What advice do you have for others considering VxRail?

I recently joined a system integrator in Saudi Arabia and am exploring new solutions or evaluating existing ones in the HCI space. I previously worked in the backup domain and then transitioned to a system integrator in the HCI field. I have experience with HCIs including VxRail, Red Hat, and Fujitsu. I am VMware certified and almost Nutanix certified, making me familiar with the HCI field in general. We work primarily with Nutanix and VxRail from Dell. VxRail is very mature because of VMware's operational technology in general. This maturity enables VxRail to handle diverse workloads effectively. VxRail is purchased directly from the partner rather than through the AWS Marketplace. Dell has the highest market share in Saudi Arabia, making VxRail the dominant product in my region. More integration would be beneficial, or alternatively, a lower price point would make VxRail even more competitive. I gave this review an overall rating of eight out of ten.

Regarding its automation capabilities, it's considered good in the back end. It has everything automated, especially with VMware vCenter, so it has good automation. I rated it a four because of external issues and also the SLA as they don't meet the SLA requirements for their tickets. Based on my experience, I would recommend VxRail to other people for medium-sized companies, but not for large-sized companies. Or more specifically, for medium-sized workloads, because if you are a big company, you will have different kinds of workloads. Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

People should know that they cannot provide their own VMware licenses. They need to buy VMware licenses from Dell. I rate VxRail eight out of ten considering the price and overall experience. Overall, I rate the solution eight out of ten.

Overall, I rate VxRail an eight out of ten. Despite some competition, I recommend it highly for its features and performance. I believe it is particularly suitable for medium to enterprise-sized companies, though it might be costly for small businesses.

I recommend that Dell focus on extending the product lifecycle of VxRail to around eight years instead of frequently releasing new products. This approach could lead to a better return on investment. When comparing large-scale and medium-scale companies to small-scale ones, VxRail is generally more suitable for medium to large enterprises. Small-scale businesses may not require the advanced features of VxRail and might find it less cost-effective for their needs. VxRail can be a good fit for medium and large companies, offering scalability and efficiency that align with their demands. It can be cost-effective in the long run, especially considering total lifecycle benefits. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We plan to change our line of business infrastructure, which is currently based on traditional servers and central storage. However, we are also considering other options in the market. I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.

We have repeatedly asked the R&D team about external storage and how we can improve it for CI. Previously, there was an issue with FCI traffic, which was not supported. However, it is now supported on FCI with external storage. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We had some initial challenges because of the networking component. To overcome them, we had to go through a lot of documentation and information from the website. I would recommend VxRail to customers who have a VMware environment and want to consolidate everything into servers without using the storage. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

VxRail is utilized in our data center operations depending on multiple types of workloads. VxRail can be used by any company, including small and medium-sized or enterprise businesses. Once implemented properly, the solution works smoothly, and we don't need to maintain it. VxRail is easy to scale, use, and manage. I would not recommend the solution to small companies. Small companies with less than 15 VMs won't be able to afford the price, and traditional tools will be better for them. I recommend VxRail to small and medium-sized businesses with more than 15 to 20 VMs. Overall, I rate the solution seven and a half out of ten.

It's a good, reliable, and mature product in the HCI space. So, I would recommend using it. With HCI, one advantage is that we don't have to worry about single points of failure, whether it's a node or storage. VxRail provides high availability and load balancing, which are great benefits. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.

The platform has enabled us to reduce the physical machines required to run large-scale services. It supports VDI deployment, enabling easy use for running different platforms in similar environments. Integrating VxRail with our IT infrastructure has been relatively straightforward, particularly from the network perspective. However, we encountered some challenges regarding firewall integration. Overall, the process has been facilitated by the platform's compatibility with various vendors. I rate the platform a nine out of ten.

It is a reliable platform. It is easy to deploy. It allows scalability for an SME company, and there is ease of use for support and administration teams. I would rate VxRail a ten out of ten. Foreign Language:(Spanish) Proporciona información en tiempo real y reduce la huella física y el mantenimiento. ¿Durante cuánto tiempo utiliza Dell VxRail? He estado usando VxRail durante aproximadamente ocho años. ¿Cuál es su principal caso de uso de esta solución? (Incluya detalles sobre su entorno). Más que nada, utilizamos VxRail para cortes de red. Al implementar VxRail, buscábamos reducir el espacio físico en nuestras tiendas. Queríamos tener una plataforma con la que pudiéramos virtualizar nuestros datos. Comparta cómo Dell VxRail ha mejorado su organización. Si no fue así, explique por qué. VxRail nos ha permitido reducir la huella física en las tiendas y optimizar el mantenimiento que teníamos anteriormente con tanto equipo físico. Nos ha permitido reducir espacios de poca necesidad y ganar espacio de tienda o almacén. La capacidad de VxRail para simplificar la administración es excelente. VxRail me brinda acceso único a los entornos. Tengo gráficos e información en tiempo real del estado de la plataforma de virtualización que tengo. VxRail tiene la capacidad de consolidar infraestructura desde múltiples ubicaciones, pero no utilizamos esta capacidad. Contamos con VxRail en cada tienda. Disponemos de 36 tiendas en España y 16 en Portugal, y de momento tenemos un entorno en cada tienda. Los niveles de consumo y los beneficios o mejores prácticas que te ofrece para optimizar esos consumos son bastante óptimos. Por ejemplo, puedes reducir el número de equipos o bajar el nivel de los ventiladores para consumir menos. En el pasado, llegabamos tarde en términos de ventas. El proceso de venta era bastante lento. VxRail nos ha permitido superar retrasos y reducir el tiempo de venta o el tiempo para el cliente final, por ejemplo, cuando una persona compra un televisor o un producto personal. VxRail ha tenido un impacto en nuestro negocio en términos de inmediatez. El impacto que hemos tenido es en términos de microsegundos. Contamos con un sistema de checkout en la plataforma VxRail que nos permite realizar una operación de venta en cuestión de microsegundos y reducir el tiempo de venta. La sostenibilidad o el camino que estamos tomando es una hiperconvergencia más orientada a la nube y la reducción de la huella física de los entornos VxRail. Nos ha permitido llevar los sistemas virtualizados a la nube de una forma sencilla. ¿Qué características le han parecido más valiosas y por qué? La baja latencia y los tiempos de respuesta y el hecho de tener un entorno virtualizado dentro de una sola computadora son valiosos. No tengo elementos físicos y puedo optimizar o equilibrar mis datos dependiendo del volumen de ventas que tenga en una tienda específica. ¿En qué áreas se podría mejorar Dell VxRail? Quiero tener una solución híbrida entre el entorno virtual que tenemos on-premise en la tienda y un sistema de réplica o replicación en la nube. Quiero un sistema para poder equilibrar mi carga de trabajo en función del volumen y las necesidades reales de mi negocio en cada momento. Quiero un sistema más adecuado a lo que necesito. Me gustaría tener una plataforma unificada donde yo, por ejemplo, pueda administrar mis 50 tiendas desde un único portal en VxRail y poder aplicar todas las actualizaciones a la vez. Quiero unificarlos en una consola centralizada. ¿Utilizó anteriormente una solución diferente? De ser así, ¿por qué la cambió? No utilizamos ninguna otra solución anteriormente. Antes de elegir, ¿evaluaste otras opciones? ¿De ser asi, cuales? Sé que evaluaron soluciones de HPE y soluciones de hiperconvergencia de otros fabricantes. VxRail los supera por la solidez que ofrece en cuanto a estabilidad de la plataforma. Es una plataforma fácil de configurar y de implementar, y una vez implementada en producción, no es necesario atender constantemente el entorno. Es un entorno que no requiere tiempo de mantenimiento continuo. Simplemente lo configuro y lo implemento, y funciona de forma independiente. Consideramos la infraestructura de nube pública antes de elegir VxRail. Disponemos de entornos de nube pública. El sitio web de comercio está en la nube pública y estamos considerando llevar muchos entornos virtualizados de VxRail a la nube pública en el futuro. Uno de los problemas que tengo, especialmente con la nube pública es que si mañana por ejemplo tengo un problema con una línea de comunicaciones que se cae en una tienda, no podría vender en una nube pública. VxRail me permite seguir operando incluso si la tienda está completamente aislada. ¿Qué aconseja a otros sobre el costo de instalación, el precio y/o la licencia? Tendrán que optimizar costes. Actualmente el sector del retail es complicado porque no vende tanto, y precisamente se debe alinear con la realidad y situación actual del negocio del retail. Los costos de implementación son costosos en comparación con otras soluciones locales. ¿Cuáles son sus impresiones sobre la escalabilidad de esta solución? Te permite hacer lo que quieras. Puedes escalar a un muy buen nivel. ¿Cuáles son sus impresiones sobre la estabilidad de esta solución? VxRail es totalmente estable. Es una plataforma que vengo usando en otros entornos en otras empresas desde hace tiempo. La verdad es que aunque es costosa, es una solución completamente confiable. ¿Has visto el ROI (Retorno de la Inversión)? En caso afirmativo, ¿de qué manera (es decir, métricas/puntos de datos)? El retorno más claro, sobre todo, ha sido la reducción de la huella física y la reducción del consumo eléctrico en comparación a otro tipo de soluciones. Cuéntanos tu experiencia con el servicio y soporte al cliente. Su soporte es óptimo. ¿Cómo calificaría esta solución en una escala del 1 al 10 en cuanto a servicio y soporte? 9. En una escala del 1 al 10 (1=peor, 10=mejor), ¿cómo calificaría Dell VxRail? Por favor explique por qué. Es una plataforma confiable. Es fácil de implementar. Permite escalabilidad para una PYME y es fácil de usar para los equipos de soporte y administración. Calificaría a VxRail con un diez de diez.

It has not failed us, and we find it highly reliable. I would rate VxRail an eight out of ten. Foreign Language:(Spanish) Se adapta bien, nunca falla y simplifica la infraestructura ¿Durante cuánto tiempo utiliza Dell VxRail? He estado usando VxRail durante tres años y medio. ¿Cuál es su principal caso de uso de esta solución? (Incluya detalles sobre su entorno). Es para virtualización. Es donde funcionan todos nuestros servidores. Es para el almacenamiento del servidor. Al implementar VxRail, queríamos hiperconvergencia. Queríamos tener toda la infraestructura unificada en un único sistema. También buscábamos potencia, velocidad y computación. Comparta cómo Dell VxRail ha mejorado su organización. Si no fue así, explique por qué. VxRail ha mejorado mucho nuestra organización. Ha simplificado enormemente la infraestructura. Anteriormente teníamos muchos más nodos. Teníamos la red por un lado, el almacenamiento por el otro y la informática por el otro. VxRail los ha unificado y creado una gestión mucho más ágil y sencilla. VxRail ha unificado el clúster. Hemos conseguido moverlos todos a uno solo, por lo que tenemos todos los datos en un microcluster. Funciona bien. VxRail tiene la capacidad de consolidar infraestructura desde múltiples ubicaciones, pero actualmente la tenemos en una sola ubicación. En cuanto al consumo de energía, no soy un experto en consumo de energía, pero debe ser uno de los que menos consume. Me parece muy bueno. VxRail ha ayudado a reducir el tiempo de inactividad de producción no planificado. Nunca tuvimos un accidente y nunca tuvimos una interrupción del servicio. Ha sido 100% exitoso. VxRail ha tenido un gran impacto en la flexibilidad de nuestras operaciones o negocios porque es muy escalable. Ya hemos crecido dos veces en nodos. En lugar de ampliar una infraestructura diferente lo que hacemos es añadir nuevos nodos y conseguimos tener un cluster mucho más flexible. ¿Qué características le han parecido más valiosas y por qué? La homogeneidad es lo más valioso. La verdad es que tener todo en un solo cluster ayuda mucho. ¿En qué áreas se podría mejorar Dell VxRail? Su precio podría ser mejor. ¿Utilizó anteriormente una solución diferente? De ser así, ¿por qué la cambió? Usamos HPE SimpliVity y no tuvo muy buen resultado, así que lo cambiamos para mejor. Hubo un problema de gestión que consumió casi el 40% de los recursos de la máquina. Es como si te compraras un Ferrari y te quitaran el 40% de velocidad, mientras que con VxRail tienes el 100% de velocidad. Estamos muy contentos con ello. Antes de elegir, ¿evaluaste otras opciones? ¿De ser asi, cuales? Evaluamos HPE SimpliVity y nos quedamos con VxRail. Consideramos la infraestructura de nube pública antes de elegir VxRail, pero debido a los costos, decidimos usar VxRail. La latencia es mucho menor. VxRail es más rápido en su CPD que en la nube. Es menos escalable porque hay que comprar nodos, lo que lleva un tiempo, mientras que una nube puede seguir creciendo según la demanda. ¿Qué aconseja a otros sobre el costo de instalación, el precio y/o la licencia? Es muy caro. ¿Cuáles son sus impresiones sobre la escalabilidad de esta solución? Es muy ágil. ¿Cuáles son sus impresiones sobre la estabilidad de esta solución? La estabilidad de VxRail es muy buena. ¿Has visto el ROI (Retorno de la Inversión)? En caso afirmativo, ¿de qué manera (es decir, métricas/puntos de datos)? No tengo en mente ningún retorno de la inversión. Cuéntanos tu experiencia con el servicio y soporte al cliente. Su soporte funciona muy bien. Hemos tenido problemas con los discos duros y tenemos un NDA. Vinieron y me los cambiaron perfectamente. Tardaron un día laboral. ¿Cómo calificaría esta solución en una escala del 1 al 10 en cuanto a servicio y soporte? 9. En una escala del 1 al 10 (1=peor, 10=mejor), ¿cómo calificaría Dell VxRail? Por favor explique por qué. No nos ha fallado y nos parece muy fiable. Calificaría a VxRail con un ocho de diez.

At the moment, it does cover our objectives. I do not yet know about the competition. We are now evaluating alternatives, and we cannot yet compare. I would rate Dell VxRail a six out of ten. Foreign Language:(Spanish) Título: El movimiento de dispositivos es fácil, pero el soporte es insatisfactorio ¿Durante cuánto tiempo utiliza Dell VxRail? Lo tenemos desde hace cinco años. Teníamos siete nodos y el año pasado compramos cinco nodos más. ¿Cuál es su principal caso de uso de esta solución? (Incluya detalles sobre su entorno.) Ejecutamos las aplicaciones en VxRail. Ejecutamos todas las aplicaciones que tenemos virtualizadas a través de VxRail. Al implementar VxRail, queríamos hiperconvergencia. Comparta cómo Dell VxRail ha mejorado su infraestructura de TI. Si no fue así, explique por qué. Estamos un poco descontentos con los últimos cinco nodos que hemos comprado porque los tenemos desde hace menos de un año, pero ya se quemó una fuente y hubo que cambiar tres tarjetas de red de tres nodos diferentes. Con los otros siete nodos estábamos más o menos contentos porque el único fallo que sentimos fue en cuanto a la batería CMOS, Hubo algunos pequeños problemas pero con estos últimos estamos un poco descontentos. Su equipo de soporte siempre está muy dispuesto, pero al final no estamos 100% satisfechos. Para que os hagáis una idea, tenemos por ejemplo cuatro casos de soporte abiertos de los que todavía no sabemos cuál es la solución. Uno de los casos es que tenemos una cabina a través de un nodo de Unity, que también es de Dell, pero los demás nodos tienen visibilidad nula con la cabina. La única solución que nos han dicho es eliminar o limpiar todas las unidades de red que allí se encuentran colocadas, lo cual es una solución drástica que implica la pérdida del servicio, por lo que estamos un poco insatisfechos con esa solución. Su apoyo es muy receptivo. Nuestros clientes intentan comunicarnos rápidamente sobre el incidente y nosotros también intentamos abrir los casos rápidamente. Para ser justos, alguien del equipo de soporte se comunica contigo rápidamente, pero tarda demasiado en encontrar la solución. Por eso estamos un poco descontentos. VxRail tiene la capacidad de consolidar infraestructura desde múltiples ubicaciones. Es una parte fundamental. Especialmente en el caso de la redundancia geográfica, además es necesario y obligatorio. En términos de la capacidad de VxRail para simplificar nuestra administración de VMware, simplificar la administración de VMware es imposible. VxRail consume mucha energía. El rack que tenemos tiene siete nodos y luego tiene una cabina y más funciones. Al final consume mucha energía, pero es normal. Después de todo, trabajan 24 horas al día, 7 días a la semana. Cuando se trata de reducir el tiempo de inactividad de producción no planificado, debido a que tenemos siete nodos redundantes, es difícil saber si VxRail está ayudando a reducir el tiempo de inactividad de producción no planificado. Si tuviéramos solo uno o dos nodos, la experiencia sería diferente porque entonces el nodo habría estado activo 24 horas al día, 7 días a la semana, pero este no es el caso. Como tenemos siete nodos, tenemos todo redundante. Por el momento, VxRail no ha tenido ningún efecto en la flexibilidad de nuestras operaciones o negocios. VxRail tampoco ha tenido ningún impacto en los objetivos de sostenibilidad de nuestra organización porque no tenemos ningún objetivo de sostenibilidad. ¿Qué características le han parecido más valiosas y por qué? La potencia que tiene es valiosa y el movimiento de dispositivos entre nodos es muy sencillo. ¿En qué áreas se podría mejorar Dell VxRail? Se debe mejorar la agilidad del equipo de soporte para que brinde mejores soluciones. VxRail también debe mejorarse en términos de simplicidad. Agregar un nodo simple parecía todo un proyecto. ¿Utilizó anteriormente diferentes soluciones hiperconvergentes? En caso afirmativo, ¿cuál y por qué cambió? No, esta es el primera. Antes de elegir Dell VxRail, ¿evaluó otras opciones? ¿De ser asi, cuales? También evaluamos HP y otros, pero al final se eligió VxRail porque otros colegas lo estaban usando y ya teníamos ese conocimiento cerca de nosotros. Dijimos “Bueno, aprovechemos el know-how”. No consideramos la infraestructura de nube pública antes de elegir VxRail. Por nuestras características de negocio, una nube pública no es una opción. Debemos tener todo en las instalaciones. ¿Qué opina sobre el precio y/o la licencia de Dell VxRail? Es muy caro. ¿Cuáles son sus impresiones sobre la escalabilidad de Dell VxRail? En nuestra infraestructura, comenzamos con cinco nodos. Luego los aumentamos a seis y luego los aumentamos a siete. No es “plug and play” como dicen. Al técnico de Dell le llevó casi una semana agregar el nodo, por lo que no es tan sencillo. ¿Cuáles son sus impresiones sobre la estabilidad de Dell VxRail? Es bastante estable. ¿Has visto el ROI (Retorno de la Inversión)? En caso afirmativo, ¿de qué manera (es decir, métricas/puntos de datos)? El retorno de la inversión no se puede medir. Al final es un servicio horizontal que tenemos que dar y no nos queda otra que darlo. El costo no importa. Cuéntanos tu experiencia con el servicio y soporte al cliente. Es un soporte muy caro, por lo que es lógico que te atiendan rápidamente, pero al final, para la resolución en sí, en muchos casos, das 1.000 vueltas. Pierdes mucho tiempo y no encuentran una solución inmediata. ¿Cómo calificaría esta solución en una escala del 1 al 10 en cuanto a servicio y soporte? 5. En una escala del 1 al 10 (1=peor, 10=mejor), ¿cómo calificaría Dell VxRail? Por favor explique por qué. De momento, sí cubre nuestros objetivos. Aún no sé sobre la competencia. Ahora estamos evaluando alternativas y todavía no podemos comparar. Calificaría a Dell VxRail con un seis sobre diez.

You can use it if you are familiar with VMware because VxRail is VMware. Everything is VMware. I would rate VxRail a ten out of ten. It is more expensive than other products in this category, but because of the performance, experience, and data protection that you get, it is worth the money.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. We find it to be a very good product. Of course, there's always room for improvement.

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. It's a very good and effective product, though somewhat expensive. But in terms of performance and stability, it's worth it.

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. The tool fulfills our needs.

I would advise those considering this solution to take a closer look at their workload and design clusters needed to meet that workload. Typically it is easy to deploy large clusters and it becomes tedious to maintain a large cluster. Scaling back on the number and nodes in the cluster is something I would recommend considering during implementation. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

My advice to others is to update the VxRail because they release patches and updates frequently. I rate VxRail a seven out of ten.

I recommend this solution, it's a good product. We recommend it to our customers. I rate this solution nine out of 10.

I would recommend this solution to others. I rate VxRail a seven out of ten.

My advice to others would be not to attempt to fix issues yourself and let Dell look after them. I rate VxRail a nine out of ten.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

First and foremost, I would advise people to purchase this solution mainly for the simplicity of the system. And it's all managed in one place, which is nice compared to Nutanix where you had to administrate multiple places. And, the support now is very good.

I would rate this solution 10 out of 10. Just buying the product is not important, along with solution on-time support is very crucial for Business-critical applications. We are using Dell products, solutions and services from more than 10years. From my experience with Dell, their technology, support and services which plays a critical role to select Dell as our products and solution vendor.

The VxRail is a very powerful and capable tool. 

Like for every tool, having a good strategy to implement the cluster, applying the workloads and maintaining the environment is the key. 

We're just a customer and an end-user. It's a very stable system. It's very easy to use. You just need one desktop for control over all the items of the system. As of now, it's been problem-free. I would rate the solution at a ten out of ten.

For someone that does not want to think too much about the compatibility of components and VMware, VxRail is better than pure vSAN. Make sure you have a good network specialist, specifically in VMware, on your team.

I would recommend this product to other users.

I rate VxRail nine out of 10. VxRail is well-positioned in the hyperconverged infrastructure segment, but I still think there is a place in the market for Nutanix.

I rate VxRail eight out of 10. It's a good solution compared to the three-tier architecture, especially for companies that need educational sector services for VDI solutions. It's better to base this on Dell EMC. In the computer, this three-tier architecture is like a docking sensor in your box solutions to use, implement, and manage.

I would give this solution a 9 out of 10. VxRail isn't for a small company. If you need less than five servers, you could technically use it, but there are probably other solutions that are cheaper. A classic solution for a small customer is cheaper than other convergence solutions. In my mind, the hyper-convergence solution is a requirement only for a great company. If you are a small Italian company that isn't going to scale up for a few years, it's very difficult to afford the price, and you might have a problem with technical knowledge as well because your normal technicians won't be able to assist in other convergence solutions if you have an issue. In this case, we prefer traditional systems over VxRail to give the client the correct stability and simple management.

The only advice that I would give to those wanting to implement VxRail is to make sure that they look at what comes with the VxRail package. For example, Dell offers vRealize, which is not private cloud. They mistakenly will say that it is for private cloud but all vRealize offers are lifecycle management, the ability to do costing, and everything between public cloud and a private cloud. They will tell you that you have to buy VMware Tanzu in order to get the private cloud features. When they initially sell VxRail as hyper-converged infrastructure, they also sell it as your private cloud but there is no private cloud functionality. You have to build that on. I rate VxRail a ten out of ten.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give VxRail a seven.

I always recommend VxRail because of their scalability and flexibility, but sometimes the cost creates a barrier with the client. All of our clients who have chosen VxRail are happy with it, it's just the cost that's an issue. I rate the solution nine out of 10.

We're customers and end-users. I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten. We've been happy with its capabilities. I would recommend the solution to other users and organizations.

The solution is deployed mostly on-cloud, although some of the bigger environments prefer do so on-premises. I would recommend this solution to others. I do not know the exact number of customers who are using the solution. I believe this number to be 15 or 20 in France, although there are more who use the SimpliVity solutions because of the lower price. I rate VxRail as an eight or nine out of ten.

I'm a customer and an end-user. I'd recommend this solution to others. It has a lot going for it in that the performance is good and it's reliable. They have great after-sales support and is generally easy to maintain. However, it is a very expensive option and a company needs to be prepared for the price tag. I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten, however, if the pricing was a bit more reasonable, I would rate it higher. Overall, I'm very impressed with the product.

We support 200 users. VxRail performs well in the VDI environment. We feel it to be a good solution. I rate VxRail as a ten out of ten.

I would recommend this solution to others. This solution is for people who want to simplify the whole virtual data center. Initially, if you want to use virtual data center, you need to buy hardware and the license separately. After combining everything together, if anything happened to each product, you need to do a lot of troubleshooting and communicate with different parties . With this solution, it is quite straightforward. You can have a deployment team come and install it for you within a week if you provide the correct configuration. This will save you a lot of time. I rate VxRail an eight out of ten.

I rate this solution an eight out of 10.

One of the issues I come across when we implement the solution is our customer's technical team do not have the knowledge of VMware and the technical operational components. They need to be trained very well before they start using the solution. If you are wanting to improve your data centers this solution is one small box that can be used in a data center providing low power consumption and requiring minimal administration. You are almost able to combine all the business into one. I rate VxRail a ten out of ten.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give VxRail a rating of nine. It's a good solution.

VxRail is the product of Dell, with both hardware and software combined together. It's a very good product. We bought this VxRail for our VMware-certified applications. Those applications only run on VMware-certified systems. That's why we procured VxRail. Otherwise, we have Hyper-V as well, Microsoft Hyper-V. Hyper-V is an American-based company, which always offers hyper-converged infrastructure solutions. On Edge we are using Hyper-V, It is also a software-defined box. We have our own private Cloud as well for converged infrastructure. We have the Lenovo Blade series and the external storage is connected to the chassis which we are using for our surrounding applications. This is our private Cloud. It is also on Microsoft Hyper-V. We aren't using the latest version of the solution. We are using the version before. Overall, I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've been very happy with it.

If you're interested in using VxRail, use your judgment. There are multiple solutions and all of them are geared toward different use cases. Some people will prefer HyperFlex, others will prefer to go with Nutanix, VxRail, or, for god's sake, vSAN ReadyNodes. VxRail has some limitations. For me, it's limited from doing what it's supposed to do because it's provided by VxRail — it's automated and orchestrated by VxRail. For example, I cannot use VMware Update Manager. I have to use a bundle, which is produced by Dell, and usually, they are at least a month to a month and a half behind VMware. Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give VxRail a rating of eight.

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of nine.

I rate VxRail a seven out of ten.

My advice to other people looking to implement VxRail is that it is a very nice solution. It's an integrated solution so we don't have to jump into several providers because it is only one point of contact. We don't have to call VMware or another vendor. We only have one point of contact. On a scale of one to ten, I would give VxRail a nine.

We're a customer of Dell. We have knowledge about the VMware solution. With VxRail, we will be increasing our knowledge. Therefore, we're expecting to improve our internal solutions and the overall solutions for our internal consumers. While we haven't implemented it yet, we're expecting it will improve our environment a lot. We're excited to be working with it. Overall, from what I have seen so far, I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

I would definitely recommend VxRail. But again, it depends upon the use cases. If they have a big data center, then you have to look for some other version of VxRail, maybe VxBlock, but for normal sites, for a small manufacturing R&D site, or for remote sites, they may go with VxRail. On a scale of one to ten, I would give VxRail a nine out of 10.

I rate VxRail a seven out of ten.

Overall, this is a good product and I recommend it. I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

I would absolutely recommend VxRail. From my previous experience, and because I work with a wide range of technical engineers, compared to other products, this solution offers a solid hardware performance. Generally, we look for value combined with price. If you're able to find a better solution, it will also come at a higher cost. Considering the range of prices overall, Dell is the best — my first choice. You can go for a premium version, but there will be an additional cost. For example, you can go for NetApp, which is better hardware, but the price is higher. Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give VxRail a rating of six.

In my previous deployment, there were a couple of things that I identified as needing improvement. I believe they were addressed on the new version of their software because, in the previous deployment, I wasn't using the latest version. Apparently, VMware came out with VCF 4.1, and Dell came out with a newer iteration. At this point, I'm hoping that the stuff is fixed. Once I start working with the newest version, I'll see what new features I would like to see in the next one. My advice for anybody looking into implementing VxRail is to read the documentation and do the virtual labs that they have. Repeat them over and over before deploy it on the actual system that they are going to deploy to avoid having to take everything down and redo it. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

I would recommend VxRail, it works for most of the use cases. It is good to understand you can't have 100% of all the applications installed. It's never possible with a product like this. At the end of the day, it's a good solution. Whenever there is a need for IT infrastructure requirements, you can definitely consider VxRail. If there are very specific requirements or things that are very specific to traditional infrastructure, they can go with that, or for intensive cloud-native applications, they can go with cloud. VxRail comes in the middle. It can extend to use all the applications but do have a proper study to get the right solution for you. I rate VxRail an eight out of ten.

I would recommend this product, we have another site that we need to replace the data center and we will implement the same solution. I would rate VxRail nine out of ten.

We're a reseller of the product. We work with different versions including CEs, PCEs, FCEs. What we use depends on the customer's needs. In most cases, we have sold VxRail to clients as it is cheaper than other options on the market and it's also a good way to consolidate support to one vendor. I'd advise that those considering the solution make sure they size everything appropriately. We've been quite pleased with the product. On a scale from one to ten, I'd give it a perfect ten.

I would recommend VxRail because is simple to use and administer. It just saves time in deploying the platform. Most of the teams are already able to use VMs and have experience with that. You just have to improve a little bit of storage knowledge. It is not very much different, and you don't have to learn a whole new platform. It is easy, and you should use it. I would rate VxRail a nine out of ten. It is a very good platform.

We're just customers. We don't have a professional relationship with the company. If an organization is considering implementing the solution, I would advise they get some help doing so, unless they have the correct staff in house that can handle it, or they are very concerned about getting outside help for some reason. The technician that helped us got right through it. I would have been hard-pressed to get the implementation done on my own. Overall, I would rate the solution eight out of ten. Aside from the one issue we had at the beginning with the update confusion, it's been very good.

We're just a customer. We're running an ESX 6.7. We're running the latest version of VxRail manager, but we're not running the latest version of ESX or V share. It can do for us. We want other people to find the bugs first. My advice to other companies is to learn and ask lots of questions. Make sure that you understand the solution at the outset. Make sure the networking team is solid. Any hyper-converged solution like VxRail should rely on the network more than a traditional environment. You need to make sure your networking team is involved from the beginning. I would rate the solution eight out of ten. VSN has come a long way, which is what the shell is based on for storage and the rest of the components are standard vSphere. You manage everything through the same vSphere interface. You're not using a different interface and it's fairly easy to maintain when you have problems. If you have problems, you will need to call tech support. They will have to walk you through it because it is a new thing for most people. That's why I recommend learning about the solution straight away.

We're a reseller. We sell the solution to our clients. I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using. It might be the latest, which is the most likely. We launch the solution on-premises in order to launch a private cloud. Overall, I would rate the solution ten out of ten.

We're just a customer. We don't have a relationship with Dell. We just procured the latest version of the solution. When we decided on our requirements, we had multiple calls with Dell and the attorneys to ensure that we received what we needed. Apart from choosing various generations or various models on VxRail boxes, we also took to deep dive into the actual configuration on each processor to understand how much memory to use. It's easier if you have a technical professional on your side when you're dealing with Dell. I'm a technical person, so I could get into the weeds with them. If you are a company without the technical expertise, you're going to run into a bit of trouble as you won't necessarily understand the product or the technical aspects that are being discussed. I would advise organizations considering implementing the solution to choose your partner really carefully. Ask questions like how many engineers do they have and find out how transparent they are about how they handle the process. I'd look at at least two potential partners and compare their capability and expertise. Overall, I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

I would rate VxRail a seven out of ten. If the performance was improved, it would get a higher rating.

VxRail is a good solution, but it all depends on your strategy. We could build our own VMware cluster by buying a separate product. Technically, I could purchase a server and then built my own solution, but with VxRail, everything comes in one box, including licensing, Dell EMC and VMware — It's nice and simple. Although, if an organization wants to buy a hypervisor layer on Microsoft, then that's another story. There are many solutions available for this, including Cisco, which uses Unity to provide a hypervisor layer. HyperGrid uses Windows 2016 on its host operating system. It all comes down to your strategy and roadmap. You need to select your hypervisor first. If you go with VMware, then VxRail is a great choice; however, if you're not using a VMware hypervisor, then there are many other options to choose from. On a scale from one to ten, I would give VxRail a rating of nine, simply because there is always room for improvement.

I would rate VxRail an eight out of ten. They should allow the deduplication compression over the hard drives and mixing of the hyper and the old flash clusters.

Given the overall product, I would rate this solution a nine out of 10.

I recommend VxRail as a solution especially for those using legacy services. We often recommend VxRail over other competitors. The only exception really is if the customer does not want Dell computing resources. For example, the client may have another vendor they tend to use. So if everything they have is HP they may like to have an HP solution. If they are using Cisco, they may want a Cisco solution. Those are the only times that we will not go with suggesting VXRail. On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate the VXRail solution as an eight-out-of-ten.

I'd recommend the solution. The big advantage of the VxRail is the one-click update. If you are using, let's say HP or Fujitsu, and use the standard VSAM cluster, then you have to update the virtual center, you have to update the host, you have to update the VSAM, you have to update drivers, etc. You also have to consider the HCL, whether the driver fits to that new VM version. For example, let's say from the customer side when they are working with the solution, there's no big difference whether the user is working with VxRail or the VSAM cluster. However, when you look at it from a maintenance and updating perspective, the VxRail really offers a superior system. I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. The product is almost perfect. It really does fit the needs of our customers.

We're a partner with Dell VMware. VxRail is a part of Dell. I largely just sell and set up the solutions; I don't use the solution regularly myself. It's an amazing product overall. This solution definitely requires an organization to plan everything out correctly. You need to map out your networking, understand what your resource utilization is going to be, make sure you get the right amount of RAM and storage on the host, and then also understand the impact to your licensing costs for Microsoft. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. I would give it perfect marks if it wasn't so expensive.

We are a gold platinum partner for Dell EMC. I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. I'd recommend the solution, however, it really depends on the company's requirements. If someone mentions having already used VxRail and not wanting to go with another hypervisor, the best recommendation from my side is to still go with VxRail. With VxRail, they have ample VMware so there's no issue with an upgrade or anything of that nature. However, on the other hand, if you're going with something like and Acropolis hypervisor, which is both free and a Nutanix solution, and if you are a new organization that doesn't want to invest much, then I would suggest going with something like Nutanix instead. This is due to the fact that the Acropolis hypervisor has all kinds of features. It's very important for any smaller firm if they don't want to invest too much on the hardware, to go with Nutanix as it could be more affordable as a free solution.

My advice to anyone looking to get VxRail is to really understand your use case because from our experience this solution doesn't fit certain use cases. So clearly defining your use case is very important when you're choosing VxRail. The product was good, but as I said, it's not really flexible with different use cases. That was a lesson we learned from buying VxRail. It's not meant for all use cases, it is only meant for specific ones, which is why we had to switch. It's difficult for it to adapt. On a scale from one to ten, I would rate VxRail a seven.

For anyone interested in deploying VxRail, I'd say the first step would be to make sure to engage the Dell solutions engineer to ensure that the solution is scoped correctly. Doing this off the bat will always help when you are looking at the right solution at the right time rather than having to plan for future growth up front. On a scale from one to ten, one being the worst and ten being the best, I'd rate this product a nine because of the simplicity of deploying it as well as the ease of management of VxRail being implemented. Customers can get many benefits with utilizing VxRail and all the innovations that are coming up. Specifically being able to move VxRail workloads into the various public cloud solutions. The simplest way to modernize and extend your VMware environment.

The first thing they should do is look at their overall enterprise architecture. Don't immediately follow the advice and take the jump to move. What they want to do is look at the investments that they've already made, and look at what the future state is that they want to go to, not just for that one simple solution. They need to look at what's their entire enterprise architecture future state, then consider everything: skills, interoperatability, integration, and future scalability. Then, look at the solution that they want to go with because they want that flexibility. They should be able to not only move to the public cloud, but be able to move back to the private cloud, and understand what's the cost of their legacy. They should be looking at replace, refactor, and retire. How long is it going to take them to retire? You don't want to just rush into retiring your applications or replacing them if they're applications that are not coasting a lot to maintain, or you don't do a lot with them. Then, retiring those applications should be a thoughtful, longer process. It's okay to consolidate them and continue to run them on your VMware environment.

I would recommend the solution, as we have been very happy with it.

I don't think I would have picked a different product.

On a scale from one to ten, with one being the worst and ten being the best I would give VxRail a solid nine. It's not something that has disappointed. Every time they have a release it's a new version and there are more features added. To make it a perfect ten they should improve the HTML client. There's an HTML client that works well in the web client since you don't have the desktop client. It works better than flash, and if they improve that, they might get a 10. Other than that, the product hardware is pretty good. I would tell someone considering this solution that it is a product to look over. You can test other solutions like Pure Storage and XtremIO. The fact that VxRail integrates with VMware gives it an edge. In my other office, I run VMware by itself and I use Unity which is another Dell product. We are thinking about turning our Unity and VMware into a VxRail, combining and saving space and storage. It's not the cheapest solution but sometimes cheaper is not always better. It's a solution that if you pay for it, you don't have to look at it again. I can't tell you the last time I got an alert.

We typically use G Series, but for a certain customer, we have the P Series to handle the application workload. The P Series has more performance which you may need for your application. All of the other clusters are G Series. I have some colleagues who also use this solution. This is a good product of the future. I would rate it a ten out of ten. I love it.

We are happy with the product.

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: * Stability * Scalability * Technical background of the company * Price.

* Look at your pain points. * Look at where your business is and where it is going. * Look at the time currently invested by IT personnel to carry out mundane firmware and software upgrades. * Look at how you currently log support calls for different entities.

You should make use of all the products available within the solution.