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Dell PowerScale (Isilon) vs Sonexion Scale-out Lustre Storage System comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerScale (Isilon)
Ranking in NAS
2nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
File and Object Storage (3rd)
Sonexion Scale-out Lustre S...
Ranking in NAS
19th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the NAS category, the mindshare of Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is 17.7%, up from 17.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sonexion Scale-out Lustre Storage System is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Q&A Highlights

it_user462825 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 18, 2016
 

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Scott Taylor - PeerSpot reviewer
Manages large data sets efficiently with hybrid cloud integration
My organization is quite large, with about 30,000 employees. The growth has been substantial in areas such as radiology and genomics. One of the best features we've utilized recently is offload to cloud pools due to capacity constraints on-premise. We didn't want to expand Dell PowerScale (Isilon) straight away, so we utilized cloud pools to offload some data to Azure. That's really saved us in certain areas as we didn't have funding to expand Dell PowerScale (Isilon) until next year, which is why we utilized the cloud pools functionality to offload.
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Answers from the Community

it_user462825 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 20, 2016
Jun 20, 2016
Both systems address the needs of HPC storage, but some significant differences are noted below: 1. The scalability of Lustre beats all other storage systems. As you can see at https://www.nersc.gov/assets/Uploads/W01-ZFS-and-Lustre-June-1024.pdf, the Lustre performance can be scale up to 1.5 TB/sec in the real world. The EMC Isilon performance record is much lesser because it limited by the m...
2 out of 13 answers
Jun 16, 2016
No knowledge in any of them, sorry ☺
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Jun 16, 2016
Hello, Unfortunately I have not used EMC Isilon and Sonexion Lustre Storage System before and I am sorry I will not be able to help. [http://www.2ndrugeleyscoutgroup.com/uploads/2/9/8/5/2985230/8142375.gif?315] [cid:image001.png@01CEC65F.D81990F0] Nana Esigyan Tachie-Menson Lead Storage/Backup Infrastructure Services IT/IP Vodafone Ghana t : +233 (0)20 200 5990 e : nana.tachie-menson@vodafone.com
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Educational Organization
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)?
The solution provides massive performance, scalability, efficiency, and ease of management.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)?
We have to go through a certified reseller for Dell PowerScale (Isilon). From a value standpoint, it performs very well.
What needs improvement with Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)?
I would make Dell PowerScale (Isilon) better by improving SmartSync in the graphical user interface. Currently, everything has to be done through the command line, and I prefer having a graphical i...
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PowerScale, Dell EMC Isilon
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Sample Customers

OMRF, University of Utah, Translational Genetics Research Institute, Arcis, Geofizyka Torumn, Cyprus E&P Corporation, Colburn School, Columbia Sportswear, Harvard Medical School, University of Michigan, National Library of France,
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