We performed a comparison between Cloudian HyperStore and Dell PowerScale (Isilon) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two File and Object Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The tool has S3 capability. Its scalability is excellent. From a security and encryption perspective, the solution supports SSL encryption. It is a seamless solution offering data encryption, quality service, and security encryption."
"It is very durable and that is particularly important."
"The most valuable features are its scalability and Amazon S3 compatibility because we can move back and forth with a hybrid cloud."
"The cost was the main reason we chose to use this solution."
"The tool's most valuable features are scalability and stability."
"Our users are able to easily roll back snapshots without going through IT."
"I don't have to rebuild the cluster to add a node."
"You plug in a new node and data starts migrating over to it, and IT spreads out the load. We've added multiple nodes to the system since deploying it. The process is pretty seamless, and we are able to do it with no downtime. It's a very easy process to do."
"PowerScale allows us to manage storage without managing RAID groups or migrating volumes between controllers. It has really simplified things. We're not having to worry about the underlying infrastructure. That takes care of itself. We just worry about the data. It's really easy for deploying and managing storage at the petabyte scale."
"The solution is extremely easy to manage. This is its most valuable feature."
"Dell PowerScale's performance is good."
"The solution provides massive performance, scalability, efficiency, and ease of management."
"It is a cloud-based environment and at times, it is not very simple to use."
"As it is an S3 solution with the same protocol as the one we have with AWS, having better integration with AWS will be beneficial."
"Cloudian HyperStore needs to incorporate AI and predictive analysis. It would be helpful if the solution could analyze and predict how to manage data better. The end users should not have access to protected documents. They should be able to drop the documents. The capacity management dashboard can be better. We also want two-factor authentication using Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator as MFA. Hence, the user would access the console not just by logging in with a password and username but with third-party applications as well."
"It is a bit higher priced than some of the other systems."
"The solution isn't suitable for small environments or small customers."
"Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is a bit expensive compared to other products."
"There is room for improvement with the updates. It can take a significant amount of time to do a major OS update. However, even though it takes multiple reboots, the cluster stays up. If we want to apply a newer version of the OS, we have to roll back some of the patches so that we can upgrade. It requires a few reboots just to do that. The cluster doesn't come down, everything is still running, but it's time-consuming, at times."
"It would be nice to see tools like Superna Eyeglass built into PowerScale."
"The product’s expansion capacity, pricing clarity, and ease of use need improvement."
"The legacy file system for Epsilon didn't scale into the cloud and didn't have a separate OS. It would be key if this was made possible."
"Dell PowerScale needs to reduce its price."
Cloudian HyperStore is ranked 13th in File and Object Storage with 4 reviews while Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is ranked 3rd in File and Object Storage with 40 reviews. Cloudian HyperStore is rated 8.0, while Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Cloudian HyperStore writes "A seamless solution offering data encryption, quality service, and security encryption". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerScale (Isilon) writes "We can easily deploy, manage, and maintain systems without needing a huge amount of expertise to facilitate them". Cloudian HyperStore is most compared with MinIO, Red Hat Ceph Storage, Scality RING, Dell ECS and Pure Storage FlashBlade, whereas Dell PowerScale (Isilon) is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, Dell ECS, Pure Storage FlashBlade, Qumulo and HPE StoreEasy. See our Cloudian HyperStore vs. Dell PowerScale (Isilon) report.
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