#1 most frequent
United States of America
57.0%45 installations of 79
What is Dell EMC Celerra (Discontinued)?
Celerra is a discontinued network-attached storage from Dell EMC. Dell EMC offers Isilon as a network-attached storage solution.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses Dell EMC Celerra (Discontinued)
#2 most frequent
Japan
5.1%4 installations of 79
#3 most frequent
Saudi Arabia
5.1%4 installations of 79
EMC Celerra is fast, reliable, and easy
Pros
- The downtime has been zero since implementing the solution 6 years ago.
- It provides a safe effective way to provide network storage for all users with an easy interface to provide user rights.
- The read/write speeds are much faster than Windows.
- It does not rely on a separate server for performance. This is due to the fact that it is not subject to Windows updates or memory/processor constraints of a Windows based OS.
Cons
- Reporting is not very easy to figure out.
- It requires some training of admins to figure out the best way to manage the shares, quotas, and permissions.
- It's difficult to migrate to/from when implementing. Short of using copy based tools and scripting there is no other way to move on old file server to the NAS or to move files out of the NAS onto a Windows based server share.
Return on Investment
- NO WINDOWS UPDATES! This has been a huge positive impact for our environment.
- The administration is very simple, once you have properly learned how to use it.
- The backups and user file auditing have made things difficult. The fact that we still use it with these two difficulties speaks to how much we still prefer it to a Windows based file system.
Alternatives Considered
Windows File
Other Software Used
Citrix User Profile Management, Veeam Backup & Replication, Networker