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Dell Unity XT Unified Storage vs. EMC VNX (Discontinued)

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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

    EMC VNX (Discontinued)

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AThe former EMC VNX series is EOL. The vendor invites users to instead try Dell EMC's Unity series family of midrange storage appliances.N/A
    Pricing
    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageEMC VNX (Discontinued)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageEMC VNX (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageEMC VNX (Discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Dell Technologies
    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
    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.
    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.
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    Chose EMC VNX (Discontinued)
    EMC VNX is currently EOL, so we are in the process of migrating to EMC Unity and VMAX. We stayed with the EMC portfolio of storage solutions due to their proven record and history of good performance.
    Incentivized
    Chose EMC VNX (Discontinued)
    • Dell EMC Unity is the improved version of EMC VNX. It has all the features in VNX with better performance.
    • NetApp all flash is faster and more expensive. It performs better with Citrix systems and VDI solutions.
    • HP MSA storage system is less performant and less expensive. It …
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageEMC VNX (Discontinued)
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Dell Unity XT Unified Storage and EMC VNX (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    9.3
    15 Ratings
    EMC VNX (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Flash Array Performance9.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration9.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Compression9.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades8.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simplicity9.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Power Savings9.614 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageEMC VNX (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (20 ratings)
    3.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)