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Azure HPC Cache vs. Dell VPLEX

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure HPC Cache
Score 7.6 out of 10
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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
Score 9.0 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 CacheDell VPLEX
Editions & Modules
Read-write Cache
$5.8152
per hour 2 GBs
Read-only Cache
$7.3476
per hour 4.5 GBs
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Offerings
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Azure HPC CacheDell VPLEX
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Azure HPC Cache

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Dell VPLEX
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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 …
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User Testimonials
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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.
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Pros
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  • High Availability
  • Fail Over
  • Business continuity
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Cons
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  • 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.
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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
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Return on Investment
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  • Reduced down time.
  • Provides business continuity.
  • Reduces single point of failure on the SAN.
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