"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to manage and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerVault is its performance."
"The Dell warranty is the most valuable feature."
"PowerVault comes with free software that performs functions like data deduplication and replication, which is cost-effective and delivers added value to the product."
"It is an inexpensive storage solution."
"For us, the initial setup was easy."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerVault is its ability to provide small to medium-range storage. It doesn't have any specific standout features, but it's great for applications, such as surveillance where a large number of videos need to be recorded and performance isn't a priority."
"Dell PowerVault is user-friendly and easy to deploy."
"Both the pricing and the performance are excellent."
"The most valuable features of ExaGrid EX are the Veeam features and Landing Zone."
"The product is generally stable, but there have been instances, to my knowledge, where we faced issues in the controller during software upgrades. The availability is not at the desired level during these upgrade processes, as we sometimes need to shut down both controllers. This could be an area for improvement."
"We could set up the installation through a web server, but it's not very reactive on the web server. For example, when you launch a task, and you don't know exactly if the task has begun or if the task is in progress, or if it's finished. You have to wait for three to five to ten minutes to be sure that the task is running or in progress or finished. So at that point, it's not very good."
"We need higher performance and more reliable storage."
"The price of the solution could be lower."
"The high prices of the solution are an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I would like Dell to improve on the configuration of the disk groups. Only one group is expandable. Once you configure the other disk group types, you cannot expand them. It limits scalability. If you want maybe to grow a disk group, you lose information, and then you need to build it up again, which is not a good use case for customers."
"PowerVault could be improved by increasing its memory cache capacity and adding the ability to export data to the cloud."
"The implementation process takes a while."
"I would like to see free disk space."
"The solution’s web access should be improved."
Dell PowerVault is ranked 2nd in Enterprise SAN with 23 reviews while ExaGrid EX is ranked 3rd in Disk Based Backup Systems with 3 reviews. Dell PowerVault is rated 8.4, while ExaGrid EX is rated 9.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerVault writes "Easy to use with good integrations and reasonable pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExaGrid EX writes "Excellent performance, scalable, easy to install, and outstanding support". Dell PowerVault is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Huawei OceanStor SNS, Lenovo Storage V Series and Cisco MDS Series, whereas ExaGrid EX is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Quantum DXi Series and Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance.
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