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IBM VersaStack vs Vblock [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM VersaStack
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
3
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Vblock [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

reviewer2058714 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Head at a program development consultancy with 11-50 employees
A very high IOPS that gives more I/O transactions per second
Scalability used to be an issue so at that time it was rated an eight out of ten. We have become OPEX-based and rent storage from them. Physical storage is about 200% of our requirements but we only pay for what we use. This resolved all of our scalability issues. When we reach a certain threshold like 100%, OPEX calls us and asks if we want to add more storage. Our total capacity right now is 300 terabytes but we are only using around 200 terabytes. We bought the storage two years ago and our projections are on par. We don't need more capacity now but have plans to increase in another two years. With our OPEX storage, scalability is rated a nine out of ten.
TS
Chief Consultant and Architect at Tahir Professional Services
Centrally-managed and stable, but the initial setup could be made simpler and technical support can be improved
There is a different platform and there are different interfaces for different parts of the product. Although there are some centralized components, you still manage each component using its own set of tools. There is definitely room for improvement in this regard. I would like to have a catalogue like menu where you simply define your end computing needs and the rest would be taken care of internally. The initial setup could be unified to make it simpler.

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

Pros

"The solution has high IOPS and the I/O is important because it gives us more transactions per second."
"Replication and DR implementation became faster."
"The combination of Cisco's architecture and IBM's flash technology, where Cisco provides FI technology for one simple architecture and IBM's flash technology is fast, is valuable."
"It's been very reliable, the support is very good, and it fit our needs very well, but our needs are constantly changing."
"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."
"The high redundancy of components has minimized frequent service degradation/failure."
"Not having to worry about the firmware integrations with the software infrastructure components has been grand."
"This solution has rock-solid reliability."
"Access to VMs is now faster due to the centralized management console."
"The component integration means I don't have to worry about technology mismatches."
"VCE’s secret sauce is their release compatibility matrix which allows us to deploy updates without the need for significant testing."
 

Cons

"The solution should improve deduplication to get a lot of savings."
"Raw data mapping for storage should be a given option."
"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 like to see them improve their switching infrastructure and rely on Cisco configurations. They are a bit more complex and technical, but result in a slightly reduced cost in terms of switching on the network side of it."
"The implementation and support could be better."
"With respect to the technical support, there is room for improvement."
"Paid support is expensive so the cost of operation could be lowered."
"Currently, there is some uncertainty about the future of the product line with regards to Dell's takeover of EMC."
"VCE tools, like Vision or AMP were not stand alone, and depended too much on other management consoles."
"RCM upgrades are painful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is enterprise level so it is expensive."
"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."
"Strive for a consolidated ELA."
"Vblock is priced at a premium because people don't want the headache of managing and deploying different products."
"It is not cheap."
"The paid support for Vblock is expensive."
"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."
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Manufacturing Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Performing Arts
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

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Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise16
 

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VCE Vblock
 

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Newhall Hospital, Medicat, JJ Haines, Sigmax
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