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Dell Unity XT Unified Storage vs. IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)

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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

    IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AIBM Storwize is a family of recognized all-flash and hybrid storage solutions designed to support the virtualization needs and application workloads of mid-sized enterprises.N/A
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    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageIBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
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    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageIBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageIBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
    Considered Both Products
    Dell Technologies
    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 …
    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".
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    Key User Insights
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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 StorageIBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Dell Unity XT Unified Storage and IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
    Feature
    Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    9.3
    15 Ratings
    IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
    -
    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 StorageIBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (20 ratings)
    9.9
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
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