Dell PowerStore Reviews

My main use cases for Dell PowerStore on a day-to-day basis are mainly for a compute-heavy, high-performance, converged platform. Dell PowerStore does play a role in my company's AI initiatives, as we are looking at a couple of partnerships with Dell, along with Discover, to explore the AI aspects of it.

I see it in the future as contributing to data efficiency and the quality of the data, which is important when working together with AI.

The features of Dell PowerStore I like the most include the simplicity, unified storage, and high availability.

The high availability feature of Dell PowerStore is the key aspect of a storage need because I want to make sure data is available and I don't want any glitch in it, so HA is our key.

Dell PowerStore has features that specifically cater to the needs of companies such as mine.

The features I am mainly looking at are the performance benefits because of the NVMe disks.

Dell PowerStore is pretty good and can still be improved.

Speed is something I would like to maximize in its features, as there is a need for speed.

I have been using Dell PowerStore since this year.

I have not experienced any downtime or crashes, so the solution is stable and reliable.

Dell PowerStore scales well with the growing needs of my company, as those were pretty quick. It scales up and scales out both ways, and as our data keeps growing, it is very easy to just keep attaching and keep growing. It just fits into the model.

The customer service I experience is excellent.

I was not using another solution prior to Dell PowerStore to address my needs; we were on Dell EMC.

I would describe my experience with deploying Dell PowerStore as very smooth and flawless, and I have not seen any challenges, as right out of the box, you power on and you're good to go.

The biggest return on investment when using Dell PowerStore is that we are getting more value out of it in a longer span, just the way we do it for the server side, so that is very good.

The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Dell PowerStore are pretty good; it is very good actually from the price point of view.

I considered switching to other solutions, and we are looking at other pure block-level storage, as there is always room for growth to understand what the technology is.

My role in using or managing Dell PowerStore is that we use it for storage needs. I specifically use it as just the user.

The big selling point for choosing Dell PowerStore is the relationship and partnership with Dell and the type of support they provide.

I would rate Dell PowerStore a 10 out of 10.

My advice to other companies considering it is to go Dell all the way.

The primary use case for Dell PowerStore was for our disaster recovery site at our secondary data center. 

The equipment there was already eight years old and we really needed to replace it. We couldn't get finance to back us with a big deployment and substantial funding. So we determined that we needed something that could run our critical tasks if our main data center goes offline. 

While it's running particular tasks of secondary importance at that data center, it can also take the load of the critical systems that we're doing on daily backups and weekends' full backups.

The most valuable features of Dell PowerStore include the completion through or the integration with OpenManage, where it can communicate and send back critical alerts or issues from a storage standpoint, heating, cooling, and all the typical management aspects. That's a time saving. It's all under one window. I can look at the servers, I can look at the storage, and I can see if there are any alerts on anything if it's all green, versus having different management windows to go back and forth between.

I've realized cost savings from switching to Dell PowerStore from Nimble. There definitely has been cost savings since the integration and everything we're doing is easier on our internal time to manage. 

I'm saving approximately 20% of time managing and running it, which is easier having it all under one access panel.

Going to all NVMe storage, the abilities for the access time and the latency with Dell PowerStore's all flash storage is fantastic. Before, we had spinning disk with front-ended SSD cache. Now we're all SSD, making it very fast.

We have some legacy apps, including our biggest ERP system that we're migrating from, which isn't even SQL server-based; it's a ProvideX database. We're considering a data warehouse and examining ETL options to get that data into a format that AI can analyze. Dell PowerStore and those PowerEdge servers have substantial capacity for that.

Dell PowerStore has features that specifically cater to the needs of our medium company. We're standardized with our network core at 10 gigs, however, they can go to 25 gigs. If we need changes, we're not ripping and replacing; we're simply changing some GBICs and fiber interfaces. Dell PowerStore itself can accommodate faster connections. I appreciate that we won't be forced into obsolescence within the first year.

One of the big performance metrics I use to measure success with Dell PowerStore is latency. The read and write latencies dropped significantly over our old system. With our Nimble storage, we had between 14 and 40 millisecond access times on some of our busier runs. Dell PowerStore rarely goes above five milliseconds. It's significantly faster, with most operations being sub-millisecond.

I understand the software-defined storage and other capabilities. That said, I still am a traditional person who considers block and file storage, and I need to double or triple it. What are my pathways for scaling or do I need to rip and replace with another product? So maybe some of the scalability issues are present with Dell PowerStore.

To make it a perfect 10, I would have wished the deployment staff had indicated this is the regular support line, yet offered to connect directly with support personnel to walk through the process. It would have been beneficial to have someone from the support team do a warm handoff to clarify who to contact for future assistance.

It's still early to tell how Dell PowerStore has supported growth or operational success for our company since we've only had it in place for five months, having been implemented at the end of last year. 

Going forward, as we replace additional equipment, we'll probably select Dell PowerStore again. We've been really happy with it and expect it to continue to provide good service for us in the future. Its manageability and feature set fit our company size really effectively.

In the five months we've been running Dell PowerStore, it's been 100% uptime with no issues at all, so it's been excellent.

Scalability isn't necessarily our issue currently with Dell PowerStore, however, when adding substantial storage, it seems to require transitioning to other Dell products. Perhaps that's by design, moving into PowerFlex or other systems PowerScale. 

Our initial deployment is 35 terabytes, and the dedupe, deduplication, and compression are all excellent. However, if we needed more capacity, it quickly moves out of Dell PowerStore into something else. If I needed something more, I would prefer to stay in the Dell PowerStore ecosystem.

Based on our experience, I rate Dell's support overall as a nine out of ten.

Positive

The primary reasons we switched to Dell PowerStore were that the reasons we originally selected Nimble seemed to be replaced or equivalent with Dell for cost per storage, features, functionality, and ease of use. With Dell PowerStore, we wanted to keep everything under one roof with Dell and not have vendors point fingers at each other. 

When we have a support question with Nimble, they sometimes say it's the Dell server that's the problem. When we call Dell, they say it's the storage that's a problem. We wanted to eliminate that situation, so we brought in Dell PowerStore with the refresh of the PowerEdge servers.

My experience with deploying Dell PowerStore has been really good. It's been great with no problems at all.

We also used the white glove install services where Dell would come in and we wrote out the worksheets of all the IP addresses, all the names, and everything, and Dell came on-site and configured everything for us. That was a great time saver; getting that up and running and fully deployed was a big help.

The return on investment since switching to Dell PowerStore has been really good. 

The finance department didn't understand that our project was about $180,000 worth of equipment. I explained we're getting that on the leasing schedule or the Flex on Demand, bringing that in at $1,800 a month. They keep asking about the purchase price, however, I clarified that's what our monthly cost will be if our planned usage remains constant. If our usage increases, our monthly bill will increase. However, if our usage is what we expect, then we already know our costs for the next five years. In five years time, we can extend or replace it and get something different. The whole package turned out to be really good for us.

Before selecting Dell PowerStore, we considered staying with Nimble and just replacing it with the current solution. We also considered direct attached storage by putting more storage in and doing the vSAN type approach. 

However, I always worry that with hyper-converged infrastructure, it's too many eggs in one basket. Despite having redundancy, I really prefer being able to have the storage in one basket, and the compute and the bare metal, the OS and guests in separate ones, so I can do maintenance on either of them separately. I still prefer that standalone separation between storage and compute.

As the IT director, I helped select the process for managing and using Dell PowerStore. We replaced a Nimble iSCSI SAN with Dell PowerStore, and we're using Flex on Demand to minimize our costs. We also used a VAR to help us understand our costs and the equipment to basically avoid CapEx and turn it into just a monthly expense.

Everything worked effectively with Dell PowerStore. I have no reason not to rate it a ten out of ten.

Dell PowerStore is being used in the Europe region, where approximately 1,000 users are utilizing this storage.

Deduplication is a very good feature in Dell PowerStore. The administration console is also good.

From the cluster point of view, Dell PowerStore is good. Within a cluster for Dell PowerStore, because the backend uses VMware, clusters can be easily moved from one node to another node, or one appliance to another appliance with the help of the VMware console.

The data resiliency and cybersecurity features of Dell PowerStore are good.

Scalability for Dell PowerStore is also good.

Regarding improvements for Dell PowerStore, there is room for enhancement. While many aspects are good, the dashboard could be improved. This means administration improvements could be made, including monitoring and other points such as hardware monitoring.

Lifecycle management may be modified because Dell PowerStore does not currently have an option on how to modify the lifecycle. This represents an improvement area.

Cloud IQ, also known as AIOps, is not being used because it appears to require a license. Although it is supported, this feature is not currently in use.

Dell PowerStore has been in use for around three or four years.

Dell PowerStore performs well. There are no stability issues or lagging concerns with Dell PowerStore.

Scalability for Dell PowerStore is also good.

Technical support and customer support from Dell have been contacted, and they provide good support.

Overall, the support from Dell is good regarding both the speed and quality of service.

Positive

The initial deployment of Dell PowerStore was very easy.

It took a maximum of one and a half hours to deploy Dell PowerStore.

One person is sufficient for the deployment of Dell PowerStore.

A different storage solution from IBM is being used as an alternative to Dell PowerStore.

IBM is preferred compared to Dell PowerStore.

IBM hardware is very good and performs better than Dell hardware. However, both IBM and Dell provide good administration consoles, so this is not an issue.

During feedback regarding PeerSpot, there were many issues with CTERA, but currently all issues have been fixed with good support. Dell PowerStore has been used for around three or four years, and the experience with Dell PowerStore has been positive. It has been a good investment of time to work with Dell PowerStore.

Deduplication is a favorite feature of Dell PowerStore, and the administration console is also good.

Pricing for Dell PowerStore is good. IBM is too costly, while Dell PowerStore is cheap and the best option. Dell PowerStore receives a score of eight out of ten.

My main use cases for Dell PowerStore include simplifying management and consolidating workloads, and the performance is also a benefit.

A specific example of how I use cluster storage with Dell PowerStore is that it's aggregated storage for a converged infrastructure for Microsoft and VMware based hypervisors.

It's for manufacturing at individual manufacturing sites.

The best features Dell PowerStore offers are the ease of expansion and the robustness of the platform, which have been very useful for both of us.

The ease of expansion and robustness have helped my manufacturing sites greatly. The robustness is very valuable to us because we run 24/7 manufacturing of medicines, and downtime can be very expensive if it leads to batch loss or slows in production, so the ability to depend on the platform is widely important. In terms of expansion, the software makes it easy to add more physical drives or more nodes into a cluster.

Dell PowerStore has positively impacted my organization as it has made me worry less about storage, availability, and performance. I just plug it in and it works. We have noticed fewer incidents and less downtime compared to older solutions and less technically capable solutions, which shows how it has helped us worry less about storage and improved performance.

I believe Dell PowerStore can do better in supporting as many different drive technologies as possible so we can right size our applications, as not everything needs the most fast storage. Sometimes it's more about capacity.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for five years.

Dell PowerStore is stable.

Dell PowerStore's scalability is quite easy to work with.

The customer support has always been very good.

I would rate the customer support on a scale of one to ten as an eight.

We previously used PowerVault, which was a lower performance option, and we needed more performance for more modern workloads. We also used Vsan's in-built storage and V-Tex clusters, which again did not offer the performance that we need.

We considered Lenovo options and did not consider HP.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Dell PowerStore is that it was acceptable and in line with what we expected.

Before selecting Dell PowerStore, we considered Lenovo options and did not consider HP, as we are using a lot of Dell products, which placed it in Dell's court. Pricing and performance were also quite competitive.

We do not currently use Dell AIOps, also known as CloudIQ or APEX AIOps, in PowerStore.

Dell PowerStore is deployed in my organization on-premises.

I am quite confident the model is T. The systems are configured as clustered to ensure higher availability and also to expand the capacity.

We are not enrolled in the lifecycle extension, formerly anytime upgrade program.

We do utilize some of Dell PowerStore's built-in integrations for VMware, Kubernetes, containers, or other ecosystems. These integrations are very important for us because they simplify setup, configuration, and lead to easier management and more robust operation.

My advice for others looking into using Dell PowerStore is that it's easy to get started with, and there's a wealth of good documentation available. I would rate this review as a nine out of ten.

I am part of the R&D team working with Dell PowerStore. I use Dell PowerStore internally in my company and utilize it for VMware integration.

Dell PowerStore's built-in integration has benefited my organization as I am working on integrating it with the XC98, 9875L liquid cooling server platform. Testing the IOPS on the system is crucial, as understanding how it performs in conjunction with Dell PowerStore provides vital data on bandwidth, latency, read/write operations, and connectivity configurations, which helps us achieve better performance results compared to previous platforms.

There are a couple of features of Dell PowerStore that are quite good in comparison to other storage boxes I used previously. One is the convenience of creating a new host group or initiator, which is quite easy and user-friendly compared to other platforms. It is also very convenient for configuration options such as iSCSI or FC.

The built-in integrations of Dell PowerStore are quite useful and important, especially considering our current development focus on AI data centers, where we need high-end storage solutions along with high-end servers to meet industry needs.

Regarding enhancements for Dell PowerStore, I believe a couple of things can be improved, such as the GUI and CLI connectivity. Another point is the identification of ports; it can be confusing to distinguish between the FC ports, Ethernet ports, and which ports support NVMe, indicating there is scope for improvement.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for nearly two years.

I did not experience any downtime, crashes, or performance issues in these two years.

Dell PowerStore is scalable. Scaling with Dell PowerStore is quite easy in a SAN environment, and it supports storage clustering, which simplifies the process.

I have not communicated with Dell PowerStore technical support since I work on the QA and R&D side and have not needed to engage with the support team.

Before Dell PowerStore, I used several HP solutions, including HP MSA, XP, 3PAR, Primera, and Alletra, which also consolidated data around 90 to 95 percent depending on the specific HP solution.

I decided to switch from the previous technologies because I was only working in the storage domain before, whereas now I am involved in both storage and server end technologies, thus allowing me to explore and upgrade my skills with a new opportunity.

Dell PowerStore is configured as standalone as of now, and I will confirm the model I am using shortly.

Dell incorporates proprietary security features such as SKM and ILKM, which ensures the disks are reliable and support various form factors.

I considered another option but found Dell to be the better choice for my needs when I joined two years ago.

The system comes in different capacities, allowing for data consolidation based on the disk connections. Dell PowerStore supports a maximum of 256TB volume size, with an overall capacity potentially reaching around 16 to 18 petabytes. For example, if I have a 1TB disk, it can maintain data up to 93 percent capacity. There is a customizable alert feature that triggers when the volume reaches 75 percent capacity, prompting a need to manage volume configurations to prevent corruption or slow performance.

I have not tested or am not much aware of the cybersecurity features of Dell PowerStore, but the resiliency and high availability are quite good; if I wanted to rate them out of 10, I would rate them somewhere between 9 to 9.5.

I work as a QA engineer or validation engineer from a technical perspective. What I feel is that for this product, whether for mid-range customers or high-enterprise customers, it has very good capability in terms of high availability, resiliency, scalability, and user-friendly configuration, which makes it a very good product for customers. I would rate this product an 8 out of 10.

I use Dell PowerStore for SAP and some databases along with a file server.

The best features of Dell PowerStore that I appreciate the most are its efficiency, as I can provide sufficient space due to data reduction and compression, and the performance, which is adequate according to our applications.

These two aspects are very beneficial for me where we are getting good performance and space as well.

Dell PowerStore has helped my organization improve operational efficiency by providing proper performance for whatever application a customer uses, making it easy for our production environment.

I can say that nowadays, Dell PowerStore is giving very good performance and fulfilling the requirements of the customer.

After Unity, I think it is a very good product.

As of now, I do not have anything specific that comes to mind regarding room for improvement, but I can say some AI improvements would be welcome.

Otherwise, I think it is good because we continue to get updates and improvements in storage features and efficiency.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for the last two years.

I would rate the stability of Dell PowerStore a ten out of ten.

Dell PowerStore is very easy to expand, and I would rate it a ten out of ten.

There is some maintenance required for Dell PowerStore, and my sales and procurement teams are working with Dell for the new storage.

Currently, we have some requirements in place, and they are working on that.

Due to SSDs, the workload performance by Dell PowerStore is boosting, so it is good.

My experience with technical support has been very good, and I would give it a ten out of ten.

Positive

The deployment of Dell PowerStore is easy because I am already working with it, so it is easy for me.

The deployment duration varies depending on the requirements, but if I talk about the configuration of storage for Dell PowerStore, then it takes hardly two days.

The pricing of Dell PowerStore is cost-efficient.

Comparing Dell PowerStore with other IT solutions and vendors on the market, it is a really good product.

If I compare it with NetApp storage, HP, or any other vendor, I am getting a very good result from Dell PowerStore, so it is good for me, and I prefer this.

I am using the 500T model of Dell PowerStore, and currently, I have around five or six PowerStore appliances.

I am using multiple Dell PowerStore appliances.

It is very easy for me to move and optimize workloads within clusters, but I am not taking care of all the parts because some of the parts are managed by another team, such as configuration and integration with VMware.

I cannot provide more information on that part.

I think more than five thousand users use the solution because I am utilizing it in five or six sites.

Currently, I do not have the option to consolidate any data.

Dell PowerStore's compression and deduplication technologies are very important because earlier we were not using these technologies, but nowadays they are very efficient.

For example, if I purchase ten terabytes or one hundred terabytes, I can allocate around three hundred, four hundred terabytes, or five hundred terabytes.

This is very good, and I appreciate these features, which is why this technology is moving in a different way.

I find Dell PowerStore easy to use.

Due to security reasons, we are not using Dell PowerStore APEX AI because our storage environment is totally disconnected from internet connectivity.

Currently, we are not using it, even though we have approached the end customer, but they have not allowed it.

I suggest enrollment in the lifecycle extension, but for lifecycle, either replacement or upgrade, there is another team handling that.

I utilize the built-in integration with VMware.

Built-in integrations are important for my organization because all of my applications and production are running there.

I would recommend this product because I prefer it, so it is definitely preferable for me.

I would rate this review a ten out of ten.

In our dealings, we utilize Dell PowerStore, VxRail, and Data Domains. Dell PowerStore serves as our primary storage solution, and we have VxRail for virtualization. We utilize both VMware and Nutanix for Dell PowerStore's built-in integrations, and we have multiple use cases. These Dell PowerStore built-in integrations are very important for us, as they meet our business requirements, which is why we are moving ahead with all the procurements with Dell.

Dell products have positively impacted my organization in terms of performance and operational efficiency; we do not have major issues with Dell. Dell PowerStore's data resiliency, availability, and cybersecurity features are strong. These features meet my business's needs today.

My only concern is with the procurement process, which takes longer when we procure Dell products. We always have to work with a partner from Dell, and while Dell connects with us and we have account leadership, the procurement process involves delays due to third parties like Insight or AHEAD, causing us to miss opportunities and experience project delays.

More than the response time, it is the resolution time that needs improvement. The response time is acceptable, but the overall resolution can be improved. We received faulty disks after procurement, which required raising a change for hardware replacements.

I have been working with Dell PowerStore for almost ten years.

From a technical standpoint, we have not faced any major challenges besides the procurement process.

Dell PowerStore is scalable for our organization. We have approximately 100,000 people using it in our company, which demonstrates the scale at which we are utilizing Dell PowerStore. We need around thirty to forty administrators to manage it. We are still procuring and scaling it up in multiple regions in the future.

I would rate their technical support an eight.

Over the last ten years, we have been using Dell products and replacing HP, focusing highly on scaling up on the Dell side only.

We have a TLA with Dell for more than a million, which allows us to receive fairly good prices on the products. We do evaluate the return on investment. The benefits our organization has realized from the program are focused on technical debt reduction and the ROI we pursue.

We are still using Dell heavily, spending millions, almost a million or more on Dell products. From a pricing perspective, we are satisfied. I cannot think of any additional features for Dell PowerStore that I would like to see at the moment. We are enrolled in a lifecycle program, reducing our technical debt and refreshing hardware with Dell in multiple locations globally. We are using the program to upgrade to next-generation products. I would rate this review a nine overall.

We are working with Dell. I have been a reseller and system integrator for Dell, and we are a platinum partner for them. I have been dealing with Dell PowerStore and PowerScale for more than a decade. Dell started an India general program, and from there we became associated with them. Earlier, we were a partner for EMC Isilon, and when Dell acquired that business, we maintained a good relationship with them. That is how our story began with Dell.

The features I find most valuable in Dell PowerStore include its durable, rugged platform, customer acceptance, reliability, and services.

We do have customers clustering multiple Dell PowerStore appliances. It depends on their applications and requirements whether it is easy for Dell PowerStore to use for moving and optimizing workloads within the cluster. Sometimes the scope of work is turnkey, and sometimes it is easier. We have experts on this, and sometimes we take help from Dell on the implementation and deployment. That is how we run our business.

Operational efficiency in terms of their applications has improved as customers found it faster. As new generations come and per application demand, we give solutions according to the applications. That is how their applications achieve good performance, and that is how we maintain their operations.

Cybersecurity is in itself a different topic. There are a couple of solutions on DLP and DDA that Dell promotes.

I see room for improvement when it comes to integrations with other ecosystems.

I have been using Dell PowerStore for more than a decade.

It is easy to expand Dell PowerStore, which is why it is called scalable.

Cybersecurity is in itself a different topic. There are a couple of solutions on DLP and DDA that Dell promotes.

As I mentioned, we are a platinum partner with qualified engineers for turnkey projects, and we deliver those. That is how we have built trust with Dell. Sometimes we take help from Dell on the implementation and deployment.

Earlier it was competitive, but now since the pricing of semiconductors and other materials have gone up, Dell's delivery is comparatively better than others in today's market.

Some of our customers buy from the AWS marketplace, but they prefer our services from New Era as well, so they do the billing through us. Otherwise, they go directly to Dell. We do turnkey projects, and most are corporate clients who need our services. Dell PowerScale is not suitable for everyone and requires specialized value-added services that we provide to our customers.

Competition will always be present. It is about pitching the right solution to the right customer with the appropriate applications and services. Delivery time, service time, and SLA times all matter to the customer, especially enterprise customers.

Dell PowerStore's compression and deduplication technologies are good for my customers. Storage and backup are essential requirements, and we provide those solutions as well.

As a market player, if Dell becomes more competitive considering material shortages and competition, customer purchasing power will increase.

The assessment of workload performance offered by Dell PowerStore depends upon the application and workload of the customer.

Dell PowerStore is a good product with better features. All the features are there, which is why its market share is better than any other OEM.

It depends on the customer whether they use APEX AIOps, also known as CloudIQ, in Dell PowerStore. E-commerce companies use that. We have limited customers regarding the insights offered by CloudIQ.

Our customers are enrolled in Lifecycle Extension, formerly branded as Anytime Upgrade. Lifecycle extension benefits them. For example, if you are giving a five-year warranty, the lifecycle is eight years, not more than that. We give them extended warranty.

Dell PowerStore is a very good product, and we would love to sell more of these products. Pricing is the only thing that could still be improved. In this competitive world, pricing is going up, and ultimately customer buying power is going down. This will definitely be a setback for at least one or two years. We have to be competitive. Customers are always asking us for prices. Earlier it was better, but now since material shortage exists, prices are also not in anyone's control. We are saying the same thing to customers. In this way, we are losing customers, and they are postponing or deferring their purchases for some time. Deals are not going at this time due to geographical and other outside pressures.

We use built-in integrations for VMware, Kubernetes, containers, and other ecosystems. This review has a customer service rating of three out of ten.

Dell PowerStore is used in enterprise environments based on my experience. The hybrid features can have integration with the public cloud like AWS or Azure so they can have seamless replication from on-premises to cloud. In my experience, Dell PowerStore is only used in the virtualized environment, which is VMware.

The compression, the deduplication, and the full flash for Dell PowerStore are key features. The performance is one of the key features for Dell PowerStore. Consolidating data using Dell PowerStore is used for the virtual environment. Sometimes we use Live Optics from Dell to assess the workload performance offered by Dell PowerStore. It is easy to use and easy to understand when it comes to the management capabilities of Dell PowerStore.

I believe if Dell PowerStore can have a hybrid mode with burst to cloud capabilities, that would be beneficial. If it can have something an immutable function, that would be great as well. It would be beneficial if Dell PowerStore can integrate with Kubernetes in terms of containerized environment. There is some room for improvement when it comes to built-in integrations with Kubernetes.

I have been working with Dell PowerStore for a few years.

I do not have any issues or weaknesses regarding Dell PowerStore.

I do not have much experience with that, but I believe scaling out and scaling up with Dell PowerStore should be quite straightforward and easy. Regarding the importance of the ability to add capacity in single-drive increments versus drive packs, adding a single drive to Dell PowerStore should work as well.

I would rate the technical support for Dell PowerStore as nine.

Depending on the requirement and the kind of application they are going to host, for smaller ones with no heavy workloads like a database, we normally go with PowerVault if it is just for normal usage.

My experience with the deployment of Dell PowerStore is quite straightforward and easy for deployment. The deployment took one day in my case.

Regardless of the physical installation, Dell PowerStore requires two people for the physical installation, and for the configuration, basically one person is enough.

I do not have the numbers regarding whether Dell PowerStore has helped reduce my customer's capital expenditures.

Dell PowerStore is quite good. If asked, I would rate it around eight to nine. I am not clustering multiple Dell PowerStore appliances; it is only one unit standalone with dual controller. Overall, I would rate Dell PowerStore as eight to nine on a scale of one to ten. My overall review rating for this solution is nine.

Dell PowerStore is a storage product for data centers or server rooms that prepares storage for servers.

I am using just one Dell PowerStore appliance, and it is not clustered.

What I appreciate most about Dell PowerStore is its performance and speed.

The workload performance in Dell PowerStore is very good.

The pricing for Dell PowerStore is quite expensive. I want to have a cluster, but right now we could only have one node. If the pricing were better, I would like to have at least two nodes as a cluster.

I do not use deduplication in Dell PowerStore because I want better performance. While deduplication could help use less space, I have had performance issues with compression and deduplication in the past, so I keep it disabled.

I have been working in my current field overall for about twelve years.

I have not seen any lagging, crashing, downtime, or instability with Dell PowerStore.

Overall, the scalability of Dell PowerStore is great, and we are satisfied with that.

I have contacted technical support and customer support and tried to open a case.

My experience with them includes a lot of waiting, and when someone came to help, it seemed they were not very familiar with the issue. We had to wait and escalate, so it was not very professional in that case. However, another case was good, but in that instance, we had to wait as well.

I rate the speed and quality of their answers at about six out of ten.

Positive

I have used an alternative to Dell PowerStore, which is HP Alletra.

I prefer Dell PowerStore more because, while HP Alletra's interface is user-friendly and easy for administration, Dell PowerStore has greater performance and features despite its less user-friendly interface.

The initial deployment of Dell PowerStore is moderate. It is not easy for me; it is about between difficult and easy, something moderate.

It takes about one day to fully deploy Dell PowerStore with the features and everything.

For the type of deployment of Dell PowerStore, it requires at least two people: one who knows about storage and another who is a network expert.

Scaling up and down Dell PowerStore seems quite hard, and I would rate it at about an eight on a scale of zero to ten.

I think CloudIQ, known as APEX AIOps, is for monitoring, and while we do not use it now, I would like to because it shows performance and everything on the system.

I have not tried using the LifeCycle Extension service from Dell.

As for maintenance on Dell PowerStore, we have not done any yet. Until now, we did not do any maintenance, but perhaps for an upgrade, this would be necessary.

My advice for new users of Dell PowerStore is to be mindful of the network deployment. While it comes with the storage, configuring the necessary network switches can be challenging, and I would prefer it to be more integrated and pre-configured.

I use Dell PowerStore on Linux. Deploying Dell PowerStore on Linux, I would rate it at about a seven on a scale of one to ten. We use Dell PowerStore storage for VMware but not right now for Kubernetes. We would like to use it in the near future on pod nodes for Kubernetes.

I do not use the feature to add capacity in single drive increments versus drive packs, and I do not know much about it, so I cannot provide a correct answer for this question.

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