Dell VxBlock System vs Oracle Exalogic [EOL] comparison

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Dell VxBlock System

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92% willing to recommend

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75% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Dell VxBlock System

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

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Converged Infrastructure (5th)

Oracle Exalogic [EOL]

Average Rating

7.2

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Featured Reviews

AKINJIDE OKE

Senior Sales Engineer / Team Lead Datacentre Solutions & Applications at ARIT OF AFRICA

Useful for virtualized environment, node management, configuration deployment, and system management with artificial intelligence

I've worked with Dell and had the privilege of working with many OEMs. I started my career as a system engineer, working with HPE as a partner, and then moved to other OEMs like IBM and Lenovo. Currently, I work with a small team. I don't believe any solution is bad. It's just that you might not have identified what the solution is addressing. It's about choosing the right solution for your needs. In terms of hardware or infrastructure, it's an Intel platform. What differentiates everyone is the additional value they can provide. Dell has many values that meet customer needs. I look at the customer's objectives and requirements as an IT professional to find the best solution. I haven't seen any drawbacks regarding the infrastructure deliverables or the value built into the tool. However, Dell as an organization could improve its channel management. For example, we've been trying to resolve an issue with our portal for two weeks. I'd like to see more simplification regarding integration, deployment, and connectivity for future releases. In deployment, I'd like to see simplification in creating VNets and positioning VMware across nodes. I want a template that simplifies the creation of VNets and VMware positioning. I'd push for more simplification and an intuitive graphical GUI that simplifies things with just a click.

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Mohammad Yasir Kamal

AGM at Tech Valley Networks Limited

Good performance and stability with a straightforward setup

Typically, if a client needs support, they contact us and we are the ones to offer it to them. However, we have contacted Oracle technical support and we have a back-to-back contract with them. They support our HR on-site team. We also get support from Oracle functional services and backend support. They are usually quite good, but at times it depends on which engineer is working. When we get support from India, there's sometimes a delay. If it's from Europe or the US, often we get faster results. Time zones also affect technical support response times and will dictate who responds to our requests.

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

Pros

"Its performance is very good."

"In comparison to traditional file load systems, Dell VxBlock System can be deployed quickly and results in monthly cost savings."

"Integration with VMware and VMotion definitely brings a lot of value."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the speed."

"Virtual machines for the infrastructure."

"There are several valuable features in this product, as it offers flexibility, security, and speed."

"We completely replaced our old data center using this solution."

"Good flexibility and speed."

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"InfiniBand (internal Exalogic network) minimizes any network outages."

"When combined with other engineered systems such as Exadata, we have seen from 20% to 60% better performance overall with certain operations showing much, much improved execution times."

"However, the overall system runs five times faster than it did on IBM hardware."

"Scalablility: When we need to upgrade from an eighth-rack to a full-rack, the real downtime is less then an hour."

"It's improved the delivery of virtual machines and setting them up with WebLogic (Application Server)."

"We get better performance and utilization of resources since it was implemented, and it has helped to reduce the batch cycle from over 40 hours to about eight."

"Oracle Engineered Systems are the best solution for Oracle and non-Oracle applications: hardware and software are combined together to ensure high availability and maximum performance."

"It has improved the way my organization functions by migrating apps to one consolidated platform that is dedicated to WebLogic and Oracle apps."

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Cons

"Does not support different kinds of mixed applications."

"There is a need for single console management."

"I'd like to see hardware improvement and the ability to support different kinds of mixed applications - a mixed workload support."

"The hardware lifecycle is not documented very well."

"It's a good product but the price could be lowered. It's expensive."

"Scalability is an area that needs to be improved."

"It is a good product, but for us, it is like a black box. We are not really sure about its internal components, and how to do the terminal upgrade, and how to make sure about the security of the device. We understand how it works, but in order to do the upgrades, we have to get help from the company. We cannot do it ourselves. In another model that we had, the internal team could do the upgrade but not in this one. There is no clear process for a new upgrade or update. They should provide a software intelligence tool that has a dashboard where you can see the current firmware, the latest firmware, and the documentation and the process for the upgrade. For VxBlock, we have different management consoles. There is no single management console that you can use to manage all components inside VxBlock. Their scale up and scale out process is also not clear. Their support is also a little bit slow in responding to the cases."

"I'd like to see more simplification regarding integration, deployment, and connectivity for future releases. In deployment, I'd like to see simplification in creating VNets and positioning VMware across nodes. I want a template that simplifies the creation of VNets and VMware positioning. I'd push for more simplification and an intuitive graphical GUI that simplifies things with just a click."

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"We have encountered stability issues: a storage failure that led to Exalogic being fully down' sometimes the storage cluster OCFS2 used for the OVM repository had stopped working and could not be mounted; finally, after many months, Oracle support discovered problems with InfiniBand (IB) host channel adapters (HCAs) that connect ZFS storage to the hosts and many firmware upgrades."

"The solution is prone to disk failures. This needs to improve."

"After this, you need to be prepared to rely on your team or the vendor support team because you’re going to face small but frequent issues."

"Exadata's current speed is almost enough but sometimes much slower than the older mainframe systems, so some performance improvements would be helpful."

"EMOC (Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center) is not very user-friendly, the user interface could be improved."

"The solution is prone to disk failures. This needs to improve. Over the past four years we've had to replace about six of them. They've failed almost every three to six months."

"Initially, yes, there were stability issues. A number of redesigns were needed to stabilize the Hypervisor, control the stack layer, as well as the software defined network drivers (Mellanox bugs causing compute nodes to reboot)."

"The solution needs to add a network virtualization feature similar to that of VxRail. If they could implement that, it would be great for the product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We purchased this solution with a ten-year manufacturer warranty, and we have a three-year warranty with our local partner."

"Compared to other solutions, Dell VxBlock System is more expensive."

"Its price is high. That's why people are now moving to hyper-converge."

"Pricing and licensing are two very delicate aspects when talking about Oracle, especially engineered systems. The prices are quite high compared with other similar products, so the CapEx analysis and investment return have to be very well studied."

"Get the price of the license you will need for the middleware that will be running on top of the Exalogic. Otherwise, you can use another middleware solution, as long as it can run on top of Oracle Linux."

"To expand the hardware's capability requires a massive investment."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

17%

Construction Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

21%

Outsourcing Company

16%

Marketing Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	8

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Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	14

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC VxBlock System?

The cost is not overly expensive but not cheap either. Considering the features and everything, it is very good. Price-wise, it is reasonable but not the least expensive option.

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What needs improvement with Dell EMC VxBlock System?

There is a need for single console management. Everything should be accessible through a single console to ensure ease of management. So far, there are no issues since the storage and other systems...

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What is your primary use case for Dell EMC VxBlock System?

I am currently using it for the converse infrastructure. Before the VxBlock from Dell, everything was integrated into the system.

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Also Known As

VxBlock, VCE VxBlock System, Dell EMC VxBlock, VxBlock 1000

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud

Overview

Dell VxBlock System offers a well-designed architecture integrating speed and performance to simplify IT environments. It provides seamless management and efficient resource provisioning, making it ideal for enhancing IT operations.

Designed as a converged infrastructure solution, Dell VxBlock System facilitates quick deployment and single-point support. Combining Cisco UCS for trusted factory-configured performance ensures a comprehensive management console for control. Despite its efficient monitoring and flash integration with VMware, it lacks Hyper-V support and needs enhancements in disc quality, pricing, scalability, and multi-user interfaces. Configuration errors and limited third-party flexibility are challenges. Users seek more clarity in upgrade processes and better integration management. It supports virtualization and database management, facilitating quick application provisioning for critical applications and data centers.

What are the important features?

Speed: High-performance capabilities for efficient IT operations.
Flash Integration with VMware: Enhances virtualization performance.
Efficient Monitoring: Provides comprehensive system oversight.
High Performance: Ensures robust application handling.
Redundant Architecture: Enhances system reliability and availability.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Ease of Management: Simplifies complex IT infrastructure operations.
Flexible Configuration: Supports dynamic IT environments.
Seamless Integration: Ensures smooth connectivity with existing systems.
Quick Deployment: Speeds up operational readiness.

In the IT industry, Dell VxBlock System is primarily utilized for virtualization and database management, enhancing operational efficiency. Institutions like universities and clearance departments leverage its capabilities for running critical applications, OLTP workloads, and network management, supporting extensive user bases effectively.

Dell Technologies

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud is a datacenter building block that integrates compute, networking and storage hardware with virtualization, operating system and management software. It provides breakthrough performance, reliability, availability, scalability and investment protection for the widest possible range of business application workloads, from middleware and custom applications to packaged applications from Oracle and hundreds of 3rd party vendors, in both conventional and cloud deployments. As an Oracle Engineered System, Oracle Exalogic delivers faster deployment, higher user productivity, lower TCO, reduced risk and one-stop support.

For more information on Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, visit Oracle.com

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Sample Customers

Atos, Canadian Pacific, IDS, City of Denton, CenturyLink, BNP Paribas, Asyaport, EDF, CSC, Fox Sports, Insight, Hunter, KPIT, Paetec, Rosetta Stone, Sonda, Switch, Xerox

Sascar, Banca Transilvania, UL, Agilent, Reliance Commercial Finance, PT Bank Central Asia Tbk, Bank of Qingdao, Yarra Valley Water, FAW Car Co. Ltd.

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