IBM PurePower System vs Vblock [EOL] comparison

"I am very impressed by the stability of the program."

"We never have any issues or glitches."

"UCS Manager worked well for net/blade management and has allowed fairly easy use of dedicated bare-metal blades."

"UCS brings the entire datacenter system together, letting us offer non-disruptive, seamless upgrades and storage tiering for people with higher IO demands, and it gives us flexibility."

"Some of the key features are the ease of operation and access, without constraining actions. The tool is available to actually move things around, do things quickly quickly."

"​The XtremIO All-Flash array delivers​ performance, reliability, and deduplication."

"We used to have different departments, each with their own IT section, everybody was making their own IT investments and running different applications and tools in a multi-vendor environment, and now it is all coordinated and synchronized in one solution, reducing the risk of equipment and costs as well."

"​We have seen measurable increases in our system performance. Those increases have been directly measurable in application performance and the delivery of critical business information to our users.​"

"Finding a fully bundled, deployed, and configured solution with a short delivery time and unique support is really attractive."

"VMware NSX: Provides the ability for our organisation to deliver true DR."

"The management is really difficult when it comes to systems with traditional services."

"The management is really difficult when it comes to systems with traditional services."

"VCE tools, like Vision or AMP were not stand alone, and depended too much on other management consoles."

"With respect to the technical support, there is room for improvement."

"Tighter alignment could simplify and speed up the configuration and delivery process.​"

"It is still on the expensive side, near the top-end of cost compared to what's available now."

"RCM upgrades are painful."

"The user control could be more advanced."

"With respect to the technical support, there is room for improvement."

"The integration with other vendors' products needs to be looked at. It's not as flexible as we would like it to be."

"I would not say the pricing is not good value. It is still on the expensive side, near the top-end of cost compared to what's available now. Also, the licensing has to be improved. There has to be a clear definition of the licensing from the initial set-up so the customer knows what they are paying for, without being hit later on with extra licensing. The licensing definitions should be clearer and, perhaps, have one set of licenses rather than multiple licenses."

"Vblock appears from the first while to be very expensive. There are more items you cannot see in the BOQ: customer service, support, delivery short time, and highly experienced VCE engineers."

"I think the pricing is on the higher end of the spectrum. There could be some adjustments that could be made there. Regarding licensing, watch compatibility with external products that you run on Vblock. It has got to be properly architected, otherwise, you will run into licensing issues."

"Related to tech support: I believe it is too expensive."

"It is not cheap."

"Vblock is priced at a premium because people don't want the headache of managing and deploying different products."

"Strive for a consolidated ELA."

"The paid support for Vblock is expensive."