It's helpful as you stand on high-end storage. Alletra offers up to 99% availability, providing excellent stability. You also get the benefits of an HCI solution with a template and upgradability at any time. It's very easy to manage, and from a management perspective, you can see all your resources, storage, and VM from one UI. It includes the highly effective AI solution InfoSight.
It can detect any issues in your network, storage, or node servers, whether hardware, software, or firmware, and automatically work on resolving them. If you need to open a case, you go directly to layer three support, which isn't available with other vendors.
The roadmap could be improved.
We sell it to a lot of customers. It's very effective and stable, and customers are very satisfied with it
I rate the solution’s stability a nine out of ten.
If you want to increase the capacity, it's independent of computing. It is suitable for enterprise.
There is a problem with support, but not a lot.
VMware's stability has become a concern; even VMware employees seem uncertain about the upgrade features. The licensing model has changed, and there is confusion about how these licenses will be managed or upgraded. When we ask questions, VMware responds by getting back to us after an internal consultation. This lack of clarity and support, especially in regions like the Middle East, adds to the frustration.
The initial setup is easy.
It has competitive pricing.
Management is primarily done through vCenter, which provides a single control point and makes it straightforward. You can view all your resources, such as VMs and storage, in a unified interface. This makes it easy to manage and create environments, like those for London, from a single pane of glass.
The simplicity of HPE Alletra dHCI is similar to that of HPE SimpliVity but with added stability. Additionally, you can upgrade components independently. Upgrading memory, cores, compute, or storage capacity often requires upgrading the entire node, which can be resource-intensive and wasteful.
With dHCI, you can add additional drives if you need more storage. You can add those resources independently without wasting licenses if you need more computing power or memory. Unlike SimpliVity, which requires VLANs, dHCI does not require VLANs, thanks to its integration with the Center.
You can rely on a critical application solution. I recommend the HPE Nimble Storage and the Veeam backup solution, which provide reliable storage and services. We primarily use these solutions to ensure data protection and prevent environmental issues.
Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
