Dell Storage Resource Manager vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor comparison

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We performed a comparison between Dell Storage Resource Manager and SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It is easy to control the storage.""The partitions function well for backup storage.""It has many features and capabilities such as local protection and global protection.""It's all about ease of use and reliability."

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"The initial setup is very straightforward."

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Cons
"Technical support is inadequate.""Technical support needs improvement, as well as the engineering resources, who do the upgrades.""When it was deployed, it was challenging to manage.""The support needs to be improved because I have found that even simple issues take a long time to be solved."

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"The solution could always be more easily scalable."

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  • "There are no licensing costs for this product."
  • "The solution is mid-priced."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Because of the license costs, we selected the software bundle price with the storage boxes, so most of the software costs are bundled. So, there are no defined manager prices.
    Top Answer:It needs to be segregated if you compare the EMC storage with HP and IBM. We have to identify the reliability of the fiber channel ports. If this can be improved, it will be better for the end-user… more »
    Top Answer:The initial setup is very straightforward.
    Top Answer:I don't have any details related to cost or licensing.
    Top Answer:Some of my clients complain that their arrays are working fine, yet, in SolarWinds, they show me as unreachable as the status. When I ask my client what the status actually is, they say it's running… more »
    Ranking
    5th
    out of 27 in Storage Management
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    514
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    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    468
    Rating
    7.0
    11th
    out of 27 in Storage Management
    Views
    253
    Comparisons
    102
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    531
    Rating
    7.0
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    Also Known As
    Dell EMC SRM, Dell EMC ViPR SRM, ViPR SRM, EMC ControlCenter, ECC, EMC ProSphere
    SolarWinds SRM
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    Overview

    ViPR SRM is a software solution that provides multi-vendor capacity, performance, and configuration dashboards and reports for traditional and software-defined storage resources.

    The storage monitoring and capacity management software from SolarWinds gives you deep visibility into the performance of your multi-vendor storage arrays, and helps you closely watch the application stack for storage issues that affect application performance.

    Sample Customers
    HNTB Corporation
    NetSuite, Youngs Seafood, APS Bank, Sven Meinks
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Government11%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization73%
    Computer Software Company7%
    Government3%
    University3%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise65%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business7%
    Midsize Enterprise77%
    Large Enterprise16%
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    March 2024
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    Dell Storage Resource Manager is ranked 5th in Storage Management with 8 reviews while SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is ranked 11th in Storage Management with 2 reviews. Dell Storage Resource Manager is rated 7.2, while SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Dell Storage Resource Manager writes "Great features that allow for supervision of storage, management of users and driver-related updates". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor writes "Provides a visual representation and drill down into your environment". Dell Storage Resource Manager is most compared with IBM SAN Volume Control, NetApp OnCommand Insight and NetApp OnCommand, whereas SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is most compared with Veritas NetBackup and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain).

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