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IBM PureSystems vs VxRail comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM PureSystems
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (8th), Converged Infrastructure for SAP HANA (2nd)
VxRail
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
135
Ranking in other categories
HCI (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM PureSystems is designed for Converged Infrastructure and holds a mindshare of 5.9%, up 4.2% compared to last year.
VxRail, on the other hand, focuses on HCI, holds 9.4% mindshare, down 15.8% since last year.
Converged Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM PureSystems5.9%
FlexPod XCS12.6%
HPE ConvergedSystem11.1%
Other70.4%
Converged Infrastructure
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VxRail9.4%
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)9.0%
VMware vSAN7.8%
Other73.8%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

it_user6186 - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent Analyst and Advisory Consultant at Server StorageIO - www.storageio.com
PureSystems, something old, something new, something from big blue
PART I For a certain generation of IBM faithful or followers the recently announced PureFlex and PureApplication systems might give a sense of DejaVu perhaps even causing some to wonder if they just woke up from a long Rip Van Winkle type nap. Yet for another generation who may not yet be future…
AO
Technical architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Streamlines resource management through centralized automation and automatic upgrades
The most valuable feature of VxRail is the VxRail Manager, which centralizes resources like storage built with vSAN. It provides a unified way to access these resources, making management straightforward. Another benefit is the fully automated upgrade process, which is completed with just one click through the VxRail Manager. This centralization and automation enhance efficiency significantly.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The strengths of the system is how the Flex scales from a very powerful, next generation BladeCenter all the way up to an IaaS platform."
"We have used other solutions in the past like Nutanix and SimpliVity but VxRail definitely has more advantages."
"VxRail's advanced automations have helped streamline my IT operations."
"Our clients value being able to upgrade with one click or a few clicks."
"It makes for easier deployments through automation and improved accessibility."
"The VxRail is built on two specific platforms that have been in the industry for the last 15 to 20 years: the 1-U socket and the 2-U socket platforms from Dell. They're in their sixteenth generation of those platforms, I believe, so they're very stable."
"Its ease of administration is extremely valuable."
"Its ease of administration is extremely valuable. It allows me to make better use of my time for other tasks instead of maintaining systems through multiple administration consoles."
"The major advantage is the blueprint. You do not need to separately manage the sand or network part because it all gets virtualized."
 

Cons

"The FSM does not quite deliver in the areas it plays too. A fairly sluggish interface that is more complex and less streamlined than it perhaps could be, holds it back and deployment of certain functionality from the switches requires more user intervention than feels necessary."
"Its price needs to be improved. It is very expensive."
"I wish for the performance environment to be improved."
"When you converge the solution, you have to be very careful because the great scalability comes at an important cost."
"The product has high pricing. This particular area needs improvement."
"There are still some features which aren't built into Cisco, like virtualized networking, that use its applications. However, these can be purchased through another product as an additional licensing cost to us."
"We do not use the storage part of VxRail, we use Pure Storage to map out the VxRail because the disk performance from Pure Storage was far better than the performance of the disk on the inside of VxRail."
"VxRail could be easier to set up. It's tricky to configure the network properly and match the requirements."
"The setup requires a significant amount of expertise, as end customers can’t do it themselves. It must be done by certified partners."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"At about $200,000, this solution is a little bit pricey but it is more economical than others such as Nutanix or Cisco Hyperflex."
"The license is a bundle with the hardware. It comes with the license and five-year support."
"It varies. It could be $100,000 at the smaller end and millions and millions of dollars at the higher end."
"Pricing is competitive."
"Be mindful of your storage needs now and for the future."
"We pay for annual support from VxRail."
"VxRail is very cost-effective and affordable in the long term. It is more recommended when it comes to financial life, but it may depend upon the license. VxRail comes with VMware licensing, which may not be that cost-effective as compared to others. With VMware, it's an auto check competition. VMware is an expensive solution, especially for Nutanix. Nutanix have their own hypervisor called Acronis, which is very cost-effective against the VMware. Nutanix is cheaper for the hardware but not for the software. If you ask the Nutanix partners to deploy Nutanix over Cisco servers or Dell EMC servers, the cost will be higher. Nutanix wants to compete financially. Therefore, they propose their software over the Supermicro server, which is a very cheap Chinese server. In fact, I don't like their terms of service. HyperFlex has the highest price, and it is very expensive. I don't know why. It may be because this is a UCS system, which comes from Cisco and is already expensive. When it comes to HyperFlex, they need the labor to deploy Hyper-V, Citrix, or any other hypervisor."
"The solution can be pricey depending on the project."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise43
Large Enterprise57
 

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PureSystems
VCE VxRail
 

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