Dell PowerVault Reviews

Dell PowerVault is normally used for basic applications, such as web applications, exchange, and small environment virtualization. Additionally, it can be used for recording videos and data which does not require high performance.

Dell Power Vault has been extremely helpful in providing more storage capacity at an affordable price point. It's especially useful for customers who need additional storage but don't require high performance.

The most valuable feature of Dell PowerVault is its ability to provide small to medium-range storage. It doesn't have any specific standout features, but it's great for applications, such as surveillance where a large number of videos need to be recorded and performance isn't a priority. It helps customers avoid the need to purchase very expensive storage. 

Dell PowerVault could improve by having a higher cache and file protocol support added.

I have been using Dell PowerVault for around eight to nine years.

The solution is priced reasonably.

I rate the stability of Dell PowerVault a seven out of ten.

We have more than 20 customers currently using the solution. We plan to continue using Dell PowerVault for all small storage needs.

I rate the scalability of Dell PowerVault a seven out of ten.

The technical support is excellent. I would rate the support from Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten.

It is basic storage so we didn't evaluate other solutions. Previous customers also use older versions of PowerVault, for example, the MD3 series, and they upgraded to newer versions.

The initial setup of Dell PowerVault is straightforward. Dell PowerVault only takes one person to deploy and configure it, with an additional helper for assisting.

The installation can be done by the customer.

If Dell PowerVault meets your performance needs, it will have a good return on investment.

I rate the price of Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten.

We chose Dell PowerVault because it provided the best cost-to-benefit ratio. It provides better costs. 

My advice to others is the solution is straightforward to implement and there's no need to pay for installation fees from the OEM, they can do it themself.

I would rate Dell PowerVault an eight out of ten.

Our customers use the product for its advanced storage capacity or 
CCTV storage.

It is an inexpensive storage solution.

The product could support an NVMe hard disk. The customers have to use limited storage drive types such as SSDs (Solid State Drives), HDDs (Hard Disk Drives), and SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drives.

We have been using Dell PowerVault for four years.

I rate the product's stability an eight out of ten.

The product is unscalable. Beyond a certain limit, you can't expand the performance.

PowerStore and IBM FlashSystem

The initial setup process is easy from the customers' perspective. It is simple and minimizes the cost as well.

The product is inexpensive. 

I rate Dell PowerVault a six out of ten.

Right now, Dell PowerVault is working okay, but it will become obsolete soon. I will have to look for a new solution in place of Dell PowerVault.

The most valuable feature of the solution is the strong and high capabilities related to the system and data.

The high prices of the solution are an area of concern where improvements are required.

In the future, I would like Dell PowerVault to provide me with replication features since, currently, it is a feature for which you need to make certain payments and is not included in the standard package provided by Dell.

I have been using Dell PowerVault for three years. I am a reseller of the solution. I use Dell PowerVault LTO7.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. In my company, we never had any stability issues with the product.

It is a very scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

In Italy, my company deals with medium-sized businesses that use the solution, and it is something that you can count on your hands. As per my knowledge, I can say that there are 500 users of the solution. I don't know about how small and medium-sized companies are described in the UK.

I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.

Positive

The product's initial setup was very easy. I rate the product's setup phase a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

The solution is deployed on a hybrid cloud.

The product's deployment phase takes a few days.

Dell PowerVault is a really expensive product. For many solutions similar to Dell PowerVault, you need to make payments for the amount of GB you want to use. If you want to use the solution in TB, you must pay much more to use it.

I rate the product price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high.

I rate the overall product a ten out of ten.

We are using Dell PowerVault for backups.

The most valuable feature of Dell PowerVault is its performance.

The price of the solution could be lower. 

I have been using Dell PowerVault for approximately 10 years.

The stability of Dell PowerVault has been great.

We have approximately 3,000 users using this solution and two administrators.

The support from Dell is very good.

The initial setup of Dell PowerStrore was simple and took approximately one day.

We used the vendor for the implementation along with two of our employees.

The price of Dell PowerVault could be reduced. It is more expensive than some IBM solutions.

We are replacing this solution with Dell PowerStore.

I rate Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten.

My primary uses are virtualization and general-purpose workloads.

The features I've found most valuable are replication and tiered storage.

PowerVault could be improved by increasing its memory cache capacity and adding the ability to export data to the cloud.

I have been using this solution for a year.

PowerVault is stable.

Dell's technical support is excellent.

The initial setup was easy and simple.

PowerVault is an entry-level model for customers needing their first storage solution. I would rate this solution as ten out of ten. 

We are a hospital in Jordan, I'm the IT director and we are end users of this solution. 

We have this solution running almost all the time and it's very reliable and stable.

I'll need to replace Dell soon because it's almost obsolete and considered old technology. If I continued using it, I'd need to increase its capacity. We need higher performance and more reliable storage. It's considered an expensive solution in Jordan, it would be better if the price could be reduced. 

I've been using this solution for nearly eight years. 

This solution is stable and scalable but it's fallen behind our needs.  

We had some performance issues after our initial setup and they managed to resolve all the problems. I haven't needed to contact support since then. 

The initial setup is not that straightforward. It involves SAN switches and some setup procedure that are a little complex.

Licensing fees are expensive - whether that's specifically in Jordan, I'm not sure.

If this solution is within your means as a storage option then I would recommend it.

I rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

We are a solution provider and Dell EMC PowerVault is one of the products that we implement for our customers. The primary use is high available solutions, such as Hyper-V clusters or VMware clusters.

The most valuable features are stability and response time. Every time I need to use this product, I get a timely response.

I would like to see improvements made to the user interface.

We have been using Dell EMC PowerVault for approximately ten years.

I like Dell as a brand because the products are stable.

I don't usually have the need to contact technical support. I do remember one incident between six and eight years ago where they and Symantec together provided support for a problem. It was a Dell PowerVault TL2000 and Backup Exec from Symantec (now known as Veritas Backup Exec).

When it comes to supporting our customers, they contact us. I like this because the customers are close to me and we can work on the problem ourselves.

The initial setup is straightforward.

We provide this to our customers as a complete solution. We implement the product and then we support them after the implementation is complete.

I think that it's the right price for this type of equipment. It is important to remember that the retail price may seem high, but the final price is usually different.

We are not using the most current version, so I am not fully aware of what the current features are. As such, at the moment, I cannot recommend it one way or another to people. That said, in my experience with the version that I am using, I definitely recommend it.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

The primary use case of this solution is for local software, which we use for the production of local ERPs that we use on-premises.

The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to manage and easy to use.

Deduplication and compression is an area that needs development. This is currently not on the device.

In the next release, I would like the deduplication and compression included, as well as the flash technology. It doesn't currently use it.

We have been using this solution since February 2014. It's been more than six years.

We have not had any issues, but I cannot say that it is very secure. We do not use any security protocols, but we have not had any issues with security.

The scalability is not flexible.

We have approximately 150 users, who are using this solution in our organization.

We are satisfied with technical support.

The initial setup was easy and straightforward. 

It's made by the technicians, which made it easy.

The price is reasonable and we are satisfied with it.

I could not recommend this solution to others, because the technology is old. There are other Dell models that I would recommend, but not this one.

I would rate Dell EMC PowerVault an eight out of ten.