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We performed a comparison between CA Allocate DASD Space and Placement, Dell VPLEX, and SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Anonymous User
It's a space recovery product that helps us fix problems before they happen so we work on them after running a job,...
One of the biggest benefits of CA Allocate is in the cost. We initially went with BMC MainView, which is a great product and a little more user... Read more →
Sayed Zuber
It's an excellent solution for data mobility and disaster recovery, but the CLI can be difficult for beginners
Anonymous User
Provides a visual representation and drill down into your environment.
SAM gives us true insight into our key applications and other applications. Understanding the response time, static data, physical memory hit, and... Read more →
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  • "We struck a great deal with Dell EMC, so for us, VPLEX was not very expensive."
  • "VPLEX is a little bit expensive in my personal opinion."

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    What do you like most about Dell VPLEX?
    Top Answer:Dell's technical support is awesome. We received instant support from EMC as long as we had an active contract.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell VPLEX?
    Top Answer:This is an enterprise solution so licensing costs are generally on the higher side. There will be additional costs if… more »
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    What needs improvement with Dell VPLEX?
    Top Answer:Dell VPLEX should improve its integration and user interface and be easier to configure. Any EMX product, be it… more »
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    What do you like most about SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
    Top Answer:The initial setup is very straightforward.
    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Storag...
    Top Answer:I don't have any details related to cost or licensing.
    What needs improvement with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
    Top Answer:Some of my clients complain that their arrays are working fine, yet, in SolarWinds, they show me as unreachable as the… more »
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    Also Known As
    BrightStor DASD Space and Placement
    SolarWinds SRM
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    Overview

    CA Allocate DASD Space and Placement (CA Allocate) enables more efficient use of DASD by enforcing allocation policies and procedures and redirecting inaccurate allocations for proper grouping, optimum space or best-fit usage.
    In addition, X-37 resolution can prevent application failures to help save your enterprise time, resources and money. CA Allocate can help your enterprise maximize tape and DASD usage and optimize tape management resources with dynamic storage management for new allocations, and flexible, user-defined rules for allocation management.

    Wth EMC VPLEX you can deploy next-generation virtualization architecture to enable simultaneous information access within, between, and across data centers, move applications, virtual machines, and data in and between data centers without impacting users and deliver application and data availability within the data center and over distance with full infrastructure utilization and zero downtime.

    The storage monitoring and capacity management software from SolarWinds gives you deep visibility into the performance of your multi-vendor storage arrays, and helps you closely watch the application stack for storage issues that affect application performance.

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