Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs Oracle Private Cloud Appliance comparison

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

"While I cannot say Dell is better than HP or IBM, Dell has a strong presence here in Qatar. We can recommend Dell because of that strategic factor."

"It is pretty easy to install."

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

"The solution is stable."

"The system is very intuitive."

"With Dell PowerEdge VRTX, there are fewer points, and it is easier to troubleshoot and find your way around it."

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

"The storage can be improved."

"Dell PowerEdge VRTX can improve by providing support for M2 drives."

"The scalability could be better."

"The licensing can be difficult to understand."

"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."

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

"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."

"There are some noises, and this module is quite annoying, with significant heat issues."

"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."

"The solution is less expensive than competitors."

"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."

"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."

"The tool's pricing is fine."

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

"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."

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

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

"It is relatively cost-effective."

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

"No licenses for the shipped software or firmware."