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Pros
"I find this solution to be cost-effective in providing data storage for clients.""The most valuable features are stability and response time.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""Dell PowerVault is user-friendly and easy to deploy.""Dell PowerVault is cheap.""The stability is quite good. Once you deploy all the equipment, it's very stable.""The storage has been good.""It is an inexpensive storage solution."

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"The deduplication feature in this product is amazing.""The most valuable features for us are the ease of use, the reliability, and the exceptional deduplication that we get across that data that we store on those devices.""Quick recovery.""The solution saves a lot of storage capacity.""The valuable feature is the ability to work with the Veeam software to reduce the backup windows.""The initial setup is one of the most user-friendly B2B user solutions. It's good, it's easy. Deployment usually takes less than one day. You only need one person for deployment and maintenance.""The product's most valuable feature is stability.""This is a user-friendly solution."

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Cons
"PowerVault doesn't integrate with Active Directory. Other storage solutions offer SAN and NAS unified storage in a single appliance, but PowerVault is only SAN.""In most instances, clients are using Dell PowerVault with tape drives, but we want to transition them away from tape drives due to the risk of data loss.""Sometimes integrating into a cluster can be difficult as you have to do it manually.""We could set up the installation through a web server, but it's not very reactive on the web server. For example, when you launch a task, and you don't know exactly if the task has begun or if the task is in progress, or if it's finished. You have to wait for three to five to ten minutes to be sure that the task is running or in progress or finished. So at that point, it's not very good.""The price of the solution could be lower.""I would like Dell to improve on the configuration of the disk groups. Only one group is expandable. Once you configure the other disk group types, you cannot expand them. It limits scalability. If you want maybe to grow a disk group, you lose information, and then you need to build it up again, which is not a good use case for customers.""The product could support an NVMe hard disk.""We need higher performance and more reliable storage."

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"I don't see any new features that we could want or anything that could be done along those lines. Just that we need a bigger machine, so more speed.""We archive our backups on tape, so I feel like if we could somehow plug our tape drive directly into the StoreOnce device and set it up to where it would archive based on, if some kind of rules based engine or what have you, that would really be an improvement for us.""The latency is a bit high.""The solution's technical support should be faster.""The setup phase is not so simple that an end user can plug and play to make it operational.""The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required.""HPE StoreOnce should come with a detailed installation guide.""The solution must provide backup options for smaller capacities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price is reasonable and we are satisfied with it."
  • "It is important to remember that the retail price may seem high, but the final price is usually different."
  • "I rate the price of Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten."
  • "The price of Dell PowerVault could be reduced. It is more expensive than some IBM solutions."
  • "I rate Dell PowerVault a six or seven out of ten for pricing."
  • "The solution is more cost-effective than the competitors. It’s an affordable option for small businesses."
  • "The cost, compared to other solutions, is on the higher end."
  • "Dell PowerVault's price is the tool's main attraction."
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  • "The price puts me off. It's definitely on the high side."
  • "To be honest, we were quite happy with the price, but we always want things cheaper than they are. I think for what we got, we felt that the price was quite reasonable comparing it to other products that provide that same level of functionality."
  • "There are costs for additional storage and space."
  • "Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."
  • "The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."
  • "We have got a perpetual license, and we have access to all the features. If you are using cloud banks, you can store the internal data in HPE Cloud if needed. You can offload the data to the HPE Cloud. It is a licensed product. We have got around 10 TB of cloud bank storage with a one-time payment. We specifically took 10 TB for very critical offsite backups. We can also increase it in blocks if needed."
  • "The licensing schemes could improve in HPE StoreOnce and the price is high. They should reduce the price."
  • "I think the product is competitive in terms of pricing. Other products like the one from Dell are costlier compared to the tool."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Dell PowerVault offers valuable full flash storage.
    Top Answer:I rate the solution's pricing a seven to eight out of ten.
    Top Answer:The product is generally stable, but there have been instances, to my knowledge, where we faced issues in the controller during software upgrades. The availability is not at the desired level during… more »
    Top Answer:The initial setup process is simple.
    Top Answer:They could provide more options for storage capacity. At the moment, they only have an 80-terabyte storage facility. There should be availability of lesser capacities at lower prices. Additionally… more »
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    Also Known As
    PowerVault
    HP StoreOnce
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    Overview
    PowerVault MD3 storage arrays help you cost-effectively address the challenges of data growth with versatile solutions that are optimized for smaller-scale storage consolidation, flexible virtualization projects and high business continuity.

    HP StoreOnce Backup is a data backup solution that provides a consistent, high-performance, scale-out architecture for your entire enterprise. Reduce the amount of backup data capacity by 95 percent, and choose between powerful dedicated appliances for data centers, or flexible virtual appliances for smaller and remote offices.

    Sample Customers
    Dayco, FAW Foundry, University of Cambridge, Finder, Stadtwerke Pforzheim GmbH & Co.
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    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company14%
    Outsourcing Company14%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Real Estate/Law Firm7%
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    Government13%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Retailer7%
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    Financial Services Firm13%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Construction Company7%
    Healthcare Company7%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Government10%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise29%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise53%

    Dell PowerVault is ranked 2nd in Enterprise SAN with 23 reviews while HPE StoreOnce is ranked 2nd in Deduplication Software with 101 reviews. Dell PowerVault is rated 8.4, while HPE StoreOnce is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerVault writes "Easy to use with good integrations and reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StoreOnce writes "Helps to consolidate D2D backups and has a good deduplication ratio". Dell PowerVault is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Huawei OceanStor SNS, Lenovo Storage V Series, ExaGrid EX and NetApp AltaVault, whereas HPE StoreOnce is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost, Veeam Backup & Replication and ExaGrid EX.

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