We performed a comparison between Dell VMAX All Flash and Dell XtremIO based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Very efficient storage"
"Lone segmentation is simpler and more agile. It's improved the velocity in overall provisioning from project to operation."
"The most valuable feature is how it simplifies the management of the SAN."
"The speed is one of the most valuable features of Pure Storage FlashArray."
"The scalability options are very nice because you can scale it much better and faster. The scalability was there in the previous environment also, but this is far better than what we had before. It basically helps the user in case they are looking for more storage. We can scale it much faster."
"The deduplication and compression rates are beyond impressive."
"Because we were able to afford to go all flash, we don't manage the tiers, we're not moving data up, and we're not waiting for overnight cycles."
"The initial setup was very straightforward and very quick. It was up and running in our data center within 24 hours of receiving it."
"The product's initial setup phase was good."
"The ransomware protection feature is housed in a separate unit, specifically addressing the top twenty most critical threats."
"The speed is extremely valuable."
"Thin storage allocation"
"A valuable feature of XtremIO is that, in terms of administration, it's simple and manageable."
"I like the deduplication and auto-tiering features."
"It is great for applications like Microsoft Exchange, ERP, SQL and VDI; basically saved the VDI buy-in from users, as now performance was seamless in comparison to a physical PC."
"Linear performance – The XtremIO wasn’t the fastest in all tests against other all flash arrays, but even with a massive workload, the response time and user experience were absolutely predictable with no sharp drop-offs."
"The guaranteed sub-millisecond response time for a 4K block."
"It has very good performance for an application which needs lower latency and a better response, for example, in microseconds."
"Its price needs improvement. Its price is almost double than any other flash storage solution."
"It took us a year to get it to stabilize and to get the best out of Pure."
"I can't see where they can make anything better, unless, of course, they lower their prices even more."
"In the next release of the solution I would like to see Vormetric native block encryption."
"I would like to see the NAS add-on component become more fault-tolerant than just a single virtual machine running inside the array. I'm unwilling to use it for that reason."
"In the next version of this program, I would like to see increased security, higher encryption, and faster throughput."
"I would love to see a true one click upgrade solution. Right now, you have to click and schedule an appointment with Pure Storage to be able to upgrade. I would love for it to automatically download, install, and fall-over every controller as it updates."
"I would like some performance analytics which go deeper than today. It should be specific to some hosts and applications. This would be good."
"The configuration part of the product is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"Improvements are needed in both partition recovery and scalability."
"The product could be improved by reducing the pricing and having better organization in their technical support team."
"Management: At the time, there was no snapshot scheduler, so I had to write XSnapCourier to address it. The sad thing is that even after the newest release, which includes a native scheduler, most customers using XSnapCourier chose to stick with it due to a more feature-rich experience."
"They can improve the product by providing an HTML5-based interface instead of the Java GUI based application."
"I believe having more replication options comparatively to VMAX (other than RecoverPoint) would be great."
"One thing that should be improved is the reporting and monitoring tools. It should use real time monitoring for storage, IOPS, latency, etc."
"If you are looking at flash storage solutions, XtremIO doesn't offer any unique features. Most of my customers are migrating their workload from XtremIO to other formats because of this."
"This solution is geared toward enterprise-level companies. Small and medium-sized businesses would find it extremely expensive."
"Management and reporting need improvement."
Dell VMAX All Flash is ranked 27th in All-Flash Storage with 2 reviews while Dell XtremIO is ranked 25th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews. Dell VMAX All Flash is rated 8.6, while Dell XtremIO is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Dell VMAX All Flash writes "With an easy initial setup phase, the tool is useful for multi-site replication and DR". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell XtremIO writes "Suitable for high IOPS and helps get backup in ten minutes ". Dell VMAX All Flash is most compared with Dell PowerMax NVMe, Dell PowerStore and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, whereas Dell XtremIO is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerMax NVMe, Dell Unity XT, NetApp AFF and INFINIDAT InfiniBox. See our Dell VMAX All Flash vs. Dell XtremIO report.
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