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Dell PowerStore vs IBM Netezza Performance Server comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

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
7.0
Dell PowerStore users often see ROI through efficiency, cost savings, and performance, though some note high initial costs.
Sentiment score
7.1
IBM Netezza Performance Server boosted productivity, reduced costs, and enhanced business intelligence, achieving positive outcomes and high returns.
We have reduced infrastructure but the same performance.
With Dell PowerStore, even if the report runs and taxes out the database server heavily, the tool doesn't suffer from a performance hit.
It identified some areas in which we could get some good reductions and could decrease the data center footprint.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.3
Dell PowerStore's customer support is praised for responsiveness, availability, and efficient issue resolution, despite minor regional challenges.
Sentiment score
6.4
IBM Netezza's customer service is prompt but technical support response and cost affect satisfaction, leading to variable ratings.
If necessary, they will search for a specialist within their Dell network who we can approach with our questions.
I would rate the technical support of Dell PowerStore between nine and ten out of ten.
They also struggled with handling cases from different time zones.
Technical support is very costly for me, accounting for twenty-five to thirty percent of the product cost.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Dell PowerStore is praised for scalable growth and adaptability, despite affordability concerns with additional components.
Sentiment score
6.1
IBM Netezza Performance Server faces scalability issues with appliance limitations, effective for set operations but not individual tasks.
The customer likely exceeds 20,000 users globally.
The smaller models are not very scalable, while the larger ones offer better scalability.
You can create as many tools as needed, providing scalability based on the use case.
It is provided as a pre-configured box, and scaling is not an option.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Dell PowerStore is praised for stability, handling issues effectively with reliability even in challenging conditions like fire incidents.
Sentiment score
7.8
IBM Netezza Performance Server is stable with minimal outages, relying on proper query design and offering effective IBM support.
I would rate the stability of Dell PowerStore a ten out of ten.
There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze.
I would rate the stability of Dell PowerStore as ten out of ten.
 

Room For Improvement

Dell PowerStore requires enhancements in integration, stability, functionality, support, pricing, scalability, AI, automation, and user experience.
IBM Netezza needs better scalability, concurrency, integration, query optimization, monitoring, and reduced costs to overcome growth and usability challenges.
If you want to delve into where your I/Os are going, the reporting might need more in-depth information to make informed decisions.
In my organization, we have had to go through two weeks with no replication, which is not very handy for our production environment.
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.
The cloud version is only available in AWS, and in the Middle East, it is not well-developed in the Azure environment.
 

Setup Cost

Dell PowerStore offers a competitive pricing model with advanced features, aligning with market offerings from IBM and NetApp.
IBM Netezza Performance Server is costly yet valuable for enterprises needing robust analytics, scalability, and built-in redundancy.
Likely the cost is $400,000 whereas IBM may be $250,000.
It's an all-inclusive license, so there are no additional charges.
There's no need to pay for a license; it's all-inclusive.
 

Valuable Features

Dell PowerStore provides flexible, high-performing storage with VMware integration, featuring automation, expandability, and advanced data management capabilities.
IBM Netezza Performance Server provides fast data processing, easy management, and enhances analytics with high performance and low maintenance.
Typically, high-performance and high-availability features, such as application snapshots and remote and local replication, are highly valued.
The solution promotes data reduction, often meeting the compression ratio.
The PowerStore's compression ratio is even higher than the Unity system.
It operates as a high-speed data warehouse, which is essential for handling big data.
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerStore
Ranking in Data Warehouse
4th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
84
Ranking in other categories
NAS (2nd), Enterprise SAN (1st), All-Flash Storage (1st), NVMe All-Flash Storage Arrays (1st)
IBM Netezza Performance Server
Ranking in Data Warehouse
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Warehouse category, the mindshare of Dell PowerStore is 0.9%. The mindshare of IBM Netezza Performance Server is 4.3%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Warehouse
 

Featured Reviews

Brian Ricci - PeerSpot reviewer
It's constantly enhanced and has impressive reliability and data compression
The maintenance is a bit expensive. The service and support are there for three years, but after the third year, it is pretty pricey for renewal. I hope Dell addresses that. Everything is pricey these days anyway. It is not like the old days of Compellent. We used to be able to see the metrics for our customers. On Compellent, we could look up that customer and see all the metrics. That is not allowed for us now. We cannot do that anymore. I have to be explicitly allowed by the customer to do that, and some companies' security does not allow that.
Shiv Subramaniam Koduvayur - PeerSpot reviewer
Parallel data processing streamlines operations while cost and cloud integration challenge adoption
The cost of the solution is on the more expensive side, which is a concern for me. Additionally, its promotion and interaction with cloud applications are limited. The cloud version is only available in AWS, and in the Middle East, it is not well-developed in the Azure environment. For the cost to be reduced, it should match competitors. Many features need to be incorporated on the cloud.
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Comparison Review

it_user232068 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 5, 2015
Netezza vs. Teradata
Original published at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-i-choose-net Two leading Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architectures for Data Warehousing (DW) are IBM PureData System for Analytics (formerly Netezza) and Teradata. I thought talking about the similarities and differences…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
Educational Organization
71%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
3%
Insurance Company
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you think about Dell EMC PowerStore? Is it actually a new product?
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How does Dell's EMC PowerStore compare with its EMC Unity XT?
Dell EMC PowerStore is a unified storage platform that has the added benefit of being scalable. The automated management of resources feature provides a more simple administration. I found the flex...
What's the difference between DELL EMC Powerstore and Powermax NVMe?
Dell PowerStore is an all-solid-state midrange storage system. It has many internal elements taken from other Dell offerings and integrated into the PowerStoreOS. The installation and setup have a ...
What do you like most about IBM Netezza Performance Server?
IBM Netezza Performance Server is a cost-effective solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Netezza Performance Server?
The solution has a yearly licensing fee, and users have to pay extra for support.
What needs improvement with IBM Netezza Performance Server?
The cost of the solution is on the more expensive side, which is a concern for me. Additionally, its promotion and interaction with cloud applications are limited. The cloud version is only availab...
 

Also Known As

PowerStore
Netezza Performance Server, Netezza
 

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Sample Customers

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