Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Reviews

My main use case for Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is storage for our infrastructure and replica with another data center. For storage or replication, I use two DE 4000F connected through a 10 gigabyte connection and share the LUNs with the double vSphere cluster 8.0.

The best features Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series offers include the sync between the two systems, which is very good. The synchronization between the two systems stands out for me due to its reliability and simplicity regarding the swap and the active-passive disaster recovery. Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series has impacted my organization positively, and I would estimate approximately 90% improvement. When I mention 90%, I am talking about the capacity of the infrastructure generated by Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series storage, not about performance or efficiency.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series can be improved with a 25 gigabyte connection or 100 gigabyte connection.

I have been using Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series since 2022, which is three years.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is stable.

For scalability, I would rate Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series at about 90%; it is very good.

The customer support for Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is very good. I would rate the customer support a perfect 10.

I previously used a different solution, which was EMC Dell storage VNX. I decided to switch from EMC Dell storage VNX to Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series because three years ago, EMC Dell was obsolete, and I found Lenovo solution for our infrastructure.

Regarding return on investment, I cannot speak to the monetary aspect, but regarding time saving, I can confirm that since we obtained Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series, we have certainly generated more revenue from customers regarding the disaster recovery system that we did not have in the past.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is very good because we are a Lenovo partner. For installation and reliability, it is also very good because we have a certificate as a Lenovo partner. The pricing and setup process have been very good for my organization.

Before choosing Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series, I did evaluate other options, including DataCore.

I do not have anything else to add about how I'm using Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series beyond what I have already discussed. I do not have comprehensive information about all the features, but I can say that we have obtained many performance benefits from the storage using SSD Enterprise disk. Regarding Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series's AI capabilities, I think the best practice is to use it with double factor authentication and AI integration. I believe the accuracy and reliability of output for Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series are very good, but I do not have detailed information; I would need to think deeply and try to understand more thoroughly on the web interface to provide more specific feedback. My advice for others looking into using Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is to seek a stable infrastructure with a standard price—not a high price, not a low price, but a standard price with high performance. My overall rating for this product is 10.

I use Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series to replace the old storage in our infrastructure. Additionally, I use it in customer infrastructures to migrate from the old storage to the new one.

On the M storage, I find the best features to be deduplication and compression. On the DE storage, the most valuable feature, in my opinion, is the performance.

The type of connection that is used in Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series should be improved.

I have been using Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series for more or less eight months.

I would rate the stability of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series as a ten.

Regarding scalability, Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is the highest. I rate it as a nine.

We swapped from Dell to Lenovo. The last time we talked, I mentioned that we work with Lenovo and not with Dell because we dismissed the Dell infrastructure.

The initial setup of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series was very easy, very easy, very easy. It was plug and play.

The return on investment from Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is thirty thousand euros.

The price of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is very good. We chose this type of storage for the performance and the price.

Based on my experience, I would recommend Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series to others because it is the best for price-performance. Overall, I rate Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series a nine.

The solution is reliable in terms of performance.

They should include a snapshot feature for the solution.

We have been using the solution for two to three years.

The solution is stable.

We have 60 solution users in our organization.

The solution's initial setup process is easy. It takes three days to one week to complete.

We take help from consultants to integrate the solution with the production system. Their team consists of four to seven technical and administration executives.

The solution's price could be better.

I recommend the solution to others and rate it an eight out of ten.

The solution provides the best storage features for applications.

The solution's performance could be faster.

We have been using the solution for ten years.

It is a scalable solution. We have five customers using it.

The solution's technical support is good.

The solution's initial setup process is easy and takes two hours to complete. It requires one manager for deployment and maintenance.

The solution is expensive. Our customers purchase a yearly license for it.

I recommend the solution to others and rate it as a ten.

I do the initial configuration of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series and then the customer manages the whole storage solution.

The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series are the dual controllers, available installation documentation, and the option of multiple host bus adapter interfaces.

I have been using Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series for approximately two years.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series has high availability.

I have read and I have seen the expansion modules of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series, but I haven't yet used any of them because there's no need.

I have three or four customers that are using these systems, but I have no personal experience with the solution.

The support from Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is very good. We have good support here in Greece because Lenovo has a presence here.

The initial setup of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series was straightforward and we did not have any problems. The storage of the array takes approximately half an hour to implement.

The difficult part comes when dealing with the host. You have to enable multi-pathing and other aspects that are needed for proper configuration. I don't know if there is room for a more hyper-conversion structure to work with, but this would be easier.

We do the deployment of the solution in-house, we are the installers and resellers.

For the deployments that I have done, we have not needed more than one engineer to complete the work. However, the amount of people required depends on the environment and other factors.

The price of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is a one-time purchase. There is a global price list available to find the price of the solution. 

There are additional licenses if you want some of the extra features, such as Snapshotting. The standard licenses are typically enough for on-premise or cloud deployments. I have not used the data centers that might use the premium licenses.

This solution is similar to other major vendors.

My advice to others is that this is a straightforward, detailed documented, and supported solution.

I rate Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series an eight out of ten.

We use this solution primarily for VMware, where we have three servers and storage of the VMs. The solution is deployed on-premises.

The best thing about this solution is its price, which reduces our costs. Additionally, this solution's ease of configuration and management are valuable features.

Improvements can be made to the product's performance.

We have been using this solution for approximately two years. Currently, we use DE 2000H, specifically series J3026371.

The solution is stable.

The solution is scalable. Approximately 300 people are using it in our organization.

We have had a very good experience with customer service and support. They answer questions very fast and resolve our issues.

The solution is very easy to set up.

The solution license costs us a one-time payment of 10,000.

I rate this solution an eight out of ten. The solution is good, but it could be improved by including features like snapshots to make it more efficient.

We use Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series for video surveillance. The DE, particularly, is for archiving targets, backing up targets, and, to a degree, virtualization.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is quite an elementary box, no frills. It does not have all the functionality of the DM but it is acceptable, it does its task. It integrates pretty well.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is not a mainstream product for us. It is a product that Lenovo obtained through NetApp. NetApp owns Engenio, the whole LSI company. We have been dealing with them for many years. It's a nice product, nothing strange, nothing wow.

 The DE is a very elementary array, just an entry-level product.

I have been using Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series since Lenovo has had their relationship with NetApp - so for a couple of years.

We sell it. We are a distributor for them.

All the storage arrays are stable.

It is scalable.

We have about 20 clients that are using the Lenovo ThinkSystem solution.

Their support is fine. It's good.

The initial setup is straightforward. It is fine.

It takes about an hour or hour and a half for a DE.

The price is fine. It is all included. Most of these arrays are all-inclusive nowadays.

I recommend Lenovo DE Series to other users who want to start using it in the right space. 

On a scale of one to ten, I would say Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is around a seven. It is really entry-level.

In the next release, I would like to see more functionality. But, again, it is an entry-level product, that's why it's a seven, because it is a really elementary, entry-level product. It's not a mid-range array, it's very elementary. It's meant to be. That's the design.

ThinkSystem is mostly for application systems and database systems like Oracle SQL Server. We also sometimes use it for SAP environments.

ThinkSystem's storage performs well, and the price per gigabyte is good, especially on SSD solutions. It's also easy to use.

ThinkSystem could be better integrated with backup software like Commvault, Veritas, or Symantec.

We have been partnered with Lenovo for eight or nine years. We started selling the DE Series when Lenovo released it, so it's been about three years.

ThinkSystem is highly stable. 

ThinkSystem has considerable scalability. 

Technical support is responsive. IBM provides support for Lenovo storage in Poland, and it's very good.

Deploying ThinkSystem is simple. Our engineers take care of it. Deployment can take five to 10 days and requires three engineers. 

The cost of the license is per terabyte.

I rate ThinkSystem DE Series nine out of 10. 

We use Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series for small businesses, primarily for VM workloads, as well as for block storage.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is simple to use. It is also simple to manage.

While it is a reliable product, it could be improved.

It would be useful to have structured solutions replicated to other sites.

I have been working with Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series for two years.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is a stable solution.

It is scalable in our targets, but scalability is not important with these types of solutions.

The technical support is very good.

I'm familiar with HPE 3PAR and HPE Nimble Storage. I used to work with both of them in my previous company approximately six years ago.

We are now Dell and Lenovo partners, and I have switched to their technology.

We work with Dell Unity and Unity HC for PowerStore. We also work with the new series of Lenovo, DE, and DM.

It is simple to install.

It took approximately half a day to deploy.

We completed the implementation ourselves.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is cost-effective.

There is no license. All of the features are bundled together, and you can renew the bundle with all of the features included.

We are consultants, and this is a solution that we would recommend to others.

I would rate Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series a nine out of ten.

We use the DE series, the 2000 and DE4000. It's DE, All-Flash storage.

We use Lenovo with the VMware solution. We have VMware with virtual machines and the production storage is the Lenovo DE4000 Hybrid. The solution for backup is Lenovo Storage 2000.

For the moment, we use the solution in respect of our three hosts, for VMware and for storage.

The VMware should be addressed and the solution should have more storage, although I am not in need of the latter or of any other product at present. 

The solution could be more scalable, although it suits our present needs. 

We have been using Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series for around one year. 

We have been working with the solution for around a year and so far it has shown itself to be stable. 

As we employ the VMware for three hosts, we are not able to scale it too much. But, for our present needs it is scalable. 

The solution could be more scalable and I believe we could increase certain resources should the need arise. 

Our use of the solution is fairly recent and we have not yet had occasion to utilize technical support. 

We worked with Dell EMC storage Healthcare for around five years.

We also used Buffalo TeraStation for additional backup. I am referring to PowerVault storage array. 

We have the two Lenovo hosts for production, the storage being connected with fiber channels. We also have another host Lenovo with the storage backup.

Installation and deployment lasted around a week-and-a-half. 

When it comes to the deployment, there are around seven members who make up the IT team, the data center containing only two. 

We have a five-year contract for providing support. I am not aware of other licensing costs and do not believe there are any. 

There are 1,000 users in our organization who are making use of the solution. 

I would recommend this solution to others. 

Based on my experience thus far, I rate Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series as a nine out of ten.