We performed a comparison between Dell PowerScale (Isilon) and Hitachi NAS Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Dell PowerScale is a scalable solution. It allows non-disruptive upgrades and maintenance of the system."
"Its scalability has been huge for us."
"This is the best platform that we could have for storage utilization. It is affordable and scalable. At the end of the day, it's something that we find very easy to use."
"This has been a valuable solution for our business overall. It offers business continuity and replication features."
"I don't have to rebuild the cluster to add a node."
"Isilon is flexible in supporting various data workloads while keeping them protected. Dell continues to release updates and patches which enhance the use of this solution. This includes offering ransomware protection."
"The stability of the solution is good."
"The single pane of glass for both IT and for the end-user is a valuable feature. On the IT side, I can actually control where things are stored, whether something is stored on solid-state drives or spinning drives... The single pane of glass makes it very easy to use and very easy to understand. We started at 100 terabytes and we moved to 250 and it still feels like the exact same system and we're able to move data as needed."
"Hitachi is reliable with high availability and solid performance. It performs well regardless of the workload."
"Hitachi NAS Platform is very stable."
"The most valuable feature is its ability to handle a high number of users while maintaining both stability and performance."
"The product’s technical support services are good."
"Simple and extremely reliable."
"The product has valuable features for data migration."
"The pricing of this solution is good, which is an advantage that positions this product well."
"The UID mapping and how to configure mapping-related things is a struggle."
"Additional metadata reporting would be great. We have to use a separate tool to report on that. We would like to view the age of data and how long it has been since someone has accessed a file."
"Its configuration needs to be more straightforward."
"The solution can be a bit complex for those not well versed in the technology."
"The biggest weakness is small file handling. Small file compression options are not enabled out of the box. It would be good to have this enabled by default."
"The only thing that I think PowerScale could do better is improving the HTTP data access protocol. At the present, you cannot protect access to data via HTTP or HTTPS the same way that you can secure data access through other protocols like NFS or SMB[...]the Unified Permission Model that would allow a user to authenticate before being able to access a private file, does not apply."
"Data storage performance needs to be improved."
"We used to have a chat feature available on the support site. It's not available to us anymore."
"Hitachi NAS Platform's pricing could be reduced. It is high compared to other competitors."
"I would like to see the inclusion of support for cloud-connectivity to providers like AWS."
"Hitachi NAS Platform is expensive."
"I do not like Hitachi NAS because it's an old-school NAS solution, compared to the other, newer-type solutions such as Isilon from Dell or Qumulo."
"The monitoring tool is not well developed."
"Hitachi could be more flexible and have a simpler management interface."
"I encounter challenges while installing the upgrades for the product."
Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is ranked 1st in NAS with 37 reviews while Hitachi NAS Platform is ranked 15th in NAS with 8 reviews. Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is rated 9.0, while Hitachi NAS Platform is rated 6.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerScale (Isilon) writes "We can easily deploy, manage, and maintain systems without needing a huge amount of expertise to facilitate them". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hitachi NAS Platform writes "Easy-to-manage product with efficient backup features ". Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is most compared with Dell ECS, NetApp FAS Series, Pure Storage FlashBlade, Qumulo and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Hitachi NAS Platform is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, IBM FlashSystem and Qumulo. See our Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs. Hitachi NAS Platform report.
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