We performed a comparison between Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series and HPE ConvergedSystem based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Nutanix, VMware and others in HCI."The Windows-based StarWind GUI is easy to use and understand and integrates seamlessly with VMware's vSphere portal as well."
"I save both physical and virtual space."
"Support keeps track of alerts of the system and verifies with us if we need help to fix any issues. They have great and quick technical support."
"The fact that we can expand our storage and add on to our compute nodes easily and how amazing the StarWind technical support team is really adding value to our purchase."
"We are running Hyper-V on twin servers in failover, and being able to manage servers from anywhere I need to, virtually, has been a game changer."
"It's quite easy to manage."
"This has helped to improve the reliability of service and operation in all departments, without having to stop in case of emergency situations."
"The ability to run a two-node cluster without a dedicated witness has made this an excellent product for small deployments, which is right on target for our needs in regional offices."
"In our implementations, HDS Storage Virtualization has helped in migrating data with the least amount of downtime, compared to other storage technologies."
"The replication technology can move data faster than EMC MirrorView and requires less bandwidth. The Storage Virtualization technology is the most mature in the market, outside of IBM’s Storwize (which has a lot of compatibility issues, and EMC’s very expensive VPLEX solution); and it works."
"This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place."
"The storage, BladeSystems, Virtual Connect, and simplicity with hyper-converged solutions are the most valuable features of this solution."
"The user interface, reporting, and management are good, and we are quite happy with the performance."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the flexibility and the availability of the machines."
"We find the deduplication and compression features to be most valuable, as well as that of the backup solution inside."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to restore lost machines. Essentially its high availability capabilities are extremely valuable to us."
"The most valuable features of HPE ConvergedSystem are scalability and resilience."
"The tool's most valuable features are stability and scalability."
"This solution is very simple to use."
"We ran into an issue with alerts."
"It is difficult to control all of the hardware components."
"Proper training sessions should be included with the licensing."
"It would be nice to add the ability to use raw partitions instead of file containers."
"An extended trial period would serve as a way to get clean insights into the technology's adaptability and alignment with their specific needs before committing to long-term integration."
"I had issues locating the documentation that applied to my version of StarWind vSAN."
"While we had no problems setting the system up, and service technicians from StarWind could assist us very well, they could provide some form of in-depth documentation."
"I would like an automated installation/configuration despite the fact that their service is very collaborative, a customer should be able to deploy the solution by themselves."
"HDS reaches a ceiling depending on model. The G200 cannot transition to G400, the G400 can transition to G600 but cannot transition to G800, which is the top-end model."
"An area for improvement would be technical support. In the next release, I would like to see more features added to make this a more complete solution."
"An update to its technology would be good. The G Series has been around for more than five years and HDS seriously needs to ramp up, since the competition has better performance at a lower cost with better features and functionalities. For example, it needs redirect on write Snapshot, preconfigured storage tiering with better IOPS, built-in deduplication technology on hybrid disk, etc."
"The solution has a complicated front-end."
"HPE ConvergedSystem needs to improve its management. I would like the tool to add cloud management features so that the system can be accessed anywhere from the cloud."
"Perhaps they can work on providing faster allocation of memory or storage."
"Pricing is an area of concern in the solution where improvements are required."
"The MTG inside HP could be improved."
"This is an expensive solution."
"HPE ConvergedSystem needs to improve its price."
"The interface is not fully integrated with the ESXi, which is something that could be improved."
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Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is ranked 24th in HCI while HPE ConvergedSystem is ranked 3rd in Converged Infrastructure with 21 reviews. Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is rated 8.0, while HPE ConvergedSystem is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series writes "Allows for centralized management with great interconnectivity". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ConvergedSystem writes "With good integration and expansion capabilities, the tool also offers good technical support". Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is most compared with Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), VxRail, VMware vSAN, HPE Alletra dHCI and Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series, whereas HPE ConvergedSystem is most compared with Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, Dell VxBlock System and FlexPod XCS.
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