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IBM PureSystems vs VxRail comparison

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Categories and Ranking

IBM PureSystems
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (9th), Converged Infrastructure for SAP HANA (2nd)
VxRail
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
135
Ranking in other categories
HCI (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Storage Solutions solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM PureSystems is designed for Converged Infrastructure and holds a mindshare of 5.6%, up 4.1% compared to last year.
VxRail, on the other hand, focuses on HCI, holds 9.6% mindshare, down 16.1% since last year.
Converged Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
IBM PureSystems5.6%
FlexPod XCS12.7%
HPE ConvergedSystem11.1%
Other70.6%
Converged Infrastructure
HCI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VxRail9.6%
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)8.9%
VMware vSAN7.7%
Other73.8%
HCI
 

Featured Reviews

it_user6186 - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent Analyst and Advisory Consultant at Server StorageIO - www.storageio.com
PureSystems, something old, something new, something from big blue
PART I For a certain generation of IBM faithful or followers the recently announced PureFlex and PureApplication systems might give a sense of DejaVu perhaps even causing some to wonder if they just woke up from a long Rip Van Winkle type nap. Yet for another generation who may not yet be future…
John Kevin - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Director at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Automation has streamlined lifecycle management and improved ongoing operational efficiency
For the first three years, I have a combo pricing policy. For the fourth year and fifth year, I have to buy separately for the licensing from VMware and from VxRail, so I think the combo cost for the fourth and fifth year is huge and does not make sense. Due to the pricing policy, I would not like to see additional functionalities at this time as it is not in my strategy. I would rate VxRail an eight out of ten because of the pricing.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The strengths of the system is how the Flex scales from a very powerful, next generation BladeCenter all the way up to an IaaS platform."
"The solution is very easy to manage, as it is software-defined storage where one person can manage the whole infrastructure instead of two to three people managing the servers and the storage, and the one-click update for everything significantly simplifies IT operations because we don't have to upgrade our VMware and other systems separately, since everything is managed from a single console."
"We were able to speed up our gaming software, which was a big plus."
"We previously had a traditional infrastructure where we always had issues with the performance, the vendor then introduced us to VxRail and the performance improved drastically, and the time spent on reports and support went down a lot."
"It's a simple product, fast, and reliable."
"The technical support is very helpful and answers questions whenever we have issues with the product."
"The solution has simplified our operations."
"VxRail is allowing us to solve a problem that we've had for quite a while, as far as having distributed computing, networking, and storage."
"I like VxRail's simplicity and ease of use."
 

Cons

"The FSM does not quite deliver in the areas it plays too. A fairly sluggish interface that is more complex and less streamlined than it perhaps could be, holds it back and deployment of certain functionality from the switches requires more user intervention than feels necessary."
"VxRail's scalability is a bit of a challenge."
"The search feature isn't good."
"The solution should offer more integration with other virtual software. VxRail runs just with VMware, however, maybe it should integrate with Hyper-V or with KVM as well."
"There are multiple things that have space for improvement. The most important are the features related to VMware, vSphere, vCenter, etc."
"The only issue which is every now and again is that when you log in it will tell you that there's an issue with VxRail when there actually isn't. All that's required is a refresh or reload. The solution itself works but you may get some bad reports every now and again. Probably once every couple of months; there is no effect to the solution's capabilities."
"The first layer of technical support is not well equipped to help you identify the root cause of issues."
"I would like to have a unified platform where I, for example, can manage my 50 stores from a single portal in VxRail and be able to apply all the updates at once. I want to unify them into a centralized console."
"It would be nice if the update process was shortened and that patching would be simpler."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price would be in the middle to the expensive range. It is not cheap."
"VxRail has a subscription model usually tagged with the appliance box only."
"It is reasonable. Compared to the legacy hardware that we had so far, we are not paying way more, but we have very good performance. Its price is good."
"We pay for annual support from VxRail."
"The licensing costs can vary depending on the number of processors and specific requirements, which may result in considerable expenses."
"The hardware cost associated is a bit high"
"The pricing is very accurate, and we haven't had any problems with the licensing costs."
"The real ROI is the benefit of being able to do a true hybrid cloud, not having to move from CAPEX to OPEX in a pure break."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
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Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise43
Large Enterprise57
 

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PureSystems
VCE VxRail
 

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