We performed a comparison between Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches and Dell PowerConnect Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."With Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches everything comes from one vendor. It operates very smoothly."
"I rate the technical support an eight or a nine out of ten. So far, they've been very professional and helpful, especially when we need to raise a case for any issue."
"OmniSwitch LAN Switches' performance is very good."
"These OmniSwitches are very manageable and easy to configure."
"One of the main advantages of the solution is that the configuration is straightforward, offering various configuration options through CLI or web interfaces. I'm satisfied with the customer service and support. The solution is good and people should know about it."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuration."
"Dell PowerConnect Switches are very easy to configure with the GUI. Dell supports the solution even though it has been discontinued."
"Their support has been excellent, and it has been quite stable and easy to set up."
"Dell PowerConnect Switches have a VTL feature similar to Cisco's VSS. With VTL, using this technology, you can cluster two switches together to increase redundancy in the environment."
"This is a very reliable solution."
"The product is reliable."
"We have these switches installed in an environment with hardware from many other vendors, and so far, so good."
"The security is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It also has good storage and resource handling."
"Its throughout and compatibility are the most valuable."
"There are some issues with the network firmware being deleted from the switches."
"n general, the way the product is put together is not well done."
"There is no OEM support in India so RMAs need to be sent to France, which takes a long time if the hardware is faulty."
"I would like to see better third-party integration with third-party systems."
"A customer expressed dissatisfaction with the color of the switches, preferring black over the current color, which is close to white. While the color is not a personal concern, my earlier preference was for all products to be extendable in one large stack since some equipment limits stacking to four elements instead of eight."
"I can't think of what we would want in the next release."
"An area for improvement would be that it's very hard to configure if you're not familiar with the UI or CLI of the product. The UI itself could also be improved."
"It would be great to have modules that integrate with SDN solutions such as Cisco ACI, Arista SDN, Huawei Agile, and IBM."
"Scalability, especially with the power connect series is something that you have to take into account before starting the project because any changes to an ongoing project can be difficult."
"I would like to see better scalability and more features on these switches in the future."
"The CLI for Dell PowerConnect Switches is sometimes confusing, especially with the LAN, but for the GUI it is simple."
"We've only been using the solution for half a year. We haven't run into any issues, but maybe over time, that may change. It's too soon to tell. Offhand, there aren't any features that are lacking."
"A big issue with this product is that when our customer migrated the data center, one cluster blocked the whole network and because we had a new approach, some commands were not compatible with the new version."
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches is ranked 10th in LAN Switching with 6 reviews while Dell PowerConnect Switches is ranked 3rd in LAN Switching with 31 reviews. Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerConnect Switches is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches writes "With a good technical support in place, there needs to be an improvement in the way the tool is put together". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerConnect Switches writes "Excellent support, good pricing, and easy setup". Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus and HPE ProCurve, whereas Dell PowerConnect Switches is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches and Arista Networks Platform. See our Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches vs. Dell PowerConnect Switches report.
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