Dell Favorability Statistics 2021
Dell is one of the largest manufacturers in computing, but how do security integrators view the brand?
Inside this note, we examine the responses from ~200 integrators, including key themes and detailed feedback.
Executive *******
**** ** ************ ******** ** *********** ***** ******* / ****** *************** ***********, *** ******* **** ** the ********* ********** **** ** **** in * ******** ******:
**** ****** **** ** *** *** 5 *** ************ ************ ******** ** 2021.
Moderately ******** ** **
************ *** ********** ******** ** *** US ** ************* *********, **** ****** negative *** ******* ********* **** ******* the **:
Key ******
*** **** ******* ****** *********** ***** were:
- ***** ********
- **** *******/*******
- **** *** ***
- ******* ********/******
- *** ********
Solid ********
*** **** ****** ********** ********* ***** Dell's **** ********, ********* *** ** reliability *** *********:
- "** **** **** * **** ******* customer *** ***** *** ******** *** the **** **** **** ** ** consistent *** ********"
- "**** ********, **** ******, ** *******. We *** * *** ** **** servers *** ************."
- "******* *** *****. *** **** *** access ******* *** ***, *** **** are ***** ******* **** ** ***** later"
- "**** *** ****** *** * **** track ****** **** ***** ************ *** servers."
- "**** ********** ***** ***** ******** *** support."
- "*** ****** ***** ** ***** ********* working *** ** ****** ****** *** a **** ****"
- "* **** * ****/**** **** ****. In ******* ***** ******* **** ****"
- "********** ********* ** *** * ************* that *** ****"
- "**** *** **** * ***** ******* for ** *** ***** *******."
- "**** ******, ***** ***** ** *** industries"
- "******** ******* ** *** ****. ***** products"
- "******** **** *** **** *******...********"
- "**** ******** *** *** **** ****"
- "**** ******** *** ****."
- "***** *******"
- "**** ******* *** ****."
- "******* *******"
Support / ******* ********
****'* ******* *** ******* *** *** next **** ****** ********:
- "** *** ****** ******* ******* **** day *** ****** ****** ** ***'* fix ** *** ***, **** ****** shipped *********, ********* ******* ** ******* and **** **** ***** ** *** support ** ***** *** **** *** pretty **** ** ******** *** ****** with ** ******* *****."
- "**** ** *** ** ** ****** for ******* *** ************. **** ** custom ********* **** **** *** **** while ********. *** ******* ** *********."
- "********* *******, ********* *******, ********* ********** and **** *********, ********* ******* *** quality. ********** * ** ** *******."
- "***** ******* **********. **** ******* **** selecting *** ***** ******. ****** **** to **** **** **** * *****"
- "** **** **** ****, **, *** Lenovo *** ****** ******* *** **** has ** *** *** **** ******* of *** *. ** **** ***** standardized ** **** *** *** *******."
- "**** *******, * ****** ******. ***** the **** *** ** **** *******."
- "*'** **** **** *** ******* **** success. **** ******* **** ***."
- "**** ******** ************ **** ********* ******* and ***** *********"
- "** *** **** *******. ***** *******"
- "***** ******* ** ********* *****"
- "********* **** *******."
- "***** ******** *******"
- "***** *******"
Only *** *** / *** ***** ** ************ *********
*********** **** ***** ***** **** *** PCs *** *******, *** *** *** NVRs/recording ********:
- "***'* *** *** ** ***** ***** products. ********* **** * ********** ** home *** **** *** ********* ********* of ******** **** *******."
- "* ** *** **** * ***** surveillance ************ **** **** *** ***** computer *'** ***** *** **** ** years *** **** * ****"
- "** *** **** **** ****** *** just *** ************, *** ****."
- "*** ** *** **** *** *** Dell"
- "**** **** **** **** *** **'*"
- "**** ******* ** ***** **** ********* specifically *** ******** ********"
- "**** **** ******* *** ***** ***********."
- "**** * ******** **********, ****'** ****"
- "**** *** ***** *******"
******* ***** ** *********** ******** **** were *** ***** ** **** ********* for ***** ************:
- "********* *****, *** *** ******** **** them ** ***** ************."
- "* ****'* **** **** **** ***** surveillance *******"
- "* ****'* **** **** **** *** any **** ******* ********"
- "*****'* **** **** *** ********"
- "****’* **** **** *** ***"
- "** **** ** *****?"
******* ******** - ** ****** ******
***** **** ** ********** ****** ** common ******** ***** ** ***********:
- "*******, ************, **** *****, *** ****** have ******* ********, ****** *** ***** processing, ******** ***** *** ***** *******"
- "***** ****** ****** *** ******** ** build, **** *** *********** ** ****."
- "**** ***** *******, *** ******** **** needs ***********."
- "******* ** ******** ******** *****'* **** well ************ ** ******* **** ***** end."
- "**** **** ******* ** ******* *** large ******* ******. **** ** *** competitive *** ******* ****** **** ~*****"
- "* **** ******** *** ***** ********* support ***'* **** ** **** ** be"
- "**** **** * *** ** ******* and ********** *** **** **** *****, they *** ****** ********** *** ** my ******* *** ***** ********* ** the ********."
******** - *** / ******** / Seneca
******* **** ** ** *** ******** provider *** ******** ***** ************ ******, many *********** ***** ***** **** *** one ** ***** ********:
- "** **** ******** *** **% ** projects ** ***** **** *** * OEM ** **** **** ** * good *****."
- "*** **** ******* ** *********, **** better ******* **** ***/*** ** ******* that *** *** *******"
- "** **** **** **** ******** ** Avigilon, ********* *** ****** * ******* a ******* **** ******** ******** ******* us?"
- "******** **** *** ************ *** **** by ****. ****** ******* *** *******."
- "** ** * *** **** *** who ******* ****. **** *****."
- "**** **** **** *** ***'* *** workstations, **** ********"
- "** *** **** ** *** **** products ******* ******** ** ***."
- "** *** * **** *** ********* by ** *** ******* ** ******"
- "******* *** ****** ***** ** *** Dell ***"
- "** ******** **** ******* **** ******"
- "*** ******* * *** ********."
**** *** ****** **** *** **** be ** ********* ****** *** ******* and ********. ******* **** ****** ** Supermicro.
** ********** ****** ********** ** **** for *******? * ****'* ***** **** sold ****** ******** ** ******* ****** warranty *******....? ** ** ****, **** through *********?
** **** **** **** ******* *** workstations ***** *** ***** *****. **** are ****** ***** ** *** ************** using ***** ******** **********, ******** ** our *********. ** ****** **** ** issue, ** ** ******* **** ****, some *** ***** ** ******* ***** 10 *****. *** **** ******* ***** are **** *******, *** *** ******** a **** ******* ********** ** **** determine **** *** ******/** ** *** issue. *** ** *** **** ******** are **** **** * *-**** **** NBD ********, ***** *** ** ******** to * ** * ***** ** an ********** ****. ***** ** ****** to **** ********, * *** ** integrator, *** ** **** **** ***** as ****. * **** ** ********** with **** ** ***.
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