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Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) vs Lenovo TS Series comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Storage Resource Manag...
Ranking in Storage Management
3rd
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Lenovo TS Series
Ranking in Storage Management
15th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) is 5.7%, up from 5.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Lenovo TS Series is 3.0%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM)5.7%
Lenovo TS Series3.0%
Other91.3%
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Kazi Amranul Houqe - PeerSpot reviewer
First Assistant Vice President (Fa VP) & Unit Head Of Server & Storage Management Unit at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Has streamlined provisioning and enabled centralized monitoring across hybrid environments
Considering nowadays, all the concentration is focusing on data protection, data security, and data resilience with Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM). I suggest to the Dell team to concentrate on data security and cybersecurity, as it is the most significant concern. I work in a bank, and for financial organizations, much focus is spotlighted on how to protect data, secure data, and prevent any kind of fraud. Many financial organizations' data is corrupted and hacked by third parties, so it's crucial to find ways to protect data security and save data by creating an air-gap solution. Having ideas on an air-gap solution to prevent data leakage without a network layer would be beneficial. Maintaining a security layer is important, so this is my expectation for Dell.
Mohammad Jundiah - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Architect at Qatar Datamation Systems
Easy to use, manage and deploy
There are a lot of problems when you recover a tape. Like, if the website actually went down, there would be some problems recovering the tape. When it comes to the tape recovery, it's just a hassle. It's just that some data might be lost, and some accounts here and there might be lost. So, the whole operation when it comes to the covering of the tapes is quite a hard one.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"You have a singular view across all of your storage platforms of what is being used, what is available, and then being able to manage and manipulate those resources as long as it has the capability to manage them."
"The alerting feature is valuable because it completes the gap of storage monitoring."
"It's all about ease of use and reliability."
"Ease of administration fits in well with all the EMC SAN storage."
"The partitions function well for backup storage."
"Managing multiple storage arrays under one console was a valuable feature of this product."
"The most valuable features of either of the SRM tools were the reporting and real-time ability to show management that additional storage was required or who was using what storage and bandwidth."
"Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) is most useful because it is easy to use and easy for provisioning on all hostings, proactively viewable to manage, and the storage controller information is given to the functional, all in a single dashboard."
"The most valuable aspect is that after our site blows up, we can recover the site afterward."
 

Cons

"Technical support needs improvement, as well as the engineering resources, who do the upgrades."
"I would like to see third-party storage management."
"Technical support is inadequate."
"We were unhappy as no one from EMC heard our plea for assistance and it became expensive in terms of the license and the amount of resources it took."
"The support needs to be improved because I have found that even simple issues take a long time to be solved."
"When it was deployed, it was challenging to manage."
"In my country, Dell has not ensured the replacement parts for critical components, which is very dangerous."
"The installation was complex because we had to setup multiple servers."
"There are a lot of problems when you recover a tape. Like, if the website actually went down, there would be some problems recovering the tape. When it comes to the tape recovery, it's just a hassle."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are no licensing costs for this product."
"The solution is mid-priced."
"Compared to the competitors, it's a pretty cheap solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell Storage Resource Manager?
Considering nowadays, all the concentration is focusing on data protection, data security, and data resilience with Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM). I suggest to the Dell team to concentrate on...
What is your primary use case for Dell Storage Resource Manager?
The use case for Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) is good for us, as there is good provisioning and we use it for the resource manager for thin provisioning and managing the storage. I'm using a...
What advice do you have for others considering Dell Storage Resource Manager?
I was using Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) fully on-prem, but currently, it is almost a hybrid solution. The banking applications are diverting from on-prem to the cloud and Kubernetes microse...
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Also Known As

Dell EMC SRM, Dell EMC ViPR SRM, ViPR SRM, EMC ControlCenter, ECC, EMC ProSphere
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