We performed a comparison between Dell PowerMax NVMe and Huawei OceanStor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It simplifies the overall management. We don't have to worry about storage anymore."
"We like the data reduction rates. That has been really helpful. You get 4U of Pure storage replacing something like two racks of spinning disks. One of the things that has contributed to that are the data reduction rates."
"The job of support for the storage engineers dramatically changed. We know more quickly the automation of the provisioning. We can now focus on things that bring more value to the company than just managing storage."
"We like the speed. It's very low latency. In virtualization, you can mask lots of problems, and even in code you can mask lots of problems, with low latency. It's just pure speed and low latency."
"It is easy to deploy and it's all-flash, so it's very fast."
"FlashArray has many valuable features. It's very user-friendly and it has high availability, so there is comparatively less downtime. During maintenance, there is no shutdown procedure, so you can directly power off the Array and manage the shutdown process without any data loss, which is a unique feature. Managing replication and data migration is also very easy."
"Performance, deduplication, compression, and fast response time for requests from servers and applications."
"I use all the features of this solution and I find them to be easy to use and functional, such as the compression and capacity to expand."
"It is very stable. We expect superior performance and reliability from this particular storage system."
"First, it's an enterprise storage solution. This is very important for us. Another important feature is replication."
"The solution has good operability and easy scalability."
"The speed and the compatible interface with IBM are the most valuable features of the PowerMax product."
"The smaller footprint of the device has been really nice. We have gone from eight bays to one bay. Having one floor tile in our data center has been pretty awesome. A lot less power and HVAC cooling is being consumed."
"The most valuable feature is its global cache, which allows for uncompromised performance."
"Enterprise Cloud Storage is the most valuable feature, along with the data services which come with it, plus the deduplication and compression."
"We use ESRS for our call-home, and a lot of times, Dell EMC will respond to the issue before we even know it."
"Generally stable with good technical support."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the availability."
"The pricing is very reasonable."
"The solution has improved our organization by speeding up our operations."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"Huawei OceanStor is designed with built-in high availability features, such as fault tolerance, ensuring consistent data access and minimizing downtime."
"The solution is scalable."
"The solution is not cheap."
"In the next release I would like to see integration into other third-party player providers like Google."
"We would like to see better troubleshooting aspects. It helps us if we can find out where the problem is. Right now, it's difficult. Sometimes it's difficult to pinpoint the issue. If they had more visibility and more troubleshooting feature built into the tool that would really help."
"The credentials on the iSCSI interface are only available to type in with the Chrome browser, and not with the Firefox browser."
"The GUI is simplistic and basic. I feel like it's explanatory, but not enough, it needs a little more to it."
"In the configuration, which we brought in or tested it in, it has a very limited config as far as the array goes. That said, it still did more than our anticipation."
"The number of Filesystems is limited, which it is not on the EMC VNX."
"We need to add more storage in Pure Storage FlashArray with the cluster mode activated for us to have better performance."
"The NVMe integration could be improved."
"Firmware updates are a bit painful because you have to involve their support, as opposed to having the ability to do it yourself."
"If the solution had more power-saving capabilities, it would be quite nice."
"The tool is costly compared to other similar products. The product's pricing needs to be improved. I would like the product to include the replication feature in its future releases."
"The tool needs to improve its performance. Today's applications are demanding a response rate of one millisecond or below. The product should also look into AI integration."
"I would like to see continued visibility and analytics in the platform."
"There is room for improvement in the replication. It's an important requirement for us."
"We would like more documentation, a guide to the features of the PowerMax."
"The technical support has been a let down for us. It's something the company has to work on. We haven't been satisfied with their level of service."
"The user interface is not so user friendly."
"The overall price of the solution should be reduced."
"I would like to see the next generation all-flash, which could be combined."
"The security could be a bit more robust."
"The product must improve the local technical support in China."
"The tool's performance is slow for DBs. We plan to move from Huawei OceanStor to Pure Storage. Its customer service is not good."
"The solution needs to improve the compression side of the application."
Dell PowerMax NVMe is ranked 8th in All-Flash Storage with 66 reviews while Huawei OceanStor is ranked 12th in All-Flash Storage with 30 reviews. Dell PowerMax NVMe is rated 8.8, while Huawei OceanStor is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerMax NVMe writes "Simplified storage provisioning for us, enabling us to assign any volumes in two to three minutes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor writes "User-friendly and robust storage solution with good performance and easy setup". Dell PowerMax NVMe is most compared with Dell PowerStore, IBM FlashSystem, Dell Unity XT, Huawei OceanStor Dorado and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), whereas Huawei OceanStor is most compared with Huawei OceanStor Dorado, NetApp AFF, Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity XT and DDN SFA7990X. See our Dell PowerMax NVMe vs. Huawei OceanStor report.
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