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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 (9th), 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 5.6%, up 3.7% compared to last year.
VxRail, on the other hand, focuses on HCI, holds 9.9% mindshare, down 16.9% since last year.
Converged Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM PureSystems5.6%
FlexPod XCS12.8%
HPE ConvergedSystem11.2%
Other70.4%
Converged Infrastructure
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VxRail9.9%
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)9.0%
VMware vSAN7.9%
Other73.2%
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…
John Kevin - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Automation has streamlined lifecycle management and improved ongoing operational efficiency
For the first three years, I have a combo pricing policy. For the fourth year and fifth year, I have to buy separately for the licensing from VMware and from VxRail, so I think the combo cost for the fourth and fifth year is huge and does not make sense. Due to the pricing policy, I would not like to see additional functionalities at this time as it is not in my strategy. I would rate VxRail an eight out of ten because of the pricing.

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."
"The pricing is very, very good."
"The solution is good in terms of being resilient with resources, and when we package it with an HCI solution from VMware which pairs well with VxRail, it improves the solution and the overall performance is going to be elevated, giving the customers a better experience."
"The initial setup was not complex."
"Customers can get many benefits with utilizing VxRail and all the innovations that are coming up, specifically being able to move VxRail workloads into the various public cloud solutions."
"I like the new releases that Dell EMC is doing with VMware. They are allowing for flexibility across the hybrid cloud. This allows organizations to use containers and to be able to move into the public cloud, but also not have lock-in. They can come back to the private cloud when they want to, so it's creating a lot of flexibility across the stack."
"The most valuable feature for me in this latest release has been the ability to add a compute or storage node. In the previous release, if I wanted to add only the compute mode, I need to buy a full node, including both compute and storage. That is no longer the case; I can upgrade whatever I want one based on my demand."
"This is a good solution for medium-sized installations especially when it will be coupled with VMware."
"I've used Cisco in the past, and I find this solution is easier to implement and offers good hardware and software integrations."
 

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 installation can be a little complex, but it is not bad."
"The product is very, very expensive, even when you are renewing."
"The fact that is based on vSAN is the main issue of this solution."
"Dell wants to implement the disaster recovery site in the new year, but they haven't decided yet."
"We are experiencing some issues with Dell's live-chat support as the support is different based on the support included with the hardware."
"Technically speaking, the vCenter and the administration of the integration of the vCenter could be improved."
"The product's integration could be improved. Its price is also a bit of a challenge, particularly if you want extra features or higher performance."
"There are multiple things that have space for improvement. The most important are the features related to VMware, vSphere, vCenter, etc."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It is expensive as compared to other products in the same category."
"The price is good."
"When compared with others, the price is very reasonable."
"Licensing and price for this solution is reasonable."
"We were expecting Dell EMC to bring us something that would work very quickly and easily, but also be at a reasonable price point, and they did."
"VxRail is quite expensive and could be cheaper. I would say that the main difference between VxRail and the competition is cost. There may be some differences in features, but I would say that it's mainly the costs."
"The solution is competitively priced but it is expensive. However, this is expected as we are a corporate enterprise and we need this environment."
"The price is rather on the high side."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
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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