Dell XtremIO and StarWind Storage Appliance are leading storage solutions. Users generally find Dell XtremIO superior in performance, while StarWind is noted for better cost efficiency and customer service.
Features: Dell XtremIO users highlight its high performance, efficient data reduction capabilities, and strong integration with various environments. StarWind Storage Appliance users note its cost-effective features, robust software-defined storage capabilities, and scalability.
Room for Improvement:Dell XtremIO users mention the need for easier updates, enhanced flexibility in licensing, and improvements in customer support responsiveness. StarWind Storage Appliance users suggest better documentation, a more streamlined setup process, and more advanced analytics tools.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell XtremIO is praised for its straightforward deployment but has mixed feedback on customer service responsiveness. StarWind Storage Appliance is noted for its simple deployment model and excellent customer service.
Pricing and ROI: Users report that Dell XtremIO has a higher setup cost but delivers strong ROI through its advanced features and performance. StarWind Storage Appliance is noted for its budget-friendly setup cost and consistent ROI due to its efficient resource utilization.
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.
For SMB and Enterprises who are looking for high performance primary storage for server virtualization, VDI, database and Big Data scenarios, or inexpensive secondary backup tier, our solution is StarWind Storage Appliance. It unifies commodity servers, disks and flash, and associated software into an easily scalable storage platform.
Additionally, the appliance features an optional gateway to Azure public cloud, which helps to implement an effective Disaster Recovery plan or meet regulatory requirements. StarWind SA scales up by adding individual disks and flash modules, or JBODs, while adding ready controller nodes allows scaling out.
StarWind SA targets those, who need high-performance primary storage or secondary storage for backup. In case there is a whole virtualization infrastructure to build from scratch, StarWind HCA will come in handy. Otherwise, if all the required hardware is present, StarWind Virtual SAN will be enough to build a high-performance virtualization setup.
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