Proxmox VE is a complete virtualization management solution for servers. It is a powerful open-source platform and supports two virtualization technologies - KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) for virtual machines and LXC for containers. Proxmox VE has a central user interface that allows you to manage not only VMs and containers, but also storage resources, network configuration, and high availability for clusters. It is enterprise-ready and is valued for its scalability and maximum flexibility, enabling you to virtualize very demanding workloads. Proxmox VE makes it possible for you to easily install, manage, and monitor hyper-converged (HCI) data centers.
An excellent choice for budget sensitive operations.​
The cost is excellent.
An excellent choice for budget sensitive operations.​
The cost is excellent.
VMware vSphere is a powerful and complete server virtualization platform that allows its users to create and manage virtual data centers and machines. VMware vSphere is designed to help IT departments set up and run applications using the most cost-effective computer resources. By using vSphere, organizations save the time and energy necessary for purchasing infrastructure and software and reduce ongoing maintenance and operational burdens on IT teams.
Purchase only the cheaper solution with support. I don’t recommend high-end licenses.
Compared with other vendors’ products, the pricing of the license is slightly lower. The annual S&S price is very affordable.
Purchase only the cheaper solution with support. I don’t recommend high-end licenses.
Compared with other vendors’ products, the pricing of the license is slightly lower. The annual S&S price is very affordable.
Hyper-V is a hardware virtualization tool that allows users to create virtual computer environments with multiple operating systems on a single physical server. Each virtual machine has computer parts, such as memory, processor, storage, and networking, and acts like a standard computer - running its own operating system and software programs. Each component of the virtual machine can be configured to meet your specific requirements.
It's cheap, but not the best.
Once we bought the datacenter version of the server, we did away with worrying about the cost of licensing our VMs separately
It's cheap, but not the best.
Once we bought the datacenter version of the server, we did away with worrying about the cost of licensing our VMs separately
VMware vSAN is a software-defined storage product that is used in collaboration with VMware ESXi hypervisor and that provisions and manages storage based on policies, regardless of the underlying hardware. The solution enables you to prime your business for growth through its seamless evolution (it is integrated with vSphere and requires no new tools), its flexibility, and its multi-cloud capabilities. As an industry-leading software, VMware vSAN provides high levels of performance with minimal impact on CPU and memory.
The first 1-2 years of purchasing vSAN will be expensive. Thereafter, the longer you are running it, the more cost savings you will have.
Its reasonable, compare with other storage vendors
The first 1-2 years of purchasing vSAN will be expensive. Thereafter, the longer you are running it, the more cost savings you will have.
Its reasonable, compare with other storage vendors
KVM stands for Kernel-based Virtual Machine, which is an open-source virtualization technology that is embedded in Linux. KVM allows users to seamlessly transform their Linux system into a hypervisor that, in turn, will enable a host machine to run numerous, isolated virtual environments or virtual machines (VMs).
​It is free and can be run from your laptop, if needed, unlike VMware.​
It is cheaper than other competitors like VMware or Hyper-V.
​It is free and can be run from your laptop, if needed, unlike VMware.​
It is cheaper than other competitors like VMware or Hyper-V.
Pure Storage FlashArray is the world’s first enterprise-class storage array that runs exclusively on the nonvolatile memory express (NVMe) protocol for memory access and storage. It represents a totally state-of-the-art type of storage technology. It offers users shared accelerated storage that delivers cutting-edge features in the realms of performance, simplicity, and consolidation. Pure Storage is fresh and modern today and will be for the next decade. Without forklift upgrades or planned downtime, Pure Storage takes the work out of storage ownership and delivers unprecedented customer satisfaction.
We feel that the pricing is fair and the licensing process was easy for both.
For pricing, you have to take into account their performance on deduplication and compression in a $/GB comparison.
We feel that the pricing is fair and the licensing process was easy for both.
For pricing, you have to take into account their performance on deduplication and compression in a $/GB comparison.
VxRail is a hyper-converged appliance based on VMware virtual SAN Software and is jointly engineered and built with VMware, for VMware, to enhance Vmware. VxRail software-defined architecture simplifies compute, storage, virtualization, and management. It will safeguard performance, reliability, and flexibility across your organization with a broad range of workloads and applications from business-critical to next-gen. With VxRail, you are covered.
There is a permanent vSAN license included since it is required, but vCenter\ESXi host licensing should be validated in the purchase process.
Most of hyper-converged solutions require additional licenses for the virtualization layer (like VMware).
There is a permanent vSAN license included since it is required, but vCenter\ESXi host licensing should be validated in the purchase process.
Most of hyper-converged solutions require additional licenses for the virtualization layer (like VMware).
Dell EMC PowerStore is a midrange next-generation data storage solution. It is designed with a data-centric, intelligent, and adaptable infrastructure and helps consolidate storage and virtual server environments. The Dell EMC PowerStore platform includes two major configurations, including PowerStore T and PowerStore X. Dell EMC PowerStore enables you to deploy the appliance and consolidate data and applications and supports both flash and SCM Optane devices.
When we compared it with the other solutions, the pricing of PowerStore was equal. The pricing is good.
The price of Dell EMC PowerStore could be better, it is a bit expensive.
When we compared it with the other solutions, the pricing of PowerStore was equal. The pricing is good.
The price of Dell EMC PowerStore could be better, it is a bit expensive.
Oracle VM VirtualBox is a robust AMD64/Intel64 and x86 next-generation virtualization solution that functions well for home use and is also powerful enough to handle the needs of a busy enterprise organization. This professional solution is open source and provides super-fast high performance in addition to many outstanding value-added features. VirtualBox functions effectively on Windows, macOS, Solaris, Linux, and more. Users can benefit from VirtualBox's dedication to continually developing the product and providing continual progressive updates and releases. The solution is supported by a trusted dedicated professional community and is backed by Oracle, which guarantees that the product is able to consistently meet and exceed quality controls and protocols at all times.
It is a very cost-effective solution.
Pricing does not apply for us, we do not have to pay for the service.
It is a very cost-effective solution.
Pricing does not apply for us, we do not have to pay for the service.
The other big advantage is that Ceph is free software. Compared to traditional SAN based storage, it is very economical.
There is no cost for software.
The other big advantage is that Ceph is free software. Compared to traditional SAN based storage, it is very economical.
There is no cost for software.
Rubrik is a backup and recovery solution that can be used as a converged data management platform for physical, virtual, and hybrid environments. The solution works to protect your data and applications from ransomware, operational failures, and rogue employees, and also helps your organization simplify data management and accelerate cloud mobility. In addition, Rubrik is designed for cloud integration and infinite scalability to enable hybrid cloud for all enterprises.
It’s simple, straightforward, and we were able to see 50% hard savings.
The setup cost is a bit high, but the solution is an all-in-one solution.
It’s simple, straightforward, and we were able to see 50% hard savings.
The setup cost is a bit high, but the solution is an all-in-one solution.
The NetApp A-Series and C-Series are AFF storage arrays that deliver high performance, scalability, and simplified data management for a wide range of workloads. They are designed for organizations that need to improve the performance and agility of their applications, while also reducing costs and complexity.
It's expensive but we think over time all the prices are going to go down.
Once we did get into the NetApp ecosystem, we realized that the cost effectiveness was greater than we originally thought.
It's expensive but we think over time all the prices are going to go down.
Once we did get into the NetApp ecosystem, we realized that the cost effectiveness was greater than we originally thought.
Dell EMC Unity XT is one of the best all-flash storage arrays on the market today. Dell EMC Unity XT arrays are designed for performance, optimized for efficiency, and built for a multi-cloud world. In addition, they support digital transformation, enabling businesses to reach the full potential of their data capital quickly and easily. Dell EMC Unity’s All-Flash and Hybrid Flash storage platforms provide the performance, efficiency, enterprise-class software, and virtualization integrations required for running a wide range of virtualized applications.
The price is good for commercial grade storage arrays.
Licensing is easy since all the software is included.
The price is good for commercial grade storage arrays.
Licensing is easy since all the software is included.
Oracle VM for x86
Oracle's VM VirtualBox is a powerful, free, and open-source virtualization tool.
The cost of scalability. You pay for what you use. It's free to download, free to install, and the support side has been very helpful.
Oracle's VM VirtualBox is a powerful, free, and open-source virtualization tool.
The cost of scalability. You pay for what you use. It's free to download, free to install, and the support side has been very helpful.
VMware Aria Automation is a cloud management tool that allows companies to simplify their cloud experience through a modern automation platform. The solution is designed to deliver self-service clouds, multi-cloud automation with governance, and DevOps-based security and infrastructure management. It helps organizations improve IT agility, efficiency, and productivity through its various features.Â
So much can be done with the Open Source side, and especially for smaller shops. I personally think the pricing for Enterprise is hard to justify.
The solution has helped to increase infrastructure, agility, speed, and provisioning in the time to market.
So much can be done with the Open Source side, and especially for smaller shops. I personally think the pricing for Enterprise is hard to justify.
The solution has helped to increase infrastructure, agility, speed, and provisioning in the time to market.
The pricing and licensing is so important. Customers do consider the price seriously.
The most valuable feature is the cost; it is a free product.
The pricing and licensing is so important. Customers do consider the price seriously.
The most valuable feature is the cost; it is a free product.
HPE Nimble Storage is a highly effective All-Flash Storage Array solution that aims to enable organizations to reliably store and access their data. Organizations across a wide variety of industries trust Nimble Storage to assist them with all of their data storage-based needs. It both tracks all of the IT architecture that an organization uses and protects that architecture from a variety of digital threats.
From a price/performance perspective, Nimble simply can’t be beat. From a TCO perspective, the stability alone pays for itself.
Competitive. No licensing. Since everything is included.
From a price/performance perspective, Nimble simply can’t be beat. From a TCO perspective, the stability alone pays for itself.
Competitive. No licensing. Since everything is included.
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is an AI-driven storage solution that prevents issues before they occur by learning and adjusting in real time. The solution offers a tier-1 all-flash foundation for mission-critical workloads. HPE 3PAR StoreServ was designed with more than 3M IOPS and consistent sub-ms latency. It aims to transform midrange and enterprise deployments with solutions that scale from a few TBs to more than 20PBs. In addition, the solution is built to modernize data centers and is made to handle unpredictable workloads effortlessly. By implementing HPE 3PAR StoreServ, you gain automated and rapid provisioning, hardware-accelerated deduplication and compression, and a multi-tenant design.
It's very reliable and it was cost competitive with other arrays at the time that we purchased it.
To be more competitive, as customer, we need a more aggressive price that includes all the licenses available.
It's very reliable and it was cost competitive with other arrays at the time that we purchased it.
To be more competitive, as customer, we need a more aggressive price that includes all the licenses available.
HPE introduces HPE Primera, a new storage platform designed to deliver superior simplicity, availability, and performance for mission-critical applications
HPE Primera advances the HPE Intelligent Data Platform, a portfolio of products and solutions designed to help customers transition from delivering storage to unlocking business value with intelligent data
The price of this solution is good for medium-sized and large businesses.
From what I see, this is competitively-priced and HPE are doing their best to stay competitive.
The price of this solution is good for medium-sized and large businesses.
From what I see, this is competitively-priced and HPE are doing their best to stay competitive.
NetApp FAS series is an enterprise-level storage system that provides a wide variety of data management services, including data protection, block and file storage, and data management.
it’s not an inexpensive solution and it may not be for the cost-sensitive customer.
The process for going to cluster mode is expensive.
it’s not an inexpensive solution and it may not be for the cost-sensitive customer.
The process for going to cluster mode is expensive.
FlashBlade is the industry’s most advanced scale-out storage for unstructured data, powered by a modern, massively parallel architecture to consolidate complex data silos (like backup appliances and data lakes) and accelerate tomorrow’s discoveries and insights.
We used a reseller for the purchase.
Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO.
We used a reseller for the purchase.
Our customers have seen a reduction in TCO.
NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP is a versatile solution with various primary use cases, including databases, backups, VMware, file storage, disaster recovery, and more. The most valuable functionalities of Cloud Volumes ONTAP include ease of deployment, exceptional performance, space-saving capabilities, Snap technology suite features, and seamless migration across environments. This solution has simplified processes, reduced downtime, increased efficiency, and optimized resource usage. It has also led to significant cost savings, improved performance, and enhanced manageability, making it a valuable asset for organizations looking to streamline their storage operations in the cloud.
ROI is seen through reduced usage space and energy consumption.
The AWS consumer-based pricing model makes it easy for developers to use their credit cards to spin up virtual servers immediately.
ROI is seen through reduced usage space and energy consumption.
The AWS consumer-based pricing model makes it easy for developers to use their credit cards to spin up virtual servers immediately.
Dell PowerMax is the industry’s most secure mission-critical storage platform. With NVMe Dynamic Fabric technology, PowerMax breaks from traditional storage limitations, enabling seamless integration with cloud-native and legacy applications. Designed with a powerful scale-up and scale-out architecture, PowerMax supports mission-critical applications at scale with zero downtime and ultra-low latency. The latest PowerMaxOS 10 release harnesses AI-driven efficiencies for trusted performance, capacity, and security. By choosing PowerMax, you can trust in a secure, intelligent, and always modern storage solution that unlocks the full potential of your data to drive business success.
The cost is expensive. While VMAX now has good pricing, PowerMax is a little expensive.
Our costs are on a yearly basis.
The cost is expensive. While VMAX now has good pricing, PowerMax is a little expensive.
Our costs are on a yearly basis.
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, or RHEV, is a leading open standard enterprise virtualization management solution. This solution supports virtualization of servers and desktops using the same infrastructure and a single easy-to-use interface.
This is an open-source solution.
I would say the price is acceptable.
This is an open-source solution.
I would say the price is acceptable.
Huawei's OceanStor Dorado V3 all-flash storage is the ideal choice for enterprises' mission-critical business. It is the industry's first commercial use of NVMe all-flash storage, and it delivers high-performing, reliable, and efficient storage services.
The pricing is very competitive.
There are some costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, depending on the requirements.
The pricing is very competitive.
There are some costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, depending on the requirements.
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Our main issue with the Hitachi G-Series is what we consider to be an archaic software licensing scheme and high maintenance costs.
Pricing could be better, because the cost is very high.
Our main issue with the Hitachi G-Series is what we consider to be an archaic software licensing scheme and high maintenance costs.
Pricing could be better, because the cost is very high.
Innovation to break decades of data storage trade-offs.
We acquired VAST Data as a one-time, capital purchase.
Price-wise, VAST Data is not the cheapest, not the most expensive one.
We acquired VAST Data as a one-time, capital purchase.
Price-wise, VAST Data is not the cheapest, not the most expensive one.
Storage Spaces Direct uses industry-standard servers with local-attached drives to create highly available, highly scalable software-defined storage at a fraction of the cost of traditional SAN or NAS arrays. Its converged or hyper-converged architecture radically simplifies procurement and deployment, while features like caching, storage tiers, and erasure coding, together with the latest hardware innovation like RDMA networking and NVMe drives, deliver unrivaled efficiency and performance.
With the data center licensing and everything that is connected to that, this solution is relatively costly.
Cost-wise the product is one of the more affordable within the category of products.
With the data center licensing and everything that is connected to that, this solution is relatively costly.
Cost-wise the product is one of the more affordable within the category of products.
Cisco Intersight is Cisco’s systems management platform that delivers intuitive computing through cloud-powered intelligence. This platform offers a more intelligent level of management that enables IT organizations to analyze, simplify, and automate their environments in ways that were not possible with prior generations of tools. This capability empowers organizations to achieve significant savings in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and to deliver applications faster, so they can support new business initiates. The advantages of the model-based management of the Cisco UCS platform plus Cisco Intersight are extended to Cisco UCS servers and Cisco HyperFlex and Cisco HyperFlex Edge systems. Cisco HyperFlex Edge is optimized for remote sites, branch offices, and edge environments.
Cisco Intersight is not cheap, but it's not the most expensive product either.
It's just the standard licensing cost. There are no additional fees.
Cisco Intersight is not cheap, but it's not the most expensive product either.
It's just the standard licensing cost. There are no additional fees.
The cost of Azure Stack is much cheaper than VCE.
Pricing is always a hot topic, so the pricing can always improve.
The cost of Azure Stack is much cheaper than VCE.
Pricing is always a hot topic, so the pricing can always improve.
Portworx is the solution for running stateful containers in production, designed with DevOps in mind. With Portworx, users can manage any database or stateful service on any infrastructure using any container scheduler, including Kubernetes, Mesosphere DC/OS, and Docker Swarm. Portworx solves the five most common problems DevOps teams encounter when running stateful services in production: persistence, high availability, data automation, security, and support for multiple data stores and infrastructure.
I'm not sure how the licensing was broken out, but I don't think our offering of the Portworx was more than USD $20,000.
The price of Portworx Enterprise is high.
I'm not sure how the licensing was broken out, but I don't think our offering of the Portworx was more than USD $20,000.
The price of Portworx Enterprise is high.
To meet enterprise storage requirements, ThinkSystem All-Flash DM Series systems provide high performance, superior flexibility, and best-in-class data management. DM Series runs on ONTAP data management software, which gives customers unified storage across block-and-file workloads. It accelerates your business while improving the efficiency, flexibility, and reliability of your IT operations.
The price of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is good.
I believe it's highly competitive.
The price of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series is good.
I believe it's highly competitive.
VMware Cloud Director, also known as vCloud Director, is a cloud management tool that offers secure, flexible, and efficient cloud resources to thousands of enterprises and IT teams across the world. The solution serves as one of the leading cloud service-delivery platforms for businesses that want to manage and operate their services effectively. By deploying this solution, companies can benefit from virtualized networking, computing, security, and storage. These benefits can be received in a timely manner, as the infrastructure of the product is operationally ready within minutes and clients do not need to install and configure physical infrastructure.
We are able to provision new clients faster. Every month, we take on more customers.
It enables us to provision new clients more quickly.
We are able to provision new clients faster. Every month, we take on more customers.
It enables us to provision new clients more quickly.
OpenNebula provides the most simple but feature-rich and flexible solution for the comprehensive management of virtualized data centers to enable private, public and hybrid IaaS clouds. OpenNebula interoperability makes cloud an evolution by leveraging existing IT assets, protecting your investments, and avoiding vendor lock-in.
VRA is very expensive but OpenNebula is free.
We use the Community Edition, rather than the Enterprise Edition.
VRA is very expensive but OpenNebula is free.
We use the Community Edition, rather than the Enterprise Edition.
Morpheus is a 100% agnostic cloud management platform (CMP) designed from the ground up to unify management of multi-cloud and hybrid IT while empowering DevOps teams with self-service provisioning of bare metal, VM, and container-based application services.
The license is based on the number of virtual machines that Morpheus is managing. So, it is a pay-as-you-grow model.
Initially, the license may seem like a good deal, but as we grow, it becomes costly.
The license is based on the number of virtual machines that Morpheus is managing. So, it is a pay-as-you-grow model.
Initially, the license may seem like a good deal, but as we grow, it becomes costly.
VMware Cloud Foundation makes it easy to deploy and run a hybrid cloud. VMware Cloud Foundation provides integrated cloud infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, and security) and cloud management services to run enterprise applications in both private and public environments.
This solutuion can be expensive for small and medium-sized companies.
The pricing can be more competitive.
This solutuion can be expensive for small and medium-sized companies.
The pricing can be more competitive.
AWS Outposts bring native AWS services, infrastructure, and operating models to virtually any data center, co-location space, or on-premises facility. You can use the same APIs, the same tools, the same hardware, and the same functionality across on-premises and the cloud to deliver a truly consistent hybrid experience. Outposts can be used to support workloads that need to remain on-premises due to low latency or local data processing needs.
AWS Outposts is a cheap solution.
AWS Outposts is a cheap solution.
The price varies from case to case and you have to negotiate it for every project.
The license cost is bundled with IBM Power Systems as it is limited to RISC-based IBM systems only.
The price varies from case to case and you have to negotiate it for every project.
The license cost is bundled with IBM Power Systems as it is limited to RISC-based IBM systems only.
