We performed a comparison between Dell CX4 series [EOL] and Dell EqualLogic PS series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetApp, IBM, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)."The most valuable feature is the machine learning. We have been using this solution for a year and a half and we haven't had any problems with it."
"Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."
"The product is very stable."
"The solution can scale."
"The technical support for the solution was really good."
"We were attracted by the flexibility of being able to put in a new shelf whenever we needed to, to expand."
"It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits."
"It is stable and scalable."
"The most valuable feature of Dell EqualLogic PS series auto tiering by using this feature, the customer can get higher performance on a valuable budget."
"We recently found a problem with one of our Dell tower servers that we are using. The machines sometimes reboot. We went to the vendor to help resolve it and they're taking a long time. We need better support for it."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."
"Individual file recovery would be a nice additional feature."
"We need more space and we can't get any."
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"There is no option for mixing RAID types in one device."
"The solution is out of date and the new version has a lot of advanced features."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve by providing fiber channel connectivity. Fiber channel connectivity is not supported, which is a requirement of advanced applications, such as SAP HANA. SAP HANA recommends fiber channel connectivity, but the Dell EqualLogic PS series is only an ISCSI data storage."
"I can't buy any more solutions provided by EqualLogic...Since I can't buy it anymore, I don't receive any updates on the solution. Also, this is the last year in which one can buy support for the solution."
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Dell CX4 series [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) while Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 18 reviews. Dell CX4 series [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Dell CX4 series [EOL] writes "Offers good machine learning and good stability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell EqualLogic PS series writes "A highly scalable and astoundingly stable solution offering its users an extremely good technical support". Dell CX4 series [EOL] is most compared with , whereas Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE StorageWorks MSA.
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