Dell Technologies Questions

Julia Miller

PeerSpot

What advice do you have for others considering EMC VMAX?

If you were talking to someone whose organization is considering EMC VMAX, what would you say?

How would you rate it and why? Any other tips or advice?

Miriam Tover

Senior Delivery Ops Manager

PeerSpot

What Is The Biggest Difference Between SimpliVity and VxRail?

One of the most popular comparisons on IT Central Station is SimpliVity vs VxRail. People like you are trying to decide which one is best for their company. Can you help them out? What is the biggest difference between SimpliVity and VxRail? Which of these two solutions would you recomm...

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Doug ColletteLast year we looked at VxRail, SimpliVity and several other HCI solutions. We… more »

Mark BolandVXrail is a HW and SW based solution EMC/Dell/VMware will try to sell you… more »

it_user1037988They are both HCI and serve the same purpose as HCI. The biggest difference for… more »

Julia Miller

PeerSpot

EMC VNX vs HPE 3PAR Flash Storage, which is better?

One of the most popular comparisons on IT Central Station is EMC VNX or HPE 3PAR Flash Storage. One user says about HPE 3PAR, "The optimization features move chunklets or hot spots to faster drives." Another user says about EMC VNX, "The replication feature provides another functio...

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Chaan BeardActually the answer is neither. VNX and 3Par are both technology best described… more »

it_user825912Pros EMC VNX Multi-tiering positively affects the efficiency of the storage… more »

reviewer325866As far as I know, VNX line is no longer available, therefore I think that the… more »

Julia Miller

PeerSpot

Dell EMC Unity vs NetApp All Flash FAS, which do you recommend?

One of the most popular comparisons on IT Central Station is Dell EMC Unity vs NetApp All Flash FAS. One of the users on our site says about Dell EMC Unity, "As long as you know what you're doing storage-wise, Unity is really easy to use." Another user says about NetApp All Flash F...

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it_user730569Companies looking for a an all flash system will be swayed by 3 main factors… more »

reviewer99798Full disclosure I represent both manufacturers In my opinion, it comes down… more »

it_user429375In general, I lean to EMC Unity due to its flexibility, modularity and low cost… more »

Julia Miller

PeerSpot

What do you like most about EMC CLARiiON CX4 series?

Hi Everyone,

What do you like most about EMC CLARiiON CX4 series?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the community!

Julia Miller

PeerSpot

What needs improvement with EMC CLARiiON CX4 series?

Please share with the community what you think needs improvement with EMC CLARiiON CX4 series.

What are its weaknesses? What would you like to see changed in a future version?

Julia Miller

PeerSpot

What is your primary use case for EMC CLARiiON CX4 series?

How do you or your organization use this solution?

Please share with us so that your peers can learn from your experiences.

Thank you!

Julia Miller

PeerSpot

Compare EMC Data Domain and HPE StoreOnce. Which is better?

One of the most popular comparisons on IT Central Station is EMC Data Domain vs HPE StoreOnce. One user says about EMC Data Domain, "It allows us a fast recovery of files or Virtual Machines if needed being on-premise." Another user says about HPE StoreOnce, " It demonstrates high ...

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it_user332070We have had very good success with the HPE StoreOnce product line. It usually… more »

it_user674316Hello DataDomain is a very good product, compressing and deduplicating the… more »

it_user730569I have used DataDomains for many years now. Once you get over the initial price… more »

Miriam Tover

Senior Delivery Ops Manager

PeerSpot

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Documentum Digital Asset Manager?

Hi,

We all know it's really hard to get good pricing and cost information.

Please share what you can so you can help your peers.

Julia Miller

PeerSpot

What needs improvement with Documentum Digital Asset Manager?

Please share with the community what you think needs improvement with Documentum Digital Asset Manager.

What are its weaknesses? What would you like to see changed in a future version?

Miriam Tover

Senior Delivery Ops Manager

PeerSpot

What is your primary use case for Documentum Digital Asset Manager?

How do you or your organization use this solution?

Please share with us so that your peers can learn from your experiences.

Thank you!

Principal Architect with 1-10 employees

EMC VNX 2500 or EMC Unity 400. Which one is the newer and better Storage and why?

Of EMC VNX 2500 or EMC Unity 400, which Storage is the latest and which one functions better and Why?

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it_user747327Both systems are good middle storage systems but the unity family is latest… more »

Quincy JohnsonUnity is newer. Go with newer of the 2 if these are your only options.

Albie Bokingkito Jr.Go for Unity. It’s the newest model and the base software is now better than… more »

Principal Architect with 1-10 employees

EMC VNX 2500 or EMC Unity 400. Which one is the newer and better Storage and why?

Of EMC VNX 2500 or EMC Unity 400, which Storage is the latest and which one functions better and Why?

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it_user747327Both systems are good middle storage systems but the unity family is latest… more »

Quincy JohnsonUnity is newer. Go with newer of the 2 if these are your only options.

Albie Bokingkito Jr.Go for Unity. It’s the newest model and the base software is now better than… more »

Manager Communications and Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Dell EMC XtremIO Flash Storage OR Hitachi Virtual Storage F Series

Which do you recommend? Dell EMC XtremIO Flash Storage or Hitachi Virtual Storage F Series?

it_user332070I would personally take a look at Nimble Storage. It is all processor and… more »

Student

EMC ECS with Swift Protocol

Does anyone have use cases for EMC ECS with Swift Protocol? Particularly, whether multiple namespaces can be accessed by one user and if the same user is in other AD groups, can be access all of their previous namespaces?

Works with 11-50 employees

Compatibility between Dell PowerConnect 6224 and Cisco SG500x (L3 switches)

Hello, We have a two Dell PowerConnect 6224 switches in stack and we are running out of network ports. We have planned to purchase a Cisco SG500X-48 48-Port GB with 4-Port 10-GB Stackable Managed Switch and connect to the existing stack. Please advise whether this would work (Cisco to t...

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it_user237450If you are referring to this stack technology &gt… more »

Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees

EMC Isilon vs. Sonexion Scale-out Lustre Storage System

What are differences between EMC Isilon and Sonexion Lustre Storage System NAS tools? What are the pro and cons?

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Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Archive verses backup

Currently using Avamar/Data Domain for backups. Looking for an Archive solution to accommodate long term retention requirements.

Any recommendations regarding archive solutions to look at?

Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Archive verses backup

Currently using Avamar/Data Domain for backups. Looking for an Archive solution to accommodate long term retention requirements.

Any recommendations regarding archive solutions to look at?

Works

Can anyone share their real-life deduplication ratios using Data Domain?

I know there are a number of variables but EMC is quoting us 6:1, we are seeing 7:1 in a POC but a colleague tells me he is getting 2:1. This is in Data Domain. Thanks in advance! Eric

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it_user156498It depends of what you are backing up, how, when and for how long You will see… more »

Martin MashI'm getting about a 20:1 on my DD2500. It all depends on what types of files… more »