Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs Oracle Private Cloud Appliance comparison

"We now find that the solution is quite stable."

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

"In my view, the only aspect that could be enhanced in the Dell PowerEdge VRTX solution is the pricing. Apart from that, the overall performance and features of the solution are flawless."

"The security is very good on the solution."

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

"From a hardware perspective, it's interesting. The selling point of VRTX is that everything is built-in. For a small company that doesn't have a server room or the capabilities of hosting several servers, VRTX has four blades. The equivalent in regular server models would be four servers, which is a minimum of 4U, but it could easily be 8U, and then it would have storage. The storage is included inside the enclosure, and it would require a storage unit. It would also require connectivity, which would be ethernet or another protocol switch. From a software perspective, it's a little bit more integrated. You have an integrated way of managing the whole thing, including storage and networking. It has an internal network that can also be useful. I know for a fact that Dell is almost fazing out the product, and it is not that available anymore because it will just cannibalize their sales. They want to sell the more expensive stuff."

"It is simple to use and it's user-friendly."

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

"The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA."

"It has helped us to reduce Oracle licensing costs for database and applications."

"Supports connection to most of network topology, such as VLAN and network segmentation."

"It is scalable as the box can be increased by one compute node, if required."

"You will find the high availability and License Team with Oracle very valuable."

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

"The storage can be improved."

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

"It would be better to have a compact version of this solution for customers that have a small office and don't require a proper data center with power or an industrial type HP."

"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."

"Management of storage and networking is web-based, slow, and difficult."

"The support must be improved."

"The scalability could be better."

"Patching processing takes a long time. Only one compute node is patched at a time."

"The initial setup was very complex."

"OVM Manager Interface is using HTML5. It should be reconverted to be a Java interface."

"In comparison to competitors like VMware, there's a perceived need for Oracle to enhance OVM, making it more flexible and user-friendly."

"We bought a license for seven years."

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

"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."

"The tool's pricing is fine."

"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."

"The solution is less expensive than competitors."

"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."

"It is more expensive than the normal solution or the hyper-converged system."

"It is relatively cost-effective."

"No licenses for the shipped software or firmware."

"If you have many Oracle products, such as databases, middleware, and apps, it will help you reduce Oracle app licences and support costs."