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Dell EqualLogic PS series vs Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell EqualLogic PS series
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (6th)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructur...
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
200
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Storage (SDS) (5th), HCI (2nd), Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) (1st), Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. Dell EqualLogic PS series is designed for Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) and holds a mindshare of 5.0%, up 2.3% compared to last year.
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), on the other hand, focuses on HCI, holds 9.1% mindshare, up 8.9% since last year.
Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell EqualLogic PS series5.0%
HPE 3PAR StoreServ12.4%
NetApp FAS Series10.7%
Other71.9%
Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)9.1%
VxRail10.4%
VMware vSAN8.5%
Other72.0%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

Khuram Ayyaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Executive at Virtual University
Has enabled uninterrupted access to educational platforms and simplified storage management
Dell EqualLogic PS series is easily scalable, and we can add extra boxes and storage. It was easy to deploy during COVID. Deploying Dell EqualLogic PS series is straightforward, with no complexity involved. Dell EqualLogic PS series is a good product. We did not experience any failures in the last six to seven years, and it is still running as our storage for offline data. There are snapshot capabilities in data protection available, but we did not use that feature because it consumes much space. We have only 150 terabytes of space and simply use it to create volumes without utilizing it for snapshots. We use thin provisioning in Dell EqualLogic PS series, but I did not explore that feature further.
JD
Dsi at OFFICE PUBLIC DE L HABITAT DE ROUEN
Hyper-converged storage has improved performance and now supports high redundancy for our VMs
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) was transparent because we were on a regular infrastructure before. We went on NCI and were able to improve performance, but it did not really change how things worked. The performance was really better for applications and access times to the data. I regularly looked at the analytics to see what was going on in my servers and what it was saying to optimize performance. It was pretty interesting because it could analyze and give insights on how to get things working better. In the latest versions, the Prism interface has been replaced by Prism Central. This requires another machine to be deployed to manage the servers.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I have been using Equallogic arrays for myself and my customers for over seven years now, and they continue to be my gold standard for SMB storage."
"The scalability of the Dell EqualLogic PS series is very good, we had no issues."
"You can always trust it. It is stable."
"The product is very stable."
"Equallogic PS series arrays are the best suited storage platform for mid to high level enterprises."
"​It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits.​"
"From a performance perspective, I have not had any issue as of now and from a latency and performance position, it has done quite well."
"Since it is a high convert solution, we don't need any downtime because all the VMs are being moved to another node, so no downtime is required and it is very stable and reliable."
"The Lifecycle Management (LCM) for upgrades is a very fantastic feature that I have observed from Nutanix."
"Before using this solution, we had performance issues with our virtual desktop environment and now our virtual desktops work very well, as if we were working on laptops or desktops."
"Performing a Nutanix software upgrade is a very simple and non-disruptive process."
"Acropolis' main advantages are high performance and availability."
"It is a good solution and it is easy to work on their platform."
"We primarily use Nutanix as our base environment where we host all our database servers, our active directory, our mail servers, and all of our bare-metal systems combined into one unit."
 

Cons

"If I need to have more space or more capacity, I need to replace the product. It would be ideal if we could scale without replacing the box itself."
"Do not go for EQL. It will be out of production in a few years."
"Three of the four devices have been rock solid, and one of them had a string of issues that we eventually resolved."
"The only challenging part in the tool was related to some site recovery area. In order to exploit the site recovery area, my company had to purchase additional VMware products."
"The price of any good iSCSI array is prohibitive for small businesses."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve by providing fiber channel connectivity. Fiber channel connectivity is not supported, which is a requirement of advanced applications, such as SAP HANA. SAP HANA recommends fiber channel connectivity, but the Dell EqualLogic PS series is only an ISCSI data storage."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"
"The documentation could be improved."
"It would be great if it could emulate some of the features that their competitor VMware has, for example port mirroring or Netflow output at hypervisor level."
"There is a feature in Nutanix called fault tolerance that could be improved."
"The solution could be a little less expensive."
"If they cannot talk to each other that creates a lot of issues."
"This product is expensive, but they do have discounts."
"The initial setup was a little difficult - I used Foundation VM to image the nodes, and it was difficult to use this feature."
"They need to improve the look and feel of the interface. The functionality is fine, but the appearance could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing is pretty straightforward."
"​It is a fair price."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series can improve its scale-out feature. Sometimes the customer has a limited budget for storage expansion. When they want to expand their capacity, they need to buy a complete controller plus storage capacity, which sometimes is out of their budget. If Dell EqualLogic PS series support could scale up the environment in which only hard drive extension controllers should be supported, then customers can expand within a lower budget."
"Price-wise, the solution is cheap. I rate it a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is very cheap, and ten is very expensive."
"All features are out of the box. The license will be in the virtual, OS, or application layer."
"Initial packages include all upgrades and services."
"There are annual maintenance costs beyond the original licensing period."
"I don't think I would say that the product is less expensive...The product's price is not an issue for our company, considering the relationship we have with Dell and the customer support we receive."
"Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure’s pricing is very good and competitive."
"The licensing costs are a bit expensive but when you compare the features, it's reasonable."
"The solution could be a little less expensive."
"When compared to the competitors, the price is reasonable."
"Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure's pricing is higher now."
"AHV is free! This is a great feature that should be taken advantage of."
"Our Nutanix license is for five years. There is a support arrangement there, but that aspect is more or less taken care of during the initial installation. With HCI architecture, whenever we do any kind of auto scaling or scaling of servers and resources, there is a significant amount of software licensing involved."
"Work close with your InfraTeam and discuss with Nutanix the best way to achieve sizing and price that are right for you."
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Comparison Review

it_user244362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Consultant with 51-200 employees
Aug 30, 2015
Nutanix vs. VMware EVO:RAIL vs. FlexPod
Originally posted at www.storagegaga.com/dont-get-too-drunk-on-hyper-converged/ I hate the fact that I am bursting the big bubble brewing about Hyper Convergence (HC). I urge all to look past the hot air and hype frenzy that are going on, because in the end, the HC platforms have to be aligned…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Performing Arts
8%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business93
Midsize Enterprise76
Large Enterprise88
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell EqualLogic PS series?
I do not have anything in mind regarding new capabilities for Dell products at this time.
What is your primary use case for Dell EqualLogic PS series?
We are essentially a university, and we have deployed Dell EqualLogic PS series in our data centers to run our production sites, student portals, websites, our on-premises portal, and campus manage...
What advice do you have for others considering Dell EqualLogic PS series?
I work with Dell EqualLogic PS series. I am an end user and a customer for Dell. I have experience only with Dell PowerEdge, and I do not work with other products like PowerScale or PowerStore. Reg...
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What makes Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) worth using?
NCI is a product with many tools and services but the one that, in my opinion, makes it better than similar products and worth using, is the full-stack lifecycle management. This capacity allows u...
Have you received reliable help from Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure's support when you contacted them?
NCI is one of the best out there. For any software, no matter how good it is, technical support makes it or breaks it for me. You may have an amazing product but if there is not anyone to help you ...
 

Also Known As

EqualLogic PS series
Nutanix Acropolis AOS, Nutanix AOS, Nutanix Acropolis
 

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