We performed a comparison between FlexPod XCS and HPE ConvergedSystem based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Converged Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most significant benefit is storage flexibility. FlexPod is a reference design to build on and add the appropriate resources you need for your workloads. That's what differentiates it from something like HCI, where you have to buy certain size pieces when you want to expand."
"The most valuable features are the Fabric Interconnect Manager and the UCS Manager."
"It is definitely easier for us to maintain and do build-outs, so it takes a lot less time to set things up for the customer."
"Simplicity and integration with NetApp are its most valuable features."
"FlexPod impacted us by making things easier to deploy. The solution is a private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environment. That's very important to us. We're doing a lot of hybrid cloud."
"This solution has given us a great deal of on-site storage that we didn't have before."
"Backup, restore, and ease of deployment are the most valuable features."
"SolidFire all-flash block storage system in an existing FlexPod data center environment. This improves the agility and performance, including the additional load of cabling."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to restore lost machines. Essentially its high availability capabilities are extremely valuable to us."
"Most of the HP products I come across are they are easy to install. That's not very complex."
"The tool's most valuable features are stability and scalability."
"The flexibility is the most advantageous aspect of the solution. Our system has a very big environment. Due to this, the replication and backup operation is not an easy task. We prefer HPE SimpliVity modules in our environment, even when we have some different cases in operations."
"We use the solution for DDI."
"The user interface, reporting, and management are good, and we are quite happy with the performance."
"The storage, BladeSystems, Virtual Connect, and simplicity with hyper-converged solutions are the most valuable features of this solution."
"This is a scalable solution. Our customers begin with an initial configuration and later add more servers, memory and other options to meet the demands of increased processing."
"For the next release, because I know that we are using Pure Storage, what I want to see is the GUI interfaces on this UCS monitor."
"The initial setup was complex. UCS is not the easiest thing to configure from the ground up. The networking pieces can get confusing, especially when you are talking about virtual segmentation. It is not as easy as other things now on the market, such as hyperconverged."
"We have had a bit of struggle on the support side. From a customer perspective, it has been up to us to make sure that we get both NetApp and Cisco involved when we have had an issue."
"Hyper-V is not as well supported by NetApp and Cisco as VMware is, which is something that should be improved."
"I want to use the expansion to its fullest extent, scaling by deploying 10 to 15 virtual missions in a given FlexPod."
"There could be room for improvement in terms of offering more flexibility in CBD options."
"This is an expensive solution."
"The integration between both companies, Cisco and NetApp, is very good but it still needs to be enhanced in terms of visibility and observability."
"I would like to see better manageability and integration with third-party tools."
"HPE ConvergedSystem needs to improve its price."
"Pricing is an area of concern in the solution where improvements are required."
"The solution has a complicated front-end."
"The solution needs to add NFS features."
"The MTG inside HP could be improved."
"I would like to see monitoring solutions included, as well as brand support."
"There is some scope for improvement in support. The response time could be better."
FlexPod XCS is ranked 2nd in Converged Infrastructure with 295 reviews while HPE ConvergedSystem is ranked 3rd in Converged Infrastructure with 21 reviews. FlexPod XCS is rated 8.6, while HPE ConvergedSystem is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of FlexPod XCS writes "Integrates everything so you are using fewer tools". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ConvergedSystem writes "With good integration and expansion capabilities, the tool also offers good technical support". FlexPod XCS is most compared with Dell PowerFlex, Oracle Exadata, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), VxRail and Dell Vscale Architecture, whereas HPE ConvergedSystem is most compared with Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Oracle Private Cloud Appliance and Dell VxBlock System. See our FlexPod XCS vs. HPE ConvergedSystem report.
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