We compared Dell Powerstore and HPE Primera based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Dell EMC Powerstore seems to be the slightly superior solution because it is easier to use.
"The initial setup is very straightforward. You simply plug it in and turn it on."
"It is noticeably easier to manage than other appliances that we have."
"The stability is perfect. The reliability is 100% and the latency is always lower than 1 millisecond."
"The best feature is consistently lower latency, even when IOPS crank up to over 75K. The product maintains submillisecond response time, which is incredible."
"We find the ease of usability and setup valuable."
"The support team is available all the time and they seem to know what they are doing."
"It has good stability for our company."
"We're getting good performance, and the compression ratio is also very good in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"This solution is highly flexible and offers efficient online compression capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerStore is the all-NVMe flash storage. This is the most powerful feature of this series. It supports compression and duplication leads."
"The administration tools take advantage of machine learning and make recommendations to the admins, and that makes the administration easier."
"When compared to Pure Storage, Dell PowerStore's cost was quite attractive."
"This solution is very useful to us as we use it internally for all of the services that we need. We use it as a lab and we showcase new technology to the customers and how it can help them going forward."
"Dell EMC PowerStore is scalable."
"The way you're able to manage all your PowerStores as one solution is very good for us. PowerStore enables you to federate or cluster multiple appliances with automated load balancing. In terms of management, it's helpful that we can do it from a single interface where we're able to manage multiple PowerStores. When you have multiple PowerStores it works intelligently by running the workloads based on the needs of the infrastructure."
"The main feature of Dell PowerStore is its support for NVMe as well as hybrid solutions."
"The product has better replication features than the previous products."
"The greatest advantage is the support when we encounter incidents, as HPE's support is highly responsive."
"One of the most valuable features is the ease of deployment."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"HPE Primera is stable."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The initial setup is very straightforward. It's not overly complex."
"I would rate this solution an eight. There's always room for improvement, nobody is perfect to get a ten out of ten. They do what they do well. It's not cheap but we it's for uses that we needed."
"It was not proactive communication."
"We would like to be able to connect to data tape for backup, specifically to the LTO backups."
"On a couple of occasions, the waiting time for an upgrade has been pretty substantial."
"Had some issues with Purity not being entirely compatible with VMware ESXi."
"Its price could be cheaper. It is not the cheapest one out there, but I'm not directly involved in the figures and negotiations."
"A year ago they promised that they would be able to read through the database encryption with more metric and they have not delivered on that patch, which is significant because it gives us back so much more storage room. We want to be able to read through the encryption."
"The initial setup of the product is complex."
"We are looking for the Dell PowerStore to become more mature to maximize our use cases."
"The storage could be improved. I would like a feature for how to best secure an appliance and the storage since we are connecting the container to the public cloud. I would like them to develop another level of security, making it more secure than from what they have now."
"When it comes to Dell PowerStore, I would like to see more integration and more security features included. It's unfortunate that the solution does not feature Flash trace."
"I would like to see a Snapshot feature. Currently, it is unable to occupy the capacity."
"Many customers are looking for a cyber recovery feature included in PowerStore. We would like to see this added in a future release."
"It doesn't support SSD or Flash."
"While using Dell PowerStore's interface in our organization, we sometimes miss out on some information."
"The setup process could be improved. We had some issues regarding configuration and the time it took to do things. It wasn't specifically the people we worked with, but more the process and how it's done. They can work on that."
"The solution could improve by having seamless migration from other storage systems. The process should be made easier."
"I would like to see improved training offered with HPE Primera."
"Like most storage, we want to see flash become more and more stable. Like any flash that uses MLC or TLC techniques, over time, the more writes you have, the less usable the storage becomes. They try to plan for this and have a lot of extra space in the arrays, but over time, their performance does degrade. This is true for any flash storage."
"The IOPS and throughput could be better. That's the only drawback compared to other vendors."
"The price of the product is an area of concern. From an improvement perspective, the solution should be made more affordable in terms of price."
"We've encountered issues in the past where maintaining a read-only state is essential to prevent data encryption when VPN access is impacted."
"We face challenges with false alarms, particularly daily alerts related to replication link breaks. I'm not happy with the customer service and support."
"The solution could prove the reporting."
Dell PowerStore is ranked 1st in All-Flash Storage with 46 reviews while HPE Primera is ranked 7th in All-Flash Storage with 38 reviews. Dell PowerStore is rated 8.6, while HPE Primera is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerStore writes "It has a very strong NAS that can support a lot of big, heavy environments". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE Primera writes "A highly stable and easy-to-configure solution that provides excellent features that enable smooth migration". Dell PowerStore is most compared with Dell Unity XT, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF, Dell PowerMax NVMe and Dell SC Series, whereas HPE Primera is most compared with HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF, IBM FlashSystem and Huawei OceanStor Dorado. See our Dell PowerStore vs. HPE Primera report.
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