Cisco SmartStack vs. Dell Compellent (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco SmartStack
Score 0.0 out of 10
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SmartStack integrated infrastructure, jointly developed by Cisco and Nimble Storage integrates computing, networking, and storage resources. It's designed to scale transparently and independently, so users can quickly respond to changing business requirements.N/A
Dell Compellent (discontinued)
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Since it's acquisition in 2011 Compellent became a Dell product line of storage solutions (e.g. Dell Compellent Storage Center). Compellent products became part of the Dell EMC SC Series of enterprise flash and SAN storage devices and are now EOL.N/A
Pricing
Cisco SmartStackDell Compellent (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco SmartStackDell Compellent (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cisco SmartStackDell Compellent (discontinued)
Features
Cisco SmartStackDell Compellent (discontinued)
Enterprise Flash Array Storage
Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Product A and Product B
Cisco SmartStack
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Ratings
Dell Compellent (discontinued)
8.3
3 Ratings
7% below category average
Flash Array Performance00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Flash Array Integration00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Data Compression00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Non-Intrusive Upgrades00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Simplicity00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Power Savings00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Cisco SmartStackDell Compellent (discontinued)
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 8.3 out of 10
Pure Storage FlashArray
Pure Storage FlashArray
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Dell VMAX
Dell VMAX
Score 9.7 out of 10
Dell VMAX
Dell VMAX
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco SmartStackDell Compellent (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco SmartStackDell Compellent (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
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Discontinued Products
All in all this series great in addressing issues applications that need flash storage as a backend storage supply. It addresses the need for fast, responsive servers that need to boot quickly. It is easy to use and for the most part there are few issues and none that can't be addressed/fixed quickly.
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Pros
Cisco
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  • Dell Compellent support (Co-Pilot) and the add-on service (Optimize) are critical services that Dell Compellent does very well. Alerts from the array are sent to Co-Pilot where tickets are automatically generated and customers are notified of events. Of greater importance at times is the proactive support Co-Pilot and Optimize provide by contacting us of inefficiencies in the array and consulting on resolutions.
  • Enterprise Manager (Dell's "single pane of glass" management framework) is a useful tool for configuration/evaluation of the array and other Compellent products.
  • Ease of management. From firmware upgrades to managing server volumes the process is much simpler than with other arrays.
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Cons
Cisco
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Discontinued Products
  • The GUI could be a little more updated with a lot more information regarding usage.
  • There could be some assistance with high I/O times where snapshots go to consolidate. There seems to be issues when that attempts to occur, and there will times where the virtual machine stuns due to the I/O intensity.
  • Modification of multiple volumes or the creation of multiple volumes is a pain in the DSM management console.
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Support Rating
Cisco
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This is not solely based on the support engineers themselves but more so that the logging and gotcha's that their array has. There have been multiple times where logs are pulled, but the folder is not large enough, and it crashes the array. Other times there are certain aspects that support either does not know of or isn't knowledgable about how to look at particular issues that could be causing problems.
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
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We selected Compellent solely based on price. Honestly I would rate it only slightly better than a QNAP we used (which was even cheaper). If performance and reliability are factors in your decision (and they should be) I would recommend looking at something like a VNXe.
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Return on Investment
Cisco
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Discontinued Products
  • The SC9000 has been able to serve our current and futures needs well enough to not need to upgrade anytime soon.
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