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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dell PowerFlex

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADell PowerFlex (formerly VxFlex) software-defined storage solutions aim to enable transformational agility for organizations looking to modernize their datacenter operations. The vendor states PowerFlex enables extreme flexibility, massive scalability, and enterprise-class performance and resiliency while simplifying infrastructure management and operations.N/A

    Dell PowerMax NVMe

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ADell PowerMax NVME is presented as a end-to-end NVMe, storage class memory (SCM) for persistent storage, real-time machine learning and up to 350GB per second to power critical workloads.N/A
    Pricing
    Dell PowerFlexDell PowerMax NVMe
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    Pricing Offerings
    Dell PowerFlexDell PowerMax NVMe
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Dell PowerFlexDell PowerMax NVMe
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Dell PowerFlex and Dell PowerMax NVMe
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    Dell PowerFlex
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    Ratings
    Dell PowerMax NVMe
    9.6
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Flash Array Performance00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Data Compression00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Simplicity00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Power Savings00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Dell PowerFlexDell PowerMax NVMe
    Small Businesses
    StarWind HCA
    Score8.6 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    StarWind HCA
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure
    Score9 out of 10
    Everpure FlashArray
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dell PowerFlexDell PowerMax NVMe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Dell PowerFlexDell PowerMax NVMe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dell Technologies
    Definitely would recommend this unit or this family of units into most peoples organizations. Especially if you're starting fresh with a whole dedicated SAN and dont have to move a ton of data over to these (though that is possible, it is very messy). If you're moving from existing storage, then you will have to be prepared for some sore spots!
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    Dell Technologies
    PowerMax is suited for a mid-tier to enterprise company. It can easily take on and manage what it may take with various storage arrays. This can work in any vertical, healthcare, manufacturing, financial, insurance, etc. It can easily manage massive workloads and deliver very high-end performance. Is not feasible for small companies, this can and would be very expensive to maintain and operate, and it truly doesn't make sense when a much smaller array can be used.
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    Pros
    Dell Technologies
    • Gets all your (SAN) ducks in a row, and makes it easy with a single pane of glass
    • The usual good dell support if you're paying for the right support level
    • It can get expensive with options added but base price is pretty competitive
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    • Fastest storage array in the world.
    • this system provide the performance density up to 7.5 million IOPS5 per rack
    • Its support maximum system
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    Cons
    Dell Technologies
    • Costs are high, especially when having to replace multiple old SAN's with the one type
    • There is alot of down time when you have to push updates out to the units
    • Not sure we still have the full hang of all the functions as there's some pretty deep functions that are not explained well
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    Dell Technologies
    • Can be complex if someone is not versed on the product.
    • Expensive.
    • High cost of maintenance.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dell Technologies
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    Return on Investment
    Dell Technologies
    • Money saved in having a bunch of other competing storage units
    • All kinds of time saved for our admins that have to deal with storage
    • The units look good and give you that futurey data center vibe!
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    Dell Technologies
    • Cost
    • Opex vs Capex
    • Maintenance Costs.
    • Learning curve on software to maintain the array.
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