.""It is difficult to solve issues with this solution remotely. I prefer to use the knowledge base platforms. The response time could improve.""HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks.""The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required.""We would like to see some improvements in the Veeam Backup & Replication integration. It's good, but it has a lot of room to improve. In particular around the inability to easily move data between StoreOnce appliances.""This product would be improved with the inclusion of more features to security or WORM."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price is reasonable and we are satisfied with it."
  • "It is important to remember that the retail price may seem high, but the final price is usually different."
  • "I rate the price of Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten."
  • "The price of Dell PowerVault could be reduced. It is more expensive than some IBM solutions."
  • "I rate Dell PowerVault a six or seven out of ten for pricing."
  • "The solution is more cost-effective than the competitors. It’s an affordable option for small businesses."
  • "The cost, compared to other solutions, is on the higher end."
  • "Dell PowerVault's price is the tool's main attraction."

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  • "The renewal fee is approximately $3,500 to $3.750 for a 60 terabyte device."
  • "I rate ExaGrid EX ten out of ten for pricing."

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  • "The price puts me off. It's definitely on the high side."
  • "To be honest, we were quite happy with the price, but we always want things cheaper than they are. I think for what we got, we felt that the price was quite reasonable comparing it to other products that provide that same level of functionality."
  • "There are costs for additional storage and space."
  • "Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."
  • "The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."
  • "We have got a perpetual license, and we have access to all the features. If you are using cloud banks, you can store the internal data in HPE Cloud if needed. You can offload the data to the HPE Cloud. It is a licensed product. We have got around 10 TB of cloud bank storage with a one-time payment. We specifically took 10 TB for very critical offsite backups. We can also increase it in blocks if needed."
  • "The licensing schemes could improve in HPE StoreOnce and the price is high. They should reduce the price."
  • "I think the product is competitive in terms of pricing. Other products like the one from Dell are costlier compared to the tool."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Dell PowerVault?
    Top Answer:Dell PowerVault offers valuable full flash storage.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerVault?
    Top Answer:I rate the solution's pricing a seven to eight out of ten.
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    What needs improvement with Dell PowerVault?
    Top Answer:The product is generally stable, but there have been instances, to my knowledge, where we faced issues in the controller… more »
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    What do you like most about ExaGrid EX?
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of ExaGrid EX are the Veeam features and Landing Zone.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ExaGrid EX?
    Top Answer:I rate ExaGrid EX ten out of ten for pricing.
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    What needs improvement with ExaGrid EX?
    Top Answer:The solution’s web access should be improved.
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    What do you like most about HPE StoreOnce?
    Top Answer:HPE StoreOnce is particularly useful in situations where organizations require a backup solution to store their data… more »
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StoreOnce?
    Top Answer:I rate the platform's pricing a seven out of ten.
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    What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?
    Top Answer:HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks.
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    Ranking
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    out of 15 in Enterprise SAN
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    383
    Rating
    8.2
    3rd
    out of 7 in Disk Based Backup Systems
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    Average Words per Review
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    Rating
    10.0
    2nd
    out of 18 in Deduplication Software
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    5,324
    Comparisons
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    Average Words per Review
    404
    Rating
    7.9
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    Overview
    PowerVault MD3 storage arrays help you cost-effectively address the challenges of data growth with versatile solutions that are optimized for smaller-scale storage consolidation, flexible virtualization projects and high business continuity.

    ExaGrid's disk backup with deduplication system is purpose-built for backup that leverages an architecture optimized for scalability, performance, and price. The system scales as needed by adding ExaGrid appliances, which virtualize into a GRID architecture automatically, adding capacity and processing power while acting and being managed as one unified system.

    ExaGrid disk-based backup appliances include GRID computing software, which virtualizes them into a single pool of long-term capacity. Capacity load balancing of all data across servers is automatic, and multiple GRID systems can be combined for a total logical backup capacity of 16PB.

    HP StoreOnce Backup is a data backup solution that provides a consistent, high-performance, scale-out architecture for your entire enterprise. Reduce the amount of backup data capacity by 95 percent, and choose between powerful dedicated appliances for data centers, or flexible virtual appliances for smaller and remote offices.

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    Dayco, FAW Foundry, University of Cambridge, Finder, Stadtwerke Pforzheim GmbH & Co.
    7-Eleven, ABC, ACNB Bank, Admiration Foods, Aeroflex, AGH, Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Alberta Motor Association, Allegro MicroSystems, American Standard, Ameris Bank, Arch Reinsurance Ltd., Arthritis Foundation
    Eurobank Serbia
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    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise29%
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
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    Large Enterprise53%