Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs FlexPod XCS comparison

"The security is very good on the solution."

"Dell PowerEdge VRTX's most valuable feature is its reliability. It offers a good experience for my IT teams."

"The online UA is very good in comparison to others."

"It's a good solution when you don't need a lot of IT."

"The solution is stable."

"It is pretty easy to install."

"We started off with a base because we started our infrastructure with Dell and we always propose or prefer Dell which is easier to manage the warranty than with different vendors."

"The most valuable feature is the combined management in one box."

"For the management side of our UCS, it is a single pane of glass for multiple people, whether it is data center, sysadmin, or server deployment."

"It is easy to deploy, works well, the reps are good, and the support is great."

"The most valuable features are the Fabric Interconnect Manager and the UCS Manager."

"We’ve seen an improvement in application performance."

"It's a kind of one-stop shop as far as support goes."

"FlexPod has improved our company as far as ease of management, stability, and redundancy."

"It has had a big, positive impact, because now everything is centralized."

"This solution has given us a great deal of on-site storage that we didn't have before."

"We've had general issues related to the solution being difficult."

"The scalability could be better."

"The scalability is limited with one chassis and the amount of storage it will give you, but it is mainly used for small offices."

"When we first started with this product, we had some difficulty with it."

"I'd like to be able to increase capacity."

"VRTX is a bit simplified to the extent that it is a mainstream type of solution for small businesses. If a company needs a more complex solution or something that is a time saver or has more power or scalability, it is probably not the best solution. However, when a company grows and its needs grow, this type of environment can be definitely migrated towards a lab environment or pre-prod testing, not necessarily production. It can still have a second life for the other types of use."

"The problem is with our configuration. We know we can use PowerEdge for hyper-convergence if we have PowerEdge and configure vSAN. We will be able to achieve what VxRail is being able to provide, but we need to migrate it to a new infrastructure instead of changing our existing. It will be much more difficult for us."

"The licensing can be difficult to understand."

"I think they are working on it, but I would like to be able to log into a portal and see the end-to-end solution and understand where it stands, from a supportability perspective."

"I would like to see synchronous replication and easier automation in the next release."

"We have had bugs which have been released, even though they have been minor."

"We would like them to have better features to integrate with the cloud."

"We want always more speed, capacity, fluidity, and growth that we can easily integrate."

"I would like more support for different platforms, possibly different database platforms. I don't know if it supports Oracle today, but that would be a big improvement."

"With the next solution, if there is a virtual Flex part where we can deploy it to private clouds or in public clouds rather tying up the hardware, it would reduce costs and complexity. Then, we could do a lot more automation."

"Because when you try to do automation, there are many bits and pieces tied together. Sometimes, automation gets a little tricky for provisioning."

"We are renewing the support and we are purchasing the license for the software."

"The tool's pricing is fine."

"On the scale of pricing, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I would rate it as a three. I am familiar with the overall cost, which involves licenses from Dell and VMware, among others, making it a combination of various license types."

"Fully configured, it costs about $50,000 or $55,000. I did purchase a used one or refurbished one. I have been very happy with it so far. Even if it is an older unit, it doesn't look like its age, and I would say it has been a great choice so far for me. Obviously, I would have thought twice if I had to pay for a brand new one because it is still an older technology with the risk of being discontinued. I talked to Dell, and they're still selling it, but they're not promoting it. They're promoting another line of products right now for hyper-converged, which are much more expensive."

"We bought a license for seven years."

"The solution is less expensive than competitors."

"This product is more reasonably-priced than similar solutions by HPE."

"The solution price of Dell PowerEdge VRTX could be reduced. However, when comparing the price of Dell PowerEdge VRTX to other solutions, such as HP and Lenovo, it was the best price for what they offer."

"We have seen a five to ten percent savings on new service deployments."

"It is not cheap, but there is a return on investment in time saved and efficiency."

"We have a lease for approximately $10,000 USD per month."

"Make sure you are buying for performance, not just capacity."

"We would like everything in one piece of hardware. This way we can just sell the product like a silo by putting everything in a stack together."

"If your company really needs to be up 100% of the time, and you need to do a private data center, I don't know if I could realistically actually recommend another blueprint."

"It is cheaper than other products. For example, Dell EMC VxBlock is more expensive."

"The scalability is very good. I wish it was a more cost-effective, but you get what you pay for."