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    Dell Unity XT Unified Storage

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ADell Unity XT hybrid flash arrays are storage systems for running general purpose workloads that do not require the low latencies and speed of all flash/NVMe architectures. Unity XT hybrid flash arrays balance performance, efficiency, features or outcomes.N/A
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
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    Dell Technologies
    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    1. Cost-effective 2. Easy to maintain 3. Reliable and stable 4. User friendly 5. Reduced power consumption 6. Storage for different types of data.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    Dell EMC Unity is for our organization the follow-up array for the discontinued VNX array.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    From my experience, Dell EMC belongs to the second class of storage arrays due to less popularity and performance compared to "the big heads".
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    I was instructed to buy these arrays, but I was not given the opportunity to evaluate other arrays. We evaluated other products in the market that competed with Unity and found that the younger array built from scratch had far better features, software, and ease of use. The …
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    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    Due the corporations history of using Dell solutions, Dell EMC Unity fit in perfectly with the corporations technology strategy. It also was comparable to other solutions in terms of performance and reliability. The support was also exceptional.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    We were directed to buy these arrays and didn't have the ability to evaluate the other arrays. Once we evaluated the other products in the market that compete with Unity we saw that the younger, more built from the ground up arrays, had much better features, software, and ease …
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    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    Unity is the successor to the EMC VNX but has a much simpler and more user-friendly interface. It is also much more easy to manage and integrate with VMware.
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    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    I came into Dell EMC SC Series Compellent with only limited knowledge of the Dell EMC Unity. Don't get me wrong, the Dell EMC Unity is fine for what it needs to do. The next series or next class of storage is the Compellent. We had to go this direction with storage, as the …
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    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    UNITY integrates better with VMware compared to IBM Storwize and HP StorageWorks. In terms of performance, the three systems deliver almost similar performance. In terms of cost, Netapp are cheaper, whereas the IBM and HP solutions are more expensive. Based on the gartner …
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    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    We were directed to buy these arrays and didn't have the ability to evaluate the other arrays. Once we evaluated the other products in the market that compete with Unity we saw that the younger, more built from the ground up arrays, had much better features, software, and ease …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    We selected the Dell EMC Unity after looking at several other vendor solutions. We were budget conscious and wanted to select a device which would bring known quantities to the table. We were looking for devices which could support flash drives as the read cache for frequently …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    We acquired Unity as a replacement for our VNXe3200, due to hardware limitations, low performance, lack of features such as auto-tiering, and also its EOL.
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    Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
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    Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    9.3
    15 Ratings
    Flash Array Performance9.413 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration9.413 Ratings
    Data Compression9.712 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades8.815 Ratings
    Simplicity9.115 Ratings
    Power Savings9.614 Ratings
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    Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (6 ratings)