"Stable data storage platform which promotes ease of management through its multi-cloud support. Remote support provided to users to address issues is very good."
"I have found Dell EMC Unity XT to be stable."
"The most valuable features include snapshots, Thin Clones, and deduplication and compression."
"My storage team likes Unity's replication features. Three-site replication is a unique feature that EMC offers us."
"Integration is easy with this product."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is the unified storage. Also, its capabilities for block-access, file access, and the center box."
"Initial setup is a simple process."
"The complete block and file sharing are the most usable features."
"ThinkSystem's storage performs well, and the price per gigabyte is good, especially on SSD solutions. It's also easy to use."
"We have been working with the solution for around a year and so far it has shown itself to be stable."
"Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is simple to use"
"Fewer features is not necessarily a negative as it leads to simpler operation and lower price."
"Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is quite an elementary box, no frills. It does not have all the functionality of the DM but it is acceptable, it does its task. It integrates pretty well."
"The price of this product can be more cost-effective."
"It could be improved in the area of management flexibility. For example, I really need to set read-only access for LUNs, and there's no such option with Unity XT."
"They can certainly improve in terms of monitoring."
"This is a tier-three solution and it gives us what we need for archiving and backups."
"Issues with slow responses from the support team."
"Dell EMC Unity XT should present a path or a roadmap on how they could put their products on the cloud. This would have some value for their current customers."
"Currently, the protocol SNMP is not implemented. That's a problem, as we follow this protocol and I can't check the integrity of this equipment."
"In terms of what could be improved, I would say the deduplication part, because for large deduplications, you need an extra appliance to do it in order to avoid having problems in performance. I think that could be improved, because everything should be included in the product, not with an appliance from the outside."
"It would be useful to have structured solutions replicated to other sites."
"The solution could be more scalable, although it suits our present needs."
"The features are limited."
"In the next release, I would like to see more functionality. But, again, it is an entry-level product."
"ThinkSystem could be better integrated with backup software like Commvault, Veritas, or Symantec."
Dell Unity XT is ranked 3rd in All-Flash Storage Arrays with 29 reviews while Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is ranked 17th in All-Flash Storage Arrays with 5 reviews. Dell Unity XT is rated 8.4, while Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell Unity XT writes "We can do both block and file storage on one unit without purchasing a separate device". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series writes "Mostly typical of production storage for virtual machines but with fewer features and a lower price". Dell Unity XT is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF (All Flash FAS), HPE Nimble Storage, Pure Storage FlashArray and Huawei OceanStor Dorado, whereas Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is most compared with Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF (All Flash FAS), HPE 3PAR StoreServ and IBM FlashSystem. See our Dell Unity XT vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series report.
See our list of best All-Flash Storage Arrays vendors.
We monitor all All-Flash Storage Arrays reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
