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What is Dell VxBlock System 1000?
The VxBlock 1000 is a converged infrastructure solution that integrates Dell storage and data protection into a turnkey converged system supporting all high-value, mission-critical workloads—from the core data center to the cloud. It helps users modernize and simplify their IT infrastructure at scale, so users can focus on innovation and gain more value from data.
The VxBlock replaces the former Vblock from VCE, acquired by EMC in 2014. The Vblock used a Cisco Nexus virtual switch, while VxBlock uses VMware's vSphere Distributed Switch.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses Dell VxBlock System 1000
VCE Vblock - A complete Converged Solution
Pros
- Product is well suited to run highly technical applications like SAP, Oracle, and other business critical applications.
- Easy manageability between vendors for support issues.
Cons
- Product is not simple to manage.
- Product is very expensive. Documentation is too complicated to understand.
Return on Investment
- Single contact for vendor support & fully tested and integrated.
Other Software Used
Dell EMC VxBlock System, CommVault, SAP Business Warehouse, EMC Isilon Scale-Out NAS, NetApp FAS series, SAP HANA, Dell EMC Unity, Cloudera Enterprise, SAS Advanced Analytics
Time to Market Services
Pros
- Ease of Implementation
- Local Support and Expertise
- Minimum disruption to Architect
Cons
- More awareness among IT fraternity
Return on Investment
- Reduce Foot print
- Optimize Resource
- Ease of operation
Other Software Used
Citrix NetScaler Access Gateway
VBlock - advanced hyper converged solution for your on premise hardware needs.
Pros
- Speed - unparalleled processing speed and responsiveness. VBlock design eliminates bottlenecks in data transfer between components.
- Reliability - Built with leading industry components VBLock ensures low hardware incident rate.
- Resiliency by design. VBlock is designed, built, and setup in a way that no single component failure will cause loss of functionality or management capabilities.
- Integration
Cons
- Even tighter integration between components, with single pane of management dashboard to manage and deploy solutions.
- Automation - as of right now there is no single administrative interface provided to script solution provisioning.
Return on Investment
- VBLock has eliminated unforced downtime occurrences in the environment.
- VBlock support model has significantly reduced amount of effort allocated to hardware installation and support activities and firmware maintenance.
Other Software Used
Veritas Backup Exec, Symantec Email Security.cloud, Symantec Endpoint Protection
VCE vBlock - The not so converged solution
Pros
- Single contact for vendor support.
- Fully Tested and integrated.
- Best of breed products combined.
Cons
- Tech Support.
- Documentation.
- Management.
Return on Investment
- Product is not simple to manage.
- Product is very expensive.
- Documentation is too complicated to understand.
Alternatives Considered
Nutanix
Other Software Used
VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter Server, Windows Server