We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Its high availability. It has a lot of redundancy and good management software as well as good alerting."
"It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits."
"The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."
"The technical support is very good."
"The product is very stable."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."
"In terms of performance and ability, the product can stand up against its competitors since the solution offers two controller systems to users."
"Data optimization, compression, and deduplication are the most important features for us."
"The most valuable feature of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series is the platform and overall usage has been good. We have not had very many issues."
"The most valuable feature is that you can use it with all deployment models."
"It is the most stable high-end solution in this area."
"This is one of the most stable, high-end solutions in this area."
"Storage is the most valuable feature."
"Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5000 Series exhibits good performance and has good IOPS: 300 IOPS. The technical support for this product is also good."
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"There is no option for mixing RAID types in one device."
"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"
"Individual file recovery would be a nice additional feature."
"We need more space and we can't get any."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."
"If I need to have more space or more capacity, I need to replace the product. It would be ideal if we could scale without replacing the box itself."
"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."
"For mission critical issues the performance is low."
"In the next version I would like to see additional features like artificial intelligence and an increase in the amount of data it can store."
"The complex setup, ease of use, and snapshot operations of this product need to be improved."
"One problem is that there are too many management tools for the F Series and for all the other Hitachi storage systems. There are four or five such solutions. Maybe these could be combined in the future."
"They should look at the cost because there are other vendors who offer the same cost with more features."
"One improvement I am hoping for in the next release is unified storage."
"The embedded management for installation feature has neither simplified nor complicated the management process, therefore, there is room for improvement."
"In terms of new features, I would be interested to see deduplication added in their next release."
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Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 17 reviews while Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is ranked 4th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 48 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell EqualLogic PS series writes "A highly scalable and astoundingly stable solution offering its users an extremely good technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform writes "It's a high-performing solution with strong architecture". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE StorageWorks MSA, whereas Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is most compared with IBM FlashSystem, Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Dell Unity XT and Huawei OceanStor Dorado. See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform report.
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