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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Stack HCI

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers hyperconverged infrastructure solutions via Azure Stack HCI. Azure Stack HCI provides a variety of preferred hardware solutions for building a hybrid cloud infrastructure, allowing the user to run virtual machines on hyperconverged systems and use Windows Admin Center to connect to Azure for cloud services.

    $29

    per month

    Dell PowerFlex

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADell PowerFlex (formerly VxFlex) software-defined storage solutions aim to enable transformational agility for organizations looking to modernize their datacenter operations. The vendor states PowerFlex enables extreme flexibility, massive scalability, and enterprise-class performance and resiliency while simplifying infrastructure management and operations.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure Stack HCIDell PowerFlex
    Editions & Modules
    Developer
    $29.00
    per month
    Standard
    $100.00
    per month
    Professional Direct
    $1000.00
    per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    Azure Stack HCIDell PowerFlex
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Azure Stack HCIDell PowerFlex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Stack HCIDell PowerFlex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    It will be effective for an organization that is planning to deploy the application on the cloud and as well as on-premise. Organizations planning to work on hybrid-based can go for it blindly If looking for security it's an ultimate solution, being it is hybrid-based security is well enhanced.
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    Dell Technologies
    Definitely would recommend this unit or this family of units into most peoples organizations. Especially if you're starting fresh with a whole dedicated SAN and dont have to move a ton of data over to these (though that is possible, it is very messy). If you're moving from existing storage, then you will have to be prepared for some sore spots!
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Azure Stack HCI operating system
    • Windows Admin Center
    • Hyper-V-based compute resources
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    Dell Technologies
    • Gets all your (SAN) ducks in a row, and makes it easy with a single pane of glass
    • The usual good dell support if you're paying for the right support level
    • It can get expensive with options added but base price is pretty competitive
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Interruptions are there when the connection is low.
    • Improvement needed on Integration feature.
    • A lot of issues were faced while implementing.
    • Documentation should be clear and straightforward.
    • Improvement needed on Documentation.
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    Dell Technologies
    • Costs are high, especially when having to replace multiple old SAN's with the one type
    • There is alot of down time when you have to push updates out to the units
    • Not sure we still have the full hang of all the functions as there's some pretty deep functions that are not explained well
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    We can deploy the application into windows and Linux virtual machines in the datacentre, Azure service. It provides the latest security, performance, and hybrid capabilities, which now include Azure Arc enablement and new management scenarios through the Azure portal. GPU enablement and maximizing performance of we can go virtual desktop infrastructure.
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    Dell Technologies
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • The upside is the integration feature.
    • Pricing is a little higher.
    • When compared with another platform, Azure Stack HCI is performing/ functioning brilliantly.
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    Dell Technologies
    • Money saved in having a bunch of other competing storage units
    • All kinds of time saved for our admins that have to deal with storage
    • The units look good and give you that futurey data center vibe!
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