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Dell Vscale Architecture vs Vblock [EOL] comparison

Dell Vscale Architecture and Vblock [EOL] are both solutions in the Converged Infrastructure category. Additionally, 100% of Dell Vscale Architecture users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 84% of Vblock [EOL] users who would recommend it.
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100% willing to recommend
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    84% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    Dell Vscale Architecture
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Number of Reviews
    1
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    Converged Infrastructure (10th)
    Vblock [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Number of Reviews
    24
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    AR
    Intuitive, robust, manageable, and agile
    In terms of what could be improved, I particularly think the scope of automation is very much limited. So they should introduce some more STK's and APIs for automation first thing. Secondly, in terms of Vscale Architecture, they should have some evangelists. When I go to the community for VMware ESXi or NSX, I get lots of information online everywhere because community members are talking, evangelists are talking. Additionally, I usually have a lot of KV articles and lot of community articles I can read and sort out the minor issues. But, in terms of Vscale, you need to be very mature in all aspects of the technology and when you get disturbed, you have to go through the entire documentation to figure things out. I think I heard this from one or two customers as well. Their resources are not able to find much online support for Vscale. As for what should be included in future releases, customers are looking for a unified management console, which they have, but the console should be more user-friendly. Secondly, they should have more scope of orchestration. Thirdly, regarding monitoring, there should be a built-in monitoring engine like we have in Nutanix. These are the things customers complain about sometimes.
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    FA
    The VCE VBlocks came along and it was the best combination of an all-in-one virtual data center in a box Converged SAN, Network, and Compute that used VMware to drive the whole package.
    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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    Pros

    "Vscale's scalability is super good. Vscale's scalability, manageability, and performance are all three areas that I emphasize when I sell Vscale Architectures to the customer."
    "The component integration means I don't have to worry about technology mismatches."
    "UCS Manager worked well for net/blade management and has allowed fairly easy use of dedicated bare-metal blades."
    "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 XtremIO All-Flash array delivers​ performance, reliability, and deduplication."
    "​We have seen measurable increases in our system performance. Those increases have been directly measurable in application performance and the delivery of critical business information to our users.​"
    "Access to VMs is now faster due to the centralized management console."
    "Capability for scale and growth within a single rack brings strong possibilities for capacity planning."
    "The high redundancy of components has minimized frequent service degradation/failure."
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    Cons

    "In terms of what could be improved, I particularly think the scope of automation is very much limited. So they should introduce some more STK's and API's for automation first thing."
    "OEM services requires too much planning and low availability of certified engineers."
    "VCE tools, like Vision or AMP were not stand alone, and depended too much on other management consoles."
    "With respect to the technical support, there is room for improvement."
    "I would like to see them improve their switching infrastructure and rely on Cisco configurations. They are a bit more complex and technical, but result in a slightly reduced cost in terms of switching on the network side of it."
    "The implementation and support could be better."
    "The user control could be more advanced. They should work to improve this in future releases."
    "It needs more customer/client involvement in back-end management."
    "Improve the patching process and timeliness of updates/releases."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

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    "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."
    "I think the pricing is on the higher end of the spectrum. There could be some adjustments that could be made there. Regarding licensing, watch compatibility with external products that you run on Vblock. It has got to be properly architected, otherwise, you will run into licensing issues."
    "Strive for a consolidated ELA."
    "I would not say the pricing is not good value. It is still on the expensive side, near the top-end of cost compared to what's available now. Also, the licensing has to be improved. There has to be a clear definition of the licensing from the initial set-up so the customer knows what they are paying for, without being hit later on with extra licensing. The licensing definitions should be clearer and, perhaps, have one set of licenses rather than multiple licenses."
    "It is not cheap."
    "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."
    "Related to tech support: I believe it is too expensive."
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    Also Known As

    VCE Vscale Architecture, Vscale Architecture
    VCE Vblock
     

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    Overview

    Dell EMC Vscale Architecture is a modular, pre-engineered architecture for modern, scalable, and flexible data centers to meet evolving workload demands and support digital transformation of businesses.

    It combines the market-leading Dell EMC portfolio of converged infrastructure systems with pools of compute, storage, and data protection resources; a common network fabric; a common layer of management software; and a path for further data center transformation through integration with existing legacy IT investments.

    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.

     

    Sample Customers

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    Xerox, ACS, and Columbia Sportswear.
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