Dell PowerStore Reviews

I have been working with Dell PowerStore for many years now, at least five to seven years. I have held many different positions during that period where Dell PowerStore was a component in the solutions. We have used it with VMware for both traditional VMware VMFS, as well as VVol implementations. We have used it with VMware for VDI. We also have many uses for it; we use it as a unified storage array, meaning it does block and file. We have activated the file side and are doing SMB and NFS off of it.

Working in dark sites, they are all sandboxed. From the cybersecurity perspective, you are really worried about either insider threat, meaning a rogue admin is doing bad things on the array and making problems for everybody, or you are worried about outsider threats, like trying to get malware into it. But if it is in a dark site and sandboxed, it does not have that connectivity outside and you have solved your insider threat issue, then from a cybersecurity standpoint, the array is fine.

I appreciate that the NPIV on Dell PowerStore is a very good functional feature. When you plug everything into your Fibre Channel switches, you see both your FC SCSI path and your FC NVMe path. You can choose which topology you want to be presenting your volumes out of.

As far as data resiliency with Dell PowerStore, I have not had any problems with corruptions. I have not had any problems with data being unavailable, other than the previous issues that I have already mentioned. If your NVRAM cache and your read-write cache is too full, then the array comes to a screeching halt. It is still connected, but it is not necessarily processing reads and writes as it should with efficiency. That is where you run into a bunch of your problems. However, you are not losing anything, and the data is still good and intact. Once you solve your NVRAM issues, the data goes back to normal.

One of the big drawbacks on Dell PowerStore that I have run into is the NVRAM cache battery. It does not operate as a traditional active-active storage array, meaning the NVRAM cache on the primary controller is the one that has the NVRAM cache, and if that battery goes dead on that primary controller, it has caused outages.

That is where my biggest issue is with Dell PowerStore. I work a lot of dark sites, and that means they are not internet-connected. Having to call and then give all the information tends to take a lot longer to get to a resolution because they want to follow a script and they want all these things to be given to them. When you work in dark sites, you are not allowed to provide some of that information. I cannot just take the support bundles and ship them off. Dell PowerStore does not have a very good architecture for being able to sanitize the logs so that they could be consumed outside of the dark site. As a result of that, I would say eight out of ten times I usually end up coming up with the solution that fixes the problem with their very agnostic answers.

The big issue with Dell PowerStore is when those NVRAM batteries go bad. The other aspect would be the sizing of what you are putting into the environment. If it is not sized properly for all your hosts and you have put too much in, it does struggle with the read-write cache getting too full. Once that happens, you run into the same problems as if the NVRAM battery has gone bad. It is really about trying to figure out what the sweet spot is. You can have this many ESX clusters attached to it, or you can run this many VMs off of it. Once you do have file enabled, if you are doing it in a unified way, then there become a lot of transactional things that are happening with the NFS or SMB shares. That drives the performance of the overall array down. I have seen where we had NFS for our VDI profiles. That means if you have 10,000 users and they each have their own profile, and you are loading them up at 8:00 in the morning, everybody is logging into their thin client on their VDI. It is going to take a huge performance hit during that timeframe. As a result of that, then you start seeing disk latencies on the actual VMs that are doing their own workloads as well. Going back to my previous statement, once you turn on unified, you are automatically losing 20% of your performance cap off of the physical box itself.

I have been working with Dell PowerStore for many years now, at least five to seven years.

I have experienced many stability issues with Dell PowerStore. Every time we get a bad battery, we encounter problems.

Dell PowerStore is very scalable because they can do clustering, so you can put more Dell PowerStore appliances into a fleet. You can then load balance your work. In certain aspects when the price works out to be able to do some of that, then that is how you would get into the realm of performance that a Pure Storage array gives you.

For the support of Dell PowerStore, I would give them a rating of six out of ten.

I use everything in my environment. I have Hitachi, Pure Storage, Western Digital and TeleFlash, Oracle ZFS, Cohesity, and many others.

The initial deployment of Dell PowerStore is easy. It is really about getting it set up and putting on the latest version of the PowerStore code, and then running through your initial setup, defining all your networks and defining your use cases. It really is dependent upon what you are purchasing it for.

We have maintenance contracts for Dell PowerStore, but in terms of doing firmware upgrades and life cycle replacements and other activities of that nature, that is all handled at my level.

Pure, hands down, is going to be the best. With their software and everything else, it is very intuitive, very easy to set up, very easy to manage. It just depends on what kind of environment you are building and will use, but on the Purity arrays, you get your block, you get your file, and they are all integrated in. With the later versions of Purity, the file aspects are containerized, so it is virtual servers living within the environment. You set up a virtual server for whichever protocol you want to use, and then that virtual server does its own thing, and it does not consume the performance of the array. Whereas on Dell PowerStore, when you turn it into a unified array, you are basically cutting 20% of your performance that then gets dedicated to being able to serve files for it.

The pricing for Dell PowerStore is probably the most compelling selling piece for it because it is traditional. The pricing is not bad. Pure is very expensive because it is all NVMe technology, and it is all SSD on it. From the Pure perspective, price per gig is a lot more expensive than Dell PowerStore. However, performance-wise, I would not be able to say that a Purity array and Dell PowerStore would be at all in the same ballpark.

I have not tried clustering multiple Dell PowerStore appliances because it did not meet our requirements performance-wise.

We have maintenance contracts for Dell PowerStore, but in terms of doing firmware upgrades and life cycle replacements and other activities of that nature, that is all handled at my level.

My overall rating for Dell PowerStore is seven out of ten.

Dell PowerStore serves as the primary storage for enterprise infrastructure environments. For example, if we want to save a video or call log, or write an email, we can save that data into Dell PowerStore.

In terms of resilience, Dell PowerStore comes with many different models and components with internal resilience at the hardware level. On the software side, they have implemented built-in security functionalities and features such as secure BIOS and data encryption in place. To fight against cybersecurity and ransomware attacks, they have features like safe mode snapshots and immutable snapshots, which means that customers, viruses, or man-in-the-middle attackers cannot log into the system and erase, modify, or encrypt those snapshots or data without customer notification.

With Dell's broad portfolio, they have linked their online system CloudIQ, their online management system. They have online management scanning in place. If any large-level data changes occur, they will by default deny those operations and notify the customer and user of what is happening. All of these features are done automatically and optimized, so customers do not need additional setup to have these features, which is excellent for fighting cybersecurity attacks.

In terms of consolidating data, Dell PowerStore has built-in features such as data compression and deduplication, including global deduplication. When customers store data in it, Dell has its own technologies on the operating system side that will effectively compress the data, allowing customers to save much more data than they originally purchased. Consider a car with a fuel tank that can hold ten gallons of gas, which would allow for approximately 300 miles of travel. However, with hybrid mode technology, the system can reuse unused space or energy and reclaim unused resources. These technologies effectively improve efficiency and allow customers to benefit more.

The features mentioned are already present in the current release of Dell PowerStore. I cannot think of any specific improvement. However, I would say that everything is becoming very expensive nowadays, including memory storage and chips. If Dell could leverage their supply chain advantage and source from quality providers to effectively bring down costs, that would definitely benefit customers and partners. It would make it easier to sell more of the product to customers. The current major challenge with the product is that the whole industry is being impacted by rising costs, not specific to Dell PowerStore. This is a challenge that we all need to handle.

I have around five to six installations.

Dell advertises that deployment can be done within 30 minutes, and customer feedback and professional service feedback confirm this is true. A single deployment job can be done by one person, though physical ground mounting might require assistance. Once deployed, there is no need to invest extra time in extensive fine-tuning. I have firsthand experience from colleagues confirming that deployment was easy. Once it is set up, the system is usually fully functional, though further management is always an option if desired.

Dell PowerStore has one of the most renowned and strongest supply chains. When customers place an order, Dell can keep their promise and deliver the required product within 14 days under normal circumstances. This is quite remarkable, especially today. For example, if a customer recently acquired many smaller companies or needs to handle a huge amount of change, their current existing capacity may not fulfill business requirements or growth. How can you ensure your storage or infrastructure provider can offer 200% or even ten times more capacity within two weeks? Other than cloud solutions where customers can enable additional storage from cloud providers, on-premises hardware providers like Dell can deliver such level of readiness. In comparison, other vendors like Lenovo, HP, and Supermicro usually have longer lead times of 30 days or more, sometimes reaching 60 days. I would rate Dell PowerStore a nine out of ten.

Dell PowerStore serves as our virtualization platform disk. We use it to create testing environments using the same VM template, which reduces actual disk usage significantly.

The platform is rather easy to use and there is a good documentation. The compression ratio is more than 10. We are using the compression and deduplication technologies. Although it is quite early to say, my assumption is that Dell PowerStore will help with operational efficiency. Even though it is early, I still notice some improvements.

I have not found any issues currently, and I am unsure what could be better. There is an issue related to the way other operating systems handle compressed volumes, but that is something Dell cannot influence. Scalability is probably not yet a concern in our case.

I started at the end of last year.

It is very stable with our short experience.

Scalability is probably not yet a concern in our case.

I only used installation support. That support was very good and helpful.

In the past, we have been using local disks on our servers.

It was quite easy to deploy. We kind of deployed it before we had the installation help agreed with Dell.

I only used installation support, and that was very good and helpful.

I may see ROI in the future, but so far, I do not see any savings.

The pricing was useful for what we got.

I do not remember which product it was but main driver was pricing on longer run.

Since December, we have been using a single Dell PowerStore 1200T appliance, which has impressed us with its compression ratio.  We prefer this on-premises solution over cloud due to high network costs. This review has an overall rating of 9 out of 10.

The primary use cases of Dell PowerStore in my organization are normal use cases, like any other organization for consolidating workloads and high-performance storage, particularly database workloads. We are serving and hosting the corporate services for the organization, so all internal employees will be using these services. Almost everybody is touched; 30,000 to 35,000 users are impacted by this Dell storage in some way or another.

The impact on my organization in terms of performance and operational efficiency is satisfactory. Technical support is available; from the Dell point of view, we have taken the Pro Support part, which provides 24/7 coverage. Whatever cases I have seen, the resolution and all have been completed by the assigned engineers.

There is still some room for improvement when it comes to response time. Dell PowerStore is acceptable; based on how we have configured it, some performance tuning is required, so we are working with Dell in that respect if any augmentation or anything is required. Some performance tuning will definitely help us, but as of now, it is working satisfactorily.

Additional features are definitely required, such as what has been done in other counterparts like IBM, including agentic AI and creating the LUNs and daily tasks through the AI part. AI capabilities are required for the storage box itself.

Dell PowerStore has been recently introduced, within one or two years.

From an installation point of view, it is straightforward.

We have taken the specs in such a way that it is scalable to what we desire, and I have not had any problems with scalability.

Technical support is available; from the Dell point of view, we have taken the Pro Support part, which provides 24/7 coverage. Whatever cases I have seen, the resolution and all have been completed by the assigned engineers.

Dell PowerStore has come from a competitive channel, meaning there are other competitors to it, such as HP and NetApp.

I deployed it through a partner, a third-party partner.

I am the customer, and it has been given to the partner via a tendering process. My front end is the partner.

We are working with Dell on performance tuning, and some performance tuning will definitely help us. The product is overall acceptable; there is always a scope for improvement, so I would rate it an eight out of ten. I think the upgrade for this box is all covered in the contract, maybe. I will have to check; specifically, if anything is there for data life cycle, I am not aware. I am using Dell PowerStore CSI drivers and all things to connect to Kubernetes. These are not a benefit; these are all enabled with our all-flash NVMe box, so integrations are a little bit acceptable. Performance tuning is the thing we need to update and see how it works for the larger workload. My overall rating for Dell PowerStore is eight.

I use Dell PowerStore for block storage and also have some shares on it.

We decided to cluster these because we need more capacity, as we are managing petabyte-scale storage. In order to have this capacity, clustering is necessary.

We can consolidate to minimize the workload storage space. We work with it to make it a consolidated storage solution and remove unused and useless data.

Let me give you an example. We have multiple sites and our storage in one site is replicated to another site. We faced an issue with a cluster before in the virtual machines and started the VM on another site.

Dell PowerStore is easy for implementation and for day-to-day operation. It is very good for day-to-day operations, LUN mounting, and everything.

Dell PowerStore is very good storage that is highly available, and we are managing very high workloads with multiple I/Os, so it fits our organization perfectly. It works well with our organization.

Dell PowerStore is very stable. All storage from Dell is very stable compared to other vendors.

The networking of Dell PowerStore needs to be enhanced. Previously, Unity only had storage without any connectivity to network. Dell did not work with switches integrated with storage before, but now they are providing network switches and TCP/IP connectivity.

The iSCSI features of Dell PowerStore need to be enhanced. Perhaps we do not need to rely on SAN switches anymore. We need TCP/IP switches with high utilization and high bandwidth.

I have used Dell PowerStore for five years.

Dell PowerStore is very stable. All storage from Dell is very stable compared to other vendors.

Dell PowerStore is very scalable. We can expand, and we have already expanded our storage multiple times. It is expandable.

The support for Dell PowerStore is very good and available 24x7. When we open a ticket, they chat with us at the same time and join the session with us. They can join a session any time with the support, which is helpful.

I have worked with Isilon, PowerStore, and Data Domain PowerProtect, all Dell technologies.

We work with Dell PowerStore and it is very good.

It is very easy to manage and makes the lifecycle easy, managing everything from one portal.

We implemented it ourselves.

All business needs for RPO and RTO are being met to minimize them.

We have NetApp and also storage from HP 3PAR.

Dell PowerStore is easier to manage than NetApp. Dell is easy to manage for administration, easy to administer, and easy to solve issues. The support is very good. Everything about Dell makes it easy to support customers.

Clustering is recommended for cluster storage.

Cluster storage is a very good program to upgrade our environment, to make all systems the same version, and to close any vulnerability at the storage level.

We upgrade to any new release from Dell. We currently have the latest release.

We are working with all these solutions. We have clusters for Kubernetes and Tanzu, virtual machines, and also OpenShift. We utilize Dell PowerStore storage for everything.

It is straightforward for Dell PowerStore and also for RecoverPoint for Data Domain, but I think for another storage it was difficult.

If all workload is VM-based, Dell PowerStore can be chosen because it is easy to manage.

I would rate this review an eight out of ten.

Dell PowerStore is used for first-line archiving and GDPR-related issues. It offers seamless integration with SQL Server and Oracle, aiding in quick access during GDPR issues.

Dell PowerStore plays a role in clustering multiple appliances and helps in optimizing workloads, despite requiring some planning and workarounds.

The biggest advantage of Dell PowerStore is the quick access provided during GDPR issues. The system also aids in first-line archiving and integrates well with SQL Server and Oracle.

The cybersecurity features and data resiliency of Dell PowerStore are strong, confirmed by a white-hat hacking test.

Additionally, compression and encryption provide enhanced security for our use cases.

The management interface of Dell PowerStore could be simplified, as it can be challenging to find issues amidst various screens. Introducing AI could help with identifying critical issues or deadlocks faster.

Currently, we foresee no other areas for improvement but acknowledge this might change as deployment progresses.

I have been dealing with the product for about a year and a half, closer to two years.

Currently, we don't have any unplanned glitches with Dell PowerStore. We had a few maintenance issues, which were planned and have been resolved.

Dell PowerStore is relatively easy to expand in terms of scalability. We haven't encountered any major scalability problems as our setup is quite large.

Technical support from Dell is quite good. I would rate Dell's support an 8.5. We had some minor issues, but the server-side support was excellent with a rating of 10, although there was some trouble with other parts.

My experience with the deployment procedure is that it was quite straightforward.

We used a local integrator for deployment, and all the rest was done in-house. The local integrator was CGK.

In terms of performance and operational efficiency, Dell PowerStore hasn't shown a noticeable ROI yet, as it is still being rolled out. However, it does save us close to 11% cost savings.

Regarding the pricing of Dell PowerStore, it is still quite pricey but we did get a good deal when bundled with workstations.

Most of our in-house development minimizes reliance on external SQL products. Additionally, we are evaluating Dell AI Ops and may consider it in the next budget cycle.

Lifecycle updates are well-managed in coordination with support staff. Dell PowerStore's built-in integrations are smooth, albeit with minor glitches.

Capacity expansion in single drive increments hasn't been a concern yet. I would rate this review a 9.

This is a medium-scale solution, and in our country, we use Dell PowerStore for medium-scale data center solutions. 

We have done two replication solutions where we use the Dell PowerStore capability to replicate between them. These are the case scenarios we do for basic consolidation VMware. 

In Telco companies where we use Dell PowerStore, the IOPS we obtain in certain consolidations is very high. We used to use Unity and could get approximately 100k thousand IOPS in a typical consolidation with four hosts and one data in one storage. With Dell PowerStore, we're getting close to 200,000 IOPS, which has doubled our performance.

Compression, deduplication, and speed are excellent features that we get with Dell PowerStore. The real good IOPS are particularly notable features.

With the compression deduplication of Dell PowerStore, it becomes a real business advantage as people don't need to invest so much in hardware. The initial investment might sound high, but when you get five times the deduplication compression, the numbers show customers are getting a good deal for their money. At the same time, they get 4X, 4 6, 4 9s on the quality of service, making it a reliable solution for clients.

The migration from Unity to Dell PowerStore is seamless without requiring high-level technical migrations. We can replace a 10U solution with a 2U solution in Dell PowerStore. Initially, I was surprised because I wasn't really calculating the benefits of compression and deduplication, and it seemed expensive. However, once you see the 2X, 3X, 4X compression capacity, it makes sense and proves to be a good deal. 

Customers react positively to the Dell PowerStore solution, and the energy consumption and space consolidation are beneficial features.

The solution is good and we feel comfortable with it. It's a process of continuous improvement, similar to our experience with Unity. As we complete more installations, our efficiency improves.

The compression is nice, and we discovered the opportunity to make backups directly to data domain, which is good and something we expected. However, improvements could be made in the replication solutions of Dell PowerStore. Even though replication between Dell PowerStores is possible, high latency connectivity is problematic.

The interconnection between units presents challenges when dealing with latency and doing replication. The algorithm might be stronger in Unity. The delay time allowed between data connection should possibly be higher or not as sensitive as it is currently. In our country, where communications aren't the best, we have two clients with replication sites who experience these problems approximately once a month.

We've been in a partnership with Dell for 24 years.

In terms of support, regarding our partnership experience, the first 15 years were extremely good, however, the recent three years have seen some challenges due to personnel reduction and strategic changes, leaving room for improvement. Five years ago, we would have rated it a a ten out of ten. Now, it's probably a seven out of ten. 

Neutral

The migration from Unity to Dell PowerStore is smooth without requiring high-level technical migrations. We replaced a 10U solution with a 2U solution in Dell PowerStore. In Telco companies, the IOPS obtained with Dell PowerStore in certain consolidations is significantly higher. With Unity, we could get 100k thousand IOPS in a typical consolidation, while Dell PowerStore achieves close to 200,000 IOPS.

The installations have been successful, and we are now doing second generation installations where initial Dell PowerStore customers are looking for new models.

With the compression deduplication of Dell PowerStore, it becomes advantageous for businesses to reduce hardware investment. 

Though the initial investment might seem high, achieving five times deduplication compression provides good value for money. 

Our main competitors are Hewlett Packard and Huawei. Pricing is a significant issue, especially with Hewlett Packard at present. They and Huawei's OceanStor compete aggressively against Dell PowerStore in the market. Our key advantage is that we integrate the complete package - switches, servers, storage, and backups - while they only provide one section of the solution.

We are slightly concerned about AI and are investigating the logical equipment needed to promote AI solutions. While we've been working with servers, we recognize the need for good storage for AI solutions.

I'd rate Dell PowerStore nine out of ten. Potential users should try it and get references from existing customers.

Dell PowerStore is sold in government and education, oil and gas, and manufacturing, making this product a versatile technology that applies across all industries.

In government, I sold one Dell PowerStore with 300 TB effective capacity in one appliance, and since Ecuador is a small territory, this technology is substantial for this region.

For the government use case, they are using an on-premises only deployment model.

The best features of Dell PowerStore include the effective capacity, which I believe is its strongest feature, and the dynamic RAID of disks.

The benefits of Dell PowerStore are that its effective capacity is the best benefit, providing six nines of availability, and it offers unified storage, which has the best features for client technologies.

Clients are able to consolidate data using Dell PowerStore for some virtual machines and databases, although unstructured data is not a good fit for PowerStore.

Compression and deduplication technologies are important for my specific clients, as the effective data technology in Dell PowerStore is a strong proposal for them.

I would rate Dell's customer service as good; however, the call centers and escalation teams are problematic and slow, with the process being very bureaucratic, which frustrates clients. Despite these problems, the technology is solid and balances these issues.

I have worked with Dell products for approximately 10 years and have previously worked at Ingram Micro.

Dell PowerStore is stable, and I have approximately 10 clients with Dell PowerStore, so we do not experience problems with technology performance.

Dell PowerStore expands and scales up easily.

I would rate Dell's customer service as good; however, the call centers and escalation teams are problematic and slow, with the process being very bureaucratic, which frustrates clients.

Neutral

When comparing Dell PowerStore to other data warehouses I use for different clients, the best technology advantage is that unified storage is a significant benefit over IBM, which does not have unified storage, while IBM offers the best cost per TB. I would rate this review 9 out of 10.

Dell PowerStore is used for backing up some of the infrastructure. It is not used entirely across the whole infrastructure, only for some parts. One isolated system uses Dell PowerStore for backing it up.

The number of users utilizing Dell PowerStore is small because it is used mainly for systems, not users. If considering how many systems have access to it, the estimate is a maximum of twenty.

Dell PowerStore's capabilities with compression or deduplication technologies have not been explored for the business. Since it is not being used as primary storage, only for on-site backups, this focus has not been prioritized.

Built-in integrations with VMware, Kubernetes, or containers in Dell PowerStore have not been utilized.

Dell PowerStore is used on both Linux and Windows. There are no complaints about having to work with both Linux and Windows when using Dell PowerStore.

The structuring of the feature and the management console of Dell PowerStore are particularly valued. This management console is very easy to navigate through, and there have been no problems accessing it in any of the common browsers used, including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. The interface and management console are a bit easier to navigate through. Being the foundation of where work is actually done and configurations are put in makes other features and factors a bit easier to deal with because everything is visible in plain sight through a graphical interface.

The management capabilities of Dell PowerStore have been improved with the introduction of the new GUI, which is easy to use. Across all Dell products, including PowerVault, improvements with management are appreciated, especially regarding the elimination of older LAN technologies, which simplifies the configuration and setup of alerts.

Return on investment with Dell PowerStore has not been quantified yet. Previously, an external drive was used for backups, but now Dell PowerStore is relied upon to ensure automated processes are working properly. The health of what has been captured can be confirmed. Previously, the process was manual, and errors were common, but now visibility and automation are available, which have significantly improved the processes, even if the improvements have not been quantified in percentages.

The areas for improvement in Dell PowerStore would be to provide trainings and seminars. The philosophy here is to teach how to fish rather than giving a man a fish. Trainings and seminars are of most interest because after trainings, people here would improve their skills. If webinars or trainings are offered in the future, participation would be valued, or if training opportunities are recommended, attendance would be considered. Understanding some technologies better would make it easier to suggest areas of improvement. Currently, information available online from forums is being used, which is straightforward.

Dell PowerStore has not experienced downtime, bugs, or glitches. Although some systems depend on Dell PowerStore and some challenges are faced there, these issues are not due to Dell PowerStore itself. It can be given a rating of more than eight, somewhere around eight, nine, or even ten.

Dell PowerStore fits the requirements regarding scalability. Based on theory, hot swapping can be done and it is easy to change disks. Disks can be merged and data can be migrated across the disks, so it is considered scalable.

The technical support of Dell PowerStore would be rated somewhere from eight and going up, although support has not been used that much on Dell PowerStore itself.

Positive

Dell PowerStore is being explored to understand its full capabilities. Currently, it is only being used for backing up some of the systems, whereas there is a sort of production storage that is used. Testing has been done, and from the tests that have been run, it is doing quite well. A situation where data would have to be restored from Dell PowerStore after a disaster has not been encountered, but it gives hope that in case of a disaster, data can somehow be recovered.

The deployment of Dell PowerStore would not be described as easy, and it would not be described as challenging. More features are still being explored since the infrastructure is relatively new. It would be described as easy, but there is more to come, and some challenges might be found as the infrastructure grows. So far, it is easy to deal with.

Dell PowerStore was purchased through suppliers that are resellers, not directly through the vendor.

Return on investment with Dell PowerStore has not been quantified yet. Previously, an external drive was used for backups, but Dell PowerStore is now relied upon to ensure automated processes are working properly. The health of what has been captured can be confirmed. Previously, the process was manual, and errors were common, but now visibility and automation are available, which have significantly improved the processes, even if the improvements have not been quantified in percentages.

The pricing of Dell PowerStore is considered fair. It was cheaper, and the features that came with the solution were quite justifiable. It would not be described as cheap, but rather the price and the features matched well.

Comparing Dell PowerStore with other vendors or products is difficult. However, based on the ones that have been used, it is quite positive. Many features come positively with the solution. Two similar solutions are being run, but Dell PowerStore would not be preferred over the other. They are just on the same level, as there are features in Dell PowerStore that would not be found in the other solution being used.

Consolidation with Dell PowerStore was not needed because all that was needed was a central place to store the data. What was managed to be achieved was one point where the data being sent through to Dell PowerStore can actually be managed. It was not about consolidating it, but rather having a centralized point to manage the infrastructure regarding data.

Dell PowerStore's APEX AI Ops or CloudIQ have not been explored that far.

There is no knowledge about enrollment in the lifecycle extension for Dell PowerStore. It is doubted that enrollment for that has occurred.

Dell PowerStore would be recommended because of how easy it is to navigate the management interface, which is crucial for utilizing the resources and functionality of the solution. It has simplified the processes, making them more robust and helping to meet business needs. The overall review rating given to Dell PowerStore is seven.

My main use case for Dell PowerStore is storage for the SAN.

I probably appreciate the AIOps integration aspect of Dell PowerStore the most.

Some examples of the features that benefited my organization include cluster observability and CPU fluctuations, along with the dashboard itself, which is excellent.

We do use Dell AIOps.

The insights offered by Dell AIOps are very robust when it comes to mitigating traffic flow and data resiliency. Dell PowerStore has impacted my organization positively in terms of performance and operational efficiency, but I haven't seen any measurable benefits or ROI that I can share examples with.

Dell PowerStore can be improved with integration with Dell's Agentic AI platform, which is a feature I want to see in the next release.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for about a year now.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate customer service and support a five out of five.

Prior to adopting Dell PowerStore, we were not using another solution; we were using a legacy device that reached its end of life.

I haven't seen ROI with Dell PowerStore, but as the admin, it does make my life easier.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is above my pay grade.

In my role as a network administrator, I manage the storage array of Dell PowerStore, formerly Unity, and I work with our technical account manager to mitigate system downtime and memory fluctuations.

The Dell PowerStore models we are using are clustered, and I don't remember the model number off the top of my head, unfortunately, but it's the latest PowerStore.

I would describe my experience with Dell PowerStore's data resiliency, availability, and cybersecurity features as having met all of our needs currently.

The difference was made by the support.

I believe that we are enrolled in the Lifecycle Extension, formerly Anytime Upgrade program.

From the program, my organization has realized benefits, and we upgraded from our old platform to the newest Dell PowerStore.

We have been able to consolidate data using Dell PowerStore. We have consolidated approximately 20% of our data.

Our data reduction rate is three to one.

Before using Dell PowerStore, we have been a Dell customer for longer than I have been with the company, and that is what stood out most for me during the evaluation process.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Dell PowerStore overall an eight, as I am still learning, and I would recommend working with the technical account manager to forecast data utilization within a clustered deployment.