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

PowerVault is good for direct attached solutions such as video security, backups and tape storage. We had it as our VMWare storage but dropped it about 5 years because of lack of compatibility with VMWare. I believe it is compatible now, but I still wouldn't recommend it for large enterprise environments.

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In our environment, we're using Exagrid [EX Series] on Remote/smaller sites, with something around 50TB of data (to be protected) and it works really well. I see no reason for it to work on larger scales, it is very scalable, you can natively replicate backup data between Exagrid appliances (like in a Prod/DR scenario). So, it should work fine on larger environments also.

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• iscsi
• storage
• and it's simple.

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• Dedupes and compresses data extremely well. We have a total of 100 TB that seems like a PB for our use case.
• Provides a cifs share platform if that is one of your needs.
• We deployed a physical appliance un our DC that provides us 100TB of storage. It is easily scalable and easy to use.
• Technical support helps you with the upgrade process in case of new release and they are very knowledgeable.
• GUI is easy to use and the product requires no learning curve.

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• The solution isn't really for large enterprise solutions except for direct attached solutions.

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• Better integration with cloud environment
• Faster handling interface speed

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couple vendors but nothing to write home about....

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Lower cost of implementation versus scalability. In addition to promoting a perfect interface with Veem, which has become the company's backup tool. We also had the opportunity with Exagrid [EX Series] to have a global maintenance contract, which meant a reduction in support expenses.

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• It has provided a great start for our business. Great entry into our client base.
• Not great when you want to scale.

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• The exemplary support means I have been able to free up my valuable time to focus on other things.
• I rarely have to think about the product, which means it is doing its job.

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