Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series vs Oracle SuperCluster comparison

The compared Hitachi Vantara and Oracle solutions aren't in the same category. Hitachi Vantara is ranked #25 in HCI , and holds a 0.5% mindshare in the category. Oracle is ranked #8 in CI , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 4.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Hitachi Vantara users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

Hitachi Unified Compute Pla...

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

HCI (25th)

Oracle SuperCluster

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

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Converged Infrastructure (8th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is designed for HCI and holds a mindshare of 0.5%, down 0.6% compared to last year.
Oracle SuperCluster, on the other hand, focuses on Converged Infrastructure, holds 4.6% mindshare, up 3.3% since last year.

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Austin Ajaegbu

Enterprise Information systems/Wintel Systems Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Allows for centralized management with great interconnectivity

My main use is server management and virtualization This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place. The most valuable feature is the interconnectivity, which allows me to use the system across my data centers and makes it easy…

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Shafiq Khan

Senior Manager IT Operations at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Provides excellent internal communication and scalability

Scalability depends on the workload because SuperCluster is available in three models: small, medium, and high-end configurations. The high-end configuration is suitable for very large organizations. However, scalability is limited by the initial configuration. You can upgrade to medium or high configurations if starting with a small configuration. Expanding with a high-end configuration requires adding a new rack or configuring a new SuperCluster instance and integrating it with the existing setup. Approximately three thousand or more users can simultaneously access the SuperCluster.

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Pros

"This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place."

"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."

"SuperCluster is basically a combination of Oracle, with Exadata and Compute node features, so it is a computing cluster that is integrated in a single infrastructure such that we don't need a separate solution for the application database, the data storage database, and everything else the application needs."

"The two features that I find to be the most valuable are high availability and high performance."

"Our primary use case is for E-Business Suite applications the applications for the government, and most of the applications that use an HCM."

"Because SuperCluster is a specially engineered system, we have confidence in that all the components are compatible with one another. Everything runs together as a well-coupled group of machines, and the performance is great (especially the memory)."

"In this setup, the traffic is distributed among the nodes, enhancing the overall performance compared to a scenario where all traffic is directed to a single server."

"Unix is not as easy for the users, it needs more maintenance and costs extra."

"Because it's classified as an engineered system, it's all integrated, it's all supported by one vendor. We don't have to go to multiple vendors for support, it's all integrated under Oracle."

"It is easy to integrate Supercluster into IT workflow. It has a forty-gigabit InfiniBand switch. It also includes Exadata and a very powerful M-series machine. These are not mainframe processors but provide excellent internal communication and scalability."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"Not a very user friendly solution."

"We have faced network connectivity issues."

"If they had an application that centralized the administration, not about the monitoring, but for the configuration, it would be better."

"If it had capabilities to integrate really well with DB2 or SQL Server or Hitachi SANs, those sort of things, that would be a real benefit. Right now, it's fully supported only under all Oracle infrastructure."

"A major issue for us is that after the most recent update of SuperCluster, they have now stopped all future production of new versions. That is to say, after M7 there was M8, and now there are no future versions planned (e.g. M9) in the market."

"There are many areas for improvement. For example, better guidance in terms of troubleshooting issues relating to ZFS, as well as better tools/diagnostics for monitoring that specific component, to better identify potential issues. Hardware monitoring via OEM 13.2 is not 100 percent, as Ops Center is still required in some instances."

"They may have made some improvements but based on the version that I am using, it is a little complicated because it is based on the Unix Operating system."

"Speaking from a business perspective, our main problem is that our particular edition of SuperCluster is now at end-of-life status, making it obsolete and impossible to get support for. This presents a challenge for us, as finding a path to our next solution is not easy."

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"For us, the licensing costs are a large amount, but we are also paying for the rack, the SLA, and other extras. When I look into our organization's requirements regarding performance, machine load, etc., I believe that, while expensive, SuperCluster is nevertheless good for us."

"Due to the multiple products involved in our use of SuperCluster (including different software, hardware, etc.), I cannot comment on the licensing aspect."

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What do you like most about Oracle SuperCluster?

In this setup, the traffic is distributed among the nodes, enhancing the overall performance compared to a scenario where all traffic is directed to a single server.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle SuperCluster?

The pricing is low as per performance but high as per synchronization. They justify the price. I rate the product’s pricing a four or five out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

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What needs improvement with Oracle SuperCluster?

It would be more convenient if the Agta Logic worked within the SuperCluster with the Agta data, as it may boost the speed of the applications.

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Also Known As

HDS Unified Compute Platform, Hitachi UCP, Hitachi UCP Select

Oracle MiniCluster, S7-2, M7, M6-32

Overview

Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) is the company's product for converged infrastructure (CI), combining resources server, storage, networking, virtualization, and software management.

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Secure cloud infrastructure with the industry’s most advanced security, extreme performance, and a complete suite of efficiency enhancements, tools, and automation that work together to dramatically lower cost and complexity.

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