Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] vs Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series comparison

"Easy to spin up and operate virtual machines without the overhead of managing a storage network."

"Overall, the solution is extremely easy, flexible and secure."

"Our customers have seen ROI in terms of the time they save troubleshooting."

"It is a solution that best suits thre needs of our organization."

"The most valuable feature of Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is the integration with everything in a much smoother, such as in physical and virtual environments. VMware NSX is a simpler solution but, Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is more robust compared to VMware NSX."

"It's very easy to use and quite a mature product."

"The speed, storage, and management are the most valuable features."

"The solution scales extremely well."

"The initial setup is simple. We were able to deliver the hyper-convergence solution in a very good time."

"The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series are the ease of use and simple configuration."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's deployment phase is pretty easy."

"They should give us a little more information about how to use the CLI and offer more commands."

"The deployment could be made a little bit easier, as we still seem to struggle with it a little bit for a day or so to get it running."

"There are sometimes issues with memory failure."

"Its price could be better."

"We are working with a lot of different technologies and trying to manage them with one tool. The API could be improved for better integration with other systems."

"Sometimes when there are multiple technologies involved in a support case, this is when there is a bit of a lag."

"The architecture separates data, computing, memory, and storage into different parts."

"If we could have just a single pane of glass, where everything can be managed through that one app, rather than have multiple apps, it would be great."

"Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series could improve by having better integration with the solutions from VMware and vCenter"

"Here in Nigeria, the only challenge that we have, which I think is also experienced globally is the delay in bringing in the spare parts. This is a challenge facing our country, such as the Forex market. However, this is beyond the control of Lenovo themselves."

"There is a delay in the availability of similar versions of firmware from both the products, which are VMware and Nutanix for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, due to the delayed releases from both products, maybe by a quarter or so."

"It's much more expensive than rack servers. It was an issue, but when you compare it to the number of people who were administrative assistants before, it's on the positive ROI side. It's much cheaper."

"If you don't look at the costs of the systems, the scalability is quite good."

"The product is expensive. Other solutions are cheaper."

"I would like the pricing to be cheaper."

"There is no additional licensing cost other than the cost for each part."

"The price is a bit too high."

"One of the challenges we have with HyperFlex is that they have a subscription fee for the operating system that runs on it, and if I remember correctly, it costs approximately $15,000 USD per month."

"Its price is rather fair when compared with other solutions like VxRail, vSAN, and HPE SimpliVity. We got a fair amount of discount from Cisco for Cisco HyperFlex. It is cost-effective. We have renewed storage till next year, and we have already paid the vendor. When we talk about HyperFlex or any HCI solution, storage is the part where we can reduce a lot of costs. At the current moment, we are already using NetApp storage, which did not allow us to go for a full Cisco HyperFlex setup. We are planning to go to a larger scale next year. Then we will be able to see how cost-effective it really is for us."

"When comparing this solution to other OEM solutions it is relatively inexpensive."

"Price-wise, it is a pretty good product. The product's price was one of the main criteria that made my company choose it over the other products in the market."