We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 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.
"It is stable and scalable."
"It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits."
"It is extremely reliable."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."
"The solution has been working well overall."
"The product is very stable."
"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."
"The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."
"This is one of the most reliable and dependable products on the market."
"It's a state of the art solution in storage systems. High-availability and performance are the strongest aspects of these machines."
"Its resilience is the most valuable."
"It is robust. It doesn't need too much troubleshooting. It is a good device."
"The technical support is great."
"The customer service and support are reasonably good. The environment I work in, there always remains an element of surprise, and there are restrictions. But Hitachi has good technical people."
"The deduplication is useful for us because we don't have that much money for our lab infrastructure. Deduplication means we have more storage available. And the IOPS are really fast."
"The setup is very easy to manage and configure. The initial setup and takes one hour more or less."
"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"We need more space and we can't get any."
"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."
"I can't buy any more solutions provided by EqualLogic...Since I can't buy it anymore, I don't receive any updates on the solution. Also, this is the last year in which one can buy support for the solution."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"I would like the fan noise to be automatically adjusted based on the drive's current workload."
"This product should be easier to install and set up."
"Hitachi Vantara has invested heavily in improving their management interface, however, they still have a way to go to catch up with many of their competitors."
"The complex setup phase is an area where improvements are needed."
"The pricing is high, but the product is good. Additional features like data duplication might make it even better."
"The distributor needs more knowledgeable resources for technical support. It would be better to connect directly to the vendor in case of queries."
"The solution is stable. However, there have been some software crashes where we had to restart the system. They could improve the hardware to prevent this type of issue."
"There is a drawback related to Hitachi's configuration flexibility. The Hitachi storage platform solution is not flexible. That means that both the Hitachi and the partner presale guys have to do a lot of work to design a solution."
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Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 17 reviews while Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is ranked 4th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 48 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell EqualLogic PS series writes "A highly scalable and astoundingly stable solution offering its users an extremely good technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform writes "It's a high-performing solution with strong architecture". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE StorageWorks MSA, whereas Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and Huawei OceanStor Dorado. See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform report.
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