VMware EVO:RAIL [EOL] Reviews

Name: VMware EVO:RAIL [EOL]
Brand: Broadcom
Rating: 4.0 (13 reviews)

Vendor: Broadcom

4.0 out of 5

13 reviews
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VMware EVO:RAIL combines VMware compute, networking, and storage resources into a hyper-converged infrastructure appliance to create a simple, easy to deploy, all-in-one solution offered by Qualified EVO:RAIL Partners.

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it_user335727

Deputy Director of Information Technologies at County of El Dorado, California

Well we've just gotten started with it so it's hard to say. What we have seen as benefits but I think that going forward, I think that the expandability is going to be absolutely crucial for us. Eventually we want to make our disaster recovery site into more of just a barebones continuity facility. We'd like to really kind of have a, full data center there that we can replicate everything and the EVO:RAIL is just I think a great way for us to get started on that path. Combination of the VMware, SRM and vSphere, makes it very manageable. I think that we're again looking forward to exploring more of the capabilities, of the box itself. It's established a kind of a really strong base for us going forward as our clients’ needs change, as our IT infrastructure requirements change, this is going to be kind of a basis for us going forward. It is easy to manage because we have a single sort of interface to it being just a hyper-converged, box I guess the real advantage would be having a single interface to manage the box.

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it_user335793

Chief Technology Officer at Oakland Unified School District

I would rate EVO:RAIL, on a scale of one to 10, a nine to be honest with you. I still see some solutions in the future to help with replicating between data centers, but other than that, we're super happy with it. I work in the education sector and in K-12 in particular. For us, budget is really a big issue, and maybe not so much for hardware, but for people. So, for us, I recommend EVO:RAIL because it is a great solution if you have a small IT staff, again, to learn one platform that can hold your whole virtual infrastructure. When we're reviewing enterprise technology solutions, it's really important for us to do a little research, so we basically go online. I'm actually a subscriber to Gartner, so we use that. That's a good solution. They have a peer review section. We also go on the internet. We are members of certain groups, of peers for K-12 CIOs. We have a newsgroup that we share with, so running solutions by people, finding out what other people have done is really important. Often times, it's a lot like reviewing a restaurant online. You want to see what other people think of the solution, so that's what we do.

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it_user236505

IT Director with 51-200 employees

As written in the previous post, there are different approaches for implement a SDDC and EVO:RAIL represent the VMware’s way for implement fast and in a simple way an Hyper-Converged Infrastructure. EVO represents an entire new family of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure offerings from VMware, and…

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Valuable Features

"EVO: RAIL Management revolutionizes management computer with live monitoring of the health of the CPU, memory, storage and use of virtual machines to complete clusters EVO: RAIL, individual appliances and individual nodes."
"Personally I’m optimistic and positive about EVO:RAIL."
"One of the most notable improvements is that the scale of the hyper-converged infrastructure appliances are now doubled: from beyond the initial four appliances in a cluster and 16 nodes overall to eight appliances in a cluster and 32 nodes overall."

Room for Improvement

"Flexibility is probably the biggest constraint for customers – it’s a ‘fixed’ appliance and there’s limited scope for change."
"But note that EVO:RAIL remain still with vSphere 5.5… and not on vSphere 6.0!"
"So for me EVO:RAIL just does not make sense, not from a technical point of view, but commercially."

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VMware EVO:RAIL [EOL] Reviews Summary
Author info	Rating	Review Summary
Deputy Director of Information Technologies at County of El Dorado, California	4.5	We found EVO:RAIL to be a stable, scalable, and cost-effective hyper-converged solution, ideal for our remote disaster recovery needs. Its ease of management and excellent support have been significant benefits, making it a highly recommended choice.
Chief Technology Officer at Oakland Unified School District	4.5	EVO:RAIL offers easy deployment, excellent availability, and simple scalability, which is perfect for my small IT staff. Support is great, and the cost-benefit is awesome. My main request for future releases is smoother data center replication.
IT Director with 51-200 employees	4.0	I find VMware EVO:RAIL a promising, easy-to-deploy hyper-converged infrastructure, simplifying SDDC with its new HTML5 interface and scalability. While version 1.0 has missing features, its Enterprise Plus vSphere edition could be costly for SMBs.
Systems Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees		I found EVO:RAIL's one-click, pre-configured setup and expandability excellent for remote offices. It offers rock-solid stability and good scalability. VMware's customer support is world-class, though EVO:RAIL tech support is community-based. Licensing costs could improve.
Info Sys Spl Prgmng - IS at New York Presbyterian Hospital	3.0	I found this all-in-one solution stable and easy to set up with excellent support. However, its limited scalability and performance were not suited for my enterprise needs, making it better for medium businesses.
IT Administrator and Sr. VMware Engineer at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees		I reviewed VMware EVO: RAIL, a hyper-converged appliance simplifying software-defined infrastructure. It offers resilient, scalable compute, storage, and networking, with easy deployment, management, and non-disruptive updates, all powered by VMware software.
IT Director with 51-200 employees		I see VMware EVO:RAIL received a software update, doubling cluster capacity to 32 nodes and automating hardware replacement for components. While it remains on vSphere 5.5, Dell also released new solutions, including a Horizon Edition for VDI.
Senior Cloud Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees		I investigated VMware's EVO:RAIL, finding it a simple, hyperconverged offering leveraging familiar tech. However, I noted flexibility limitations, cost concerns, and significant market competition, especially with its pricing proving a barrier to adoption despite its potential.

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