Dell PowerScale vs Hitachi Content Platform comparison

Dell Technologies and Hitachi Vantara are both solutions in the File and Object Storage category. Dell Technologies is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.8, while Hitachi Vantara is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.0. Additionally, 96% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Hitachi Vantara users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Dell PowerScale and Hitachi Content Platform compete in the data storage and management solutions category. Dell PowerScale seems to have the upper hand due to its ease of management, scalability, and comprehensive data protection features.

Features: Dell PowerScale supports scalability and flexibility for various data workloads and offers strong data protection, including deduplication. It is known for centralized control and ease of management in large data environments. Hitachi Content Platform provides robust data management with object storage, version control, and compliance capabilities. It is recognized for its strengths in data integrity and metadata management.

Room for Improvement: Dell PowerScale can be expensive for smaller enterprises, and improvements are needed in cloud integration features, load distribution, and metadata reporting. Hitachi Content Platform also faces high costs, needs additional integration features, and a simplified user interface. Support for more environments would enhance the user experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell PowerScale is mainly deployed in on-premises and private cloud settings, with generally strong customer service. However, resolution times vary depending on technician expertise. Hitachi Content Platform, available in on-premises and hybrid cloud models, receives mixed feedback on customer service, where escalations are sometimes necessary for issue resolution.

Pricing and ROI: Dell PowerScale is considered expensive but offers a strong return on investment due to its management simplicity and scalability. It highlights reduced administrative needs and centralized management as key benefits. Hitachi Content Platform, while still on the pricier side, presents competitive costs relative to similar western solutions, justifying its expense with performance and features suited to large-scale deployments.

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Everpure FlashArray

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Sowjanya MV

Technical Lead at Wipro Limited

Has improved performance for mission-critical workloads and enabled seamless non-disruptive upgrades

The availability is 99.99%, which is the main factor any customer would need because their data should be available whenever they want to access it. This is one main critical thing. It is very easy to upgrade since Pure Storage FlashArray handles it well. Everything is non-disruptive now; previously, there were forklift shifts, but now that is not the case. Pure Storage FlashArray says no to forklift upgrades. Usually hardware requires downtime, but Pure Storage FlashArray has improved their footprint so that they are not asking for downtime; everything is just a non-disruptive activity, which is why customers are more inclined towards Pure Storage FlashArray. Customers want more of the models in their environment due to the performance they are giving, and everything is in one Pure1 Array console where we can view all the models on one page or just an orchestration tool. You don't miss anything; you have replication, notifications about replication, and details about which host groups replication is happening in and if that replication is successful or failed. On a daily basis, our purpose is to create volumes for infrastructure; our daily activities include creating volumes and mapping them to the host, doing any migrations from a VM, clearing the data stores, and carving the volumes to those VMs. One key factor is the data compression with a ratio of 5:1, focusing on space efficiency, inline deduplication, and the compression Pure Storage FlashArray works on; that is a major factor we can suggest to any customer. Analytical capabilities are crucial. Daily, we check the throughput and consumption, and Pure Storage FlashArray provides predictions for one year regarding usage. This prediction helps plan updates well ahead. For support, we just raise a case, and they follow up and get it done. There is also AI readiness, but with the model R2, we don't have much of that AI readiness. For others, we do have AI readiness that predicts capacity based on daily or monthly trends, enabling us to analyze how much space we need or if we need to expand the disk shelf. From an operational point of view, a good feature is that if you accidentally delete a volume, it will be retained in the destroyed state for the next twenty-four hours, which is not the same with any other vendor. I have worked in this storage domain for the past fifteen years, and this option is remarkable, benefiting any L1 or L2 engineer. Additionally, from a compliance perspective, Pure Storage FlashArray has REST APIs enabled. I have not explored automation much, but from a security standpoint, it is strong with encryption data. If you want to automate, you can easily integrate with all clouds and explore Pure Cloud for scheduling workloads, including volume creation. Customers find benefit in Pure Storage FlashArray's single management pane of glass due to the dual controller and active-active setup. If one of the controllers goes down, all workloads automatically shift to the other controller, ensuring their data is safe and accessible at all times. This is a highlighted feature that any customer desires because their data should always be accessible. For SAN workloads, we use Pure Storage FlashArray because for SAN FC fiber channel, we don't use it; we use NetApp for NAS activities. We have clearly split this, so SAN is for mission-critical applications, while network-attached storage handles file systems. This architecture helps us maximize the benefit from Pure Storage FlashArray due to the significant workloads from this giant retail client. From a footprint and energy consumption perspective, you can see energy consumption from the Pure1 storage portal on a daily basis, and it is very compact. The three models we use consume only three units, which is quite low. From a footprint and data center perspective, it doesn't occupy much space. As everything moves to cloud, there are requirements to avoid excess spending on data centers, and Pure Storage FlashArray is efficient in energy consumption and is environmentally friendly.

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RahulSharma8

Storage Platform Engineer at Expedia Group

Unified file sharing has simplified multi-tenant access and has delivered seamless data replication

Dell PowerScale (Isilon) includes its replication features; when we decommissioned our old Isilon cluster, we migrated all of the data to a new cluster, and it was pretty seamless. All you have to do is create the certificates and make those certificates available to the target cluster, then initiate a few jobs. The inter-cluster replication feature, called SyncIQ, allows you to set up all of the jobs and move your data entirely, either timely or all at once. Another suitable feature is the ability to back up your directories; you can take snapshots for all of your directories, and in fact, I believe you can take around a thousand snapshots for a single directory. The inter-replication, geo-replication is one feature. Dell provides a variety class of hardware suitable for your workloads, meaning if your data is just lab and not critical, you don't have to spend much on the hardware; conversely, if your data is mission-critical, you can buy a high-performance node from Dell. Additionally, you can span Dell PowerScale (Isilon) cluster to a large number of nodes, and code upgrades are pretty smooth because all protocols will be upgraded under a single piece of code. Since it provides a single file system that spans across the nodes, you don't have to worry about that directory structure being separately created on individual nodes, making it a fitting solution for a data lake solution because you can access the same data from multiple protocols.

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Elmehdi Bourehiyi

Storage Enginner at BNP Paribas

Archive data reliably for years and have trusted support simplifying complex deployments

An application that can do the monitoring and reporting interface for Hitachi Content Platform would be beneficial. Hitachi Content Platform monitor or intelligent monitoring is known, and deployment of this was attempted, but it appears that Hitachi abandoned this project, so it is not in use. The potential of that application was great, but it does not cover everything. When Hitachi was asked about it, they indicated there is no application in the project they will start to develop for this purpose, and they redirected to Prometheus. They shared some Prometheus metrics that can be integrated with Grafana to get some metrics on Hitachi Content Platform, but having a dedicated interface from Hitachi itself would be great, similar to what other vendors provide. The upgrade process for Hitachi Content Platform is too long. When upgrading for just two mandatory versions, it took weeks because all nodes had to be restarted. A hardware support tool is necessary every time upgrading to another version, and it is not practical for the production environment. A large downtime must be predicted and the application team must be asked to stop and suspend their technical batches, which takes a lot of time to do.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"It is very easy to use."

"The scalability options are very nice because you can scale it much better and faster. The scalability was there in the previous environment also, but this is far better than what we had before. It basically helps the user in case they are looking for more storage. We can scale it much faster."

"The most valuable feature of Pure Storage FlashArray is the all-flash storage performance, low latency, and efficiency of their de-duplication technology. Additionally, the ease of use is good compared to other storage systems. The features in data protection, snapshotting, and replication between data centers and sites are superior to other solutions."

"The amount of throughput that we're getting is really nice."

"Pure gives us better compression, it's easier to manage, a lot less hands-on, and the biggest selling point for me was the replacement of the hardware, the controllers, without any major expense to the clinic."

"This solution has helped my organization by cutting down on provisioning time. I used to have to provision a VM and it would take ten minutes. Now, it takes thirty seconds."

"It simplifies storage."

"Overall, Pure Storage FlashArray has never let us down in front of customers so far."

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"The overall operational efficiency and ease of use of Dell PowerScale is commendable; it is very good storage with easy access via GUI, meaning we do not need to perform many complex maneuvers for storage management."

"The maintenance is very good, and the deployment is straightforward as well."

"It has saved me from having to hire one person over the last six months, and our IT team has gotten about 40 percent of its time back."

"Dell PowerScale seamlessly integrates with our entire infrastructure."

"I buy Dell PowerScale (Isilon) because of the price, service, and technology, and the technology that is particularly good for my company is that I have two Dell PowerScale (Isilon) systems in two sites, and I use replication between them with Superna software, which is a third-party Dell technology."

"Overall, Dell PowerScale (Isilon) has made the management of the data and networks easier."

"The most valuable feature we started using, beyond the initial scope for the solution, is the multi-protocol system that allows you to access the same set of files using different network protocols like NFS or SMB. PowerScale’s Unified Permission Model ensures that data security and access permissions are honoured regardless of whether the client is a Windows desktop or a Linux server"

"This solution offers flexibility in supporting various data workloads and is very easy to work with, making it our go-to solution for all data storage."

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"The immutability of the solution is great, people like the interface and the integration capabilities, the stability is great, and companies can scale the solution."

"Companies can scale the solution."

"The most valuable features of the solution are the versioning and the ransomware protection."

"The most valuable feature is the retention log, and the way that they handle the DR is very good because when there is a failover, it is seamless to the users."

"Hitachi is a big company, so it's a very strong product."

"The platform helps in efficient data management with the ease of server provisioning."

"The features that I have found most valuable are their retention logs."

"Integrating Hitachi Content Platform with existing systems is not challenging."

Cons

"Self-backup is the only feature lacking in this solution."

"The scalability of the solution is not as good as it probably could be."

"Enhanced documentation and beginner-friendly guidelines would benefit users with less configuration experience."

"I think replication is one area that still needs improvement. Earlier, Pure Storage FlashArray only had IP-based replication. There was no API-based replication, but they have enhanced the feature now. However, they need to work on API replication for C-type of arrays."

"The time-to-market could be better at times, but I think that's true for all vendors of hardware."

"I think replication is one area that still needs improvement."

"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."

"Part of our company works on Dell EMC because Pure Storage did not have synchronous applications when we were purchasing our products."

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"Because of the magic that it does 'under the hood,' it is very difficult to find out within the system where all your storage is going. That's a little bit of a ding that we have on it. It does so much magic in order to protect itself from drive failures or multiple drive failures, that it automatically handles the provisioning and storage of your data. But by doing that, finding out why a file of a certain size, or a directory of a certain size, is using more storage than is being reported in InsightIQ, is very difficult to discern."

"The portal is really complicated to figure out features and functions, and it could be easier to navigate."

"There are some missing features in the product, especially when our company needs to do some tape backup, and we see that the tool doesn't have integration capabilities."

"For improvements, we can focus on enhancing performance, upgrading the nodes, and accessing data through Isilon for more efficiency."

"The solution’s interface and pricing could be improved."

"There aren't many templates still coming out for it. They need to provide templates so we can copy and paste what we've done in the past to future, new things."

"There is room for improvement with the updates. It can take a significant amount of time to do a major OS update. However, even though it takes multiple reboots, the cluster stays up. If we want to apply a newer version of the OS, we have to roll back some of the patches so that we can upgrade. It requires a few reboots just to do that. The cluster doesn't come down, everything is still running, but it's time-consuming, at times."

"It is a bit higher priced than some of the other systems."

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"The user interface isn't as user-friendly, and the management platform UI isn't as intuitive as others. So it can be more user-friendly."

"There is room for improvement in the capacity for integration with other platforms."

"They should improve the user interface. It is a little bit complex, and it does not have a self-learning method; you need to know how to use it before you touch the system, and the user interface is not self-explanatory."

"The solution could use more integration with clouds."

"This product's ability to track logs for access could be differentiating and still needs to be improved, but that probably doesn't exist on any product in its class either."

"At present, it is complicated to use the CLI command."

"The only thing is that it should be more cost effective."

"The pricing of the solution could be better."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We consume it as a service, and that's actually something we really like, or at least I really like from the technical perspective. That's because it means there is no hassle when we need to upgrade arrays to add capacity. We just interact directly with technical counterparts, and we say, "Hey, we're filling up," and they say, "All right, here's another data pack." They ship it in, and we install it. So, the as-a-service model has worked very well. Given the outstanding data reduction rates, it has improved our profitability because we're selling allocated volumes as part of the cloud service or recovering those costs from our tenants. It is very efficient, but that has offset the premium price. It started out that way, but over time, as we've added capacity, the price per gig has gone down a lot because we have a lot of it."

"Pure has been flexible with us on the pricing models."

"Pure Storage FlashArray is expensive."

"The price-to-performance is good. I looked at Pure about three to four years back, but the price-to-performance wasn't right for us. Now, it's right."

"I don't know the exact cost but it's around $1,000."

"I think that the pricing is less expensive compared to other standard products in the market today. Even the support contract and maintenance services cost less when compared to market-leading products like EMC."

"We have seen a reduction in the TCO, because Pure Storage is partnering with Belfrics. This partnership reduces our latency and space."

"Pricing is moderate. It is neither cheap nor expensive."

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"The only drawback for us is that it's a large upfront investment. This was a huge decision for a startup company to make. It took a bit for us to get over the line on it, but we have not regretted it."

"Dell PowerScale is expensive on the start-up side but we can recoup those costs quickly by not having to reapply the savings to other equipment."

"Dealing with the product costs and licensing areas is getting easier since Dell is simplifying the licensing process and licensing packages offered to users."

"We use the TNA approach which is a great opportunity for us to better manage the licenses based on how much consumption is available for the different customers so we can use that approach and scalability."

"Pricing for this solution is reasonable."

"Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is an expensive solution."

"It is an expensive solution."

"It's a high-cost offering amounting to three or four million Swedish kronor, or about $400,000 or euros, for approximately 480 terabytes of storage."

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"The product’s cost is average."

"The pricing could be better."

"I think the ROI for this solution is very good because the pricing for it is in between other solutions."

"The price of the Hitachi Content Platform is very high."

"Pricing is comparable to other solutions in the market."

"Overall, it's costly."

"Hitachi is more expensive than StorageGRID."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Construction Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

16%

Comms Service Provider

10%

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	71
Midsize Enterprise	38
Large Enterprise	159

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Small Business	29
Midsize Enterprise	23
Large Enterprise	55

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	5

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Dell PowerScale has been expensive. Setup costs or provisio...

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What needs improvement with Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)?

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What is your primary use case for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)?

Dell PowerScale is our main NAS environment storage where we create CIFS and NFS file shares for users.When users req...

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What needs improvement with Hitachi Content Platform?

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What is your primary use case for Hitachi Content Platform?

Hitachi Content Platform's metadata search feature is not used in any case. It was only used in one tenant designed f...

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Also Known As

Pure Storage FlashArray

PowerScale, Dell EMC Isilon

HCP, Hitachi Vantara Content Platform, Hitachi Vantara HCP

Overview

The FlashArray family delivers consistent, high-performance data services across block, file, and object workloads. As part of the Everpure Platform, it provides the foundation for a unified data plane, enabling applications to reliably access, protect, and manage data across environments with simplicity and predictability. With built-in capabilities such as inline data reduction, snapshots, replication, and ransomware resilience, FlashArray ensures efficient operations, protected data, and consistent application uptime.

As the foundation of the (unified) data plane, FlashArray enables policy-driven automation, monitoring, and centralized management while integrating across cloud and on-premises environments. Built on an Evergreen architecture, it supports non-disruptive upgrades and continuous performance improvements over time while simplifying operations at scale.

What Key Features Does FlashArray Offer?

Simplicity and Speed: Easy management and rapid performance enhancements.
Data Reduction: Effective deduplication and compression.
Flash Architecture: Seamless upgrades and outstanding resilience.
VMware Integration: Excellent compatibility with virtualization platforms.
Predictive Analytics: Strong insights for proactive management.

What Benefits Should Users Consider?

Reliability: Proactive support with minimal downtime.
Efficiency: Reduced storage footprint and enhanced data management.
Performance: Faster processing speeds and low latency.
User Experience: Simplified management with Evergreen model.

In industries like finance, banking, and healthcare, FlashArray supports high-performance storage needs focusing on virtualization and database environments. Employed for VMware workloads, disaster recovery, and storage provisioning, it ensures application performance in private or hybrid cloud setups while enhancing management of virtualized environments.

Everpure (formerly Pure Storage)

Dell PowerScale leads in unstructured data management with unified file and object storage, massive scalability, security, and cloud adaptability, enhancing AI, analytics, and enterprise applications with exceptional performance and resilience.

Dell PowerScale Isilon provides a comprehensive platform for unstructured data, excelling in scalability, management, and performance. With features like single-pane management, SyncIQ, and SmartQuotas, it handles large datasets with flexibility and robust security. Its multi-protocol support and seamless expansion improve operational efficiency. While it offers strong data protection, enhancements in cloud integration, cybersecurity, and performance are sought. Users note potential for cost reductions and streamlined configurations and mention desired improvements in object storage handling and NFS support.

What are the key features of Dell PowerScale Isilon?

Single-pane management: Simplifies data control and monitoring through a unified interface.
SyncIQ: Ensures efficient data replication for business continuity.
SmartQuotas: Provides intelligent quota management for optimized storage allocation.
Multi-protocol support: Facilitates cross-platform data access and integration.
Seamless storage expansion: Allows effortless scaling to accommodate growing data needs.

What benefits should users consider when reviewing Dell PowerScale Isilon?

Operational efficiency: Reduces workload with easy management and automation.
Enhanced security: Offers comprehensive data protection and recovery options.
Scalability: Supports large-scale data storage with flexible growth capabilities.
Performance: Delivers high-speed data processing for demanding applications.
Integration flexibility: Adapts to on-prem and hybrid cloud environments for diverse deployment needs.

Organizations across industries utilize Dell PowerScale Isilon for large-scale unstructured storage, supporting applications like video archiving, genomic data storage, and high-resolution imaging. Educational institutions, research centers, and media enterprises rely on its scaled-out storage capabilities, providing centralized, secure storage for diverse applications in hybrid, cloud, and on-prem environments.

Dell Technologies

Hitachi Content Platform is a versatile data management solution providing seamless integration, stable data handling, and efficient immutability, enhancing compatibility across different infrastructures.

With Hitachi Content Platform, users gain access to robust features such as tamper-proof data management, seamless integration in multi-environment settings, and comprehensive archiving capabilities. It efficiently supports data deduplication, version control, and encryption, ensuring compliance and offering disaster recovery functionalities. While users appreciate its intuitive GUI and broad system compatibility, there are areas for enhancement, particularly in pricing, technical support, and cloud integration capabilities.

What are the key features of Hitachi Content Platform?

Immutability: Ensures data integrity through secure handling.
Seamless Integration: Compatible with environments like HNS and SAP, offering stability.
Data Management: Supports deduplication, encryption, and version control.
Compliance and DR: Includes retention logs and disaster recovery capabilities.

What benefits should users seek in the reviews?

Enhanced Backup Throughput: Efficient data storage and retrieval.
Versatility: Adaptable to cloud and on-premise needs.
Centralization: Facilitates centralized management in complex structures like ATMs.
Multi-tenant Management: Supports various deployment protocols.

Hitachi Content Platform is widely used in banking for archiving, media file storage, and backup throughout enhancement. Its deployment in centralized authorities like bank ATMs and for media repositories highlight its anti-ransomware and application data storage abilities. Available on cloud and on-premise, it supports several protocols.

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Sample Customers

Nielsen, Lamar Advertising, LinkedIn, Betfair, UT-Dallas

OMRF, University of Utah, Translational Genetics Research Institute, Arcis, Geofizyka Torumn, Cyprus E&P Corporation, Colburn School, Columbia Sportswear, Harvard Medical School, University of Michigan, National Library of France,

Rabobank, Xinhua News Agency, Kremsm'ller Industrieanlagenbau KG, KSC Commercial Internet, AIS Group, Shanghai Interactive Television Co. Ltd (SiTV), China Telecom, Spin Master

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