We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and NetApp FAS Series 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."
"Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."
"Dell's technical support is very good."
"The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."
"It is extremely reliable."
"The solution can scale."
"The input and output per second performance are satisfactory."
"The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"The solution has tiers inside which means we do not only need to use SSDs."
"NetApp FAS is highly stable and reliable, especially under a heavy load. That is what I like most about the NetApp."
"It changed the way we do Disaster Recovery (DR) around NetApp replication."
"The support is very good."
"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."
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"6510 and 6610 have two iSCSI connections in each controller. Why do 6110xxx members have only one, and why do the same members have the possibility of having an active iSCSI interface in the passive controller? It could make a lot of noise with a failover."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"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."
"The solution is out of date and the new version has a lot of advanced features."
"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"The solution can improve on the replication features."
"Replication should ideally be part of the ONTAP base bundle."
"NetApp FAS Series should introduce an FTP application for the broadcast and post-production market."
"NetApp is costly when compared to Dell."
"They should add new features to the product."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 17 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 1st in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 96 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. 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 NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE StorageWorks MSA and HPE 3PAR StoreServ, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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