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We performed a comparison between IBM VersaStack and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The combination of Cisco's architecture and IBM's flash technology. Cisco provides FI technology which provides one simple architecture. IBM's flash technology is fast.""Replication and DR implementation became faster.""The solution has high IOPS and the I/O is important because it gives us more transactions per second."

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"You will find the high availability and License Team with Oracle very valuable.""Supports connection to most of network topology, such as VLAN and network segmentation.""The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA.""It is scalable as the box can be increased by one compute node, if required.""It has helped us to reduce Oracle licensing costs for database and applications."

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Cons
"The solution should improve deduplication to get a lot of savings.""Raw data mapping for storage should be a given option."

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"In comparison to competitors like VMware, there's a perceived need for Oracle to enhance OVM, making it more flexible and user-friendly.""The initial setup was very complex.""Patching processing takes a long time. Only one compute node is patched at a time.""OVM Manager Interface is using HTML5. It should be reconverted to be a Java interface."

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  • "The solution is enterprise level so it is expensive."
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  • "If you have many Oracle products, such as databases, middleware, and apps, it will help you reduce Oracle app licences and support costs."
  • "No licenses for the shipped software or firmware."
  • "It is more expensive than the normal solution or the hyper-converged system."
  • "It is relatively cost-effective."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The solution has high IOPS and the I/O is important because it gives us more transactions per second.
    Top Answer:The solution should improve deduplication to get a lot of savings. To upgrade memory, you have to go through your license and that process is difficult. The solution should include IBM Spectrum… more »
    Top Answer:Our company uses the solution as a financial system for core banking. We use the Flash 7200 which is the solution's newest version and different from the V9.
    Top Answer:The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA.
    Top Answer:In comparison to competitors like VMware, there's a perceived need for Oracle to enhance OVM, making it more flexible and user-friendly. We believe that improvements in this aspect would contribute to… more »
    Top Answer:We use it in conjunction with OVM Oracle VM Manager to create virtual machines for diverse Oracle middleware products, including Oracle Solar, PPM, Service Bus, and Logix. Our organization heavily… more »
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    Overview

    VersaStack is a converged infrastructure solution of network, compute and storage designed for quick deployment and rapid time to value. The solution includes Cisco UCS integrated infrastructure together with IBM software- defined storage solutions to deliver extraordinary levels of agility and efficiency. VersaStack is backed by Cisco Validated Designs and IBM Redbooks application guides for faster infrastructure delivery as well as workload/ application deployment.

    Designed for dynamic organizations that want to accelerate business growth while reducing costs, VersaStack incorporates IBM all-flash as well as hybrid storage technologies into the “single pane of glass” management environment provided by Cisco UCS Director. The solution offers quick deployment and execution of business applications—with the versatility to adapt as business priorities change. Providing an IT infrastructure that is easy, efficient and versatile, VersaStack helps accelerate data center infrastructure deployment and helps efficiently manage information and resources amid business change.

    Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, is an integrated infrastructure system engineered to enable rapid deployment of converged compute, network, and storage technologies for hosting applications or workloads on a guest OS. It is a data center-class system that provides incremental and scalable performance optimized for consolidation of mixed workloads.

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    Newhall Hospital, Medicat, JJ Haines, Sigmax
    Agnitum Information Technologies, Mediacloud, Xait AS, Atos Global Managed Services, CaixaBI, ICA AB, BT Spain, Secure-24, Xait
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government11%
    Educational Organization6%
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    Small Business57%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise14%
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    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    IBM VersaStack is ranked 8th in Converged Infrastructure with 3 reviews while Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is ranked 5th in Converged Infrastructure with 5 reviews. IBM VersaStack is rated 8.0, while Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of IBM VersaStack writes "A very high IOPS that gives more I/O transactions per second". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance writes "A highly efficient choice for deploying scalable and reliable middleware applications". IBM VersaStack is most compared with Dell VxBlock System, whereas Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is most compared with Oracle SuperCluster, Dell VxBlock System, Hitachi Unified Compute Platform CI Series, HPE ConvergedSystem and Rackspace OpenStack.

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