Dell PowerStore Reviews

I use the product for computers to connect servers with storage, integrating computations and actions performed on the servers with vCenter and a single console or storage console.

In my experience, its effective capacity and effective storage capacity are notable features that differentiate it from others. I configured the storage for a customer, and they had all the scattered data placed on different servers. I consolidated all the data into a single dashboard accessible via Dell PowerStore Manager, which improves performance and IT infrastructure.

I don't think there is room for improvement in my opinion. It's already in a good state. I don't recall any issues, at least at this time.

I have used the solution for almost two years.

I haven't observed any glitchy behavior. It's a pretty stable product.

In my experience, you can scale it to any limit. You can expand through the expansion enclosures and add capacity and performance as well. It's easy.

Customer service is good, and support is also good from Dell.

Positive

Before using Dell PowerStore, I used Unity. It wasn't a struggle. It was a customer call, and it was for expansion rather than any issues they were facing. They acquired Dell PowerStore for their expansion purposes.

I found that the initial setup is not complex. You can go to the default password credentials or use your PowerStore management dashboard. From there, you can set your designated IP addresses and credentials, and then easily configure the storage with your setup.

In my experience, it's worth ROI in terms of performance and improvement in their IT infrastructure through many other aspects. Eighty percent.

The setup is very simple, but it's costly.

I would rate the overall product a nine out of ten. I think it might be almost nineteen or ninety-five percent they are claiming fine.

Most of our solution's use cases include VMware. There are migrations from several different platforms and servers using virtual environments.

Several of our customers with just SSD components implemented Dell PowerStore, and their reporting time went from two hours to ten minutes.

The solution's migration feature is very valuable, but the most valuable aspect is that more features appear with every iteration of the software.

Our organization uses CloudIQ to manage and analyze our Dell storage. Using CloudIQ has benefited our organization by projecting when we'll be full and telling us about the mechanics of things. It really gets ahead of any problems.

The solution's overall energy consumption would be less than that of SSDs or traditional drives.

Dell Technologies has good environment, social, and governance (ESG) values.

We implemented Dell PowerStore to address the challenges of speed and our in-line compression. The solution also helps with power efficiency, scalability, and data reduction.

Dell will say the data reduction is four, but realistically, it's 2.5. If the customer approaches Dell, they ask the customer to read the fine print. I've had to buy drives for my customers because Dell was unclear on making it good. So, we made it good ourselves because of our reputation.

We use Veeam for backup because Dell cybersecurity is a lot expensive.

We use Dell PowerStore's integration with VMware. Since the solution is integrated with VMware, we can perform many of our controls from VMware vCenter.

We have been able to reduce our organizational footprint using Dell PowerStore. We had a component with six departments, and we went from 12U to 2U, which probably used less power.

The environment in which this solution is used depends on the customer. Most of the time, it's either in a data center or a corporation.

Two clients use AWS, and others use Azure to deploy the solution. Dell PowerStore is a reliable solution.

The solution's pricing needs to be moderated a bit. As a partner, I'd like to be added to each customer's CloudIQ to take a look.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for three years and five months.

Dell PowerStore is a stable solution.

The solution provides good scalability.

The solution provides good technical support.

Positive

I previously used the Compellent solution. We switched to Dell PowerStore because Compellent was approaching its end of life, and all its features are included in Dell PowerStore.

Dell PowerStore is implemented in the data center in person, and we've been doing the deployment ourselves as a certified partner.

The solution provides a return on investment within 12 to 18 months.

The solution’s pricing is always too high.

Before choosing Dell PowerStore, we evaluated Pure Storage.

Overall, I rate the solution nine and a half out of ten.

We have a lot of distribution centers, and we are looking at infrastructure that gives us that low latency and helps us with the IoT and edge computing, like, robotic arms and things like that.

We implemented Dell PowerStore to address security and latency in our infrastructure.

The biggest benefit we have seen from Dell is the speed to market. In the past, we struggled to meet demand in our facilities, and with the Dell partnership, we are seeing the benefit.

Dell PowerStore helps with our workload reduction. At the end of the day, our goal is to reduce our TCO. 

The latency and the security are the most valuable features of Dell PowerStore. The latency is important because we are a distribution center that has workers who pick drugs and medical devices off the conveyor belt, so the efficiency is important. We also want to make sure that everything is secure and that we have an easy way to manage our infrastructure. 

Dell PowerStore can improve the integration with VMware.

I have been evaluating Dell PowerStore for six months.

So far the stability has been good.

We have not had any concerns about the scalability so far.

The technical support has been good so far but we are still in the evaluation phase and have not run into any major issues.

Positive

We previously used Pure Storage and a lot of legacy tools. We switched to Dell PowerStore based on the recommendations from Dell about the increased security and what we heard from others that PowerStore is a better solution.

The deployment was good.

We used Storage IT and Dell for the implementation.

We evaluated Pure but decided on PowerStore because of the cost.

I would rate Dell PowerStore eight out of ten for its security and TCO.

Dell PowerStore is useful in the area of virtualization and block storage.

My company has benefited from the use of the solution since it is possible to have the monitoring functionality everywhere with the product in place.

Dell PowerStore's valuable feature stems from an area named Metro Volume, which is quite simple to implement. The feature works fast and is good.

It has high levels of deduplication and compression.

The challenge my company was trying to address with the implementation of Dell PowerStore was performance. For some applications, Dell PowerStore was not so good, but in general, it is a good product.

I have worked on all of the models offered under Dell PowerStore.

Speaking about the increase in performance of our company's applications, I would say that though in some cases, the performance was reduced, the overall performance was increased by 20 to 30 percent.

My organization uses Dell CloudIQ to manage and analyze Dell storage.

I use VMware with Dell PowerStore's integration feature. The integration of VMware with Dell PowerStore has improved our company's ability to see information about virtual machines directly from the storage console.

Sometimes, my company has been able to reduce our organizational footprint or data consolidation using Dell PowerStore by helping us reduce the number of devices and by helping us migrate from old to new storage products.

In terms of the environment where the solution is used, my organization deploys it on multiple sites. At times, my company deploys the tool at a single site, depending on the needs of our customers.

From an improvement perspective, the tool should focus on making it possible for users to configure the tool in a uniform mode with its good features.

The support team should have more people with experience in the solution's installation process, as it is one of the areas where I see certain shortcomings.

I have been using Dell PowerStore since it was launched. My company is a business partner with Dell. Our organization is also a service provider of Dell.

I think Dell PowerStore is a good product that offers stability.

The product's scalability is good because my company can group multiple Dell PowerStore boxes together, helping us increase capability and performance.

Sometimes, I have contacted the solution's technical support, and I would say they were good, but it all depends on the problem. I remember that I had called the support team once to resolve an issue associated with the product, and they resolved it quickly. I rate the support team an eight out of ten.

Positive

My company has never worked with other products that can be compared with Dell PowerStore.

The product's deployment phase has been simple.

The primary deployment model for Dell PowerStore can be described as an on-premises one.

Though I have no data, I think that our company's customers have experienced an ROI from using the product.

The licensing model offered by the product is simple for our company to look into.

I rate Dell PowerStore a nine out of ten.

We use Dell PowerStore in all corporate infrastructures. It is being used in the two data centers that we have here in Madrid. We have it deployed on all our systems.

By implementing Dell PowerStore, we mainly wanted to cover all the needs for our ERP and our entire corporate system.

The performance of the storage layer has improved.

We use CloudIQ to manage and analyze our Dell storage. It has significantly simplified storage management and helped us feel more calm about this issue.

The overall energy consumption of Dell PowerStore is appropriate.

I have felt a change in terms of the data consolidation/footprint reduction as compared to our old system, but I cannot say exactly how much reduction there is.

When it comes to the values around environment, social, and governance (ESG values), they are very committed to the whole issue of sustainability. I am happy to know that their goals are in favor of this issue. It is an initiative that stands out in today's market.

Its flexibility is valuable because we have had some moments where we had to adapt, and it has been quite flexible.

We are happy with the service in general. The only thing would be the price of the platform.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for three years.

The stability is very good. We have not had any problems with them. They are very robust storage cabins.

We have already scaled several times, and the result has been very satisfactory.

Their support is very good.

Positive

We used CX 340, CX 500, VNX, VPLEX, and a few others. We switched mainly because of technological evolution and performance.

Nowadays, we are required to find a solution that gives storage options for high-weighted data. It is something that the management is asking us to do. We need to incorporate services that are sustainable and that help us reduce our impact and our carbon footprint.

The implementation was not complex. The whole process was very simple.

We had a clear migration strategy. We have had virtualized storage for a long time. In the end, it was a replacement of other EMC arrays because we had the old VNXs and Unity deployed. The migration process was done in the best recommended way, considering the client’s use case. We relied on VPLEX, and that allowed us to have no loss of service and quite high flexibility. We used KISER services for this.

I have seen an ROI in terms of the reduction of the space that we need in the data centers and reduction in the computing capacity. We have reduced infrastructure but the same performance.

It is an expensive service but within the market range.

We did not evaluate other solutions.

I would rate Dell PowerStore a ten out of ten.

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Simplifica la gestión del almacenamiento y mejora el rendimiento

¿Cuánto tiempo llevas usando esta solución?

He estado usando Dell PowerStore durante tres años.

¿Cuál es su principal caso de uso de esta solución? (Incluya detalles sobre su entorno).

Lo utilizamos en todas las infraestructuras corporativas. Se está utilizando en los dos centros de datos que tenemos aquí en Madrid. Lo tenemos implementado en todos nuestros sistemas.

Al implementar Dell PowerStore, principalmente queríamos cubrir todas las necesidades de nuestro ERP y de todo nuestro sistema corporativo.

Comparta cómo Dell PowerStore ha mejorado su organización. Si no fue así, explique por qué.

El rendimiento de la capa de almacenamiento ha mejorado.

Usamos CloudIQ para administrar y analizar nuestro almacenamiento Dell. Ha simplificado significativamente la gestión del almacenamiento y nos ha ayudado a sentirnos más tranquilos sobre este tema.

El consumo de energía general de Dell PowerStore es apropiado.

He sentido un cambio en términos de consolidación de datos/reducción de huella en comparación con nuestro sistema anterior, pero no puedo decir exactamente cuánta reducción hay.

Cuando se trata de valores ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza (valores ESG), están muy comprometidos con todo el tema de sostenibilidad. Me alegra saber que sus objetivos están a favor de este tema. Es una iniciativa que destaca en el mercado actual.

¿Qué características le han parecido más valiosas y por qué?

Su flexibilidad es valiosa, hemos tenido algunos momentos en los que hemos tenido que adaptarnos y ha sido bastante flexible.

¿En qué áreas se podría mejorar Dell PowerEdge PowerStore?

Estamos contentos con el servicio en general. Lo único sería el precio de la plataforma.

¿Utilizó anteriormente una solución diferente? De ser así, ¿por qué la cambió?

Usamos CX 340, CX 500, VNX, VPLEX y algunos otros. Cambiamos principalmente por la evolución tecnológica y el rendimiento.

Hoy en día, debemos encontrar una solución que brinde opciones de almacenamiento para datos de alto peso. Es algo que la dirección nos pide que hagamos. Necesitamos incorporar servicios que sean sostenibles y que nos ayuden a reducir nuestro impacto y nuestra huella de carbono.

¿Antes de elegir, evaluaste otras opciones? ¿De ser asi, cuales?

No evaluamos otras soluciones.

¿Qué aconseja a otros sobre el costo de instalación, el precio y/o la licencia?

Es un servicio caro pero dentro del alcanc

e del mercado.

¿Cuáles son sus impresiones sobre la escalabilidad de esta solución?

Ya hemos escalado varias veces y el resultado ha sido muy satisfactorio.

¿Cuáles son sus impresiones sobre la estabilidad de esta solución?

La estabilidad es muy buena. No hemos tenido ningún problema con ellos. Son cabinas de almacenamiento muy robustas.

¿Has visto el ROI (Retorno de la Inversión)? En caso afirmativo, ¿de qué manera (es decir, métricas/puntos de datos)?

He visto un ROI en términos de reducción del espacio que necesitamos en los centros de datos y reducción de la capacidad informática. Hemos reducido la infraestructura pero mantenemos el mismo rendimiento.

¿La configuración inicial fue sencilla o compleja y de qué manera?

La implementación no fue compleja. Todo el proceso fue muy sencillo.

Teníamos una estrategia migratoria clara. Hace tiempo que contamos con la modalidad de almacenaje virtualizado. Al final, fue un reemplazo de otros arreglos de EMC porque teníamos implementados los antiguos VNX y Unity. El proceso de migración se realizó de la mejor manera recomendada, considerando el caso de uso del cliente. Confiamos en VPLEX y eso nos permitió no tener pérdida de servicio y tener una flexibilidad bastante alta. Para ello utilizamos los servicios de KISER.

Cuéntanos tu experiencia con el servicio y soporte al cliente.

Su soporte es muy bueno.

¿Cómo calificaría esta solución en una escala del 1 al 10 en cuanto a servicio y soporte?

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En una escala del 1 al 10 (1=peor, 10=mejor), ¿cómo calificaría Dell PowerStore? Por favor explique por qué.

Calificaría a Dell PowerStore con un diez.

We usually use Dell PowerStore in enterprise environments like banks and financial insurance companies that use it for their core banking.  

Dell PowerStore improves our customer's resilience. Working in this mission-critical infrastructure is one of the most important features.

CloudIQ is a friendly interface where we can manage and expand on different solutions from one place.

Dell Technologies' ESG values are one of the most important factors in our customer's decisions. They are more focused on a friendly environment than other aspects and Dell is a step ahead of other vendors when it comes to this.

From my position as CEO, no feature was required by our customer specifications that PowerStore does not cover. It can address all of the requirements.

The cybersecurity world is developing quickly and the integration with storage solutions is important. Dell is ahead of other competitors in basic cyber resilience.

Our last PowerStore implementation has reduced our customers' footprint by up to 80 percent by replacing other technology like IBM. This was an important feature for our customer because their space in the data center was limited and this represented a huge improvement for them.

For our customers who require the data reduction guarantee, we can offer that commitment with Dell's support. Dell backs this guarantee for our critical accounts and global accounts where these requirements are important to be reached. 

The most valuable features of Dell PowerStore are the resilience, scalability, flexibility of expansion, and ease of managing the entire solution including the servers and storage.

There is an issue with Dell PowerStore related to future expansions which are software-related. This caused some issues with my largest customer in Romania. Hopefully, the new model will increase performance making it more efficient. 

I have been using Dell PowerStore for eight years.

Dell PowerStore is stable.

Dell PowerStore is scalable.

The Dell customer support is responsive.

Positive

My team has good experience deploying PowerStore because they have been working in this area for many years. Our customers are happy with our implementation services.

We implement the solution for our customers.

It is easy to work with Dell from the licensing perspective. I hope they will keep this part as it is not moving very fast into the subscription because, in some accounts, this can generate a big disruption. Especially in the public sector. From that perspective, the licensing flexibility that Dell offers is bigger than other vendors.

From the technological perspective, PowerStore and other vendors like HP always have good technology. The biggest difference is the way we implement it. We are more confident implementing PowerStore and usually working with global customers. That means for us, it's easy, and we are very confident when we implement this type of solution compared with other vendors. But from a technical perspective, other vendors like HP also offer good technology.

I would rate Dell PowerStore nine out of ten.

In terms of power consumption, I don't see a difference in the amount of power Dell PowerStore consumes compared to other vendors.

We use Dell PowerStore for our local operations and as a backup service that we provide. We use it for some VMware, but it's primarily for backups. 

Dell PowerStore has provided us with a lot of disk space that is easy to handle. The solution has also helped reduce our organizational footprint by about 50 percent. We have six units. That's less than what used to be on the rack. 

The platform's reliability and built-in replication between disk systems have made our customers happy. It has worked consistently well over the years.

The previous version of Dell PowerStore we used was easier to use compared to the current one. They have made it more cumbersome to handle, although it still works. It has become more complicated to manage.

We have been using Dell PowerStore for the last five years.

Dell PowerStore is stable. We haven't had any issues with it.

Scalability with Dell PowerStore is probably good, but we haven't had the opportunity to increase disk space as we have not needed it beyond our initial purchase.

I rate Dell support nine out of 10. We have not needed much support from Dell since the solution has been working well. 

Positive

We transitioned from a system called EcoLogic, which was another Dell solution. We started with EcoLogic about 20 years ago and switched to Dell PowerStore about six years ago because EcoLogic was no longer available. We needed new disks because our old ones were wearing out. PowerEdge was priced well.

The pricing structure and licensing model of Dell PowerStore are very good and I like it. We chose it because it was reasonably priced and met our requirements.

We considered other disk systems, but they were too expensive.

I rate Dell PowerEdge Servers nine out of 10. They do their job and cause us no problems. 

Typically, the customer uses it and we manage it. We primarily use it to host the sub server.

snapshot policy you can take a versions as a backup in less than seconds and quickly created volumes from snapshot provide more flexibility and fast provisioning 
compression and deduplication of overall hosted data maximize the benefits from the actual physical size with a ratio of 1:3 at least.

The usage of the system is very straightforward. It is simple and easy to use.

It has great snapshots. I can take a million snapshots and also schedule the timing.

There is no complicated configuration for queries and calls. You just create a model and go.

This generation of the product, overall, has been very nice. 

It is stable.

The solution can scale. 

There are a lot of features in IBM that we'd like to see in PowerStore as well. It has more deduplication and compression processes, all the storage, so that they do not depend on the tool embedded in the cluster. 

The pricing could be lower. It is very expensive.

I've been using the solution for at least six months. 

The stability is good. It is reliable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. It's been perfect so far.

The solution can scale. We can attach an expansion as needed. So far, seeing as how I haven't collected all of the information in regard to scaling, I'd rate it seven out of ten.

We have three storage admins. The customer likely exceeds 20,000 users globally.

The client does not have plans to increase usage at this time. 

I've contacted technical support, They are fine. They are helpful and responsive. 

Positive

We have received a new storage device from HP. It is MSA storage.

While I did not see the deployment, my understanding is that it is easy.

The price is very, very expensive. It is more expensive than IBM, for example. Likely the cost is $400,000 whereas IBM may be $250,000. This is a one-time payment to buy the device. There are no subscription costs. There are no other costs for support.

We've looked into IBM SS7 300 as well. I'd recommend it as it has many abilities. It can carry some uploads from storage clusters. 

We are service providers.

The solution is on-premises at our company and we manage it for the customer remotely via a private cloud.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.