Exactly.
The PS series is actually really nice when you have multiple units, the software makes replication setup, options, and scheduling a breeze. That EQL just bundles the software with the unit is imho the major selling factor. There are no hidden costs, no software license "gotcha!" moments.
I only had to call support once because I needed to reset the unit and that works though a challenge-response method that needs to be called in. The wait time was under 5 mins, there was North American support, and the issue was resolved quickly.
I am sure from a business perspective the EQL units are a good value, I am in academia though and while 23K isn't that much for us either, it does every now and then irk me that I did't just white-box it and used the extra cash to buy more toys.
Still the PS5000E is a solid foundation, and my expansion will either be pulling the Dell disks out and sticking in my own 1TB disks one of these days, or I will buy a white-box solution when there's a need for more fast SAN storage.
The PS series is actually really nice when you have multiple units, the software makes replication setup, options, and scheduling a breeze. That EQL just bundles the software with the unit is imho the major selling factor. There are no hidden costs, no software license "gotcha!" moments.
I only had to call support once because I needed to reset the unit and that works though a challenge-response method that needs to be called in. The wait time was under 5 mins, there was North American support, and the issue was resolved quickly.
I am sure from a business perspective the EQL units are a good value, I am in academia though and while 23K isn't that much for us either, it does every now and then irk me that I did't just white-box it and used the extra cash to buy more toys.
Still the PS5000E is a solid foundation, and my expansion will either be pulling the Dell disks out and sticking in my own 1TB disks one of these days, or I will buy a white-box solution when there's a need for more fast SAN storage.