We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and IBM System Storage DS5000 Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."You can always trust it. It is stable."
"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."
"The technical support is very good."
"Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good."
"It is extremely reliable."
"The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."
"It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits."
"The solution offers an excellent price-performance ratio, including SSDs and compression capabilities. This results in faster performance and potential space savings due to compression."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 series enhances clients' data handling capabilities through improved security, fast systems, and added value features."
"You can easily virtualize and share the storage."
"The solution is reliable."
"We use it for applications, databases, media, files, etc."
"I like that it's stable, and I am satisfied with it. We have had some issues, but that is normal in IT. IBM System Storage DS5000 works fine most of the time."
"The most valuable aspects of the DS5000 Series are its high availability (almost six nines), stability, cost-effectiveness, and the unique IBM FlashCore modules, which other competitors lack. These FlashCore modules enable local operations on the drive itself without a performance overhead, a significant advantage."
"The most valuable feature is compression."
"If I need to have more space or more capacity, I need to replace the product. It would be ideal if we could scale without replacing the box itself."
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"Individual file recovery would be a nice additional feature."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."
"It would be nice if duplication was possible at the hardware level. As it is now, duplication is a software feature, whereas compression is a hardware feature."
"If you decide to expand the IBM System Storage DS5000 Series by adding an extension frame to the controller, you won't have the ability to incorporate flash storage models directly. Instead, you'll need to work with SSD which may be slightly slower."
"IBM System Storage DS5000 is expensive when compared to other vendors."
"IBM talks about integration when we talk about Safeguarded Copy. It integrates with QRadar, but it seems as though IBM still is too separate, that is, the way IBM is measured on software and hardware."
"Improving software installation and licensing retrieval would make using IBM System Storage DS5000 series easier for customers."
"The price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I find the solution isn't so easy to understand. A user must be quite knowledgeable in the product. It isn't like HPE 3PAR, which you can use quite easily without too much storage experience."
"The solution is not flexible enough."
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Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 18 reviews while IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is ranked 6th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 15 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell EqualLogic PS series writes "Allows peer-to-peer cloning of storage volume and helps users with hardware replication mechanism". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM System Storage DS5000 Series writes "Very reliable, easy to install, and offers good value for money". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE StorageWorks MSA, whereas IBM System Storage DS5000 Series is most compared with . See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. IBM System Storage DS5000 Series report.
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