Dell EMC PowerStore is a midrange next-generation data storage solution. It is designed with a data-centric, intelligent, and adaptable infrastructure and helps consolidate storage and virtual server environments. The Dell EMC PowerStore platform includes two major configurations, including PowerStore T and PowerStore X. Dell EMC PowerStore enables you to deploy the appliance and consolidate data and applications and supports both flash and SCM Optane devices.
When we compared it with the other solutions, the pricing of PowerStore was equal. The pricing is good.
The price of Dell EMC PowerStore could be better, it is a bit expensive.
When we compared it with the other solutions, the pricing of PowerStore was equal. The pricing is good.
The price of Dell EMC PowerStore could be better, it is a bit expensive.
Pure Storage FlashArray is the world’s first enterprise-class storage array that runs exclusively on the nonvolatile memory express (NVMe) protocol for memory access and storage. It represents a totally state-of-the-art type of storage technology. It offers users shared accelerated storage that delivers cutting-edge features in the realms of performance, simplicity, and consolidation. Pure Storage is fresh and modern today and will be for the next decade. Without forklift upgrades or planned downtime, Pure Storage takes the work out of storage ownership and delivers unprecedented customer satisfaction.
We feel that the pricing is fair and the licensing process was easy for both.
For pricing, you have to take into account their performance on deduplication and compression in a $/GB comparison.
We feel that the pricing is fair and the licensing process was easy for both.
For pricing, you have to take into account their performance on deduplication and compression in a $/GB comparison.
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is a top-ranking HCI software, cloud management tool, and Software Defined Storage (SDS) tool that is marketed as the foundation for users' hybrid clouds. It offers a powerful and secure hyperconverged infrastructure to deliver all data and applications at any scale and on any cloud. The solution offers a complete software stack that allows users to unify their hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Able to grow with smaller, more linear increments of investment
The basic license that comes with the box allows basic virtualization features but advanced automation features would require an upgrade of licenses.
Able to grow with smaller, more linear increments of investment
The basic license that comes with the box allows basic virtualization features but advanced automation features would require an upgrade of licenses.
The NetApp A-Series and C-Series are AFF storage arrays that deliver high performance, scalability, and simplified data management for a wide range of workloads. They are designed for organizations that need to improve the performance and agility of their applications, while also reducing costs and complexity.
It's expensive but we think over time all the prices are going to go down.
Once we did get into the NetApp ecosystem, we realized that the cost effectiveness was greater than we originally thought.
It's expensive but we think over time all the prices are going to go down.
Once we did get into the NetApp ecosystem, we realized that the cost effectiveness was greater than we originally thought.
Dell EMC Unity XT is one of the best all-flash storage arrays on the market today. Dell EMC Unity XT arrays are designed for performance, optimized for efficiency, and built for a multi-cloud world. In addition, they support digital transformation, enabling businesses to reach the full potential of their data capital quickly and easily. Dell EMC Unity’s All-Flash and Hybrid Flash storage platforms provide the performance, efficiency, enterprise-class software, and virtualization integrations required for running a wide range of virtualized applications.
The price is good for commercial grade storage arrays.
Licensing is easy since all the software is included.
The price is good for commercial grade storage arrays.
Licensing is easy since all the software is included.
IBM FlashSystem products are enterprise computer data storage systems that store data on flash memory chips. Unlike storage systems that use standard solid-state drives, IBM FlashSystem products incorporate custom hardware based on technology from the 2012 acquisition of Texas Memory Systems. This hardware provides performance, reliability, and efficiency benefits versus competitive offerings.
Pricing can be considered as per market competition.
The total storage capacity vs price is still quite high for the IBM Flash Array.
Pricing can be considered as per market competition.
The total storage capacity vs price is still quite high for the IBM Flash Array.
HPE Nimble Storage is a highly effective All-Flash Storage Array solution that aims to enable organizations to reliably store and access their data. Organizations across a wide variety of industries trust Nimble Storage to assist them with all of their data storage-based needs. It both tracks all of the IT architecture that an organization uses and protects that architecture from a variety of digital threats.
From a price/performance perspective, Nimble simply can’t be beat. From a TCO perspective, the stability alone pays for itself.
Competitive. No licensing. Since everything is included.
From a price/performance perspective, Nimble simply can’t be beat. From a TCO perspective, the stability alone pays for itself.
Competitive. No licensing. Since everything is included.
Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) storage solutions are designed to help manage data for enterprises of all types. Dell PowerScale systems are simple to install, manage, and scale to virtually any size and include a choice of all-flash, hybrid, or archive nodes. Dell PowerScale solutions stay flexible and reliable no matter how much storage capacity is added, how much performance is required, or how business needs change in the future.
We paid an additional fee to have Dell's ProDeploy Plus team implement it.
Pricing for this solution is reasonable.
We paid an additional fee to have Dell's ProDeploy Plus team implement it.
Pricing for this solution is reasonable.
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is an AI-driven storage solution that prevents issues before they occur by learning and adjusting in real time. The solution offers a tier-1 all-flash foundation for mission-critical workloads. HPE 3PAR StoreServ was designed with more than 3M IOPS and consistent sub-ms latency. It aims to transform midrange and enterprise deployments with solutions that scale from a few TBs to more than 20PBs. In addition, the solution is built to modernize data centers and is made to handle unpredictable workloads effortlessly. By implementing HPE 3PAR StoreServ, you gain automated and rapid provisioning, hardware-accelerated deduplication and compression, and a multi-tenant design.
It's very reliable and it was cost competitive with other arrays at the time that we purchased it.
To be more competitive, as customer, we need a more aggressive price that includes all the licenses available.
It's very reliable and it was cost competitive with other arrays at the time that we purchased it.
To be more competitive, as customer, we need a more aggressive price that includes all the licenses available.
HPE introduces HPE Primera, a new storage platform designed to deliver superior simplicity, availability, and performance for mission-critical applications
HPE Primera advances the HPE Intelligent Data Platform, a portfolio of products and solutions designed to help customers transition from delivering storage to unlocking business value with intelligent data
The price of this solution is good for medium-sized and large businesses.
From what I see, this is competitively-priced and HPE are doing their best to stay competitive.
The price of this solution is good for medium-sized and large businesses.
From what I see, this is competitively-priced and HPE are doing their best to stay competitive.
Dell EMC PowerMax is the world’s fastest storage array. With end-to-end non-volatile memory express (NVMe), real-time machine learning, seamless cloud mobility, and up to 350GB per second bandwidth, PowerMax features high-speed smarts to power your most critical workloads. PowerMax is true modern scale-up and scale-out storageת designed for mission-critical applications of today and tomorrow – including databases and transaction processing applications as well as real-time analytics workloads that demand uncompromising uptime and extremely low latency.
The cost is expensive. While VMAX now has good pricing, PowerMax is a little expensive.
Our costs are on a yearly basis.
The cost is expensive. While VMAX now has good pricing, PowerMax is a little expensive.
Our costs are on a yearly basis.
NetApp FAS series is an enterprise-level storage system that provides a wide variety of data management services, including data protection, block and file storage, and data management.
it’s not an inexpensive solution and it may not be for the cost-sensitive customer.
The process for going to cluster mode is expensive.
it’s not an inexpensive solution and it may not be for the cost-sensitive customer.
The process for going to cluster mode is expensive.
FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.
We used a reseller for the purchase.
Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO.
We used a reseller for the purchase.
Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO.
Huawei's OceanStor Dorado V3 all-flash storage is the ideal choice for enterprises' mission-critical business. It is the industry's first commercial use of NVMe all-flash storage, and it delivers high-performing, reliable, and efficient storage services.
The pricing is very competitive.
There are some costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, depending on the requirements.
The pricing is very competitive.
There are some costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, depending on the requirements.
Innovation to break decades of data storage trade-offs.
We acquired VAST Data as a one-time, capital purchase.
Price-wise, VAST Data is not the cheapest, not the most expensive one.
We acquired VAST Data as a one-time, capital purchase.
Price-wise, VAST Data is not the cheapest, not the most expensive one.
The DE All-Flash Series delivers the performance of more than 2,000 15k rpm HDDs, yet requires only 2% of the rack space, power, and cooling. Because it consumes 98% less space and power, DE Series can significantly improve the overall efficiency of your IT operations while continuing to meet your performance requirements.
The pricing for this solution is good compared to HP or Dell EMC.
The pricing is fair and low compared to other products in this category.
The pricing for this solution is good compared to HP or Dell EMC.
The pricing is fair and low compared to other products in this category.
OceanStor Dorado V3 is the industry's first all-flash storage that puts NVMe into commercial use. It is specially designed for enterprises' mission-critical businesses, meeting the most-demanding performance and reliability requirements of databases, VDI, server virtualization, and SAP HANA.
This product value matches its price.
It's roughly affordable.
This product value matches its price.
It's roughly affordable.
Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.
We pay approximately $50,000 USD per year in licensing fees.
Our licensing fees are $500,000+ USD.
We pay approximately $50,000 USD per year in licensing fees.
Our licensing fees are $500,000+ USD.
Dell EMC SC Series arrays provide a unified platform for the ultimate in performance, adaptability and machine-driven efficiency. SC Series software delivers modern features that help you meet aggressive workload demands using the fewest drives necessary. With an open, future-ready design, SC Series storage integrates seamlessly with applications and infrastructure, enabling you to scale on a single platform and add capabilities without forklift upgrades.
It's a very affordable solution.
The scalability seems a bit more expensive than even buying a brand new one so far. That has been kind of a drawback.
It's a very affordable solution.
The scalability seems a bit more expensive than even buying a brand new one so far. That has been kind of a drawback.
When we bought this solution it was very reasonably priced and they were willing to deal.
This solution is quite expensive; they should lower the cost.
When we bought this solution it was very reasonably priced and they were willing to deal.
This solution is quite expensive; they should lower the cost.
It is costly but worth it.
It is great when a product can deliver high-end performance capabilities while offering a very competitive price point.
It is costly but worth it.
It is great when a product can deliver high-end performance capabilities while offering a very competitive price point.
Your data is a gold mine. Get the most out of it - faster - with AFF A800. Designed for NVMe media, further accelerated with NVMe/FC connectivity to the host, AFF A800 all-flash systems deliver an incredible sub-200 microsecond latency. Providing more than 11.4M IOPS and 300GB/s throughput in a single cluster, AFF A800 redefines the limit of what’s possible with artificial intelligence and deep learning.
Considering the requirements and the situation, I don't feel that this is an expensive product.
There are licenses for the use of this solution, such as commercial licenses.
Considering the requirements and the situation, I don't feel that this is an expensive product.
There are licenses for the use of this solution, such as commercial licenses.
This solution is priced well and there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.
Costs are based on the features and it is a considerable amount.
This solution is priced well and there are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.
Costs are based on the features and it is a considerable amount.
InfiniBox, high performance enterprise data storage, eliminates performance, availability and scalability issues to accelerate critical business applications. Based upon a fully abstracted set of software driven storage functions layered on top of industry standard hardware, INFINIDAT delivers a fast, highly available, and easy-to-deploy storage system.
The license covers any feature and also, the future features are already included. It is as easy as a 1, 2 and 3.
The best features come included without any additional cost.
The license covers any feature and also, the future features are already included. It is as easy as a 1, 2 and 3.
The best features come included without any additional cost.
The NetApp EF560 all-flash array is an all-SSD storage system for applications that demand extremely high levels of performance and reliability. Requiring just 2U of rack space, the EF560 all-flash array combines extreme IOPS, microsecond response times, and up to 12GBps of bandwidth with leading, enterprise-proven availability features.
It's a lot cheaper than what the other vendors have for the same type of environment. It saves us money.
It's a way to get relatively low-cost, very high-performance, low-latency block storage as a point solution.
It's a lot cheaper than what the other vendors have for the same type of environment. It saves us money.
It's a way to get relatively low-cost, very high-performance, low-latency block storage as a point solution.
IBM FlashSystem 9100 combines the performance of flash and Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) end-to-end with the reliability and innovation of IBM FlashCore technology and the rich features of IBM Spectrum Virtualize - all in a powerful 2U enterprise-class storage system. Providing intensive data driven multicloud storage capacity, FlashSystem 9100 is deeply integrated with the software defined capabilities of IBM Spectrum Storage allowing you to easily add in the multicloud solutions that best support your business.
The price of the FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is reasonable.
There are pricing options from the mid-rand to the high-range, of which the suitability depends upon the requirements.
The price of the FlashSystem 9100 NVMe is reasonable.
There are pricing options from the mid-rand to the high-range, of which the suitability depends upon the requirements.
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance integrates the cloud into its core architecture, making cloud storage available to all users and access protocols while eliminating on-premises cloud access licensing charges and the need for external gateways. Built using a powerful SMP design, multi-threaded OS, massive DRAM caches, and all flash storage, Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance powers the most demanding applications, from fast query responses and, rapid transaction processing to virtualization and cloud workloads. With these performance levels, you can easily achieve 4:1 consolidation of your current NAS filers and gain a higher return on your storage investment.
The price could be better. We have many competing products now like Huawei and Dell EMC, and these are slightly cheaper.
The price could be better. We have many competing products now like Huawei and Dell EMC, and these are slightly cheaper.
The license is very expensive.
The license is very expensive.
Meet the demands of today’s mission-critical workloads with the high performance and massive capacity of VMAX All Flash. With rich data services, incredible reliability, and universal support, VMAX All Flash defines the modern data center.
The price falls within the mid-range, neither inexpensive nor high-priced.
It is not a cheap product.
The price falls within the mid-range, neither inexpensive nor high-priced.
It is not a cheap product.
When you compare the VSP E Series to midrange options from Dell, Pure, IBM and HPE, one thing is clear. Not all midrange storage systems are created equal.
Hitachi VSP E Series is an expensive solution.
The pricing is fair, with additional costs for support services.
Hitachi VSP E Series is an expensive solution.
The pricing is fair, with additional costs for support services.
The most powerful data platform in the world that will future proof your business and simplify day-to-day management.
The Quartet storage operating system supports I/O intensive workloads while providing next generation business continuity, and data scaling.