Azure HPC Cache vs. Dell VPLEX

Azure HPC Cache

3 Reviews and Ratings

Dell VPLEX

4 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Azure HPC Cache	Score7.6 out of 10	N/A	Azure HPC Cache, part of Microsoft's Azure suite of products, apps and services, offers file caching for high-performance computing (HPC). Azure HPC Cache lets users transfer excess compute capacity to Azure while leaving large datasets in a network-attached storage (NAS) or in Azure Blob storage for a cloud NAS solution.	$5.82 per hour 2 GBs
Dell VPLEX	Score9 out of 10	N/A	Dell VPLEX aims to maximize the returns on investments in all-flash infrastructure or hybrid arrays by providing continuous availability to business-critical workloads. VPLEX also creates a flexible storage architecture designed to gives IT teams the agility they need to respond to rapid business and technology changes while maximizing asset utilization across active-active datacenters.	N/A

Pricing

Azure HPC Cache

Dell VPLEX

Read-write Cache: $5.8152
per hour 2 GBs
Read-only Cache: $7.3476
per hour 4.5 GBs

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Pricing Offerings
Azure HPC Cache	Dell VPLEX
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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User Ratings
	Azure HPC Cache	Dell VPLEX
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Azure HPC Cache	Dell VPLEX
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft No answers on this topic	Dell Technologies This works in two fold. First it creates a copy of the data in two locations, protecting the data from a SAN or a NAS failure. Second, it provides a data point in a second location that can be used as storage for a stretched virtual cluster, giving a virtual stack a means to continue operation. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Pros	Microsoft No answers on this topic	Dell Technologies High Availability Fail Over Business continuity Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Cons	Microsoft No answers on this topic	Dell Technologies Requires high bandwidth low latency connectivity between sites. Cost wise it is expensive because you have to purchase with a mirror in mind. Configuration can be difficult. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft No answers on this topic	Dell Technologies When this was purchased there was no other product that could achieve what we were looking for, now this feature is pretty standard with storage platforms. It is a costly solution not just the hardware but the infrastructure to support it. It requires a connection between sites with at least 3 gigabytes per second and sub 5 millisecond latency and a network infrastructure capable of handling that Incentivized Verified User Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft No answers on this topic	Dell Technologies Reduced down time. Provides business continuity. Reduces single point of failure on the SAN. Incentivized Verified User Read full review
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