We performed a comparison between Dell ECS and NetApp StorageGRID based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two File and Object Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward."
"We face very few hardware failures."
"The scalability is good."
"It is 100% stable. It is also scalable."
"The tool is easy to use."
"This solution is very easy to use, and is very reliable."
"The technology is very good, it performs well."
"The performance is good."
"It has improved our operational efficiency through time consumption and logistics by 40 to 50 percent. Everything that had to do with our legacy tape solution has been improved and is now more efficient."
"It helps automate our storage infrastructure."
"It improves our operational efficiency."
"Cost-effective and easy to deploy."
"StorageGRID is designed for cloud-based, highly scalable storage. Think big names like service providers like Google who need massive storage volumes with scalability. It also offers cloud-enabled storage capabilities with cloud management functionality. So, if you prioritize scalability and cloud integration, StorageGRID is the way to go. Its object-based storage is built specifically for that purpose."
"It has enabled us to save money on storage costs. We removed our tape library."
"The ability to get to the StorageGRID from anywhere on my network. The solution is remote. You don't have to be at a physical location."
"The feature of StorageGRID that I find most valuable for ensuring data durability and protection is its Information Lifecycle Management functionality."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The solution could be more cost-effective and secure."
"The troubleshooting feature of this solution needs to be improved, to allow organizations to fix issues without having to contact the support team."
"The initial setup is not so easy."
"If Dell ECS would be available as standalone software, so you can use any hardware with it, would make the solution better. It would also be good if Dell ECS had more integrations with other products."
"They could provide centralized reports."
"The solution needs to provide better integration between this solution and all other kinds of systems."
"From an improvement perspective, Dell ECS should aim to offer a better pricing plan to its users."
"I just recommend improving the marketing campaigns in Pakistan."
"The price is something that NetApp could improve, as with most companies. NetApp is known for not being the cheapest storage option, which is also valid for StorageGRID. There are other storage options on the market which we are aware of and have done proofs of concept for, but you cannot really compare the list prices because, as a big user of NetApp storages, we have totally different prices than some list prices. Still, the price information we got for other options are almost always less expensive than StorageGRID."
"The processes around installation and upgrade need improvement."
"Beyond the initial setup, this product is a little bit difficult to configure."
"We want to move towards Azure in the cloud. Right now, the system is all physical."
"The only real issue that we have run into is, when we are cloning, we cannot do a thin provision clone, it has to be a full clone."
"The redundancy and reliability are great, but I also see room for improvement there. I would like to see more efficiency in the storage and dedupe/compression solutions."
"It has its quirks here and there, but it is an older NetApp system."
Dell ECS is ranked 5th in File and Object Storage with 25 reviews while NetApp StorageGRID is ranked 8th in File and Object Storage with 11 reviews. Dell ECS is rated 8.0, while NetApp StorageGRID is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell ECS writes "Enables multiple protocol support, but its IOPS functionality needs improvement in terms of performance ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp StorageGRID writes "Scalable object storage with robust data durability with efficient geo-distribution and comprehensive lifecycle management ensuring managing of large volumes of unstructured data". Dell ECS is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), Amazon AWS, MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage and Scality RING, whereas NetApp StorageGRID is most compared with MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage, Scality RING, Cloudian HyperStore and Pure Storage FlashBlade. See our Dell ECS vs. NetApp StorageGRID report.
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