We performed a comparison between Dell Unity XT and Dell XtremIO 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."The most valuable features of this solution are its ease of use and performance."
"We're able to get higher-density workloads on the same infrastructure, and we have a smaller physical footprint. The performance is excellent – during our test the bottlenecks are never on the X array, it just keeps picking up the pace to match what you need. The real-time visibility is a differentiator in my opinion."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe will quickly overcome all the hurdles you face, including network and latency issues."
"Offers excellent features like efficient data reduction, a reliable SafeMode, and a great support model for continuous assistance and updates."
"It has good, reliable, fast storage."
"The latency is good."
"Pure FlashArray X NVMe has low latency and high Ops. It is an evergreen model."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"It is nice the way ESRS works with remote support, being able to remote in and take a look at problems proactively."
"It is scalable, and we usually recommend Dell Unity XT to small and medium companies."
"The initial setup was very straightforward. Migration was smooth and configuration of the storage was quick and simple. The time needed to put it into production was less than expected, and data migration itself went without a glitch."
"The most valuable features of Dell Unity XT are the data compression for all of our VMs up to four times and the performance is good."
"It is easy to manage. A lot of the system manages itself."
"The all-flash feature is really boosting up the VMware. It is helping our virtual machines to perform better."
"Its quick integration with VMware. The ability to stand up a data store in one place, where you don't have to go and rescan for the data store through the vCenter Client, as well as SMB shares. This ended up being a big selling point for us."
"The flash aspects of the Unity make it incredibly fast. The fact that you get that much storage directly on what is basically a 3U box to us, that density has been really useful."
"Performance and deduplication. This is a very robust block storage option that offers both performance and data optimization."
"Very good IOPS performance"
"The solution's most valuable feature is its high performance."
"The most valuable features are that it is fast and reliable."
"XtremIO is very stable."
"Initially, we faced numerous issues with our analytical systems. However, we saw performance improvement after the implementation of the solution."
"Ease of management, aside from the serious performance, is the best feature."
"Snapshots are valuable because of their seamless nature, as well as the minimal space each snapshot takes."
"If the customer only needs 500 terabytes and doesn't care how much data they'll put in the server, IBM is cheaper than Pure."
"We would like to see VNC integration or be able to use Pure Storage with VNC."
"Our use cases require more multi-tenant capabilities and additional VLAN interfaces for separating different customers. We currently use it to provide storage, sometimes shared storage, to different customers, but it is less flexible in comparison to a dedicated solution."
"I'd like to see the product implement active replication for vehicles such as VMware."
"The UI for this solution needs to be improved."
"There is room for improvement in catering to midrange storage needs, especially for customers seeking Enterprise-class features."
"The tool's portfolio is minimal. It is expensive."
"They could add more support for file storage and different types of storage."
"I would like to see a more seamless virtual box integration with the physical box which can replicate, because the setup of the replication is very difficult right now."
"There is room for improvement in manufacturing."
"It could go faster. Make it bigger, better, and faster at a lower price, and I am there."
"We've got an ongoing issue with a Unity where some power supply fans spin up. We've had a whole bunch of hardware changed as a result but I still have an open SR which has been a struggle. It doesn't seem to affect performance, but it's something that we're hoping the engineers can resolve. Also, we had some issues with an upgrade where we can't manage a device, after the upgrade. So we had to have a ticket in for that."
"We had one incident with a memory leak that led to controller reboot. Although it had no impact, when such things happens the storage should be more aware of it, send alerts, and propose corrective actions."
"Recently, they released products, sometimes without proper testing, it seems."
"This solution would be improved with the addition of flexible raid volumes."
"Thick provisioning of LUNs."
"The management should be improved and the GUI interface could be better and easier."
"I am not too impressed with XtremeIO because we had a major failure."
"I would like to see more scalability."
"Get rid of the Java aspect of the GUI console."
"This solution is geared toward enterprise-level companies. Small and medium-sized businesses would find it extremely expensive."
"The GUI could be modified more in terms of how the different components are linked to each other."
"One thing that should be improved is the reporting and monitoring tools. It should use real time monitoring for storage, IOPS, latency, etc."
"The physical architecture could use some higher levels of redundancy."
Dell Unity XT is ranked 4th in All-Flash Storage with 190 reviews while Dell XtremIO is ranked 26th in All-Flash Storage with 48 reviews. Dell Unity XT is rated 8.4, while Dell XtremIO is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Dell Unity XT writes "Easy to set up with good data compression technology and useful deduplication". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell XtremIO writes "Suitable for high IOPS and helps get backup in ten minutes ". Dell Unity XT is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, HPE Nimble Storage, Pure Storage FlashArray and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Dell XtremIO is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell PowerMax NVMe, Pure Storage FlashArray, NetApp AFF and INFINIDAT InfiniBox. See our Dell Unity XT vs. Dell XtremIO report.
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