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Dell PowerVault Disk Backup and Discovery (DL, TL & ML Series) vs. Dell VxRail

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dell PowerVault Disk Backup and Discovery (DL, TL & ML Series)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADell's PowerVault series presents both disk based and tape backup solution. The PowerVault TL and Powervault LTO are tape drives, while the PowerVault DR, RD, and DL series are disk based.N/A

    Dell VxRail

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AThe Dell VxRail is a VMWare-based hyper-converged infrastructure appliance.N/A
    Pricing
    Dell PowerVault Disk Backup and Discovery (DL, TL & ML Series)Dell VxRail
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dell PowerVault Disk Backup and Discovery (DL, TL & ML Series)Dell VxRail
    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 PowerVault Disk Backup and Discovery (DL, TL & ML Series)Dell VxRail
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    Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dell PowerVault Disk Backup and Discovery (DL, TL & ML Series)Dell VxRail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Dell PowerVault Disk Backup and Discovery (DL, TL & ML Series)Dell VxRail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dell Technologies
    For small to medium sided environments, it's great, or for low demand but being able to hit higher IOPS on demand. It's still entry-level compared to EqualLogic hardware but a great contender in the field.
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    Dell Technologies
    As Dell EMC VxRail comes as pre-built, the deployment process is simple and easy. It is possible to scale out easily and will get support from the vendor instantly. As it is a Hyperconverged Infrastructure and it is also the integration of Dell EMC hardware and Vmware, the flexibility that VxRail provides is effective. An organization that is looking for all in one place like data management, network management, Integration, and backup software ecosystem can go for this product.
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    Pros
    Dell Technologies
    • Tape Solution
    • Small Business Solution
    • Good for direct attached storage purposes like video security.
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    Dell Technologies
    • VxRail gives us a standard, predictable, unit of scale and purchase.
    • Infrastructure maintenance and upgrades are much easier than on a traditional infrastructure stack.
    • Performance tuning is much easier and more straightforward than on a traditional infrastructure stack
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    Cons
    Dell Technologies
    • Maintenance is tough. Dell recommends bringing the unit down for any kind of maintenance of upgrades.
    • Internal IOPS monitoring could be greatly improved.
    • Arrays are locked down to Dell licensed disks.
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    Dell Technologies
    • The software release cycle is slow compared to general release of software. Particularly with VMware based releases.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dell Technologies
    couple vendors but nothing to write home about....
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    Dell Technologies
    All of these solutions scored very close together in our testing. Nutanix actually was the highest scoring in ease-of-use, but the integration with Vmware and the pricepoint led us to choose VxRail.
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    Return on Investment
    Dell Technologies
    • If you need a lot of disks attached to a system, PowerVault is the way to go.
    • The cost of the unit is reasonable, and you can extend the life of the unit pretty far.
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    Dell Technologies
    • We were able to exponentially reduce the cost spending to buy different components.
    • As it has VMWare integration, possible to work on different operating systems.
    • Automation of IT operations helped the colleagues to work on different manual tasks.
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