Dell Unity XT Unified Storage vs. HPE Primera

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Dell 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
HPE Primera
Score 10.0 out of 10
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HPE Primera is presented by the vendor as an intelligent storage appliance for mission-critical apps built to deliver resiliency and performance with the agility of the cloud.N/A
Pricing
Dell Unity XT Unified StorageHPE Primera
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Dell Unity XT Unified StorageHPE Primera
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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Enterprise Flash Array Storage
Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Product A and Product B
Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
9.3
Ratings
4% above category average
HPE Primera
-
Ratings
Flash Array Performance9.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Flash Array Integration9.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Compression9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Non-Intrusive Upgrades8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Simplicity9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Power Savings9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
Dell Unity XT Unified StorageHPE Primera
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
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Usability
7.0
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Support Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
Dell Unity XT Unified StorageHPE Primera
Likelihood to Recommend
Dell EMC Unity is an easy system and very flexible component and very easy to navigate while providing effective services and management of multiple project information management and the data pulling from the supported third-party platform is easy and quick. Excellent reporting features and easy to use and the analytics tools are amazing.
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Pros
  • Dell EMC Unity has improved on the end user management experience over their older product suites.
  • Dell EMC Unity once stood up is reliable and performs to expectations.
  • Dell EMC Unity allows for small entry into the the product suite and can grow based on needs.
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Cons
  • Alerting: receiving an alert when an issue occurs. That is good to know. However, if the alert is cleared, or somehow no longer in alarm, no email is received. At times I will receive the email alert on weekends, not knowing if the issue is resolved or not until Monday when I can access the unit. I have learned in most instances, the alert is a false alarm, which could be a problem.
  • The alerting itself is sometimes not clear. For example, it tells me the link is down, we reset the connection, the link is still down, a tech was dispatched, he troubleshot, and finally the alarm cleared. This incident took almost a week. It went back into alarm after he left, then suddenly it cleared on its own.
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Usability
Very cumbersome compared to other vendors in the same marketplace.
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Support Rating
Not only support for Unity, but for any Dell product, whether for companies or for the end consumer. Support is agile, helpful, and always focused on solving the problem. To date, there has been no problem that Dell's support has failed to resolve and help us with.
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Alternatives Considered
I was instructed to buy these arrays, but I was not given the opportunity to evaluate other arrays. We evaluated other products in the market that competed with Unity and found that the younger array built from scratch had far better features, software, and ease of use. The Unity system has a unique way of storing the data when compared with other systems.
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Return on Investment
  • Less business downtime and reliability is a major business concern. DELL EMC UNITY addresses this concern well and provides robust storage.
  • Investing in UNITY system is less expensive than all-flash storage systems.
  • Managing and provisioning VMware disks became simpler from a single interface in the Vcenter
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