Overview

What is Dell PowerFlex?

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.

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9 out of 10

March 11, 2021

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Once upon a time we had a SAN from almost every vendor in the space. Each time a salesman would come, our company decided we should try …

Really easy to use and well built software defined storage system

9 out of 10

March 11, 2021

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Dell EMC Powerflex [(formerly VxFlex or VxRAck)] has been rolled out throughout the business as a means of dealing with disparate SAN …

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March 11, 2021

Really easy to use and well built software defined storage system

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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Dell EMC Powerflex [(formerly VxFlex or VxRAck)] has been rolled out throughout the business as a means of dealing with disparate SAN units with differing abilities and technologies. We have switched over to PowerFlex as a way to have a smart, software defined storage unit that gives us so many options in how we carve out storage in our data center. Previously we had a hard time doing these functions with so many [different] types of storage.

Pros and Cons

Dell hardware is built solid and works well
The interface is smooth and easy to use, also updates are easy
Much flexibility due to being a Software defined SAN

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

Likelihood to Recommend

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!