The Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure solution offers flexible configurations to address any specific business needs. Users can see and control an entire hyperconverged estate through a single dashboard with Cisco Intersight.
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Dell VxRail
Score 7.1 out of 10
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The Dell VxRail is a VMWare-based hyper-converged infrastructure appliance.
As Dell EMC VxRail comes as pre-built, the deployment process is simple and easy. It is possible to scale out easily and will get support from the vendor instantly. As it is a Hyperconverged Infrastructure and it is also the integration of Dell EMC hardware and Vmware, the flexibility that VxRail provides is effective. An organization that is looking for all in one place like data management, network management, Integration, and backup software ecosystem can go for this product.
Initial installation services leave a lot to be desired. We struggled to get the first units in service. Subsequent units were very easy to install though...
Dell/EMC has an A/B maintenance cycle for updates. Make sure ALL of your units are on the same cycle. It is difficult (but not quite impossible) to get them changes after installation
I would like to see a sub $100k offering for branch offices.
Cisco Intersight and Nutanix Prism Central work together to provide a single pane of glass for managing both the physical infrastructure and the hyperconverged environment.
This reduces complexity and the need for specialized IT skills.
Automated Deployment: Zero-touch deployments are a key feature, especially for remote and edge environments.
Cisco Intersight policies allow for automated bare-metal firmware and OS installation, ensuring consistency and reducing manual errors.
All of these solutions scored very close together in our testing. Nutanix actually was the highest scoring in ease-of-use, but the integration with Vmware and the pricepoint led us to choose VxRail.
