Huawei OceanStor vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series comparison

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor and Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Huawei OceanStor vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Report (Updated: June 2024).

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Huawei OceanStor vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series

June 2024

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Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the All-Flash Storage category, the market share of Pure FlashArray X NVMe is 1.0% and it decreased by 2.2% compared to the previous year. The market share of Huawei OceanStor is 2.9% and it increased by 29.6% compared to the previous year. The market share of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is 2.7% and it decreased by 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

JamesBrooks

Infrastructure Engineer at ISAM

Jul 12, 2022

Problem free scalability, reliable, with straightforward setup

It has good, reliable, and fast storage. We really like snapshot features and how automatable and programmable it is. It is all managed with ad sport and playbooks We have been using Pure FlashArray X NVMe for about a year now. Scalability has been great. We have run into a couple of instances…

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reviewer1273779

Chief Executive Officer at a consultancy with 201-500 employees

Jun 2, 2021

Easy to implement, runs well, and the price is good

We use this solution for the software. The hardware, we design ourselves. We are resellers. We provide business software and the back-end system is a cross-selling theme for us The setup and the price are the most valuable and not the features related. On top of the data core environment for…

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Gastone Canali

IT Consultant at Effegibi

Jun 15, 2023

Provides good stability and is reliable in terms of performance

The solution is reliable in terms of performance They should include a snapshot feature for the solution. We have been using the solution for two to three years. The solution is stable. We have 60 solution users in our organization. The solution's initial setup process is easy. It takes three…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature of this solution is reliability."

"Overall stability is very good. It is a very stable solution."

"It's incredibly easy to use and greatly simplified our ability to both deploy and manage our storage subsystems."

"The Pure1 component is most valuable at this point in time when comparing it with EMC. Pure1 is where you can have your diagnostics in the cloud, so you can look at things from your mobile phone."

"One of the best features is the support, which is excellent."

"Offers excellent features like efficient data reduction, a reliable SafeMode, and a great support model for continuous assistance and updates."

"The solution is very straightforward to set up."

"It has good, reliable, fast storage."

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"Generally stable with good technical support."

"Its technical support team is helpful."

"The solution has improved our organization by speeding up our operations."

"OceanStor is cheaper than Dell EMC, and its management interface is quite simple."

"The solution works well for non-critical applications that do not require a heavy workload. The tool's all features are valuable."

"The solution is scalable."

"The support is excellent."

"The setup and the price are the most valuable and not the features related."

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"Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is quite an elementary box, no frills. It does not have all the functionality of the DM but it is acceptable, it does its task. It integrates pretty well."

"ThinkSystem's storage performs well, and the price per gigabyte is good, especially on SSD solutions. It's also easy to use."

"We have been working with the solution for around a year and so far it has shown itself to be stable."

"Its initial setup process is easy."

"Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is simple to use"

"The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series are the dual controllers, available installation documentation, and the option of multiple host bus adapter interfaces."

"The solution's initial setup process is easy."

"The solution is very easy to troubleshoot. It's one of the most valuable features. It also doesn't take long to deploy and normally it comes with a three-year warranty."

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Cons

"There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class features."

"You cannot tag a LUN with a description, and that should be improved. What I like on the Unity side is that when I expand LUNs or do things, there is an information field on the LUN. This is the Information field that you can tag on your LUNs to let yourself know, "Hey, I've added this much space on this date". Pure lacks that ability. So, you don't have a mechanism that's friendly for tracking your data expansions on the LUN and for adding any additional information. That's a downside for me."

"We would like to see more visibility into garbage collection and CPU performance in the GUI."

"The software layer has to improve."

"Efficiency improvements would always be welcome, but I'm not sure if they could get more efficient."

"Many options to check performance, like read, writes, random writes, and random reads, are missing in Pure FlashArray X NVMe."

"I want to see Pure Storage not only be for fast storage, but I want to see it be for the entire data center."

"It is on the expensive side."

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"The solution needs to improve the compression side of the application."

"In the future release, Huawei OceanStor should improve on what they already have. It is a good solution."

"The duration of the built-in snapshot technology must be improved."

"I would like to see more iterations and direct integration with other solutions."

"I would like to see the next generation all-flash, which could be combined."

"Unfortunately, this product doesn't support Flash Disks, but it's IOPS capacity is a great compromise."

"The price could be better. It's not good for the Brazilian market."

"CFS integration is one area where OceanStor has some room for improvement. The CFS on OceanStor is dedicated, so it's not integrated with the existing active directory domain."

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"In the next release, I would like to see support for Hyper-converged infrastructure."

"The solution could be more scalable, although it suits our present needs."

"The features are limited."

"The difficult part comes when dealing with the host. You have to enable multi-pathing and other aspects that are needed for proper configuration. I don't know if there is room for a more hyper-conversion structure to work with, but this would be easier."

"It would be useful to have structured solutions replicated to other sites."

"Improvements can be made to the product's performance."

"Usually, when a part fails, we have to replace it and it takes a while. It would be better if the part could be available locally here in Kenya so we don't have to wait so long to repair the solution."

"There could be a snapshot feature in the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"With Pure Storage, we would like to continue seeing price reductions with flash storage. I don't think we're any different than anybody else when we continue to look to the industry for price reductions of both NVMe and traditional SSD storage. We would like to see these prices continue to decline and erode, even displacing large spinning disks."

"Given its price, Pure is not the first option."

"Its price could be better. It is not too expensive, but it is the high-end cost. It is kind of a Rolls-Royce. You pay a lot, but you get a lot out of it. So, the price pressure on the way down would be great, but at the end of the day, if you need to do the work, you just pay for it."

"The tool is an investment that we've budgeted for. While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see it as a market leader with benefits. We don't regret purchasing it."

"They can tout the functionality and cutting edge technology that they have, but that's where the price tag comes in. The cost is high, but I think as they grow their business and get more customers that it will probably go down a little bit."

"The licensing is on a yearly basis."

"As far as the licensing costs, everything is included in the license."

"Pretty much everything that you need is licensed when you buy the product. Licensing to me is different than the maintenance cost, but they can bleed into one another. We buy the product, and we expect three years of support bundled into what we negotiate on our storage arrays. I would start to see maintenance costs going into the fourth year, but we're not there yet."

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"The pricing depends on the features the customer wants, such as storage, RAM, and processors, but in general, Huawei is much cheaper compared to Dell and Cisco."

"The price of the solution could be less expensive. However, there are not any licensing costs."

"We pay a monthly licensing fee for this solution. The price could be less expensive."

"I am satisfied with the tool's pricing, which is in the middle. It is overpriced. I rate it an eight out of ten."

"It's roughly affordable."

"Pricing is very fair."

"The tool's pricing is competitive and affordable. It has the best possible pricing that we can get from Huawei. The prices are fixed and there are no additional costs."

"Huawei OceanStor is a cost-effective storage solution."

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"We have a five-year contract for providing support."

"The solution's price could be better."

"The pricing for this solution is good compared to HP or Dell EMC."

"The best thing about this solution is its price, which reduces our costs."

"It is an expensive solution."

"The pricing is fair and low compared to other products in this category."

"All of the features are bundled together, and you can renew the bundle with all of the features included."

"The price of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is a one-time purchase. There is a global price list available to find the price of the solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

21%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

Pure FlashArray X NVMe helps to improve our processing speed. It is user-friendly and easy to use.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

The tool is an investment that we've budgeted for. While the prices may be higher than those of other vendors, we see...

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What needs improvement with Pure FlashArray X NVMe?

The tool's pricing is higher than competitors.

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What do you like most about Huawei OceanStor?

Huawei OceanStor has the capability of SSDs, high-performance disks, and higher disk support.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei OceanStor?

Overall, the solution's pricing was cheaper. We need to pay for the solution's license. Users can configure the licen...

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What needs improvement with Huawei OceanStor?

The solution’s reporting could be improved.

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What do you like most about Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series?

The solution's initial setup process is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series?

The solution's price could be better.

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What needs improvement with Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series?

They should include a snapshot feature for the solution.

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Comparisons

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Dell Unity XT vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Compared 17% of the time

Pure Storage FlashArray vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Compared 11% of the time

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Compared 9% of the time

Pure Storage FlashBlade vs Pure FlashArray X NVMe

Compared 9% of the time

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Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs Huawei OceanStor

Compared 26% of the time

Dell PowerStore vs Huawei OceanStor

Compared 18% of the time

NetApp AFF vs Huawei OceanStor

Compared 16% of the time

Dell Unity XT vs Huawei OceanStor

Compared 11% of the time

Dell SC Series vs Huawei OceanStor

Compared 2% of the time

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Dell PowerStore vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series

Compared 27% of the time

NetApp AFF vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series

Compared 14% of the time

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series

Compared 13% of the time

IBM FlashSystem vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series

Compared 9% of the time

NetApp FAS Series vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series

Compared 2% of the time

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Product Reports

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Pure FlashArray X NVMe

May 2024

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Huawei OceanStor

June 2024

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All-Flash Storage

May 2024

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Also Known As

Pure FlashArray//X NVMe, Pure FlashArray//X, FlashArray//X

OceanStor Dorado V3 All-Flash Storage System, OceanStor 18000 V3 Series Storage Systems, OceanStor 6800 V3 Storage System

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Overview

Pure Storage FlashArray//X is the world’s first enterprise-class, all-NVMe flash storage array. It represents a new class of storage – shared accelerated storage, which is a term coined by Gartner – that delivers major breakthroughs in performance, simplicity, and consolidation.

OceanStor Dorado V3 is the industry's first all-flash storage that puts NVMe into commercial use. It is specially designed for enterprises' mission-critical businesses, meeting the most-demanding performance and reliability requirements of databases, VDI, server virtualization, and SAP HANA.

The DE All-Flash Series delivers the performance of more than 2,000 15k rpm HDDs, yet requires only 2% of the rack space, power, and cooling. Because it consumes 98% less space and power, DE Series can significantly improve the overall efficiency of your IT operations while continuing to meet your performance requirements.

Sample Customers

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June 2024

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