Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] vs Dell vSAN Ready Nodes comparison

"Easy to spin up and operate virtual machines without the overhead of managing a storage network."

"It is pretty easy to set up."

"Cisco HyperFlex is helping us to put everything in centrally so that we can manage in one place."

"The technical support has been very good for this solution."

"The compute storage and virtualization come all in one box."

"The implementation process is okay."

"The primary use case is for backup virtualization, active directory servers, and backup file servers."

"The most valuable feature of Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is the integration with everything in a much smoother, such as in physical and virtual environments. VMware NSX is a simpler solution but, Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is more robust compared to VMware NSX."

"No concerns regarding the footprint in the data center."

"This is a product I recommend."

"They are heading in the right direction and moving to integrate everything with a hybrid cloud, and moving workloads back and forth."

"The solution immediately expands storage area when you add nodes."

"The tool's most valuable features are compression and its usage in Kubernetes."

"We are selling the product and we are happy with it."

"The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."

"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable"

"One of the challenges we have with HyperFlex is that they have a subscription fee for the operating system that runs on it, and if I remember correctly, it costs approximately $15,000 USD per month."

"The product needs work in the area of deduplication which currently is inefficient."

"They need to provide lower prices. It is pricey in comparison with other vendors - including Nutanix, or VxRail of EMC."

"It needs more detailed documentation."

"It needs improvements in terms of I/O. Sometimes I have felt it is slightly slow while we are trying to provision VMs or access VMs."

"It was really painful, and we couldn't sort out the reason."

"Sometimes when there are multiple technologies involved in a support case, this is when there is a bit of a lag."

"Cisco is a bit more challenging to setup. You need to be knowledgeable in order to implement the solution."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required. The price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes could be lowered."

"The price of Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes could be better, it is a little expensive."

"This product is not sufficiently scalable."

"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes doesn't perform as well as IBM. There are significant limitations, especially with scalability and flexibility over time. For example, adding drives can be problematic if the specific drives aren't available with older nodes that are four or five years old. Unlike IBM, Dell vSAN Ready Nodes isn't as flexible and doesn't scale easily. Additionally, while present, features like deduplication and compression don't perform as efficiently as they do on IBM. Our experience shows that the tool isn't as robust or flexible as advertised."

"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."

"Although vSAN ReadyNodes work well, a faster firmware lifecycle with the release of validated firmware catalogs more quickly would be a desired improvement."

"The deployment is done by doing it one by one and could be simplified."

"The solution should provide daily task alerts for data recovery maintenance, usage, and other instructions to ensure the systems are in a good status."

"Cisco is quite expensive, but not in the initial first buy."

"Here in Brazil... it is very expensive. It's very hard for almost all companies to buy even the small version of this solution."

"I would like a clearer licensing model. It should explain a bit more what you receive if you buy the more expensive license rather than the standard one."

"Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is a bit pricier compared to other brands in the market...There is a need to make additional payments towards the maintenance and support of the solution."

"The pricing is a bit expensive."

"The product could be cheaper."

"They are not the cheapest on the market. But there's an old saying I like to quote: "If you know that you are getting what you pay for, it's fine if it's expensive.""

"It's much more expensive than rack servers. It was an issue, but when you compare it to the number of people who were administrative assistants before, it's on the positive ROI side. It's much cheaper."

"The solution is more expensive than a traditional array. The prices are skyrocketing."

"Comparing the price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes to other solutions it is not expensive."

"The price of the solution was reasonable."

"My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."

"There is a problem, which is the lack of an integrated price structure."

"The tool's pricing is competitive compared to others. The tool's licensing is based on annual subscriptions."

"We have a four-year contract to use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes."