Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches vs. Dell Compellent (discontinued)

Dell Compellent (discontinued)

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches help users to save on storage environments costs by combining robust but flexible hardware architecture with multiple layers of secure network and storage management intelligence.	N/A
Dell Compellent (discontinued)	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Since it's acquisition in 2011 Compellent became a Dell product line of storage solutions (e.g. Dell Compellent Storage Center). Compellent products became part of the Dell EMC SC Series of enterprise flash and SAN storage devices and are now EOL.	N/A

Pricing

Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches

Dell Compellent (discontinued)

Editions & Modules

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches	Dell Compellent (discontinued)
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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	Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches	Dell Compellent (discontinued)

Features

Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches

Dell Compellent (discontinued)

Enterprise Flash Array Storage

Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Product A and Product B
	Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches - Ratings	Dell Compellent (discontinued) 8.3 3 Ratings 8% below category average
Flash Array Performance	00 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Flash Array Integration	00 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Data Compression	00 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Non-Intrusive Upgrades	00 Ratings	8.03 Ratings
Simplicity	00 Ratings	9.03 Ratings
Power Savings	00 Ratings	9.03 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches	Dell Compellent (discontinued)
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
Medium-sized Companies	NetApp FAS Storage Arrays Score 9.9 out of 10	Pure Storage FlashArray Score 9.9 out of 10
Enterprises	NetApp AFF A-Series Score 9.0 out of 10	Pure Storage FlashArray Score 9.9 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches	Dell Compellent (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (6 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches	Dell Compellent (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend	Cisco No answers on this topic	Discontinued Products All in all this series great in addressing issues applications that need flash storage as a backend storage supply. It addresses the need for fast, responsive servers that need to boot quickly. It is easy to use and for the most part there are few issues and none that can't be addressed/fixed quickly. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Cisco No answers on this topic	Discontinued Products Dell Compellent support (Co-Pilot) and the add-on service (Optimize) are critical services that Dell Compellent does very well. Alerts from the array are sent to Co-Pilot where tickets are automatically generated and customers are notified of events. Of greater importance at times is the proactive support Co-Pilot and Optimize provide by contacting us of inefficiencies in the array and consulting on resolutions. Enterprise Manager (Dell's "single pane of glass" management framework) is a useful tool for configuration/evaluation of the array and other Compellent products. Ease of management. From firmware upgrades to managing server volumes the process is much simpler than with other arrays. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Cisco No answers on this topic	Discontinued Products The GUI could be a little more updated with a lot more information regarding usage. There could be some assistance with high I/O times where snapshots go to consolidate. There seems to be issues when that attempts to occur, and there will times where the virtual machine stuns due to the I/O intensity. Modification of multiple volumes or the creation of multiple volumes is a pain in the DSM management console. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Cisco No answers on this topic	Discontinued Products This is not solely based on the support engineers themselves but more so that the logging and gotcha's that their array has. There have been multiple times where logs are pulled, but the folder is not large enough, and it crashes the array. Other times there are certain aspects that support either does not know of or isn't knowledgable about how to look at particular issues that could be causing problems. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Cisco No answers on this topic	Discontinued Products We selected Compellent solely based on price. Honestly I would rate it only slightly better than a QNAP we used (which was even cheaper). If performance and reliability are factors in your decision (and they should be) I would recommend looking at something like a VNXe. Incentivized Jeff Stockamp Principal Systems Administrator Read full review
Return on Investment	Cisco No answers on this topic	Discontinued Products The SC9000 has been able to serve our current and futures needs well enough to not need to upgrade anytime soon. Incentivized Brooks Weisblat Vice President of Technology Read full review
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