Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued)

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued)	Score 9.1 out of 10	N/A	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

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Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued)
Free Trial
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee

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Community Pulse
	Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued)
Considered Both Products	Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued) Verified User Director Chose Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued) I have used Dell EMC Unity XT and I will say that the SC Series is better in the areas of the scalability is excellent. If I need more space, it's a no downtime solution. It's harder to get the funding than it is to get the solution itself. In addition, I like the way it … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued) I have to say that the Pure Storage FlashArray is way simpler to configure, monitor, and update. There are various features that the Pure Storage FlashArray offers, such as viewing your virtual infrastructure to see if the issues lie with your storage or VM's that Dell EMC SC … Incentivized Helpful? Jeff Stockamp Principal Systems Administrator Chose Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued) 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. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Technician Chose Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued) Previous products used have been EMC & Hitachi arrays and NAS products. Dell Compellent is outstanding in its storage array operation and support. It's user interface is much more intuitive and use of RAID technologies appears to "get the most" out of the storage purchased. … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Stumpf IT Manager Chose Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued) We initially used EqualLogic, however we found the Compellent to scale better, do more, and cost nearly the same. Their approach to storage technology was very innovative and seemed to be the most comprehensive. We needed a SAN that was enterprise class in technology, but at … Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Mix and match Pro Dell emc Pro Pane of glass
Top Cons	Minus Able to integrate Minus Single point Minus Reporting functionality

Features

Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued)

Enterprise Flash Array Storage

Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Product A and Product B
	Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued) 8.3 3 Ratings 9% below category average
Flash Array Performance	8.03 Ratings
Flash Array Integration	8.03 Ratings
Data Compression	8.03 Ratings
Non-Intrusive Upgrades	8.03 Ratings
Simplicity	9.03 Ratings
Power Savings	9.03 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued)
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic
Medium-sized Companies	Pure Storage FlashArray Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises	Dell VMAX Score 9.7 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (6 ratings)
Support Rating	5.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Dell SC Series / Compellent (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	Dell Technologies 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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Dell Technologies 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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Dell Technologies 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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Dell Technologies 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. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Dell Technologies 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. Incentivized Jeff Stockamp Principal Systems Administrator Read full review
Return on Investment	Dell Technologies The SC9000 has been able to serve our current and futures needs well enough to not need to upgrade anytime soon. Incentivized Brooks Weisblat Vice President of Technology Read full review
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