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

"Support is very responsive."

"It has reduced the time it takes to put the servers in production by half the time."

"It is very scalable. It is also very secure. Cisco's security portfolio is integrated with it, which makes it secure. It is a platform-based device. Its performance is also fairly good in comparison to any other solution."

"Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is simple to use, user-friendly and has been best for our purposes."

"The most valuable feature is that it is something small that can be more easily deployed than a full data center set of servers."

"Our customers have seen ROI in terms of the time they save troubleshooting."

"It is a solution that best suits thre needs of our organization."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

"We find the initial implementation process simple and straightforward."

"Dell's technical support is generally very good."

"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is the flexibility of the nodes. Additionally, if there are any critical issues they update us through emails. The issues are taken care of remotely on the system."

"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing."

"vSAN ReadyNodes offer easy scalability, which has proven beneficial for storage needs."

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

"The benefit of using vSAN is that it's easy to manage on vCenter, you can see if there are issues, get recommendations, and overall, it's highly fault-free which is beneficial because we want to minimize downtime."

"The product is useful for DR and other things."

"Its price could be better."

"There are sometimes issues with memory failure."

"The scalability could use improvement."

"You have to get the same servers with the same storage; they need to be identical. However, in vSAN or in VMware we don't have to do that. We can just add storage and manage it in the same server."

"Cisco is a bit more challenging in terms of deployment. The admin must be knowledgeable in order to complete the task. Without that knowledge, it will be difficult to complete."

"There should be the opportunity to create more than one div group"

"The solution could improve by having more customization."

"Lacks easy integration with other vendors."

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

"Scalability is an area that could be improved. We are looking at a maximum of 32 nodes now in a cluster, but going to 64 or 128 would be a major advantage."

"We have experienced some issues with performance."

"The power switch on the hardware is located in a poor location where it can accidentally be pushed. In an update, they should solve this issue so people do not push it accidentally to have their service go down. A possible solution is the switch should be inside."

"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."

"Compatibility with other hardware nodes needs to be improved."

"The solution doesn't scale."

"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."

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

"Pricing is better if you buy more Cisco products."

"Our licensing is Hybrid. We have all of our applications for billing and outage management through this."

"We negotiated with Cisco and we got some price benefit from that."

"There is no additional licensing cost other than the cost for each part."

"The licensing is perpetual and the only thing that you may need to pay for on a monthly basis is if you're going to use their cloud-based management features."

"The product could be cheaper."

"We currently have a perpetual license, which is kind of unlimited, so we don't have the normal licensing cost, yet."

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

"The price of the solution was reasonable."

"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."

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

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