Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] vs Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series comparison

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Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

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Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

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HCI (23rd)

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Nuno Mendes

IT Manager - Resp.Department at Parvalorem

High performance solution that makes it easy to efficiently manage VM resources

In our case as a credit recovery company working with the state, our infrastructure is fixed and stable as we don't have the same need for growth as other types of companies. That said, one of the biggest problems with HyperFlex HX is that if you want to adjust your solution in terms of processing power, memory, or disk capacity, you have to buy completely new hosts. From a financial perspective, it can be very expensive to do so, and from a legal perspective, there are all kinds of compliance issues we would have to sort out before buying any new solution or application. Since we as a company will only be operating for perhaps the next ten years, when our HyperFlex solution comes to its end-of-life in 2024 our next step will likely not be with HyperFlex or any other solution from Cisco. Instead, from a financial point of view, we will likely turn toward a cloud solution because, that way, we won't have to spend so much money on physical infrastructure. We are, after all, only a small company and HyperFlex can be very expensive for other companies of our size, whether in Portugal or elsewhere like the United States. One other area for improvement is in regard to HyperFlex's integration with VMware. HyperFlex integrates with a specific version of VMware in such a way that HyperFlex doesn't always resolve security issues with VMware at the same pace as what you see in native implementations of VMware. This has happened in one or two situations in the past. On the other hand, the integration is otherwise adequate, especially in terms of availability and virtualization features (such as being able to split up each of our four hosts within VMware).

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Adeel Hashmi

IT Technical Advisor at a construction company with 501-1,000 employees

With an easy deployment phase, the tool offers good scalability and stability

Suppose you don't compare Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series with the newest features available in the other variants of the product, then everything is pretty standard, so I cannot pinpoint any areas of issue in particular. With Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, the firmware from VMware or Nutanix takes time to be made available compared to other products that we use in our company's IT environment. If you want to go to a certain version of VMware and check what Nutanix offers, you see that both the offerings don't go hand in hand, and you have to wait for a quarter or two quarters until you see the same versions of both being made available for the other products, like Dell or HPE. There is a delay in the availability of similar versions of firmware from both the products, which are VMware and Nutanix for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, due to the delayed releases from both products, maybe by a quarter or so. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement in a solution. In future releases of the product, I may want some improvements to be made in the products from Nutanix and VMware.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"When we did benchmarking on this particular product line, the results were great and quite amazing."

"This product has improved the way our organization functions in the way that we have less work, we have simple communication through the VPN, and we have better confidentiality and security."

"Our clients have definitely seen a return on investment using Cisco."

"The most valuable feature for our company is that it works internally. We have a lot of internal projects for optimization."

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

"The feature that we are most interested in is the scalability, as when needed we are able to add more nodes and scale it up further, which is the feature we sought for our growing business divisions."

"The management feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."

"Cisco HyperFlex HX has improved the way our organization functions on the storage side by having one big storage space for hosting VMs. We do not have to provision other ones. That's a positive aspect of it."

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"The initial setup is simple. We were able to deliver the hyper-convergence solution in a very good time."

"The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series are the ease of use and simple configuration."

"Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series is cost-effective, and when comparing this solution to other OEM solutions it is relatively inexpensive."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's deployment phase is pretty easy."

Cons

"I would like to see the capacity to choose the replications, RFS sectors to all machines, not only on the cluster. Additionally, the solution should provide more detailed documentation."

"The price could be better. I think it's more expensive than VxRail. In the next release, I would like to see a better level of protection and availability with six clients."

"I would like to see more flexibility in the storage."

"Does not support the stretch cluster, and the interface is not good."

"I haven't been too impressed with the Cisco HyperFlex HX, honestly. It's a hard concept."

"Its price could be better."

"One of the biggest problems with HyperFlex HX is that if you want to adjust your solution in terms of processing power, memory, or disk capacity, you have to buy completely new hosts. From a financial perspective, it can be very expensive to do so, and from a legal perspective, there are all kinds of compliance issues we would have to sort out before buying any new solution or application."

"If you need to expand, scalability is an issue."

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"Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series could improve by having better integration with the solutions from VMware and vCenter"

"Here in Nigeria, the only challenge that we have, which I think is also experienced globally is the delay in bringing in the spare parts. This is a challenge facing our country, such as the Forex market. However, this is beyond the control of Lenovo themselves."

"There is a delay in the availability of similar versions of firmware from both the products, which are VMware and Nutanix for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, due to the delayed releases from both products, maybe by a quarter or so."

"The technical support of Lenovo ThinkAgile HX can improve. I rate the support from Lenovo ThinkAgile HX a three out of five."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"It is relatively expensive, but it can easily return value by freeing up other resources."

"The pricing is a bit expensive."

"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."

"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.""

"HyperFlex is a little pricey."

"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."

"When we negotiated with Cisco for the HyperFlex solution, they gave us a good price because they wanted to break into the market in Portugal for the first time. However, in general, I think it's a very expensive solution. It's a huge amount of money to acquire this kind of infrastructure."

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"When comparing this solution to other OEM solutions it is relatively inexpensive."

"Price-wise, it is a pretty good product. The product's price was one of the main criteria that made my company choose it over the other products in the market."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Construction Company

12%

Marketing Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

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Large Enterprise

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Small Business

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Small Business	24
Midsize Enterprise	17
Large Enterprise	57

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Overview

The Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform is a purpose-built, high-performance, scale-out file system with a wide array of enterprise-class data management services. The data platform’s innovations redefine distributed storage technology, giving you complete hyper-convergence with enterprise storage features:

Enterprise-class data management
Continuous data optimization
Securely encrypted storage
Dynamic data placement
Clusterwide parallel data distribution
Linear and incremental scaling
API-based data platform architecture
A simplified approach

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Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series delivers flexible, scalable hyperconverged infrastructure optimized for simplified IT management. It is tailored for customers seeking efficiency and transformation in enterprise environments.

Combining Lenovo's robust hardware with Nutanix's software, ThinkAgile HX Series provides an agile platform designed for rapid deployment and integration. It supports diverse workloads, ensuring seamless data management and optimized resource utilization. With its flexible architecture, enterprises can adjust configurations to match specific business demands, providing an adaptable and responsive IT environment.

What are the key features of Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series?

Scalability: Easily expand resources in line with business growth.
Simplified Management: Integrated management tools for efficient oversight.
High Performance: Optimizes applications with responsive, high-speed operations.

What benefits and ROI should users consider?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces overall expenditure with integrated systems.
Time Savings: Decreases deployment times through streamlined operations.
Flexibility: Supports dynamic workload demands with adaptable solutions.

ThinkAgile HX Series finds applications in industries such as healthcare, enabling data-driven decisions and timely patient care, and in financial services, where efficient data processing and security are paramount. Its adaptability makes it a crucial component across multiple sectors.

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Sample Customers

BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Ready Pac Foods, Bryant University, Bellevue Group, KPIT Technologies, City Harvest

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