Dell SC Series Reviews

Basically, we have several servers, both physical and virtual. I have VMware deployed here, where I allocate storage to consolidate servers and provide storage facilities. Similarly, on the physical servers, I provide storage for end servers for data and file servers, and for database services like Dell.

I can deploy different types of hard disks, including SSDs. I can mix and match the drives, using older mechanical devices and the latest SFP drives in a single solution with different enclosures. The system automatically shifts hot and cold data according to usage, with features like resilient hardware and controllers. Cost reduction is part of my process. I negotiate and evaluate solutions from various vendors before finalizing a purchase, with Dell providing the best prices and overall hardware.

I've used Dell SC Series at other companies as a good storage tier for servers for VMware and on HP UX servers as well.

It is unfortunate Dell is phasing out the SC Series. It includes cost savings for customers since it intelligently determines where to put data over time.

I primarily used Dell SC Series for databases and virtual machines. It's very effective for maintaining a data center.

Dell SC Series offers a lot of performance, being one of the best performing storages Dell ever made. It was very easy to install, maintain, and provides excellent manageability. The storage also lowered the response time of disks across the entire farm, making it a great product for operational efficiency.

We use it for multiple databases. We use it for Oracle and for SQL. We also use it for file systems — Oracle, SQL, file system storage. Most of our use cases involve Oracle, SQL, VMware, and large file systems.

I am a storage architect. have a state administrator that works with me as well.

Internally, within our company, there are a few dozen employees using this solution. Externally, we literally have millions of people that hit that storage system every day.

As far as our database administrators, they're always looking at the storage performance. Some of them actually have read-only log-ins to the storage array itself. They can log in and look at directly what the storage performance is for their database.

Currently, we are not using this solution extensively because it's becoming a sunset solution. There's no option to increase usage. It's like saying you want to buy a '65 Mustang — no, you can't get one brand new, they don't make those anymore. There's no expansion being done because the product's no longer available. 

It's allowed us to have one hundred percent uptime over the last five years — maybe more. One hundred percent uptime on our storage as far as quantitative numbers go.

I just use it for backups and file servers.

Mostly, the value is the price. It's not too expensive, but affordable. It permits the necessary support and functionality.

It is used for storage purposes.

I find this version to be more budget-friendly compared to products from other vendors. This aspect greatly benefits my customers. It's highly advantageous due to its affordability. The operational aspect is also noteworthy. Additionally, its availability and performance are commendable. The speaker are also equally powerful.           

The SC includes various models, and we've deployed everything from their entry range to their mid-range storage. We mainly use SC for disaster recovery. 

Customers are most impressed with SC's provisioning because you don't need to buy a large amount of storage upfront. It's pay-as-you-grow. It also has solid compression and duplication features. 

Regarding our use cases of Dell EMC SC Series, from a core perspective, we are going to phase out Oracle and move to SAP HANA. Oracle was part of our SAP legacy architecture, so we are migrating it to HANA. From a business perspective, we have a couple of Microsoft SQL-based applications that are using the SQL database and which we have for on-the-go users. Our core business is running on SAP and then, from a legacy structure, we have a bit of Microsoft SQL and the rest is on Microsoft. 

The technology was declared end of sale last year, so we switched to the newer PowerStore, but we still have the SC Series working and functioning in test and dev. If I'm not mistaken, we got the updated code as well. Our agreement is extended, but we don't plan to continue with it because we've already shifted the workload onto PowerStore. 

This solution is deployed on-prem. 

One of the most valuable features is the capability to switch between all-flash to hybrid, which have have actually done for one of our arrays. We started with the hybrid, with the limited if I'm not mistaken, and then over a period of time, we swapped all the hybrids with the SSDs. This was one of the big features because it gave us the capability to not stick with just one kind of media. 

Secondly, since it has sorted clustering, we were able to bring in the newer boxes and have it all clustered together. These were the two main features that we really looked into, which benefited our use case from an expansion/growth perspective. Another valuable feature is the ease of management.