Friday, April 13, 2007

EMC v. EqualLogic... The choice is easy

When trying to choose between Fibre Channel and iSCSI, if the iSCSI solution under consideration is EqualLogic, the choice is a no-brainer.

Not only does EqualLogic's PS Series outperform EMC's Clariion (and cost less money), it's also unbelievably easy to setup and manage. With EMC, a team of EMC techies arrive onsite to help you get set up. With EqualLogic, one of your own IT resources with 20 minutes to spare, can unpack, rack, and configure this array. It's that easy!

Did you buy the extra software and support contract for remote replication with your EMC? With EqualLogic's PS Series, each array includes:
=> remote replication
=> snapshots
=> automatic load balancing
=> volume cloning

And the best part is, the array and all its features are covered by one simple, reasonably priced, support contract. If you've got 3,4, and 5 support contracts on your EMC array, wouldn't you prefer to have 1 support contract for the entire array? You don't buy a car one feature at a time, why would you buy an array that way?

My advice to EMC users: Replace your old equipment while you still can. EqualLogic is eating up the market.

Just look at what these folks have to say:
EMC Plays Catch Up
One CIO chooses between Fibre Channel and iSCSI
EqualLogic hits iSCSI Sweetspot
Advantage iSCSI