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Dell VxRail vs. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series

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    Dell VxRail

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AThe Dell VxRail is a VMWare-based hyper-converged infrastructure appliance.N/A

    Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ALenovo provides the ThinkAgile HX series appliances to support a hyperconverged data center infrastructure. The ThinkAgile HX series is designed to work with Nutanix software. The HX series includes ThinkAgile HX 1000 (including models HX1320 and HX1520-R), the ThinkAgile HX 2000 series (models HX2320-E and HX2720-E), ThinkAgile HX 3000 (HX3320, HX3520-G, HX3720), ThinkAgile HX 5000 (HX5520, HX5520-C), and ThinkAgile HX 7000 (HX7520, HX7820).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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    Enterprises
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    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dell VxRailLenovo ThinkAgile HX Series
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dell Technologies
    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.
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    Pros
    Dell Technologies
    • VxRail gives us a standard, predictable, unit of scale and purchase.
    • Infrastructure maintenance and upgrades are much easier than on a traditional infrastructure stack.
    • Performance tuning is much easier and more straightforward than on a traditional infrastructure stack
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    Cons
    Dell Technologies
    • The software release cycle is slow compared to general release of software. Particularly with VMware based releases.
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    Lenovo
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dell Technologies
    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.
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    Return on Investment
    Dell Technologies
    • We were able to exponentially reduce the cost spending to buy different components.
    • As it has VMWare integration, possible to work on different operating systems.
    • Automation of IT operations helped the colleagues to work on different manual tasks.
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