Dell PowerStore vs Dell Unity XT comparison

Dell PowerStore and Dell Unity XT are both solutions in the All-Flash Storage category. Dell PowerStore is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.7, while Dell Unity XT is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.6. Dell PowerStore holds a 14.7% mindshare in AFS, compared to Dell Unity XT’s 5.8% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Dell PowerStore users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Dell Unity XT users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Dell Unity XT and Dell PowerStore compete in the enterprise storage solutions category. Dell PowerStore appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced features and innovation.

Features: Dell Unity XT is noted for its robust performance, ease of management, and seamless integration. Dell PowerStore is recognized for its scalability, efficient data reduction capabilities, and advanced automation features. Users find PowerStore's innovative features provide more long-term value.

Room for Improvement: Dell Unity XT could improve in firmware updates, expandability options, and user interface. Dell PowerStore should address its initial learning curve, occasional software glitches, and better documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell Unity XT offers straightforward deployment processes and excellent customer support. Dell PowerStore is commended for its modern deployment models and responsive support but may require more initial setup time due to complex features.

Pricing and ROI: Dell Unity XT is cost-effective with satisfactory ROI, making it budget-friendly for many enterprises. Dell PowerStore, though more expensive, justifies its higher cost with significant returns and enhanced performance over time.

To learn more, read our detailed Dell PowerStore vs. Dell Unity XT Report (Updated: December 2025).

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Dell PowerStore vs. Dell Unity XT

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

ROI

Sentiment score

1.0

Organizations reduced costs and improved performance with Pure FlashArray X NVMe, achieving quick ROI and efficient resource management.

Sentiment score

5.7

Users reported cost savings, increased efficiency, and productivity gains despite initial investments, with some still awaiting tangible benefits.

Sentiment score

3.1

Dell Unity XT delivers ROI with cost-effectiveness, scalability, improved performance, reduced costs, and seamless management for virtual transformation.

If you wait more than seven years to buy another one, you get a return on your investment.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

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If you purchase storage with 300 terabytes, you can easily achieve one petabyte of effective capacity.

AdnanAli Khan

Regional Sales Manager at New Horizon Computers

It's been trouble-free the entire time, with very high performance, as it has been designed and built properly.

reviewer2709102

Storage Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We have seen a return on our investment in Dell PowerStore; definitely our cost per terabyte has been very good compared to some of the other vendors that we would have been using previously, and our performance benchmarks have exceeded what we were expecting.

Eoin O’Brien

Director of Global Platform at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.1

Pure FlashArray X NVMe's technical support is praised for responsiveness, despite occasional follow-up issues, earning high customer satisfaction.

Sentiment score

6.4

Dell PowerStore tech support is praised for responsiveness and quality, despite occasional logistics and communication challenges.

Sentiment score

6.2

Dell Unity XT's support is praised for professionalism, but users note responsiveness issues post-merger; proactive monitoring is appreciated.

Customers always have their issues resolved promptly.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

Technical support is good at least through vendors, not directly with the principal.

Shakeel Qureshi

Infrastructure Specialis at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

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I would rate the technical support of Dell PowerStore between nine and ten out of ten.

Tiby Thomas

Solution Architect at CDA

They're responsive, knowledgeable, and have a quick turnaround.

reviewer2598762

Systems Engineer at a government with 11-50 employees

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Dell support as a ten, focusing on that aspect alone, because it's what allows me to sleep at night.

Alan Farrely

Head of IT at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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The support team is familiar with the product and is available on-site during support times, which improves our experience.

Syed Habib

Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd

Dell solutions are backed by excellent service and support.

Deepak Kannan

Sales Account Manager - BFSI Sector at Frontier Business systems

The technical support sometimes takes three to four days to get hardware to facilities.

Kirihettige Anton Asiri Prasad

Systems Engineer at Thakral One (Pvt) Ltd

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.1

Pure FlashArray X NVMe offers scalable storage with low latency, easy upgrades, though capacity customization and high costs are noted.

Sentiment score

6.9

Dell PowerStore is praised for its scalability and flexibility, enabling easy expansion and efficient data management for enterprises.

Sentiment score

7.0

User feedback highlights Dell Unity XT as highly scalable, meeting diverse organizational needs, especially for mid-sized and enterprise demands.

It is highly scalable.

Joerg Utesch

Sales Director at systemzwo group

It hasn't broken down anytime in the last six to seven years, despite hurricanes, earthquakes, and power outages.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

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The solution's scalability is a ten out of ten.

Amjed Antari

Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

It scales up and scales out both ways, and as our data keeps growing, it is very easy to just keep attaching and keep growing.

Nikhil Desai

Associate Director at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Scaling up can be done from a single enclosure that already has two controllers to a maximum of four storage units with up to eight controllers, and a massive amount of storage can be added.

KiewietKritzinger

Nutanix at Senior System Engineer

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Dell Unity XT is quite scalable and can be scaled up to the petabyte level.

Kirihettige Anton Asiri Prasad

Systems Engineer at Thakral One (Pvt) Ltd

For NetApp, we can recommend the FAS 8000 series.

Dhandayudapani C

TSG Manager at Navigator Systems

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.1

Pure Storage offers exceptional stability and reliability with outstanding support, consistently achieving high user ratings for performance and service.

Sentiment score

7.6

Dell PowerStore offers reliable performance and high uptime, with swift support and improved reliability despite initial minor issues.

Sentiment score

8.4

Dell Unity XT is praised for reliability and stability, swiftly resolving initial issues with firmware updates and improvements.

I would rate the stability of the product at seven out of ten.

Gary Cheung

Project Manager at a government with 11-50 employees

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When I removed all the cables, it failed over within five minutes.

reviewer2707638

Consultant

It's quite stable and reliable in general.

reviewer2794212

Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze.

Hamed Mohamed

Adv. Service Manager at ECC Solutions

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I would rate the overall stability of Dell Unity XT an eight out of ten.

Kirihettige Anton Asiri Prasad

Systems Engineer at Thakral One (Pvt) Ltd

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Room For Improvement

Pure FlashArray X requires cost-effective improvements in UI, integration, cloud features, multitenancy, analytics, backup, AI, and scalability.

Dell PowerStore users want better integration, features, automation, and costs while improving user experience, stability, and security.

Dell Unity XT requires improvements in deduplication, management interface, VMware integration, pricing, and enhanced cloud functionalities.

We would appreciate a built-in transparent failover in the next release to eliminate the need for a separate metro cluster.

Joerg Utesch

Sales Director at systemzwo group

One way to improve the product is to add an operational assistant that doesn't depend on VMware.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

I would like to see some AI features that would allow arrays to intelligently identify threats or unusual behavior in the data pattern and give an alert.

Santhosh Sridhara

Cloud Architect at DXC Technology

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Something needs to be done with the caching to ensure that if some issue occurs, there needs to be an ability to disable caching during maintenance to make it static, safe, and good.

reviewer2402940

CISO Admin at a analyst firm with 51-200 employees

Pricing must also be considered, as Dell PowerStore is quite expensive compared to competitors in the market like HPE Alletra, Huawei Dorado, or Hitachi storage, for example.

Kashif-Naseer

Unit Head - Technology Services at Shahnawaz Ltd

The main reason why people move to Pure Storage is because it's simplified.

Kevinsa Heng

IT Director at a recreational facilities/services company with 10,001+ employees

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In the future, if Dell storages include this option, especially for Unity, it would help us target SME or medium enterprises for quicker closures and support the sales team.

Deepak Kannan

Sales Account Manager - BFSI Sector at Frontier Business systems

I believe if Dell can integrate AI to predict potential failures, especially in hardware like hard disks, that would be very useful for proper maintenance.

Kirihettige Anton Asiri Prasad

Systems Engineer at Thakral One (Pvt) Ltd

The pricing is a bit higher than expected.

Thein-Lin

System Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

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Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers see Pure FlashArray X NVMe as a justified premium investment due to performance and comprehensive licensing.

Dell PowerStore offers cost-effective performance, despite high pricing, with straightforward licensing and valuable deduplication and scalability features.

Dell Unity XT provides affordable enterprise storage with bundled software, straightforward licensing, and competitive pricing starting at $25K.

While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see it as a market leader with benefits.

Enes SUZER

Manager, System Infrastructure & Security at Organik Kimya San. ve Tic. A.S.

The support can be a bit pricey, but the solution is more cost-effective than anything else out there.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

I would rate the solution as an eight out of ten in terms of costliness.

Joerg Utesch

Sales Director at systemzwo group

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Likely the cost is $400,000 whereas IBM may be $250,000.

Hamed Mohamed

Adv. Service Manager at ECC Solutions

Based on my experience, the cost of Dell PowerStore for around 500 GB of capacity is very competitive compared to any other platform in the market.

SachinSharma4

Deputy General Manager at HCLSoftware

I asked for a new quotation on a server, and it is quite expensive; it is really expensive.

Nicolas Philippe

Responsable Plateformes Et Cloud at a media company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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It is priced at around or under $50,000.

Thein-Lin

System Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The cost is not cheap nor expensive.

Syed Habib

Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd

Commercially, Dell Unity XT is viable and competitively priced.

Deepak Kannan

Sales Account Manager - BFSI Sector at Frontier Business systems

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Valuable Features

Pure FlashArray X NVMe offers exceptional performance, reliability, scalability, and seamless VMware integration, enhancing workload efficiency and user experience.

Dell PowerStore offers flexible, high-performance storage with NVMe technology, efficient data management, scalability, robust security, and seamless integration.

Dell Unity XT excels in performance, ease of use, and scalability, featuring intuitive management and seamless integration for diverse environments.

Its data compression feature is the best that we have ever seen.

Eugene Hemphill

Sales Manager at Multicomputos PR

The standout features for us in Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its robust DDoS protection, seamless transparent failover, and failback capabilities ensuring high availability.

Joerg Utesch

Sales Director at systemzwo group

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed.

Enes SUZER

Manager, System Infrastructure & Security at Organik Kimya San. ve Tic. A.S.

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This includes storage sharing, adding servers to the service, and the wireless host connection on the network side.

Naresh K

Senior System Administrator at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

Dell PowerStore offers good integration capabilities, especially since it helps with backup, which is an important aspect.

reviewer2402997

CISO at a construction company with 10,001+ employees

In terms of whether my company could reduce the power consumption with Dell PowerStore, I would say that my company had a use case with a customer around three weeks ago where their old Dell EMC VNX Storage System used to draw about 2500 watts compared to Dell PowerStore which drew about 800 watts, which is a really a big saving looking at the twenty-four hours and seven days of usage of the system.

Lukas Rueckerl

Data Center Consultant at a retailer with 11-50 employees

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Dell Unity XT integration with VMware helps scalability and availability through seamless operations and enhanced performance.

Taj Hussain

Assistant Manager, Technology Support & Services at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

It helps with data cost management and is seen as a mid-range product with good performance.

Thein-Lin

System Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

We installed the Flash, which makes our IO operations fast and efficient.

Syed Habib

Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd

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Categories and Ranking

Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the All-Flash Storage category, the mindshare of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 1.4%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerStore is 14.7%, down from 17.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell Unity XT is 5.8%, down from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

All-Flash Storage Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Dell PowerStore	14.7%
Dell Unity XT	5.8%
Pure FlashArray X NVMe	1.4%
Other	78.1%

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Jaehoon Oh

Chief Technology Officer at Lambda256

Supports efficient storage management through volume snapshots and offers reliable non-disruptive upgrades

I have no specific improvements to suggest for Pure FlashArray X NVMe at this time. The performance statistics could be enhanced. I can see the performance statistics in the Pure Storage console, but it does not show the performance by 4K byte unit. It displays IOPS and bandwidth, but IOPS is about real use, and I want to know how many IOPS are currently running in 4K byte units. I cannot see that IOPS because most storage systems report their performance by 4K byte unit. I want to see Pure Storage performance by 4K byte unit to compare with other storage or other internal NVMe SSD.

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reviewer2304864

Vmware Windows Senior Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Resilience has supported proactive management and secured audit readiness across multiple sites

The resilience in Dell PowerStore benefits my company from an auditing perspective because we know we have that resilience in place. I see Dell PowerStore playing a bigger role in the future because we are starting to use it more, and that is pushing it. The biggest return on investment for me when using Dell PowerStore is scalability. Scalability is key. I can amplify that scalability is the biggest return on investment because we have redundancy between two sites; if something goes down, we have to manage it, but we want to do it proactively.

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Deepak Kannan

Sales Account Manager - BFSI Sector at Frontier Business systems

Customer needs are addressed effectively with collaborative sales and service support

Recently, customers have been asking for a cloud tiering option in storages. Some Dell storages do not have cloud tiering, which is an optional commercial feature. NetApp's FSA model 2750 comes with an inbuilt cloud tiering option. In the future, if Dell storages include this option, especially for Unity, it would help us target SME or medium enterprises for quicker closures and support the sales team.

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Answers from the Community

Yasin Celiloglu

CEO at vmind

Sep 20, 2023

Which solution do you prefer: Dell PowerStore 1200 or Dell Unity 400?

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Cloud Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Sep 19, 2023

The Unity 300/400/600 generation (1st) is really old stuff, lateron came the 2nd generation of 350f,450f,650f (hybrid or full flash) and still later cam in the 3rd generation 380f, 480f,680f & 880f As usual the CPO/Cores and cache increased everytime, the code is pretty much the same. The x00 generation is already obsolete and by next year the next generation x50 is going to be obsolete from a service point of view. Here is how it goes. Dell Puts forward to replace * the Unity XT 380F by an Powerstore 500T * the Unity XT 480F by a Powerstore 1200 * The Unity XT 680f by a Powerstore 3200 * The unity XT 800f by a Powerstore 5200 There is even a Powerstore 9200 Currently you have the Unity x80 model, which has more CPU punch and therefore maxes out less fast on CPU utilisation. What this means is that you can add more shelves and disks and workloads to it before you hit the roof. The powerstore 1200 is an nvme/FC but NAS storage as well, is 60% more powerfull (compared to FC/SCSI-SSD on Unity) in our case, and has higher datareduction rates. If the unity reaches out to a datareduction rate of 1.5 or 2, the Powerstore T1200 is capable of 3 to 3.5 datareduction. the Powerstore offloads its compression/deduplication efforts from the Processor to a hardware component in charge of it (like the PowerMAX and likely the same device and Compression Algorithm). The price of the device is pretty much dependant on the price of its media, and therefore the Powerstore T1200 is the absolute winner as you can double the data saved to it compared to the Unity alternative. There is one caveat, when you initialise your Powerstore you either initialise it as a NAS or Block Device appliance. Whereas on the Unity part, you could use both options at the same time.. Another aspect is that the Powerstore can be used to build a cluster of arrays compared to the sync/asynch replication only feature of the Unity series, rendering the mirrored volumes unuseable unless one fails over to it, like in a disaster recovery scenario.To you can , have true Active/Active volumes and go next level with MetroCluster volumes and go beyond VMware Site Reovery Manager to organise your failover/test failovers and protection groups. You can actually leave aside VMware Site Recovery manager and do all from within Powerstore and use its Recoverpoint for VMs add on (similar to Veaam replication but a with an storage appliance in support. The Powerstore also allows true A/A volumes on both sides . What this means is that one can build stretched vSphere clusters and the loss of your array in one site will still allow writing to the alternate protected disk, transparently ! You can have site local writes to your volumes and remain in sync without a need to cross site write. There is not much of a reason to settle for the Unity anymore, unless you would go for a mixed chassis providing both Block Storage & FileSharing. Unity allocates RAM ressources dynamically when used for FC/SCSI AND NAS , whereas the Powerstore is initialized as either a NAS or BlockStorage at installation time. Thats a hard call. So I'd favour the Unity only if you use it for low/moderate NAS needs in combination with FC/SCSI or block data and you don't have the budget nor the size to use a NAS optimised array on top.

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Md. ImranulHoque

Enterprise post-sales manager. at Smart technologies (BD) Ltd

Sep 20, 2023

Hello Yasin, The best solution depends upon your host environment. In general, PowerStore is more powerful than Unity but Unity is also a very good Storage solution.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Government

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

16%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	11
Large Enterprise	12

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	49
Midsize Enterprise	33
Large Enterprise	74

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	62
Midsize Enterprise	49
Large Enterprise	94

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

The price of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is very expensive, though I do not know the actual price because I am using the E...

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What needs improvement with Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

I have no specific improvements to suggest for Pure FlashArray X NVMe at this time. The performance statistics could ...

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PowerStore is flexible, scalable, simple, and performant with market-leading economics for a wide range of legacy and...

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Also Known As

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X

PowerStore

EMC Unity, Dell EMC Unity

Overview

Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.

Pure Storage

Dell PowerStore is a scalable, high-performance platform supporting both modern and traditional workloads, enhancing IT operations with AI-driven automation and advanced data reduction features.

Designed for flexibility, Dell PowerStore integrates seamlessly with VMware, providing robust security and high IOPS. Users benefit from fast NVMe storage, intelligent data management, and scalable performance to handle diverse workload demands. However, improvements are needed in replication, enterprise functionalities, and UI complexity. Stability and support issues highlight the need for enhanced monitoring and pricing strategies.

What are the key features of Dell PowerStore?

Advanced Compression: Optimizes storage capacity effectively.
Data Deduplication: Reduces redundant data, improving efficiency.
Scalability: Easily adjusts to growing business needs.
VMware Integration: Enhances virtualization performance.
AI-Driven Management: Simplifies IT operations.
NVMe Storage: Provides fast, reliable access to data.
Robust Security: Ensures data protection.

What benefits does Dell PowerStore offer?

High Performance: Supports demanding applications with high IOPS.
Flexible Design: Adapts to changing workload requirements.
Cost Efficiency: Promotes ROI through data reduction and scaling.
Enhanced Management: Streamlines operations with AI and integrations.
Improved Data Handling: Efficiently manages databases and storage.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and IT, Dell PowerStore is critical for VMware virtualization, high-performance databases, and backup storage. It supports hosting virtual machines, mirroring storage, and handling SAP and Oracle databases effectively. Its role in hybrid and on-premises setups showcases its adaptability and integration capabilities for mission-critical tasks.

Dell Technologies

Dell EMC Unity XT is one of the best all-flash storage arrays on the market today. Dell EMC Unity XT arrays are designed for performance, optimized for efficiency, and built for a multi-cloud world. In addition, they support digital transformation, enabling businesses to reach the full potential of their data capital quickly and easily. Dell EMC Unity’s All-Flash and Hybrid Flash storage platforms provide the performance, efficiency, enterprise-class software, and virtualization integrations required for running a wide range of virtualized applications.

Dell EMC Unity XT Features

Dell EMC Unity XT has many valuable key features, including:

Unified storage flexibility: With Dell EMC Unity XT you can consolidate separate storage platforms into a single Unity XT unified storage system via a simple and intuitive (HTML5) management GUI that also connects you to CloudIQ.
All-inclusive data protection: Dell EMC Unity XT offers a reliable way to protect application data with all-inclusive data protection services, including snapshots, data-at-rest drive encryption, replication, thin clones, and dynamic pools.
Software-defined solutions: Dell EMC Unity XT provides software-defined storage and HA for on-prem and in the cloud solutions.
Multi-cloud alignment: With Dell EMC Unity XT you have the ability to build and manage an effective data-first multi-cloud strategy. It allows you to consolidate public and private cloud resources that align with your business goals.
Metro node: This feature enables automated business continuity with zero RPO and RTO. It also provides greater flexibility through multi-platform support and replication to any array and has zero performance impact on the storage array.
Scalable file system: Dell EMC Unity XT is built with a robust 256TBu file system. The UFS64 file system includes up to 256 independent VMDK clones, 16 thin clones, space efficient snapshots with a simple space reclaim and low IO impact, file system shrink that can reclaim free blocks, simplified Quotas for User, and much more.
DevOps integrations: Dell EMC Unity XT supports the Container Storage Interface (CSI) plugin to run Kubernetes workloads.

Dell EMC Unity XT Benefits

Some of the benefits of using Dell EMC Unity XT include:

High-speed data access
Low latency
Dual-active controller architecture
Multi-cloud
Intuitive user interface
Cost efficient
Solid performance

Reviews from Real Users

Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by Dell EMC Unity XT users.

A Systems Engineering Manager at a manufacturing company says, "It is definitely one of the most robust, solid, well-performing products that I have dealt with. It is set it and forget it, which is pretty amazing." He also mentions, “We can do both block and file storage on one unit without purchasing a separate device.”

Peter S., Senior Technical Specialist at a healthcare company, states, “The most valuable feature is reliability. At the end of the day, it just runs. This solution is easy to work with and easy to maintain.”

PeerSpot user Melvin T., Senior Systems Engineer at Prosperity Bank, explains that the solution is “easy to use and we can add LUNs or space without interruption to end-users. We're able to access it from just about anywhere, as long as we have access to a browser. That feature is really neat because sometimes we will go to a different data center or a different site, and if we need to access it to see a LUN or to see any type of storage, we can do that. That's one of the big takeaways with Unity."

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Fremont Bank, Judson ISD, The Nielsen Company

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Draper, Rio Grande Pacific, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

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