Great array for its time, but not today's choice
October 28, 2019
Great array for its time, but not today's choice
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with XtremIO Flash Storage
XtremIO was originally purchased to provide a high-performance storage platform for our critical systems. It is being used across the entire organization as a storage option in our VMWare environment for high-performance datastores. We also use it for some FC attached storage for our physical servers which run AIX.
- The storage array is very fast. The performance is great.
- It integrates well into the other ancillary products EMC offers.
- It takes up a large amount of room in the datacenter. A dedicated rack is required for even a minimal configuration.
- The management interface is a bit slow and feels dated, but it gets the job done.
- It has met our performance expectations.
At the time the EMC was selected due to the existing relationship with EMC and the maturity of their product compared to the other vendor's options. However now that the maturity gap has been closed and the storage wars have proven which companies will remain for the foreseeable future, we have decided to move away from the XtremIO and go with an alternate storage company due to the price and cost of ongoing support. The EMC product is still a great product, I just find it too expensive to purchase and maintain in today's competitive marketplace.
Do you think EMC XtremIO Flash Storage (discontinued) delivers good value for the price?
No
Are you happy with EMC XtremIO Flash Storage (discontinued)'s feature set?
Yes
Did EMC XtremIO Flash Storage (discontinued) live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of EMC XtremIO Flash Storage (discontinued) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy EMC XtremIO Flash Storage (discontinued) again?
No