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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

    Huawei OceanStor

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AHuawei offers OceanStor Dorado, an all-flash storage system boasting a wide range of applications and versatility to meet the needs SMBs, larger enterprises, or vertical industry applications.N/A
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    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageHuawei OceanStor
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    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageHuawei OceanStor
    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 Unity XT Unified StorageHuawei OceanStor
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    Dell Technologies
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    Huawei Technologies
    Chose Huawei OceanStor
    The Huawei OceanStor product line is very broad and they offer a wide range of storage systems from entry-level for the small enterprise to high-end storage systems for those demanding workloads typically required at medium to large enterprises. Huawei OceanStor is very …
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    Would buy again
    93%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageHuawei OceanStor
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Dell Unity XT Unified Storage and Huawei OceanStor
    Feature
    Dell Unity XT Unified Storage
    9.3
    15 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Huawei OceanStor
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Flash Array Performance9.413 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration9.413 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Data Compression9.712 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades8.815 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Simplicity9.115 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Power Savings9.614 Ratings9.03 Ratings
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    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageHuawei OceanStor
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Pure Storage FlashArray
    Score10 out of 10
    Pure Storage FlashArray
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageHuawei OceanStor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (20 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dell Unity XT Unified StorageHuawei OceanStor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dell Technologies
    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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    Huawei Technologies
    We connect the Huawei OceanStor SAN device directly to the Huawei Fushion Servers, without using the SAN Switch, with 16 HBA cards in MESH topology. Each of the two controllers has four 16 HBA inputs under the name of SMART IO. In addition, there are two 8 GB extension ports. VMware virtual machines are running on hosts. Our ERP applications, critical DBs, and business applications are running in these. Again, we use another SAN under a different cluster in the disaster recovery section.
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    Pros
    Dell Technologies
    • Enables you to create multiple copies of any database.
    • Data savings feature with compression.
    • Integrity with VMWare, RHEL, Oracle.
    • The best option is a midrange unified storage array in a customer environment.
    • Some models support NMMe.
    • Copy Data Management (iCDM), Data-At-Rest-Encryption (D@RE).
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    Huawei Technologies
    • The Huawei OceanStor Dorado All Flash NVMe storage array provides maximum performance.
    • The OceanStor Dorado is ideally suited for use with databases, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Virtual Machines, and file server environments.
    • The capital and maintenance costs were very competitive for a similar storage system at other storage vendors.
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    Cons
    Dell Technologies
    • 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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    Huawei Technologies
    • Support desk to be available.
    • Implementation to new people is not that easy.
    • Setting of the advance features on Huawei OceanStor may not be easy to all users.
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    Usability
    Dell Technologies
    Very cumbersome compared to other vendors in the same marketplace.
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    Huawei Technologies
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    Support Rating
    Dell Technologies
    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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    Huawei Technologies
    When purchasing support for your Huawei OceanStor system, there are two support options offered by Huawei (i.e. Hi-Care and Co-Care). Huawei Hi-Care service is when Huawei responds to your technical requests for remote troubleshooting and advance hardware replacement in the shortest possible time. Hi-Care provides onsite technical support to help you maintain a more efficient and stable network environment and improve network productivity. Whereas, Huawei Co-Care service is a collaborative solution delivered by Huawei certified partners. Depending on the capability of your Huawei support partners, I would recommend Hi-Care for mission-critical environments since this ensures Huawei takes responsibility for meeting the support SLAs. If you have very capable Huawei support partners, then Co-care could be a more cost-effective support option.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dell Technologies
    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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    Huawei Technologies
    All Flash NVMe SSD technology is currently at the top of this business. Its disk structure is hundreds of times faster than traditional mechanical SAS systems, but also compared to today's SSD systems! It has a much more affordable price than the devices of the same class. In addition to these, we had a lot of hesitation when we decided to give up the competitor brand and buy a product that works reliably and smoothly, but we researched and learned very well. We made the right choice.
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    Return on Investment
    Dell Technologies
    • 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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    Huawei Technologies
    • Searching of information is effective and faster.
    • Different data type storage.
    • Analytics provided are valuable.
    • Reporting is easy.
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