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Gh0ce
Learning curve when moving from PolyServe is very low. I would refrain from using DxTransfer for moving databases & jobs
It allowed us to have redundant servers for our SQL instances so in the event of system failure, we would only be down for a few minutes while... Read more →
Anonymous User
The best option for managing direct licensing
PowerVM allows us to pay for a license only for the allocated scope, unlike IBM PowerVM, for which we have to license the whole hardware.
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  • "The price varies from case to case and you have to negotiate it for every project."
  • "The license cost is bundled with IBM Power Systems as it is limited to RISC-based IBM systems only."
  • "IBM PowerVM costs more than other products but the customer does not need to pay additional money for the licenses. In VMware, you need to license everything. With IBM PowerVM it is unlimited and all-inclusive in the price you pay."
  • "The price of the solution could improve, it is expensive."
  • "We have to purchase the product's licenses."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "The pricing for PowerVM is on the higher. Regarding the license, it can be on a monthly or annual basis, depending on the deal. Customers may choose to pay annually, one-time, or monthly based on their agreement with the sales team. As for additional costs, customers need to pay for support if they opt for it. If not, they only pay for the hardware cost as per the agreement."

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    14th
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    9th
    out of 21 in Server Virtualization Software
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    2,804
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    2,415
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    Average Words per Review
    364
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    8.1
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    DH2i DxEnterprise
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    Overview

    DxEnterprise is multi-platform Smart Availability software built on patented technology that achieves the highest levels of availability for SQL Server instances and availability groups, containers, and apps across both Windows and Linux environments. It can be used to manage a variety of workloads at the instance level – as well as Docker containers. DxEnterprise is particularly optimized for native or containerized Microsoft SQL Server deployments on any platform and is also adept at management of Oracle on Windows. With DxEnterprise, organizations get advanced fault detection to minimize outages and complete instance mobility from any host to any host, anywhere.

    DxEnterprise expands its Smart Availability capabilities to SQL Server availability groups (AGs) with DxEnterprise for AGs. DxEnterprise for AGs is the only tool on the market that enables SQL Server AGs to be made highly available within and between Windows and Linux nodes across any type of infrastructure, including support for containers - all without relying on cumbersome cluster orchestration technologies like Pacemaker or WSFC.

    DxEnterprise unlocks these key benefits:

    ✔️ Highest levels of availability

    ✔️ Immediate 25%-60% licensing savings

    ✔️ Peak utilization and consolidation

    ✔️ Near-zero planned and unplanned downtime

    ✔️ Management simplicity

    DH2i is a software provider with over 10 years of experience, helping customers around the world enhance their IT management and SQL Server capabilities with DxEnterprise.

    Power is server virtualization without limits. Businesses are turning to PowerVM server virtualization to consolidate multiple workloads onto fewer systems, increasing server utilization and reducing cost. PowerVM provides a secure and scalable server virtualization environment for AIX, IBM i and Linux applications built upon the advanced RAS features and leading performance of the Power Systems platform.
    Sample Customers
    Asante, Eversheds, Vecima Networks, W&W AFCO Steel, City of Aurora, Menigo, Linn County Sheriff's Office
    Sto, Soitec, SNO, Bundesrechenzentrum GmbH, Al Mansour Holding, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Huhtamaki, ELK Group, IT-Informatik, Arkansas Tech University, Pneuhage
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    Financial Services Firm31%
    Government15%
    Consumer Goods Company15%
    Computer Software Company15%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise46%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    DxEnterprise is ranked 14th in Server Virtualization Software while IBM PowerVM is ranked 9th in Server Virtualization Software with 25 reviews. DxEnterprise is rated 8.6, while IBM PowerVM is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of DxEnterprise writes "Learning curve when moving from PolyServe is very low. I would refrain from using DxTransfer for moving databases & jobs". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM PowerVM writes "A stable system for high-end data processing with a great support structure". DxEnterprise is most compared with , whereas IBM PowerVM is most compared with VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, KVM, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Oracle VM VirtualBox.

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