We performed a comparison between FlexPod XCS and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others in Converged Infrastructure."The guides that we use to install FlexPods are always up-to-date. This is really helpful, especially if there is a new product with NetApp moving so far forward and Cisco as well. For them to join together and update a centralized document for the install process, it is really good. It helps us understand if there are features from the first version that we installed while upgrading that we need to implement. Those are in the document. So, we find that document useful and helpful when moving forward."
"The nice thing about NetApp is the ease of administration. We have a new storage admin who did not do storage at all, and he has fallen right in with it. There are no real issues."
"The most valuable feature is ease of deployment. Once I deploy the chassis and I have the back-end storage, configuring more UCS servers is very quick. I can deploy a new UCS server within minutes."
"We have seen a 20 percent improvement in application performance."
"Integration is most valuable. This is a reference architecture. So, we don't have to design something from scratch and figure out how it is going to work."
"This solution has given us a great deal of on-site storage that we didn't have before."
"CVDs reduce risks for implementations. We always make sure that all installations are based on best practices."
"It runs our VMs. Our SQL databases are all on VMs, so everything is virtualized."
"We have had good feedback from our customers about this solution."
"It allows us to have a cloud-based ecosystem."
"Flexibility. We're able to mix performance nodes with storage nodes easily. Unlike other vendors where, if we start a hyperconverged solution with them, we have to stick to a specific model, to a specific series with specific capabilities, with Nutanix it's very easy to mix and match the best solution, especially for a dynamic infrastructure like ours."
"One of the most valuable features of Nutanix is that it's easy to use. I love this solution—it's easy to maintain and update, and I think it's almost perfect."
"Great flexibility and scalability."
"Nutanix has the best virtual desktop infrastructure."
"The interface is very good. Before we used this solution, we had separate storage and switches, but with the hyper convert, it's all in one."
"It has a user-friendly dashboard and interface."
"Updates are not frequent enough."
"A progress bar would...be pretty cool."
"I have noticed a lot of customers, they will kick it over the fence. It is FlexPod; it is that mystery animal. The room for improvement is to better present it to those users, so they will not have to be afraid of it."
"Some of the define features could use improvement."
"I think they can always improve, whether it's dedupe or compression, those algorithms; and flash through better SSDs."
"I would like to see the following: Support for multiple vendors' hardware; support for SAN with Cisco 9000 switches; automated deployment and configuration with respect to CVD."
"I would like to see a more centralized support model."
"We would like FlexPod to have more power, though it is not lacking in power now."
"Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure lacks compatibility with certain older processors."
"The product needs improvement in the areas of SAN attachment for high capacity and high I/O profile workloads."
"There should be a little more access to Nutanix files."
"The price could be lower."
"I would like to see official compatibility with Red Hat in the future."
"Native File-Services are under heavy development and Container Services just came out."
"Reduce its power consumption."
"This product would be improved if it included a hybrid cloud solution."
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FlexPod XCS is ranked 2nd in Converged Infrastructure with 295 reviews while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is ranked 2nd in HCI with 194 reviews. FlexPod XCS is rated 8.6, while Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of FlexPod XCS writes "Integrates everything so you are using fewer tools". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) writes "A powerful solution with easy deployment, upgrades, and management". FlexPod XCS is most compared with Dell PowerFlex, Oracle Exadata, VxRail, Dell VxBlock System and Dell PowerEdge VRTX, whereas Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, HPE SimpliVity, VMware vSphere and Hyper-V.
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