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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Exagrid EX Series

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AThe Exagrid EX Series offers a storage solution with deduplication.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
    Pricing
    Exagrid EX SeriesHuawei OceanStor
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Exagrid EX SeriesHuawei 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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    Features
    Exagrid EX SeriesHuawei OceanStor
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of Exagrid EX Series and Huawei OceanStor
    Feature
    Exagrid EX Series
    -
    Ratings
    Huawei OceanStor
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Flash Array Performance00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Data Compression00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Simplicity00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Power Savings00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Exagrid EX SeriesHuawei OceanStor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Exagrid EX SeriesHuawei OceanStor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Exagrid
    We have Exagrid [EX Series] in different environments and it has adapted very well to both. We have used it for larger environments and its scalability if properly and takes up little physical space. We also use it as a backup solution for smaller environments, such as our vessels.

    I don't see where the adaptability of Exagrid [EX Series] can be bad or unadjustable.
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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
    Exagrid
    • High backup speeds
    • Native Veeam integration
    • Deduplication/efficiency savings
    • Friendly management interface
    • Native replication between Exagrid boxes
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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
    Exagrid
    • I don't have much to add here. Overall, it has been a solid purchase for us.
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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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    Support Rating
    Exagrid
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Exagrid
    We used Symantec tape making the decision to move to Exagrid.
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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
    Exagrid
    • Faster data recovery speed
    • Reduced backup tape costs
    • Improve a backup standard for the entire company
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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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