We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor Dorado and Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series 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 latency is good."
"The most valuable features of Pure FlashArray X NVMe are its superior performance compared to other flash tiers, as well as its ease of use, with an intuitive user interface that is simple to deploy and use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use."
"It has good, reliable, fast storage."
"The solution is very straightforward to set up."
"The system allows for seamless learning experiences, facilitating quick and easy cloning of environments within minutes."
"Offers excellent features like efficient data reduction, a reliable SafeMode, and a great support model for continuous assistance and updates."
"It is very easy to install and configure. It has got excellent diagnostics. If you really need to see how the box is performing, the console gives you a lot of information. You can set thresholds as well as alerts based on the thresholds, which is a very powerful functionality. They are very proactive. They know how to monitor and manage the systems. They see a problem, and they are all over it before us. They see the problem before we see it, which is very good."
"Has good capacity, is effective and easy to manage."
"The integrated Huawei Flash technology within OceanStor Dorado stands out as one of the most valuable features."
"The performance is good."
"The most valuable feature for me is that it deduces better, whereby it can be assigned six times the usable capacity, depending on the nature of the data."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the price to performance ratio."
"I've been satisfied with the level of attention I'm given when I reach out to technical support."
"The platform's most valuable features are reliability, intelligence, and fast performance speed."
"There are plenty of features available in this solution."
"The most valuable feature of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is its capability to tier to the cloud, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS. Additionally, the integration is good and they are user-friendly."
"The product’s quality of service guarantees the performance of each workload."
"Ability to cluster two storages together with HA availability."
"The value we derive from using it is greater than other alternatives like HPE and Dell."
"The price of this solution is good."
"We are satisfied with the stability."
"The FlexClone feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"Last year, I did a DM Series installation with my colleague, and this installation was effortless because we had Lenovo support on the phone, so it was easy to get help if we had any problems."
"The software layer has to improve."
"Right now, the box itself is just strictly working as a backend storage system. It would be fantastic if we could access it directly like a NAS device through network access or SIS drives. I think they have an interface, but I am not sure how good it is. If we could address a box directly on the network without having to go through a server, it would be great. The replication schemas could be improved. We are not using replication on the storage level right now. We use a different type of replication. If their replication would be as good as the one that we have, I would probably run the replication schema because it might be faster, but I don't know that for a fact. So, I cannot say that they have good replication. All I can say is that they need to inform us better."
"We would like to see VNC integration or be able to use Pure Storage with VNC."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing of the product."
"We've seen that when we create a POD in synchronous mode, it increases the latency."
"We have run into a couple of instances recently where we are running out of space. So we have had to buy some more packs for it and they have deployed fine and it has increased smoothly."
"It's more multi-tenant functionality in their Pure1 manage portal that is lacking."
"I want to see Pure Storage not only be for fast storage, but I want to see it be for the entire data center."
"Having distinct modules for data compression and encryption features enhances flexibility and performance optimization for users with varying requirements."
"An area of this product that has room for improvement is the NAS capability."
"The localization problem needs to be improved."
"The user interface of Huawei OceanStor Dorado could be more user-friendly. Other solutions, such as EMC, have a better user interface."
"Huawei OceanStor Dorado could improve by having a multi-tier cloud option and additional protocols"
"This solution can improve by providing easier migrations and better Metro features."
"There are some limitations to this product because they do not have unified storage."
"I would like to see them improve their IOPS per second to match their contemporaries in the industry."
"It takes a very long time to enter the management console, as well as to restart the system, and these are things that should be improved."
"The tool's pricing is high."
"Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series could improve by having a snapshot feature. Additionally, there can be other features added to help restore the data faster."
"The solution needs a simpler licensing theme around the DM series. The problem is if you only need one of the features, you still have to buy the whole thing. The licensing needs to be more granular or flexible so you have the option to only license FlexCone or Inline Compression features."
"I would like Lenovo to add a feature like IBM Easy Tier to DM Series. This is a crucial feature for the customers."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The licensing model needs to be revisited. It needs to be simplified."
"Many people do not realize that Lenovo has a storage solution, so better marketing from the vendor is needed."
Huawei OceanStor Dorado is ranked 11th in All-Flash Storage with 32 reviews while Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is ranked 21st in All-Flash Storage with 11 reviews. Huawei OceanStor Dorado is rated 8.4, while Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor Dorado writes "Good performance and simple to deploy and manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series writes "Simple deployment, stores data well, but missing features". Huawei OceanStor Dorado is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Huawei OceanStor, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF and Pure Storage FlashArray, whereas Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is most compared with NetApp AFF, Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series, Dell Unity XT and Dell PowerStore. See our Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series report.
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