Dell AppSync Reviews and Pricing

it_user149694

Senior Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Aug 31, 2014

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Provides seamless failover capabilities. I'd like to see implementation simplified.

What is most valuable?

Multiple replica and job linking.

How has it helped my organization?

Provides application consistent replica and provides seamless failover capabilities.

What needs improvement?

Simplify implementation.

For how long have I used the solution?

10 years

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Yes

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

How are customer service and support?

Customer Service: ExcellentTechnical Support: Excellent

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No. This product is provided with EMC storage.

How was the initial setup?

In the middle of being straightforward and complex. Implementation guide is in multiple documents.

What about the implementation team?

I implemented it as I am EMC partner.

What was our ROI?

This was part of overall EMC solution. This product is available with purchase of EMC storage.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

3 days of effort and no ongoing cost.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Simple to use and great product to provide application consistent replica.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: EMC partner.

it_user159435

EMC Storage Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Oct 30, 2014

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The market has moved on since we implemented this solution, but if you want a reliable product then I would recommend it

Valuable Features

Integration into EMC's other products (Arrays) and Vmware ESX.

Improvements to My Organization

This production was used to integrate with EMC's arrays and to Clone Vmware datastores, this product was very easy to use and understand what it was doing under the covers, it also made training staff on the product a lot easier.

Room for Improvement

N/A

Use of Solution

2-3 Years.

Deployment Issues

No, installation and configuration were pretty straightforward.

Stability Issues

Calls did get logged with the vendor (EMC) and it was recommended to install several Replication Manager patches.

Scalability Issues

No issues with scalabilty, we expanded the solution to include several Replication Manager agent servers and even added a DR Replication Manager environment.

Customer Service and Technical Support

Customer Service:

EMC has always been easy to deal with in reporting problems or asking for help on any configuration issues we might have.

Technical Support:

EMC has always been easy to deal with in reporting problems or asking for help on any configuration issues we might have.

Initial Setup

Installation and configuration were pretty straightforward. Installation was straight forward, as long as you follow the guides that EMC have released, i found them very good and easy to follow.

Implementation Team

This was implemented by our in-house team.

Pricing, Setup Cost and Licensing

Wasn't involved, so can't comment on this.

Other Advice

The market has moved on quite a bit since i implemented this solution. However if you wanted a reliable product to work with new or existing EMC products then i would recommend taking a look at Replication Manager.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.