Dell ECS Reviews

We primarily use this as a storage solution. My system is based on it.

The stability is the most valuable aspect of the solution.

The pricing, at least compared to HP, is quite good.

The solution needs to provide better integration between this solution and all other kinds of systems.

I've been using this solution for 12 years at this point. It's been more than a decade.

The stability is extremely good. It's one of its selling points. We don't have bugs or glitches. It doesn't freeze. It's completely reliable.

The scalability is quite good. However, in order to scale, we need to buy a new version in order to do so. Other than that, it's pretty good.

Our whole system is on this storage, therefore all of our ministry users can use the system.

Although we have no plans to increase usage right now, we will in the future.

We did use a different solution previously. It was an HP product. The solution was older and we didn't see a new version that met our needs, so we switched over to Dell, which had a very good reputation and price.

The solution's initial setup is not complex. It's very straightforward.

Our deployment was more than six years ago, however, from what I can recall, it took about two weeks to one month from beginning to end.

You only need two to three people for deployment and maintenance.

We had a reseller in our country that assisted us in the implementation process.

The pricing on the solution is pretty good. We pay for licensing on a yearly basis.

We're just customers. We don't have a business relationship with Dell. We're using the version before Unity. I'm not sure the name of it.

I'd recommend the solution. I'd rate it nine out of ten overall.

The most valuable features are the S3 protocol implementation and the integration with other DELL EMC products, like ISILON. The ISILON integration works fine and will help the customers to grow more efficiently.

The deployment of additional capacity to data center infrastructure is easier than doing it on different ISILON solutions by one customer. There are customers who use more than one ISILON solution but want to increase their capacity by adding capacity as simple as possible. So ENC ECS can be a solution.

My understanding of object storage is that that object storage is a kind of ecosystem you can build in a data center. So for EMC ECS it will be a benefit to cooperate with a lot of vendor solutions in different areas: backup/recovery, content management, file sync and share solutions; file services gateways. It would be helpful that EMC ECS will support solutions of other vendors.

I myself only have experience in testing the solution and not using it in production. I tested the solutions over the last three months for nearly five or six days.

There were no problems with stability. I didn’t have the opportunity to test the solutions in the way that we have problems. So it was quite stable in our environment.

My opinion is that scalability can be done smarter. Having some capacity solutions as the S10/S30 module like HDS HCP has would be more interesting.

I have no experience with the support. So I don’t want to rate it.

I have some experience with HDS HCP and right now I prefer using this because of complementing solutions (HCP Anywhere version 3, HDI). In my opinion, HDS in Germany will have a lead over the other vendors (DELL EMC, NetApp, IBM, HPE).

As far as I can remember, setup was straightforward referring to scalability.

It would be nice if all vendors would have licenses on “a pay per use” basis. This would make the use, or better say the interest, of buying this storage much more simple.

There is always the comparison with file solutions. Customers and sales people feel good and familiar with these solutions which will work fine for the majority of requirements.

Have a look at different use cases you are willing to fullfill.
Have a close look to the protocol and ask for the support organisation.
Talk to your network and security people prior to install or implement actions.

We use this solution for object storage.

This solution is very easy to use, and is very reliable.

The troubleshooting feature of this solution needs to be improved, to allow organizations to fix issues without having to contact the support team.

We have found the storage to be very stable with this solution.

This solution is easily scalable, but requires businesses to buy upgrades in blocks; these cannot be purchased individually.

We implemented this solution using a vendor team.

The charges for this solution are made in blocks of models, which are purchased depending on what features an organization requires.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We have about 20 computing servers on the front end. The computing servers store the data from the network to our Dell EMC storage. We have found recently that the storage has become slower and slower. The capacity is enough but the performance seems not to be enough for our application.

It's easy to use the NFS service from Dell EMC storage.

NFS is the most valuable feature.

I have no problems with our application, but we have concerns about the write performance. We would also like it to be easier to scale out, to add more boxes to the system. And we want improved performance, to use a next-generation NFS service.

It's stable and easy to use.

Their response is quick. We just email or telephone to contact their support center. Dell EMC has local service in China so the response is very quick.

We wanted to know about new solutions for storage so we read about the performance. We had more and more servers on the front-end. We needed to scale out, to easily scale out our storage solution.

Our most important criteria when selecting a vendor are that they provide local service - installation service, after-sales service, replacement service, and the response time. Also, we need a new technology that can scale out our storage.

Dell's engineers helped us to initiate the system. It seems their local engineers were not very familiar with the equipment, so they needed support by telephone or by email from headquarters. It's not complex. It was easy to install and initialize in our cabinet.

We evaluated Hewlett Packard storage, NetApp, and Huawei, a Chinese vendor.

I would recommend that others choose the newer models for scale-out storage, that are easy to scale out, easy to upgrade. With the older model we're using it is not easy to do so, so after about a year or two we need to buy a new set.

I would rate this solution at eight out of 10. Dell EMC provides good service, and their products are easy to use, to install and configure. When we first started using it the performance was okay, but when our application grew more complex, the performance was not enough for us. In our solution, it's not easy to scale out the system. We want to find another solution that is easy to scale out.

Dell EMC ECS is for the object storage that is specifically designed for the purpose.

I am satisfied with this solution.

The performance is good.

They do not have complete documentation, which is very weak and could be improved.

When you take the course, it's unclear how it actually logs in the information and how the dockers work. The Ui is misleading.

I have been working with Dell EMC ECS for five or six years.

Dell EMC ECS is a stable solution.

It's a scalable product.

I have contacted technical support several times. I am satisfied with them.

The technical support is good.

The installation is complicated. It's extremely difficult.

The installation is done by the EMC team.

We initially purchased all of the licenses at the same time.

I would recommend this solution to others who are considering using it.

I would rate Dell EMC ECS an eight out of ten.

We are using Dell EMC ECS for our web applications.

Dell EMC ECS could improve by having Relational Database Services(RDS) to review progress. Additionally, if the training was provided it would be a benefit,  it would be good for our engineers.

I have used Dell EMC ECS within the past 12 months.

I have been satisfied with the stability.

The scalability of Dell EMC ECS has been acceptable for our needs.

We have had a few issues but the support has been very good.

The solution is easy to deploy.

We have an IT team that does the implementation of the solution.

I rate Dell EMC ECS an eight out of ten.

We use the solution for data storage, although not for ones in large quantities. 

I like that the solution is easy to scale and that's its stable.

The solution could be more cost-effective and secure. 

We have been using Dell EMC ECS for around two years.

The solution is stable. 

The solution is easily scalable. 

I have not had occasion to contact technical support. 

We did not make use of another solution prior to the current one. 

The solution is easy to install.

I do not recall how long this took. 

Two administrators are sufficient for the deployment. 

The solution could be cheaper. 

The solution is easy to manage. It does not require more storage. 

There are around two users making use of the solution. 

I rate the solution as an eight out of ten. 

We are using it mainly for storage. We have its latest version.

It is 100% stable. It is also scalable.

Its security can be improved.

I have been using this solution since they took over EMC.

It is 100% stable.

It is scalable. We have approximately 5,600 users.

I have always found Dell very helpful.

Its installation is fine. The deployment duration varies based on the size and the number of deployments sites, but it has been pretty straightforward for me. Dell always provided good assistance.

I installed it myself. We have a team of ten for deployment and maintenance.

We are not paying for the license at this stage.

I am pretty happy with this product. We plan to keep using it. It is a good product.

I would rate Dell EMC ECS a nine out of ten.