We performed a comparison between Dell PowerStore and Oracle FS1 Flash Storage System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Pure Storage and others in All-Flash Storage."It's just very easy for general block storage."
"For us, the most valuable feature is the compression and deduplication. Being able to deploy a three to one ratio for storage is absolutely critical in today's world with the growing need for storage and the growing need for more space."
"Because we were able to afford to go all flash, we don't manage the tiers, we're not moving data up, and we're not waiting for overnight cycles."
"Lone segmentation is simpler and more agile. It's improved the velocity in overall provisioning from project to operation."
"Their support system has insight into errors on our SAN fabric that we can't see. They've brought attention to and raised awareness for us about things that we couldn't see, when we were experiencing problems."
"The most valuable feature is its speed."
"The first year, we started out with one or five terabytes and it took what was 20 terabytes of storage down to less than one terabyte."
"I like FlashArray's ActiveCluster as well as its snapshot and cloning capabilities."
"Its flexibility is valuable because we have had some moments where we had to adapt, and it has been quite flexible."
"The most valuable feature of the solution for me is the deduplication part, especially since most of the servers in our organization are Windows-based servers."
"When compared to Pure Storage, Dell PowerStore's cost was quite attractive."
"The main feature of Dell PowerStore is its support for NVMe as well as hybrid solutions."
"It provides a big benefit when upgrading a new VMware environment. For example, in a big environment with 10 to 30 ESXs, you can take everything and put that into PowerStore. So, it is cost-effective, which is very important and has been massive for us. You reduce almost 80% from the hardware and work directly from PowerStore. Building hardware, especially in a big VMware environment, is a big issue for my organization."
"For access from virtual machines, iSCSI, and NFS, it is very good. It helps increase performance."
"The product's initial setup phase was very easy."
"PowerStore is easy to use. All the drives use soft encryption. To upgrade it, you download the app, and it runs by itself. It's very easy to deploy, share, and create volumes."
"It's actually shaking hands with the workflow solutions much better than any other storage."
"It would be good to have metrics of the box's performance so we can see what it delivers, but currently, I can't see what it's actually doing."
"I would like to see active replication. I know that it's available now but I haven't tried it yet. I hope that it works."
"Just some nit picky stuff, like allowing servers and volumes to be grouped. Therefore, it would easier to work with them in the GUI."
"We understand that they're thinking about it, but one of the things that would be nice is if they added some basic file-level capabilities to the platform. The idea is that they would run a basic NFS or CIF share from the controllers. FlashBlade is the powerhouse for File and Object storage, but if you don't need all that power, a lightweight file function would make FlashArrays more versatile."
"The price should be lower."
"I can't see where they can make anything better, unless, of course, they lower their prices even more."
"I had to contact customer support when a drive failed as I was doing a couple of OS upgrades."
"Having something native in the Pure Storage ecosystem would make it integrated and in one single company, and we wouldn't have to work with multiple organizations."
"We would consider this solution if the pricing is competitive with other options, as it offers a very good solution. However, the current price is slightly higher than the competition."
"We are happy with the service in general. The only thing would be the price of the platform."
"I would like to see a Snapshot feature. Currently, it is unable to occupy the capacity."
"The price is on the higher side."
"Many customers are looking for a cyber recovery feature included in PowerStore. We would like to see this added in a future release."
"More demonstration and training options are needed."
"During the installation phase, the licensing part was not straightforward. It was very difficult for the technicians, who are not trained Dell EMC technicians, to do the licensing because the information on their website is not straightforward... Eventually, I had to pass this task to our business partner and they did it for us."
"While using Dell PowerStore's interface in our organization, we sometimes miss out on some information."
"It has to be flexible according to the customer's requirements. It has to be aligned with the customer business and the business environment."
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Dell PowerStore is ranked 1st in All-Flash Storage with 46 reviews while Oracle FS1 Flash Storage System is ranked 34th in All-Flash Storage. Dell PowerStore is rated 8.6, while Oracle FS1 Flash Storage System is rated 8.0. 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 Oracle FS1 Flash Storage System writes "Has a fantastic feature-set and works well with workflow solutions". Dell PowerStore is most compared with Dell Unity XT, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF, Dell PowerMax NVMe and HPE Nimble Storage, whereas Oracle FS1 Flash Storage System is most compared with Dell Unity XT.
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