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"The solution has high IOPS and the I/O is important because it gives us more transactions per second.""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."

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"The most valuable feature is the ease of implementation.""One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter.""The most valuable feature is the visual encoding."

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

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"Snapshot notification would be a good addition.""In the next release, I would like to see compatibility and support for critical applications, like SAP.""One of the biggest problems with HCI vendors was the lack of flexibility for adding resources"

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  • "The solution is enterprise level so it is expensive."
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  • "Our fees are approximately $100,000 yearly."
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    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.
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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.

    Pivot3 improves the simplicity and economics of the enterprise data-center with industry-leading hyper-converged infrastructure technology. By combining storage, compute, networking and virtualization on commodity hardware, Pivot3 provides software-defined platforms that let IT run multiple, mixed application workloads on a single infrastructure while guaranteeing performance to the applications that matter most. Pivot3’s agile infrastructure solutions extend performance, scale and efficiency across more of the data-center so customers can keep pace with the demands of modern business.

    Sample Customers
    Newhall Hospital, Medicat, JJ Haines, Sigmax
    SNHMC, HPD Software, The Hurlingham Club, NHS, Rochester Police Department, The Doe Run Company, 101 Casino, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
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    IBM VersaStack is ranked 8th in Converged Infrastructure with 3 reviews while Pivot3 is ranked 26th in HCI. IBM VersaStack is rated 8.0, while Pivot3 is rated 8.6. 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 Pivot3 writes "One feature we found useful was the product's complete ability to integrate with vCenter". IBM VersaStack is most compared with Dell VxBlock System, whereas Pivot3 is most compared with VMware vSAN.

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