A question re efficiently deleting a directory tree

Deleting a large directory tree from

• a windows client
• a unix client

will work, but its slow and inefficient ( creating a large amount of network traffic as it recursively deletes files )

is there a similar environment of a CX{x} or VG{x} of being able to delete the directory tree locally to the array so avoiding the network round trip, and if that exists, is there a date/time command to get a feel for difference in speed of operations.