Cisco HyperFlex vs StarWind HCA

• Cisco Hyperflex integrates network and security services suing compute , network and storage
• Cisco Hyperflex provides Cisco Intersight platform to manage the entire clusters and go with non disruptive upgrades
• Cisco Hyperflex edge provides integration between Intersight and Cisco SDWAN vManage which helps in deployment , management and extensive security

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• Tech Support. Starwind proactive tech support reaches out to us when they detect an issue instead of us having to initiate the support call. Then their technician will stay with us through the entire process until a resolution is found.
• Affordability. Starwind HCA is very aggressively priced while still able to offer all of the needed features that you look for in an HCA solution.
• Simplicity. Starwind offers network-less 2 and 3 node clusters. This way you can have a stable failover cluster without needing to monitor and maintain a separate storage network stack.

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• I feel that Cisco team should work hard in simplifying the HX version upgrade process. Currently there are many dependancies to be taken care of and the process is felt to be quite complicated.
• We have automated teething issues in day to day operations using PowerShell. However, when it comes to the HX Controller VM, we could not fetch desired details. Using PowerShell, we were looking to fetch the details like which is the master controller VM (truly useful while troubleshooting and while performing upgrades).
• Finally, if Cisco could give an option to add a datastore using PowerShell, it will help automate ops processes and provide a faster turnaround to business.
• In a nutshell, Cisco should open up more so that organisations can use scripting for automation and setting up custom alerts.

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• The solution is perfect for our use case, so it's rather hard to mention a point to improve on. The only thing I'd like to see is the use of a web console instead of having to maintain an installed client on the admin workstations or servers.

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• Saving our operational cost and data center space.
• One platform for production and development.
• Quite expensive compared to other HCI solutions.

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• We were able to cut the overall project costs by almost half over other vender offerings.
• Our saving will continue over time due to moderation, stability, less down time, and high availability.
• We now have the ability to move things back out of the cloud to save on monthly expenditures.

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