Dell PowerStore Reviews

Our company is a partner of Dell Technologies, and we primarily use Dell PowerStore as our main tool deployed across our portfolio of customers according to their requests. Dell PowerStore is one of our main components in the market that we sell to our portfolio of customers.

We have approximately 10 to 15 implementations because we do not use Dell PowerStore in-house for our purposes. We do have a lab Dell PowerStore, though I have forgotten the model. However, we sell Dell PowerStore to our clients where we provide the service of procuring it, configuring it, starting it up, and leading the roadmap for our client until the point of usage. We are not using it ourselves; we are selling it to further clients.

If the customer requests those capabilities, we do deploy metro clusters and stretched clustering. The deployment depends on the configuration and the use case requested from the client.

We had one deployment of Dell PowerStore within a Linux environment.

Dell PowerStore has fairly easy clustering setup. The general rules of clustering involve preferred nodes, preferred LUNs, and available LUNs across the cluster. Dell made clustering quite easy in that the setup and management of a cluster are straightforward.

The easy configuration of metro clustering, super easy startup services, and the GUI are extremely easy and user-friendly to navigate and operate. Dell PowerStore as a device is easy to operate since as a hardware device, the maintenance and administration are very easy to perform, even regular maintenance such as disk changes and cabling.

Cybersecurity features are fairly good and at the level of what the competition is providing. Cybersecurity will always have grounds and bases on which it can be improved. Regarding data resiliency, it is quite resilient, especially if you know what you are doing with the RAID levels and properly set it up.

In my area of the market where we operate in Malta, most of our clients are SMBs because Malta being a very small country does not operate with multinational companies that have terabytes and petabytes of data. I believe Dell PowerStore meets the market needs at this point in time.

The champion feature for me is metro cluster.

Regarding compression and deduplication, coming from the HP world where I was a systems engineer for nearly four years, Dell has a much stronger and much more powerful compression and deduplication engine than the competition on the market. We are fairly happy with the deduplication ratio and the compression ratio that Dell PowerStore provides.

Dell PowerStore is an enterprise-graded device that is easily scalable and easily integrated into your ecosystem and provides metro cluster as one of the key features I would consider in any storage system. The main advantage is the general support of Dell, which is quite efficient. I would choose Dell over any other brand, and the deduplication and compression ratio is very powerful and very strong, effectively saving space and giving the overhead needed to store data. The cons of Dell PowerStore include that it has not been advertised at least in the Maltese market the way it should be. The advertising campaign that originates from Dell is much weaker than the competition, effectively making people skeptical and sometimes making the product hard to sell even though the product itself is a great one.

In the future, it would be great to have Dell PowerStore that can be a peer on the market for Alletra MP from HP where you have a main Dell PowerStore node that is easily expandable across the network using just a simple LAN switch, for example, the main concept that Alletra MP uses. Additionally, it would be great to have support from Dell for other hypervisors, not just natively on VMware, but also Proxmox and any other open source virtualization hypervisors that need access to a storage system using Fiber Channel protocols because at this point in time, Fiber Channel protocol is not supported on Dell PowerStore, for example, using Proxmox.

I have been working with Dell Technologies products for almost six months, but I have been working in IT for the past eight years or more.

I am not aware of any stability issues. However, I am still fairly new when it comes to Dell technologies. I have been with them for just six months. During that particular amount of time, we have not had any crash or anything disastrous happening.

Dell PowerStore is very easy to scale. I found it easier to be scaled than certain HP Enterprise devices like Alletra, perhaps not as seamless as Alletra MP, the latest one available from the competition, but similar to some other devices, it is fairly easy to scale it up and even sideways if needed.

I believe there is improved performance, but that is about it as far as I know.

I have not used Dell tech support as we have never had cases that required it. However, from the other devices we have been using across the Dell ecosystem, I found their support pretty straightforward and quite efficient.

Regarding compression and deduplication, coming from the HP world where I was a systems engineer for nearly four years, Dell has a much stronger and much more powerful compression and deduplication engine than the competition on the market. We are fairly happy with the deduplication ratio and the compression ratio that Dell PowerStore provides.

From my perspective, there are no challenges with initial setup. I do have quite a lot of experience even from times before when deploying storage was quite complex. However, nowadays, it is fairly simple. In general, when it comes to the simplicity of initial deployment of any Dell products, it is fairly simple to get it started up and running in literally a few clicks if you do not have any special requests that need to be catered or adjusted especially for that use case. If you need just a storage system to have it in your local domain, Dell PowerStore is fairly simple to start up.

Officially, I have implemented with a team. However, since I am at the company for only six months, I have not had any projects on that side yet.

I know that Dell PowerStore is cheaper than the competition, and that is about it because I am more on the technical side rather than on the sales side.

In the future, it would be great to have Dell PowerStore that can be a peer on the market for Alletra MP from HP where you have a main Dell PowerStore node that is easily expandable across the network using just a simple LAN switch, for example, the main concept that Alletra MP uses. Additionally, it would be great to have support from Dell for other hypervisors, not just natively on VMware, but also Proxmox and any other open source virtualization hypervisors that need access to a storage system using Fiber Channel protocols because at this point in time, Fiber Channel protocol is not supported on Dell PowerStore, for example, using Proxmox.

While it might be intimidating to have mixed and matched infrastructure in a view of having HP and Dell operating within the same system, everything is fairly acceptable. The partners are there to help and will be more than happy if they put Dell PowerStore along with any other storage system. As a matter of fact, they might have even better results within their internal networks and internal environment.

One of my key roles as a senior enterprise systems engineer is implementation and configuration of various devices either from Dell or previously from HP since I worked closely with HP. I do have hands-on experience.

I assume I could comment on certain aspects. However, I am not on that side of things because my job ends the second the storage system is presented to the virtualization hypervisors. I am not the best one to answer that question.

In the future, it would be great to have Dell PowerStore that can be a peer on the market for Alletra MP from HP where you have a main Dell PowerStore node that is easily expandable across the network using just a simple LAN switch, for example, the main concept that Alletra MP uses. Additionally, it would be great to have support from Dell for other hypervisors, not just natively on VMware, but also Proxmox and any other open source virtualization hypervisors that need access to a storage system using Fiber Channel protocols because at this point in time, Fiber Channel protocol is not supported on Dell PowerStore, for example, using Proxmox.

Performance is acceptable and is in the range of any other storage system during the workloads, obviously within the range of the model.

The GUI is fairly user-friendly. There are no finicky words or complex wording used, and I believe it is quite oriented toward systems administrators and enterprise administrators. I believe their life is fairly eased up on that side, making it fairly easy to use.

I believe we have clients that are using CloudIQ. I do believe this, but I am not 100 percent sure.

Since our users are mainly on VMware, we are using integration with VMware.

For us, I would not say it is super important because if you do not have one way to integrate it, there is another way to do it for me as somebody working on the partner side. However, I do believe that for the end-user, it is fairly important because most of those systems are not mainly used by one compute system, one server, or one hypervisor. However, if you have more than one, then the ease of integration within your current infrastructure and the current system that is running on site is very important.

I do believe that scalability is a very important part because, for example, I have had cases even when I was working with HP where you have customers who want to be able to expand slowly and keeping only a certain percentage of the overhead of the storage system because not all customers have the financial means to go and buy 5 terabytes of hard drives due to the cost of the hard drives and everything. I believe that is a very important part from the client perspective.

In general, there is nothing simple when it comes to working with Linux. However, I think the presentation of the LUNs and everything else is more or less the same as any other storage system that is operating over Fiber Channel protocols for the Linux side. I do not think in that aspect there are any easier scenarios or something that is much more different from the competitors.

Metro cluster will provide you with a copy of the data. First of all, you will have two systems that are joined by the metro cluster that can operate on the main site and on the disaster recovery site where you will have preferred LUNs on both sides, so you are not going to have a lot of latency when it comes to the data sets that need to be read and written. Basically, what you need on site A can be stored on site A and what you need on site B can be stored on site B, effectively making the quality of life for users that are spread on two sites nearly seamless. Additionally, you have that particular metro that is providing a kind of backup that in case something goes sideways with one of the systems, you will still have data available and there will still be a path for another system. You will have users continue to work seamlessly even though your storage system on one end is completely gone, for example.

My overall rating for this review is 9.

Dell PowerStore was initially used as a low tier storage solution where high performance was not necessarily required. Currently, it is being used as a data store for ESXi servers and comes with all-flash storage, so performance has been significantly upgraded compared to previous Dell storage solutions. Dell PowerStore is now being used more for enterprise and mid-size customers.

The most valuable features in Dell PowerStore are the replication method and snapshots. The replication method is the most valuable because storage replication is relied upon when disaster recovery solutions or BCP solutions are required to be introduced.

The integration with VMware SRM is relatively easy for Dell storage. Overall reliability and maturity of Dell products make implementation easier, and the deployment is not complicated for these devices. Additionally, compared to competitors, Dell solutions are generally more cost-effective.

While assessing Dell PowerStore's data resiliency and cybersecurity features, it is important to note that additional tools from the Dell side are still needed to help set up a cyber recovery or cyber resiliency solution. By default, the storage may not have all the features required, and additional software is needed to establish a cyber recovery vault. The solution includes mutable and immutable copy, deduplication, and compression which achieve a good ratio in fully utilizing storage capacity. However, a set of software from Dell that serves as an analyzer is needed to set up all tools and environments. By default, the storage will not fulfill all cyber resiliency requirements without additional tools and isolated environments.

When comparing compression and deduplication technology in Dell PowerStore with Pure Storage, there is room for further improvement. The dedupe and compression ratio is comparatively low, and Pure Storage claims higher efficiency. Additionally, the product life cycle differs, as Dell recommends changing storage processors after every five years, while Pure storage products do not become obsolete for ten years.

Dark data assessment is a functionality that could be introduced, which relates to data not accessed within certain time frames that could be moved to other locations. Such tools would help not only with deduplication and compression but would reclaim unused storage, providing an additional advantage.

I have been working with Dell PowerStore for more than five and a half years.

My feedback on the workload performance offered by Dell PowerStore is positive. When comparing to older products, there have been no performance problems with the new storage. An apple-to-apple comparison is difficult to make because the previous storage was five years old. With migration, better performance has been obtained compared to what was configured earlier.

I would rate the scalability part of Dell PowerStore at eight or eight point five. Adding capacity in single drive increments could technically add more risk to a drive because increasing VMs and data may compromise stability. Whatever is currently available as the highest capacity of a disk is acceptable.

The technical support from Dell is good. I have not encountered any issue that took a long time to get resolved. I would give a scoring of nine for the technical support.

Positive

In most of the deals worked on, if clients are using multiple vendor storages where product support is ending, a single vendor solution is generally recommended.

The deployment process for Dell PowerStore is simple because most of the tasks are menu driven, with few commands required, and it is quick to complete as part of a deployment.

It is easy to cluster Dell PowerStore appliances, and most of the time PS services are being added into the BOQ, with assistance provided in case of any issues during implementation.

Dell PowerStore helps clients reduce capital expenditures, as the footprint in comparison to legacy storage is less and power consumption is more optimized.

I have experience with Dell APEX, also known as CloudIQ in Dell PowerStore, and there are cases where this has been recommended as well. However, from a commercial standpoint, the additional costs paid to Dell are higher than what could be financed internally, leading the company to buy assets at their own cost to set up a private cloud.

Dell PowerStore is compared with Pure Storage and HP Alletra as competitors.

When comparing these three solutions, cost is a primary key consideration. All the required features are available in most vendors. However, whoever offers the best price during the negotiation stages generally wins the deal. In terms of reliability, scalability, compression, deduplication, and TCO, Dell is a preferred partner. One reason to choose Dell is that the compute upgrades are handled within the same vendor, providing a complete solution which includes backup, storage, and compute.

Dell PowerStore continues to be a preferred product for current work.

Work is being done on some RFPs which are for transformation and these products are required for backup as well as for primary storage.

The majority of cases for Dell PowerStore are for on-premises deployments. Dell PowerStore is generally not recommended for deployment on a public cloud. Instead, it is deployed with hybrid or on-premises as a private cloud setup. Native cloud storages are used for any further requirement where the data needs to be kept on a public cloud.

Regarding management capabilities, the feedback is that it is adequate.

I would rate this review an overall nine out of ten.

My role in using and managing Dell PowerStore involves deploying the systems, managing them, updating them, and deploying them on a daily basis for most of our end customers, which amounts to about thirty PowerStores.

The models of Dell PowerStore that I work with include 500T, 1000T, 1200T, 3200T, and 5200T.

The main use cases for Dell PowerStore among my customers are VMware for virtual machines, databases, applications, and file storage.

The most valuable features of Dell PowerStore that I or my customers find are data reduction. Since Dell PowerStore is based on XtremIO, a rather mature technology, it is implemented very well, and XtremIO was already quite good in deduplication. That is the primary reason we sold this system to our customers as it offers good midrange storage.

The benefits my customers have realized from implementing and using Dell PowerStore include faster storage because most of them transitioned from regular SSD storage or spinning drives to NVMe storage, which is notably faster. This represents a significant advantage along with a favorable data reduction ratio.

In some cases, they have achieved a two and a half to three and a half times reduction in their data ratio. Additionally, some of our customers that used to have half a rack of storage now require just two rack units.

Dell PowerStore does not play a role in their AI initiatives in any way since hospitals are rather conservative in deploying AI. Furthermore, it is not within our scope as they have AI integrated into their applications, which is outside of our management.

One aspect that could make Dell PowerStore better is adding support for multiple operating systems in Metro Volumes, which would serve as a good use case for some of our customers.

To make it a ten, it would require improvements such as quicker part shipping. Even though most customers have four-hour support, it sometimes takes two days for parts to arrive when I would expect it the next day. We also encountered performance issues with some Dell PowerStores at our customers, which took a long time to diagnose.

The missing element to achieve a score of ten is support for multiple operating systems in Metro, which is rather specific but a recent challenge we encountered.

I have been working in my current field for eleven to twelve years.

When assessing the stability and reliability of Dell PowerStore, I note there were some issues in the first releases, specifically with the software. Since version three point zero, improvements have been significant, along with the addition of extra features.

Not many customers have scaled up or out with Dell PowerStore, although some have added disks, which has been successful without issues.

Dell support is generally good.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate them a seven and a half due to the services received.

To make it a ten, it would require improvements such as quicker part shipping. Even though most customers have four-hour support, it sometimes takes two days for parts to arrive when I would expect it the next day. We also encountered performance issues with some Dell PowerStores at our customers, which took a long time to diagnose.

Positive

Some customers do come from different vendors to switch to Dell PowerStore, while most already had Dell or EMC storage, but some transitioned from other vendors.

The primary reason they switch to Dell over other vendors is usually based on tender outcomes. I cannot always ascertain why they selected us, but it was probably the best or most cost-effective solution available.

Overall, my experience with deploying Dell PowerStore has been good.

It works efficiently since it is easy to deploy Dell PowerStore. I have not encountered any significant issues.

Most of our customers in healthcare and government have not shared specific metrics regarding their return on investment in Dell PowerStore.

Regarding pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Dell PowerStore, the licensing is good since everything is included. All features are available when you purchase Dell PowerStore, and I find the pricing competitive.

The size of the companies using Dell PowerStore varies. One company has more than twenty-five hundred employees, while the rest generally have around two hundred to two thousand employees.

For small to medium customers, Dell PowerStore supports growth or operational success by being easier to use, as it incorporates native features for which they previously needed separate systems, such as replication technologies, thereby reducing the cost of managing storage.

Although I cannot determine exactly by how much cost has been reduced, I am not directly working at the end customer. However, we have managed these systems for our end customers, handling updates and managing storage, making it difficult to quantify specifics.

Dell PowerStore has features that specifically cater to the needs of small and medium companies.

The features include a broad range of mid-scale storage options, providing quite good entry-level systems that are relatively inexpensive while enabling customers to benefit from all its features.

To measure success with Dell PowerStore, we typically use latency as a good performance metric to assess how well it performs and meets the needs of the applications used by the users.

I cannot share a specific example where Dell PowerStore made a noticeable improvement or impact on business operations at this time, although I am sure there are instances.

When it comes to latency, I think it remains about the same for most customers, but it is difficult to compare because the technology varies. Customers transitioned from spinning drives or regular SSDs to NVMe, leading to consistently improved speeds.

My overall review rating for Dell PowerStore is eight out of ten.

Dell PowerStore's main use cases involve virtualization as the primary use case. It is SAN storage that falls under midrange storage in Dell Technologies but includes all enterprise features such as deduplication and compression, which are expected from enterprise storage.

The main benefit is that the operating system is container-based. If a service like management fails, it restarts inside a container without rebooting the whole array, which is very valuable in enterprise storage. The ease of use is significant because it is very easy for administrators.

I have deployed almost all the appliances: 500, 1000, 3000, and 5000 models.

I have had some implementations where we have done clustering, adding two nodes for the storage itself.

In general, I would say that it is easy to move and optimize workloads within the cluster.

Support from Dell produces positive feedback that varies by region. In Qatar, we receive excellent support especially for enterprise products such as storage.

Dell PowerStore can help improve operational efficiency through automation, as Dell provides playbooks that can automate processes through Ansible.

Regarding data resiliency and cybersecurity features, everything Dell sells is designed to be zero trusted, meaning the storage itself is secure. You do not need separate cybersecurity software because it already incorporates security.

The compression rate can go between 5 to 10 to 1, depending on the data. For structured data such as Excel sheets or Word documents, it can compress from 50 terabytes to 10 terabytes, but video and MP3 files may not reduce as significantly.

Integration with systems such as VMware, Kubernetes, and container services is one of the best features, given that the operating system is containerized.

As for drawbacks or areas for improvement in Dell PowerStore, I currently do not have any significant concerns.

I cannot name any specific enhancements for Dell PowerStore as I find it perfect for its midrange storage role.

I have been dealing with Dell PowerStore for about four years now.

Dell PowerStore is quite stable, providing 99.9% availability due to its active-active controller. Updates occur seamlessly without downtime.

Dell PowerStore can scale up and scale out easily. I believe it can scale out up to four nodes maximum and expand enclosures beyond 20 slots in the base unit, allowing for substantial growth.

I use CloudIQ, now called AIOps, which is a very good predictability tool and AI anomaly detection that is free when you have ProSupport from Dell.

The requirement for ProSupport for accessing the free AIOps add-on is not typically a limitation, as enterprise storages default to ProSupport.

Negative

Regarding the deployment, it can be complex if you do not have much IT knowledge, but if you have any system administrator, it will be easy to deploy. Dell recommends doing the deployment for clients to ensure a thorough OEM experience, which is what I recommend to my clients.

Dell PowerStore helps reduce capital expenditures, CapEx by 100%.

More accurate figures about CapEx reduction can be acquired from Dell based on Forrester or IDC reports.

Dell PowerStore aligns against HPE's Aletra storage and is favored for ease of use and capability as a midrange to enterprise solution.

I am a solution integrator and a partner for these companies instead of being a managed service provider.

Currently, my role is Solutions Architect, so I articulate the whole solution for my customers.

Management capabilities are relatively easy, allowing control via a single dashboard that integrates with VMware and Broadcom.

There is no inconvenience because clients typically choose ProSupport for enterprise storage.

While I note some potential for future enhancements, Dell PowerStore is already a leader in customer satisfaction.

I have provided this review with an overall rating of 10.

We work with Dell PowerStore and PowerProtect Data Domain from EMC products.

We use Dell PowerStore in Metro setups for virtualization platforms.

We use Dell PowerStore for virtualization platforms, infrastructure workloads, infrastructure components, and VDI infrastructures.

We also work with Huawei Dorado and HPE Alletra as other products.

For vSphere, we use Dell PowerStore many times, and sometimes the Kubernetes integration as well.

Built-in integrations for Dell PowerStore are important for my clients and for me personally. They are not the only reason why clients buy Dell PowerStore, but the integrations are important, especially if they streamline operations. The vSphere integration particularly streamlines operations so that there is no real need for specific storage knowledge, and you can accomplish all the common things you need during daily operations through vCenter. While it is important, it is not so important that this becomes the only point of decision for clients. However, they appreciate it, and it is a factor that counts in the decision-making process.

The insights offered by CloudIQ are truly useful, especially the capacity forecasting. CloudIQ allows me to tell clients that if they continue at their current pace, the machine will be full in two months, four months, or half a year, which is beneficial for forecasting so clients understand when they will need to purchase new equipment.

The ability to add capacity in single drive increments versus drive packs is important to me regarding Dell PowerStore, but it is nothing special at the moment. As far as I know, all manufacturers offer this capability now. At the time it was introduced, it was important, but now it is common.

Dell PowerStore is easy to handle. The management interface is intuitive and powerful, with a good data deduplication rate. It is easy to introduce and install.

Dell PowerStore brings main benefits by being reliable, easy to use, and providing high performance. The operational efficiency has improved through the integration in VMware vCenter, which streamlines operations.

Dell PowerStore's data resiliency and cybersecurity features are truly useful. We use snapshots in regular cycles to protect data on the client side and to have fast fallback capability in case of an emergency, accident, or security incident.

Dell PowerStore's cybersecurity and resiliency features meet the organization's needs for our customers. The security features work well through the use of multiple snapshots at multiple points in operation, which allows us to save data securely and enable fast fallback or recovery.

There are not many differences between Dell PowerStore and Huawei or HP technologies. Usually, Huawei is cheaper and has higher capacity in the same volume. If you want to use RoCE protocol, one of the new networking protocols for storage, it is currently only available in Huawei. It will come with Dell PowerStore in the next month, but it is not available right now as I remember. HPE Alletra is similar to Dell PowerStore—it is not as smooth in using it and handling it, but it is really nearby and not far away.

Dell has to face competition with Huawei when it comes to price. Sometimes there is no option other than to use Huawei when price is the main feature for the client.

Training for clients regarding Dell PowerStore would be nice to help them understand what the system is made of and how to use it. However, you do not need much knowledge, as the handling of the system is really easy.

I have been working with Dell PowerStore for four or five years, though I am not entirely certain of the exact timeframe.

I cannot recall any performance issues, stability issues, downtimes, or crashes with Dell PowerStore.

I cannot recall any complaints or challenges regarding the workload performance of Dell PowerStore, or any issues related to it at all.

Dell PowerStore is really easy to expand in terms of scaling up or scaling out.

We do cluster multiple Dell PowerStore appliances.

Dell's technical support and customer service team are brilliant. They provided good service the few times we needed them.

On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the best, I would rate the support an eight.

Positive

Apart from Dell PowerStore, we have worked with and do work with competitors in the market with other solutions.

Dell PowerStore is easy to handle. The management interface is intuitive and easy to install.

The management capabilities of Dell PowerStore are really easy to use. You only need a two-hour introduction, and then you are able to install and use it.

There were no challenges with the deployment aspect of Dell PowerStore. It is really easy.

TIM is the name of the distributor that we are working with.

It is not my part of the business to make calculations about the return on investment or cost-effectiveness of Dell PowerStore. I have no information at the moment. I suppose it makes no difference. You could say you have less operational effort, so it has a better total cost of ownership than former systems. However, I suppose not in comparison to other systems on the market, and other strong systems like Huawei Dorado or HPE Alletra.

I am not aware of any improvements with capital expenditures regarding Dell PowerStore.

We work with Huawei Dorado and HPE Alletra as other products.

With Dell PowerStore, data consolidation is not usually what we do, as all the data for our clients has typically been consolidated on other systems before.

Regarding Dell PowerStore, we are usually only replacing older hardware or increasing capacity, but we do not have other special goals at the moment.

Dell PowerStore is a storage solution. If you need storage, you can buy Dell PowerStore. I would rate this review a nine out of ten overall.

We plan to use Dell PowerStore for AI. Currently, we are evaluating and trying to assess the possibilities.

For AIOps, we are definitely evaluating what are the possibilities of using AI operation and AI scenarios.

I think we are still evaluating Dell AIOps stage at this time.

The AI features in Dell PowerStore have definitely helped me with supporting AI-driven data insights, automation, and advanced workloads. When you start thinking about AI, you need to think about all the features, how you are going to operate, and how you are going to guard it in terms of the requirements.

My experience with Dell PowerStore's data resilience, availability, and cybersecurity features is that all three features are very important. In terms of storage, you need to be very resilient to whatever circumstance comes, such as whether it is a breakdown of the storage drive or that sort of thing. Of course, from a cybersecurity perspective, there could be a ransomware attack occurring. How do we prevent it from the storage point of view as well?

The features of Dell PowerStore have definitely benefited my organization. Being good storage is the essential important thing in the organization to run because without storage, you cannot keep up with your data record easily.

Dell PowerStore has impacted my organization in terms of performance and operational efficiency. Operationally and performance-wise, there is no question that you can copy it well. It is also future-proof, so it is really good for us to use it.

All products need to improve in their own ways, so Dell PowerStore can be improved whether it is future-proof, whatever is a requirement for AI, or whatever is a requirement for more security in all aspects.

My experience with Dell customer support is not bad. It is a good response, good feedback, and it gets to the point.

During that time, solution-wise, I have not evaluated other solutions besides Dell PowerStore. I was not that involved in that stage.

If there is a requirement that we need to evaluate from a solution point of view, I am also involved in terms of the requirement regarding the Lifecycle Extension program or what used to be Anytime Upgrade.

In terms of providing a good foundation and storage, it definitely helps us to improve our operational efficiency. Along the way, it can also help to optimize and react faster to whatever we need.

Dell PowerStore is great. That is why we have been using it for quite a few years already, in terms of whatever the offering is.

I gave this review a rating of 9 out of 10.

We have been mostly dealing with Dell PowerStore. We find both file and block features most valuable in Dell PowerStore. Both are good, and primarily compared to Unity, we are using the Metro feature. We are using the 3200 model of Dell PowerStore. We have two appliances, one in two sites, and we are clustering them. We are using APEX AIOps, also known as CloudIQ. We do use the solution on Linux.

We find both file and block features most valuable in Dell PowerStore. Both are good, and primarily compared to Unity, we are using the Metro feature. We are using the 3200 model of Dell PowerStore with two appliances in two sites that we are clustering together.

We believe there is room for improvement in Dell PowerStore for the file services, but most of it is adequate.

From a cybersecurity perspective, there is not much because immutability does not currently exist. However, for data resiliency, it is fine and is there.

For additional features, immutability features would be nice to see in the future. This is the one thing that needs to be added.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for one year.

We have rated the stability of Dell PowerStore at a 10 out of 10.

Dell PowerStore can be easy to scale and expand. It is scalable, and scale-out is possible.

We receive direct Dell support, and it is very good. We would rate their job a 10.

We switched from Dell Unity because that was the older model, and once the support was done, we switched to the new technology.

Our experience with the deployment was very fast and straightforward. We believe it took approximately one or two days. A single person can do the deployment.

A single person can do it for administration.

We have not yet seen return on investment with Dell PowerStore.

We find the pricing reasonable.

We are satisfied and not looking for any other options at this time.

Everything is adequate regarding the management capabilities. The insights offered by APEX AIOps or CloudIQ are very good. We were using it before as well with Unity, so it is the same feature. Support for workloads with other vendors is fine. We believe that whatever is required for us is being met.

We find the replication features fine, and all are good. In our company, approximately 500 to 1,000 people are using it. We assess the workload performance offered by Dell PowerStore as perfect. It is easy to use for moving and optimizing workloads within the cluster.

We have been able to consolidate data using Dell PowerStore. We are currently working as a customer, whereas previously we used to be a partner. We have a couple of products such as servers, not just Dell PowerStore. We have PowerEdge as well. Our overall review rating for this product is 9 out of 10.

Dell PowerStore is used for our hosted services that have databases, with all database storage being mapped there. We have different services with footprints that are almost 80% on cloud right now, but the remaining 20% is still on-premises. We have Active Directory, a Radius server, file storage, and some small applications that are hosted with database links. All this storage is mapped with our storage wherever required.

Since the deployment of Dell PowerStore, the key benefit compared to 3PAR has been financial. The financial cost is almost half the price compared to HP. From a features and storage perspective, everything is satisfactory. Their support is also excellent, and we do not have any problems with the support or the storage, and we hardly see any complaints.

We have been able to consolidate data using Dell PowerStore. Last year we did the consolidation of seven different servers in server rooms across different companies. We have already migrated most of them and completed the consolidation.

I cannot provide comment on what could be improved or updated with Dell PowerStore because I do not have that knowledge.

Since I do not own the dashboard of the Dell management and monitoring, I do not know what the capabilities are. I am not the subject matter expert for storage, so I will not be able to provide a full-fledged overview or comment on what is missing.

I cannot optimize any process within Dell PowerStore. The only thing I can suggest is perhaps compression. I do not know if the storage has compression features or how they could help. Compression would be beneficial because we have very heavy files such as AutoCAD drawing files. I do not know if that feature exists or how they could help compress data while transferring it, perhaps during synchronization or when users access those files from the client.

We are a customer of this solution.

Regarding the stability and reliability of Dell PowerStore, it is good. Since we put the storage into production, it has never experienced any problems.

The scalability of Dell PowerStore is good. There is an option to upgrade the storage capacity. We have already factored in future requirements, so we did not go for the exact capacity we needed. For example, if our requirement was 100 TB, we went for 200 to 300 TB instead. We have already factored in scalability, and it is up to the mark.

My experience with the technical support of Dell PowerStore is good. They are available in the UAE, and whenever we call them or send them an email, they are always prompt.

I would rate the technical support of Dell PowerStore an eight because no one is perfect, and eight is a fair rating.

Before Dell PowerStore, we used different solutions for these use cases. We had used Fujitsu, HP 3PAR, and EMC. Many different storage systems have been migrated to Dell.

We had no challenges with the initial setup of Dell PowerStore. Initially, when we were setting it up in a non-production environment, we had some problems with configuration and issues with the Dell switch. Later on, it worked. There were some configurational issues.

Dell provided suggestions on how to resolve the configuration issue. We did the configuration accordingly, but when we practically implemented it, it was not working at that time. We resolved the problem using our own method, applying the same similar pattern we used for HP ProCurve configuration.

We participated in the initial setup and deployment of Dell PowerStore. Initially, it was done by Dell directly, but we were involved in the design, so we were partially involved.

We decided to switch from previous solutions to Dell PowerStore for two main reasons. First, the primary purpose was consolidation. Second, we did an apple-to-apple comparison between different technologies. We established selection criteria metrics where we gave ratings based on our findings. Financial was one of the major factors, but we also did a technical comparison between storage capabilities, dashboards, and other features that we could evaluate. We finally chose to go with Dell.

Dell PowerStore fulfills our needs, so we are satisfied with it. If we had any complaints or issues after the migration from 3PAR to Dell, we should have already raised them with Dell, but so far it has been good. I would rate Dell PowerStore an eight overall.

Dell PowerStore is designed for large enterprises that require storage solutions with high availability and disaster recovery capabilities. I believe Dell PowerStore is the best solution for this purpose.

Dell PowerStore improves operational efficiency because when deployment issues arise, we have partners and distributors for Dell who assist us in deploying and resolving technical issues with customers.

I find Dell PowerStore and PowerMax to be very simple and highly competitive products compared to others.

The biggest advantages of Dell PowerStore are that the recovery solution is easy to use, smarter, and more flexible. It is easy to deploy and straightforward for most customers to use.

Dell PowerStore simplifies moving and optimizing workloads. It integrates well with VMware and other solutions.

The security features of Dell PowerStore, including data resiliency and overall cybersecurity capabilities, represent the most important aspect that all customers prioritize.

Deduplication in Dell PowerStore is a significant advantage because it reduces the amount of data requiring backup or storage, potentially minimizing size by approximately 90%.

Dell PowerStore offers the ability to add capacity in single drive increments, which provides considerable advantage for capacity expansion and upgrading. It is highly scalable, with both scaling up and scaling out capabilities already present.

The primary limitation is that Dell PowerStore typically uses SSD disks, making it more expensive than alternatives. I believe the price should be reduced somewhat.

Regarding lifecycle extension, previously branded as Anytime Upgrade, I would suggest to Dell that support and upgrading inventory should be available in stock at stores in Dubai, England, and Ireland. However, there is currently no stock for this product in Egypt.

I have been selling Dell PowerStore for four years.

Dell PowerStore is very stable.

Dell PowerStore is a plug-and-play solution that offers features suitable for migration and meets customer needs for high workload performance, read and write capabilities, and high availability.

Scalability is important. Dell PowerStore offers the ability to add capacity in single drive increments, which provides considerable advantage for capacity expansion and upgrading.

Dell PowerStore is highly scalable with both scaling up and scaling out capabilities already present, so I assure customers that they need not worry about scalability concerns.

Technical support from Dell is very good. I promote Dell's customer service as one of the most important advantages I present to customers because they have call centers in all countries. Customers do not need to rely solely on partners; they can directly contact the Dell customer service center, which resolves issues based on the support level provided.

Dell PowerStore integrates with VMware and other solutions. However, problems exist with VMware in our region because when Dell sold it, ownership transferred to another company named Broadcom.

I present the primary advantage of Dell PowerStore to customers as its ease of deployment.

We have deployed Dell PowerStore on Linux, but it is typically deployed with VMware rather than Linux.

Sometimes, I deploy Dell PowerStore on AWS cloud and sometimes on other cloud providers.

A reasonable estimate for ROI would be around 80%.

Overall, Dell PowerStore falls between an affordable price and expensive, as all customers seek affordable pricing and may have cost-related requirements. However, CapEx savings of 70% can be achieved with Dell PowerStore because of numerous advantages that reduce CapEx.

Dell should offer additional products to be installed with Dell PowerStore, similar to Nutanix or Sangfor. I can work with Nutanix and Sangfor.

The deduplication feature minimizes data size for backup and storage, which can be reduced by up to 90%. Dell PowerStore offers additional capabilities such as integration with VMware and CloudIQ, a new feature that is not yet widely used in my country.

Problems may occur when deploying on Linux, as its primary focus is security, making it less common in my country except for banking applications.

Small and medium business companies can purchase Dell PowerStore even though it is more expensive than entry-level products.

Stock availability is not present in Egypt.

When discussing CapEx, I inform customers that Dell PowerStore will save significant CapEx and provide the ability to achieve additional CapEx savings in their operations because numerous advantages can reduce their CapEx expenditures.

I provide this review with a rating of 9 out of 10.

I work with Dell PowerStore for our key VMware environment. Dell PowerStore is easy to set up, and we have experienced no issues thus far. It works well, and we have achieved the performance we were looking for. It is quite scalable for our environment, and the VMware integration is also available.

We are using Dell PowerStore 5200T model with almost 500 terabyte capacity, and we have almost four appliances.

We have been able to consolidate data to a certain extent using Dell PowerStore. From a couple of storages, we were able to consolidate them into Dell PowerStore, so consolidation was achieved.

I have not experienced any crashes, downtimes, performance issues, or stability issues with Dell PowerStore. However, I think the upgrade process could take some time, and if it becomes faster, it would be helpful.

Dell PowerStore has helped to reduce our organization's CAPEX, capital expenditures, to some extent. I would not say completely, but we are able to consolidate to reduce it.

The ability to add capacity in single drive increments versus drive packs is not very important for us because these enhancements typically do not happen at that level. It may be important for some other organizations, but not for us.

The initial setup and onboarding process of Dell PowerStore was straightforward.

The powerful features of Dell PowerStore include its unified architecture, which offers scalability, and the NVMe support that enhances performance. The data resiliency and cybersecurity features such as immutable snapshots and multi-factor authentication are crucial for data safety.

Dell PowerStore's workload performance is robust, supported by NVMe, ensuring no issues with performance. Reliability is critical, and Dell PowerStore is dependable with no major issues.

For those looking for reliable storage that works well with most workloads, and if they are part of the Dell ecosystem or looking to consolidate storage with good performance, then Dell PowerStore is a suitable option.

The management capabilities of Dell PowerStore, especially in terms of ease of use, are excellent.

The built-in integrations of Dell PowerStore with different ecosystems including VMware, Kubernetes, and containers make configuration easy, enhancing productivity.

We are not clustering multiple Dell PowerStore appliances currently because we are spread across geographies in different locations.

The support for Dell PowerStore is similar to others; not too extraordinary, but acceptable. It could be better, approximately a six out of ten.

Apart from the upgrading process and technical support, these are the main areas of Dell PowerStore that I would like to see improved or enhanced in the future.

There is nothing particular that comes to mind as a missing feature for Dell PowerStore.

I have been working with Dell PowerStore for three or four years, since the different iterations have been coming.

I have not experienced any crashes, downtimes, performance issues, or stability issues with Dell PowerStore. However, I think the upgrade process could take some time, and if it becomes faster, it would be helpful.

Dell PowerStore is easy to set up, and we have experienced no issues thus far. It works well, and we have achieved the performance we were looking for. It is quite scalable for our environment, and the VMware integration is also available.

The main benefits I have seen from using Dell PowerStore include its unified architecture, which provides scalability. We have not scaled it yet, but there is scalability available, which is useful.

The support for Dell PowerStore is similar to others; I would say not too extraordinary, but acceptable. It could be better, approximately a six out of ten.

Positive

I have partially switched from NetApp to Dell PowerStore because a portion of NetApp is still in use.

The initial setup and onboarding process of Dell PowerStore was straightforward.

I was involved in the deployment aspect, and my experience with the deployment of Dell PowerStore was that it was easy. Since we already had experience with other Dell products, it was quite familiar for us, and it was smooth.

For some things, we use Dell professional services for the deployment of Dell PowerStore. The rest we do ourselves.

The benefits from Dell PowerStore have been present in terms of ROI, mainly because of consolidation, which saves on power and provides a benefit in terms of ROI.

Dell PowerStore has helped to reduce our organization's CAPEX, capital expenditures, to some extent. I would not say completely, but we are able to consolidate to reduce it.

I would say we have reduced CAPEX by around ten percent, not more than that.

The pricing aspect of Dell PowerStore is comparable to others; I would not say that anyone is too cheap or too costly in this context. It is certainly equivalent to others.

The Dell ecosystem is huge, and if you are in their server, storage, compute, and everything, it makes sense because the integration is good. In other ecosystems or storages, there are multiple stakeholders, and sometimes it becomes difficult while troubleshooting things.

Reliability is the most impactful feature of Dell PowerStore for my organization. It works well, with no issues at all, and that is very important.

Dell PowerStore's compression and deduplication technologies are important for us, but I would say they provide a good amount of deduplication or compression, although it is not something groundbreaking or very extraordinary. It is decent.

We are looking to address specific challenges or goals by implementing Dell PowerStore, such as security features including immutable snapshots, using the AIOps features more to take corrective action when required, and reducing operational efforts with AIOps.

I do use Apex AIOps, also known as CloudIQ, with Dell PowerStore, but I would say we do not use it much. I know it is very useful, but we do not use it much.

The insights offered by Apex AIOps are insightful, and I would say we have not explored all the features thus far.

I have been working in my current field as a solution architect or technical architect for the last twenty-four years.

We are a customer of Dell, and for some use cases, we have also resold it, so we could be considered a reseller in some capacity.

I am still with LTI Mindtree as a practice lead for storage and backup.

I rate Dell PowerStore as a product and solution an eight out of ten.