We performed a comparison between Dell SC Series and IBM System Storage DS8000 Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Frame-Based Disk Arrays solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's very scalable, especially with federation. If you outgrow the number of spindles that a unit can support, depending on the model, you can go into federation."
"With auto-tiering, it's easier to understand than most arrays, knowing that all of your writes go to the tier that you specify, with easy-to-create storage profiles."
"The setup and installation is much simpler now, because Dell has standardized the configure process."
"The process of reallocating data from fast disks (SSD or SAS) to slow disks (SATA) gives you better performance and better use of resources."
"What is most valuable about the Dell EMC SC Series system was its reliability."
"In terms of stability, it's good enough. It's okay."
"The interface is easy to use which makes the product user-friendly."
"Most valuable features have been the system customization with it, the performance you receive, and their CoPilot Support (or Dell EMC Storage Support)."
"The Global Copy and Global Mirror features are the solution's most valuable aspects."
"The high throughput feature is the most powerful thing in this product."
"Technical support should respond more quickly because the turnaround time is very high."
"We had times that we needed a file service solution. We've used FluidFS, but it's a solution that is being transitioned out."
"The initial setup is somewhat complex and should be made simpler to do."
"I would like to see an integrated key manager in the controllers. Currently, it's an external product. It would be nice to have the option of having a built-in key for self-encrypting drive features."
"It's not very efficient anymore. There are better products out there."
"The administration and support (on the way that they delivered) was a little bit slow."
"In some customer cases, customers experienced more performance or latency."
"I would like to see higher compression, dedupe, faster I/O, and bigger drives."
"The solution should embedded replication switches into the hardware instead of using them externally."
"The GUI isn't as user-friendly as other options."
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Dell SC Series is ranked 3rd in Frame-Based Disk Arrays with 49 reviews while IBM System Storage DS8000 Series is ranked 2nd in Frame-Based Disk Arrays. Dell SC Series is rated 8.4, while IBM System Storage DS8000 Series is rated 9.4. The top reviewer of Dell SC Series writes "Automated architecture that proactively optimizes your database ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM System Storage DS8000 Series writes "Great Global Copy and Global Mirror features with an easy initial setup". Dell SC Series is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity XT, IBM FlashSystem, Huawei OceanStor and Dell PowerMax NVMe, whereas IBM System Storage DS8000 Series is most compared with Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform. See our Dell SC Series vs. IBM System Storage DS8000 Series report.
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