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Dell PowerFlex vs. IBM Storage Scale

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dell PowerFlex
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Dell 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
IBM Storage Scale
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
IBM Storage Scale (formerly IBM Spectrum Scale) supports storage management of unstructured data for big data analytics.N/A
Pricing
Dell PowerFlexIBM Storage Scale
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dell PowerFlexIBM Storage Scale
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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User Ratings
Dell PowerFlexIBM Storage Scale
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.2
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dell PowerFlexIBM Storage Scale
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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IBM
When you get a Spectrum Scale solution from IBM you are certain of two things. 1) You will need a specialized storage admin who will be able to take all of its advantages and make available for your organization. It is an appliance that not so many storage admins would be comfortable working on. Invest properly on both hardware and human resources. 2) You will scale forever. We started with a couple of hundred of Terabytes and grew to dozens of Petabytes.
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Anonymous
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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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Anonymous
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IBM
  • Secure data storage platform.
  • Secure environment to handle big data through.
  • Creating reports from multiple platforms easily.
Diana Dumpsey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Diana Dumpsey
PPC Manager
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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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Anonymous
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IBM
  • Not suited for HPC.
  • Doesn't work well for retail.
Leonardo Molinares Meza | TrustRadius Reviewer
Leonardo Molinares Meza
Arquitecto de soluciones
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Alternatives Considered
Dell Technologies
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IBM
It was the solution that fit the requirements of our customers.
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Anonymous
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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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Anonymous
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IBM
  • Allowed reuse of existing storage
  • Flexibility to provision storage quickly, allowing us to right size storage.
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Anonymous
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