FlexPod XCS vs Oracle Exalogic [EOL] comparison

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FlexPod XCS

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96% willing to recommend

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75% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

FlexPod XCS

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

295

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Oracle Exalogic [EOL]

Average Rating

7.2

Number of Reviews

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Featured Reviews

John Kevin

Data Scientist Assistant at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

Enforces standardized setup procedures following Certified Validated Design (CVD) guidelines and offers greater flexibility and control over the system compared to traditional systems

The GUI setup follows the right setup, meaning we have to follow the CVDi.e. Certified Validated Design. Everything is clear, because you can build CI yourself, but without rules, it can be messy. With FlexPod, there are rules to follow, making it more standardized. This helps with troubleshooting and compatibility assessments, simplifying troubleshooting significantly. We also use FlexPod pre-validated architectures to validate the design. It is very, very important to us because we had a bad case in 2015 where separate items integrated poorly due to no version or firmware compatibility certification. Troubleshooting became a nightmare. So, standards are crucial for us, and everything entering production should be verified or at least documented for certification.

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Mohammad Yasir Kamal

AGM at Tech Valley Networks Limited

Good performance and stability with a straightforward setup

Typically, if a client needs support, they contact us and we are the ones to offer it to them. However, we have contacted Oracle technical support and we have a back-to-back contract with them. They support our HR on-site team. We also get support from Oracle functional services and backend support. They are usually quite good, but at times it depends on which engineer is working. When we get support from India, there's sometimes a delay. If it's from Europe or the US, often we get faster results. Time zones also affect technical support response times and will dictate who responds to our requests.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"For people comparing NetApp vs Pure, or NetApp vs EMC, I would tell them to seriously look at NetApp because of the scalability and because of the ease of use."

"Overall, this is a good solution; it has saved us time on the setup, as well as maintaining the system, and we haven't had to do a whole lot of troubleshooting with it."

"The solution’s unified support for the entire stack is critically important because we cannot afford downtime."

"It is pretty flexible. We are able to deploy faster."

"It just gave us everything in one box."

"This sounds dumb, but it just works."

"The All Flash FlexPod allowed exponential speed increase, so we can get our work done faster"

"One of the most valuable aspects is its integrated convergence infrastructure, particularly the LAN and SAN cloud features that offer a unified fabric."

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"Provides high-speed network, strong storage features (ZFS), High Availability out of the box, and is Integrated with a large number of products."

"Server consolidation. In a cloud architecture, moving the HA VM from one to other is faster. This is because of the InfiniBand network fabric between the compute nodes and storage nodes (ZFS Storage)."

"The ability to have ZFS (shared file systems) with InfiniBand, and an InfiniBand connection to the Exadata database is very useful."

"The most valuable feature I've seen in the Exalogic platform is the integration it has with the Exadata."

"Even with running in a virtualized configuration, the performance seen has been better than running on non-Exalogic physical environments."

"Oracle Engineered Systems are the best solution for Oracle and non-Oracle applications: hardware and software are combined together to ensure high availability and maximum performance."

"The automation and provisioning of the environment, as well as the centralized monitoring, have all improved over the years."

"On comparison with other solutions, VM for example, we saw a 70% performance improvement."

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Cons

"For the initial customer or engineer, installing for the first time, this product sometimes is challenging to set up."

"I think the support has been our pain point, the hardware and setup are pretty good and solid but the support could be improved."

"We've had a few technical problems, if those weren't present, then it would probably be perfect."

"Hyper-V is not as well supported by NetApp and Cisco as VMware is, which is something that should be improved."

"I would like to see better operations, a single pane of glass to manage and monitor the entire design across VMware, Cisco, etc. I would also like the upgrade process to be a little smoother."

"We did run into some hiccups around some different things."

"Scalability is sometimes a challenge for us."

"Some of the newer storage vendors have slightly easier-to-use GUI interfaces, but I weigh that compared to the control and other features I have, such as SSHing into my NetApps."

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"We have encountered stability issues: a storage failure that led to Exalogic being fully down' sometimes the storage cluster OCFS2 used for the OVM repository had stopped working and could not be mounted; finally, after many months, Oracle support discovered problems with InfiniBand (IB) host channel adapters (HCAs) that connect ZFS storage to the hosts and many firmware upgrades."

"I would like to see more than four virtual disk capability in future versions of this product."

"Initially, yes, there were stability issues. A number of redesigns were needed to stabilize the Hypervisor, control the stack layer, as well as the software defined network drivers (Mellanox bugs causing compute nodes to reboot)."

"Exadata's current speed is almost enough but sometimes much slower than the older mainframe systems, so some performance improvements would be helpful."

"Every deployment or configuration change in Exalogic is a surprise. It is not reliable."

"After this, you need to be prepared to rely on your team or the vendor support team because you’re going to face small but frequent issues."

"I can't think of a single significant issue with performance or stability that was solved in less than nine months, and it is honestly the worst product I have ever dealt with."

"We have had issues with the stability as the product failed on its promise for replication of all the components."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We purchased FlexPod though Datalink."

"We would like everything in one piece of hardware. This way we can just sell the product like a silo by putting everything in a stack together."

"Overall, the solution works pretty well. The biggest complaint I have from customers is the cost."

"It is cheaper than other products. For example, Dell EMC VxBlock is more expensive."

"We have absolutely seen ROI. We have saved between two to four million dollars on travel alone over the past 24 months."

"The NetApp portion was a $5 million investment five years ago. That has served the customer well over five and a half years."

"We have seen an 80 percent improvement in application performance."

"The solution has saved our customers' organization in terms of CapEx. E.g., with the cloud availability, it's turned into sort of a hybrid CapEx/OpEx model."

More FlexPod XCS pricing and cost advice

"Get the price of the license you will need for the middleware that will be running on top of the Exalogic. Otherwise, you can use another middleware solution, as long as it can run on top of Oracle Linux."

"To expand the hardware's capability requires a massive investment."

"Pricing and licensing are two very delicate aspects when talking about Oracle, especially engineered systems. The prices are quite high compared with other similar products, so the CapEx analysis and investment return have to be very well studied."

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Comparison Review

it_user244362

Managing Consultant with 51-200 employees

Aug 30, 2015

Nutanix vs. VMware EVO:RAIL vs. FlexPod

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Construction Company

11%

Construction Company

21%

Outsourcing Company

16%

Marketing Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	35
Midsize Enterprise	66
Large Enterprise	182

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	4
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	14

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Overview

FlexPod XCS offers a seamless integration with existing IT systems, enhancing both scalability and usability. It simplifies complex IT environments with unified support and a pre-validated design, making it invaluable for mission-critical applications.

FlexPod XCS effectively manages diverse IT infrastructures by providing a comprehensive end-to-end solution. Its integration capabilities allow for efficient storage and compute operations, while users value its flexibility and high reliability. The platform ensures significant time savings and operational efficiency by reducing troubleshooting and facilitating seamless expansion. Known for supporting varied environments and workloads, FlexPod XCS optimizes resource management and is compatible with prominent cloud systems like AWS and Azure, thus supporting cloud, private, and multi-cloud strategies.

What are the key features of FlexPod XCS?

Integration: Connects efficiently with existing systems for smoother operations.
Scalability: Allows seamless expansion to accommodate growing demands.
End-to-End Solution: Reduces complexity via unified support and pre-validated designs.
Flexibility: Manages both storage and compute effectively.
Cloud Compatibility: Integrates with AWS, Azure, and other cloud environments.

What benefits should users look for when evaluating FlexPod XCS?

Reliability: High dependability ensures uninterrupted operations.
Operational Efficiency: Streamlined processes lead to time savings.
Resource Optimization: Better management across IT infrastructures.
Seamless Expansion: Easily scales without excessive reconfiguration.

FlexPod XCS is widely used in industries like finance, healthcare, and education for data center virtualization and telecom operations. It enhances IT consolidation, optimizes resource utilization, and supports efficient disaster recovery solutions in diverse environments, making it a favored choice for hosting data storage and hybrid cloud infrastructure.

NetApp

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud is a datacenter building block that integrates compute, networking and storage hardware with virtualization, operating system and management software. It provides breakthrough performance, reliability, availability, scalability and investment protection for the widest possible range of business application workloads, from middleware and custom applications to packaged applications from Oracle and hundreds of 3rd party vendors, in both conventional and cloud deployments. As an Oracle Engineered System, Oracle Exalogic delivers faster deployment, higher user productivity, lower TCO, reduced risk and one-stop support.

For more information on Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, visit Oracle.com

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