FlexPod XCS vs Oracle Exadata comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

FlexPod XCS
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
295
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (2nd)
Oracle Exadata
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Data Warehouse (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Converged Infrastructure category, the mindshare of FlexPod XCS is 13.5%, up from 8.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Exadata is 3.8%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Converged Infrastructure
Unique Categories:
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Data Warehouse
17.2%
 

Featured Reviews

it_user330093 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 18, 2015
It creates a new database and copies the original, but doesn’t need to disturb the original if you don’t want it to. However, monitoring and reporting features are a little behind the older versions.
The most valuable feature is the mirroring and FlexClone capabilities on the storage side and with the Oracle database. It quickly creates a new database and copies the original, but it doesn’t need to disturb the original if you don’t want it to Probably decreased working time, as we now have a…
Robin Saikat Chatterjee - PeerSpot reviewer
May 10, 2023
The solution is the perfectsystem having all delivery models
Customer Service: We have had great customer service. We had almost no issues with the machine as such except for some predictive hard disk failures and the machine never had a problem due to the redundancy, so there was zero downtime for any of the hard disk faults. Technical Support: Majority of the cases we have had good support. We had a few small hiccups with ASR Auto Update as it twice lost configuration. However, we have since disabled that function and do the ASR updating manually after taking a backup. As this feature is not essential to the actual running of the machine, it never caused us any major issues.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Validate designs are a good. They work in the background to combine all the infrastructure and storage. They create automation which can create volumes and attach VMs directly to massive CIFS."
"From the integration standpoint, it is a lot easier to integrate than a lot of people initially felt. Being able to leverage either block or file capabilities of the storage is something that has been beneficial."
"We have significantly less latency now with our imagery."
"We got the product and we have a small environment, but it was able to be scalable to when we started to grow."
"Simplicity and integration with NetApp are its most valuable features."
"The feature I have found most valuable is data protection."
"For us as an IT department, it helped us a lot. Before we implemented FlexPod, we were using different solutions all based on a virtual infrastructure. On VMware, before implementing FlexPod, we had a lot of problems doing backups with disaster recovery. After integrating it, it enabled us to have shorter maintenance windows, instant backups, instant recovery, which also minimized the number of alerts that we get from the application team and from the employees who were working on the application that something is not working."
"The product is easy to deploy and use."
"Oracle is known to be the number one in their industry; the help and support, the features they are giving the clients comparing to other databases, the new technology, the provide a good solution."
"Oracle Exadata's performance is one of its best features. We very satisfied with it."
"The tool's performance is good."
"The data replication is very good."
"Exadata is a fantastic machine. Two features stand out. The first is the resource input/output management tool that allows you to manage the resources to the neck on the Exadata box."
"Oracle is easy to use for peripheral things, such as the data vault and the data firewall, data sync, and partitions. These are the features that give an edge to other databases."
"What I like best about Oracle Exadata is its good performance. It's also a very fast solution."
"Exadata with the In-Memory option is several levels about SAP HANA."
 

Cons

"We don't see the much DR capability within the FlexPod so for that, we have to maintain our own DR capability with DSRM."
"The last two calls that I have made to NetApp support have been handled too casually. People are too lax, not quite as professional as I would have liked."
"I would like to see them reduce the complexity, that would be my number one request because. Right now, doing simple things is pretty complex. You have so many options. It might be better if it were more wizard-driven, as opposed to going through five hundred dials. It's not very easy or intuitive."
"Make it easier to refresh hardware. We got to the point where we couldn't fix vulnerabilities without refreshing the hardware, then that became a little too expensive for us to do."
"Hyper-V is not as well supported by NetApp and Cisco as VMware is, which is something that should be improved."
"As we do much of the Tier-I support ourselves, and thus don't normally need it, there is time wasted in moving up to the next level."
"FlexPod will do very well on the average app, but there's room for improvement in performance and the data center side."
"Perhaps the automation interface could be improved."
"In a future release, I would like to see some upgrade analysis advisors to help with a clear roadmap on steps that need to be taken and some of the automated processes."
"Since the product is an appliance, it is very costly."
"License or upgrade management can be difficult and time consuming because it requires login to a separate console."
"We used the support from Oracle Exadata to complete the implementation."
"The integration with third-party applications regarding access management security could be better."
"Oracle Exadata has room for improvement in pricing, especially for smaller companies. The solution is okay for bigger companies, but for smaller companies, it isn't."
"Checking the Smart Scan issues is complicated."
"The technical support is in need of improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our licensing costs are about $50,000 per year."
"I have saved time on new service deployments. I've done deployments in under a week, and if it's a cloud-based deployment, it's even faster."
"It is expensive. My company is small. When you look at the price point, this is a big thing for us to invest in."
"We purchased FlexPod though Datalink."
"Because the solution is now stable, we are saving about $100 million USD a year."
"The footprint in the data center is quite large, especially when you scale out. Maybe find some hardware in the future, where if a new blade comes out, then Cisco can say, "Look, we'll buy those blades back off you, and we'll give you this blade for X amount of money." A buyback scheme would be good for hardware, and even NetApp as well. Something like a buyback scheme for blades and stuff moving forward would be good, because I know that they're going to put more power into them. E.g., replacing four blades might equal one blade, which would be awesome, but we are still going to have those four blades around. Maybe having something where it will give you this much money for these blades so we can upgrade. That would be perfect."
"We purchased from CDW•G. They are great partners on the government side."
"It is cheaper than other products. For example, Dell EMC VxBlock is more expensive."
"The price of Oracle Exadata is competitive. There are some features that are outside of the initial purchase license, such as some monitoring packages."
"We pay for an annual license and it is expensive."
"I give the pricing of the solution a five out of ten."
"Exadata is an expensive tool, but, considering the ROI, it's worth going for the solution."
"The majority of our customers are in government or big enterprises, and the projects that we sell come out to several million USD. With this amount of money on the table, it's always better to have an experienced team of consultants, who know Exadata very well, handle the implementation."
"The price of Oracle Exadata is expensive. It is not competitive with other solutions some of the times."
"The cost of the solution is high."
"The price is very high."
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Comparison Review

it_user244362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 30, 2015
Nutanix vs. VMware EVO:RAIL vs. FlexPod
Originally posted at www.storagegaga.com/dont-get-too-drunk-on-hyper-converged/ I hate the fact that I am bursting the big bubble brewing about Hyper Convergence (HC). I urge all to look past the hot air and hype frenzy that are going on, because in the end, the HC platforms have to be aligned…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
21%
Computer Software Company
13%
Educational Organization
9%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
29%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about FlexPod?
The system is designed for easy scaling. Because we define everything clearly. So when we plug the system in, we apply the profile, and it scales easily.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for FlexPod?
The pricing is not cheaper, but stability is more important for us now. We focus on business gains, not static numbers. Following XCS rules ensures a stable environment, which is crucial. For me, C...
What needs improvement with FlexPod?
FlexPod should focus more on automation. Integrating an automation tool with FlexPod would enable customers to leverage automation capabilities. More automation would be helpful. Currently, we cont...
What do you like most about Oracle Exadata?
It is the best solution for OLTP and data warehousing.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Exadata?
I rate the tool’s pricing a three out of ten. The solution is expensive.
What needs improvement with Oracle Exadata?
The product must make more investments in object storage technologies. Six to seven years ago, the product had an SQL-based analytics feature that did not work well. The vendor must consider invest...
 

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