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    Quest QoreStor

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AQoreStor facilitates the adoption of most storage types, uniquely including cloud object storage like native object storage. QoreStor’s advanced compression and deduplication algorithms aim to slash storage requirements and costs anywhere QoreStor is deployed, even in the cloud. QoreStor includes ransomware protection capabilities to protect backup data. QoreStor replaces the Quest DR Series the former Dell / Quest backup and recovery solution, featuring data deduplication.N/A

    StorPool

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AStorPool is a block-storage software that uses standard hardware and builds a storage system out of this hardware. It is installed on the servers and creates a shared storage pool from their local drives in these servers. Compared to traditional SANs, all-flash arrays, or other storage software StorPool is faster, more reliable and scalable.N/A
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    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Quest QoreStorStorPool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
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    8.2
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    User Testimonials
    Quest QoreStorStorPool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Quest Software
    The product can be run on-premises or in the cloud. It is a fantastic option to reduce the size and storage requirements of backup jobs. If your backup system can already produce a reliable reduction in storage up to 75% then I would say the QoreStor appliance would be irrelevant in your case. It does not perform backups itself. It is simply an extra step to reduce size, encrypt and offload backups to the cloud. this reduces the load on a backup system to handle other tasks while the QoreStor takes over.
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    StorPool
    Storpool performs well on block level (and that is what we use it for). It is not yet supporting a kind of distributed filesystem or object storage - a filesystem layer needs to be built on top of it.
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    Pros
    Quest Software
    • Deduplication
    • Compression
    • Cloud Connection
    • Replication
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    StorPool
    • Distributed Storage array with very high throughput in terms of reading & write operations.
    • Horizontal scaling without much complexity of management.
    • Easily integrate with OpenStack cloud.
    • Doesn't depend on proprietary hardware, integrates with commodity hardware.
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    Cons
    Quest Software
    • Disaster recovery from a populated cloud bucket needs improvement
    • It would be nice to have some limited integration into the KACE SMA product
    • The appliance is low resource use and virtual, but better access to system settings would be nice.
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    StorPool
    • Graphical interface is for monitoring and stats, but not for operations.
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    Support Rating
    Quest Software
    The support team is the main reason I am sticking to Quest/KACE products. They are stellar to work with and always responsive when I need help. The team listens to the user's recommendations for added features and tends to add the ones that really have merit. Support is everything when it comes to working with such a company
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    StorPool
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    Quest Software
    When I evaluated the Dell system it was an entirely new server on-site, with licensed levels of inlocking the storage it had on board. For a smaller organization, the Dell system was not cost-effective with a large upfront payment, and additional hardware to manage on-site. The QoreStor system was a virtual machine that could pop into my current system and just use allocated storage already in place. In addition, the upfront cost was dramatically less than the Dell option and no additional hardware
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    StorPool
    We made a very careful selection of our storage vendor and solution. After researching the newest technologies, our team decided to deploy a software-defined storage solution from StorPool.
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    Return on Investment
    Quest Software
    • Dramatically decreased cloud storage costs
    • Backup Jobs take less time on the Backup system
    • An additional level of backup and encryption
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    StorPool
    • We have not calculated precise ROI. We focused on getting the best solution at a reasonable price, based on market research. Initially, we didn’t need a lot of capacity, so we invested in servers and network, which could handle several times more capacity, but bought smaller drives to keep the investment low. We achieved a starting price of $3.2/GB usable and $1.4/GB logical. Later we expanded the capacity by adding more drives to the system. Currently, the system has a price of approximately $2.3/GB usable and $0.99/GB logical and a price of $0.09/IOPS.
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