PowerMax Reviews & Product Details

Easy to move data to cloud.

Fast storage array and response time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Much high cost to maintain, compared with our existing storage solution from Pure Storage which uses FlashArray. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Multiple SLO policies to handle different performance need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Engine capacity limitation within each engine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been using the EMC Symmetrix product line (PowerMax is the latest generation of Symmetrix) for 25 years and have never, not once, had an unplanned downtime with this product. It is super fast and highly scalable. Data services are all there: SnapVx lets us use snapshots to recreate, refresh, and restore our 30-terabyte databases to test/development instances using near-zero storage space; SRDF replication is the gold standard of replication in the industry; QoS; storage service levels, etc.

Our Del EMC sales and implementation teams are second to none. We truly feel like they are part of our team, just like a co-worker, and not a distant bunch of salespeople who only get in touch when you're spending money. They stay on top of our environment and bend over backwards to help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PowerMax is a beast of an array, in that it takes time to master all of its capabilities. This is not something that I dislike, but it's the most "negative" thing I can say about it. Although it is relatively easy to administer, simply understanding the concepts regarding the things you are administering takes some time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.