We performed a comparison between FlexPod XCS and HPE ConvergedSystem based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Converged Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We have also seen an improvement in our application performance. Our VM and database environments are able to go as fast as we need them to now."
"FlexPod’s prevalidated architectures are very important to our organization... Especially in healthcare, it is absolutely critical that we have a validated performance platform. It has to work every time."
"FlexPod gives us the opportunity to deploy a product which is fully built and racked with minimal touch installation when it arrives onsite, so we can do all the configuration remotely."
"Our customers get their applications to market more quickly, and it has taken the risk out of their business, because there is less for them to try to figure out."
"From the Cisco side, the most valuable features of this solution are the data center density, the deployment, and the management of the servers and the networking."
"Simplicity and integration with NetApp are its most valuable features."
"CVDs reduce risks for implementations. We always make sure that all installations are based on best practices."
"The documentation alone that NetApp provides can guide anybody through the setup process."
"This solution is very simple to use."
"We use the solution for DDI."
"The solution's technical support was good. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"We find the deduplication and compression features to be most valuable, as well as that of the backup solution inside."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the flexibility and the availability of the machines."
"Most of the HP products I come across are they are easy to install. That's not very complex."
"This is a scalable solution. Our customers begin with an initial configuration and later add more servers, memory and other options to meet the demands of increased processing."
"The user interface, reporting, and management are good, and we are quite happy with the performance."
"I would like to see synchronous replication and easier automation in the next release."
"I would like to see improvements in the documentation. I understanding how things are coming together and a lot of that is from the UCS side."
"Because when you try to do automation, there are many bits and pieces tied together. Sometimes, automation gets a little tricky for provisioning."
"We have had a bit of struggle on the support side. From a customer perspective, it has been up to us to make sure that we get both NetApp and Cisco involved when we have had an issue."
"I would like to see more orchestration tools in FlexPod because we virtually end up with integrating the v-orchestration tool within FlexPod. I would like to see something like that included within FlexPod."
"The ability to manage the templates across sites. We would like to easily take out the configuration of one FlexPod and copy it over, just making minor changes. There is a way to do it, but it's clumsy."
"We want always more speed, capacity, fluidity, and growth that we can easily integrate."
"One of the things that I've wanted would be availability of a health status, similar to Active IQ from my converged platform, on an app. I have dashboards so I can see the health of the system when I'm in the office, but when I'm not in the office I can't."
"Pricing is an area of concern in the solution where improvements are required."
"I would like to see monitoring solutions included, as well as brand support."
"The solution needs to add NFS features."
"Features that should be addressed concern the HPE functionality and the interaction with VMware."
"The tool has shortcomings in its performance monitoring part."
"The solution has a complicated front-end."
"There is some scope for improvement in support. The response time could be better."
"The MTG inside HP could be improved."
FlexPod XCS is ranked 2nd in Converged Infrastructure with 295 reviews while HPE ConvergedSystem is ranked 3rd in Converged Infrastructure with 21 reviews. FlexPod XCS is rated 8.6, while HPE ConvergedSystem is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FlexPod XCS writes "Integrates everything so you are using fewer tools". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ConvergedSystem writes "With good integration and expansion capabilities, the tool also offers good technical support". FlexPod XCS is most compared with Dell PowerFlex, Oracle Exadata, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), VxRail and Dell Vscale Architecture, whereas HPE ConvergedSystem is most compared with Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Dell VxBlock System and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance. See our FlexPod XCS vs. HPE ConvergedSystem report.
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