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My main use cases for Dell PowerStore include VMware loads, VMware workloads, and virtual servers.

The features of Dell PowerStore that I appreciate most are simplicity in the management area, performance, and the user interface for management, which is intuitive and straightforward.

Dell PowerStore's simplicity has benefited my organization because I have worked with several SAN products before, and they have been complex to configure and add, for example, LUNs and connect them to different data centers. I experienced challenges in training new administrative users to use the SAN in the past, but with Dell PowerStore, the process is more straightforward.

Dell PowerStore has impacted my organization in terms of performance and operational efficiency because I spend less time managing Dell PowerStore than I did with my previous experience with other SAN vendors and SAN models.

I have been able to consolidate data using Dell PowerStore, and the data reduction rate is as Dell has informed us, so it is according to the plan, though there is no other consolidation.

I cannot identify specific areas for improvement in Dell PowerStore. However, there is one feature I think they could have enhanced earlier—the ability to run file and block storage at the same time, which is already implemented in the later PowerStore models.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for five years.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the customer service a ten. I have had numerous support cases during my years in the IT field, and Dell is one of the top providers when it comes to customer support.

I do see a return on investment from having Dell PowerStore because it requires much less time and effort with storage management today, whereas it has been a struggle historically with all my other vendors.

The main factor for giving Dell PowerStore a nine instead of a ten is the price, but the value provided is strong.

Prior to adopting Dell PowerStore, we considered a couple of options, but we selected Dell because we use Dell servers and Dell clients, so we trust Dell.

The Dell PowerStore model I use is a 1200T.

Dell PowerStore in my environment is standalone.

Dell PowerStore meets my needs, security-wise and otherwise.

I do not use Dell AIOps at the moment, but we are exploring it.

I am not enrolled in the Lifecycle Extension, which was called Anytime Upgrade before, but we are considering that as well.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Dell PowerStore overall as a solution a nine.

When managing Dell PowerStore, I deal with everything from VMs and backing up data.

Expanding Dell PowerStore helps my organization meet demand when we need more storage. For example, that's a quick and easy implementation.

Regarding the features I like the most about Dell PowerStore, I haven't used the GUI that much, but I like the form factor of it. I attended your presentation for the Gen3, and I find it interesting that it is so modular and designed for you to keep it for ten years while expanding on it.

I would describe my experience with Dell PowerStore data resiliency as limited; I don't have too much experience with that, but from what other people have said, it seems pretty intuitive.

I have been using Dell PowerStore very briefly, for under six months.

I find Dell PowerStore reliable from what I've seen.

However, I've worked in an air-gapped environment, so I haven't been able to get support if needed, probably except for regular questions.

Of course, we consider other solutions besides Dell PowerStore, but I don't know what we considered before. However, I would imagine HP products were considered.

I would probably rate Dell PowerStore overall a solid seven. The main reason I rate it a seven is that I'm not the person to give something a ten and I'm not the person to give something a zero, but it's quite intuitive and easy to work with.