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Dell PowerFlex vs. Lenovo ThinkAgile SX Series

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    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

    Lenovo ThinkAgile SX Series

    N/AN/AThe Lenovo ThinkAgile SX Series for Microsoft Azure Stack supports a hyper-converged infrastructure and includes the entry level SXM4400, the Enterprise Starter SXM4400, and the Enterprise Full SXM6400 rack options.N/A
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    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
    Dell PowerFlexLenovo ThinkAgile SX Series
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Dell PowerFlexLenovo ThinkAgile SX Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Lenovo
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    Pros
    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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    Lenovo
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    Cons
    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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    Lenovo
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Lenovo
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