Vblock [EOL] Reviews

Name: Vblock [EOL]
Brand: Dell Technologies
Rating: 4.0 (24 reviews)

4.0 out of 5

24 reviews
84% willing to recommend

1,534 followers

What is Vblock [EOL]?

VCE Vblock Systems is an all-in-one virtualization platform that integrates the leading storage, network, and compute technologies from the likes of EMC, VMware and Cisco. VCE Vblock allows organizations to easily and securely deploy cloud computing and virtualization in their environments, supporting these multiple technologies and providing flexibility and agility for changing business needs.

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Fred Armantrout

Senior System Specialist at Burns & McDonnell

The original pair of VBlock’s were purchased to replace a hodgepodge of small VM clusters of 3 to 4 VM hosts and an outdated SAN, in addition to moving from an old data center to a new data center. Moving the VM’s from the old systems to the new VBlock --which had more shared resources and a newer VMware version-- was a big win. Once in place, we virtualized as many servers as could be converted from freestanding servers to a VM. The only exception was when the licensing of an application was cost prohibitive; we keep these on stand-alone hosts. This was mainly due to application licensing bias, rather than limits on virtualization.

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Fred Armantrout

Senior System Specialist at Burns & McDonnell

It is probably due for a replacement because of its age. Usage-wise, we are trying to move things to a cloud installation in place of the on-premises, so it's probably going to be phased out in some form, eventually. Work with your local representatives from Dell EMC to see if it fits your needs. They have multiple options and versions. It's been very reliable, the support is very good, and it fit our needs very well, but our needs are constantly changing. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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Rajsudheer-Dangeti

Sr Private Cloud Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is straightforward. It's already applied, so it's very easy to connect the system. The time it takes to deploy depends on the model used. On average, deployment at the factory will take slightly less than five days. It will take another three to four days to do configurations and qualifications and everything but just to set it up it's probably only a couple of hours.

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PeerAnalyst reports

Type	Title	Date
Category	Converged Infrastructure	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Dec 22, 2024	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Dell VxBlock System	3.9	14.0%	92%	13 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

"The most valuable feature is that it is centrally managed, as it is quite easy for our customers to manage everything, end-to-end."
"The most valuable features are reliability and high availability."
"It's an integrated box Mac solution, so it's a plug and play. The deployment and build is pre-made and ready to deploy. It makes it easy to apply."

Room for Improvement

"With respect to the technical support, there is room for improvement."
"In the next release, I would like to see a smaller footprint in the data center and have improvements to disk performance."
"The user control could be more advanced. They should work to improve this in future releases."

Pricing

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

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