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DDN A³I vs. Dell PowerEdge vs. HPE Cray Supercomputing

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    DDN A³I

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADataDirect Networks (DDN) offers their SFA line of high density block storage solutions, including the SFA14KX and the SFA18K.N/A

    Dell PowerEdge

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ADell's PowerEdge R is a line of rack servers, offering a range of options from cost-efficient one-socket servers to four-socket servers designed to support intensive and critical data center workloads.N/A

    HPE Cray Supercomputing

    N/AN/AHPE Cray supercomputers (from HPE since the 2019 acquisition) enable users to tackle infrastructure challenges that require the fusion of modeling and simulation workloads with analytics, AI, and the Internet of Things (IoT).N/A
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    User Ratings
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    DDN A³IDell PowerEdgeHPE Cray Supercomputing
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    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
    Well suited for large data repositories, like video storage, data lake, etc. Wide and deep and does not take up multiple racks. Easily grows with your needs as one can drop in more disks when needed, as you grow.
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    Dell Technologies
    An excellent warranty and excellent technical assistance can be expected from the PowerEdge C Series, which comes from a well-known brand with a long track record in the market. Scalability, physical space optimization and performance and dependability for handling sensitive and vital data like databases and ERP systems that are fairly sophisticated are just some of the benefits we get from Dell gear, which saves us resources and energy by up to 40%.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Pros
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
    • Large storage array
    • Fibre channel storage using RAID arrays
    • Each SFA can grow with one master and up to 4 slaves
    • Up to PB or more of storage
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    Dell Technologies
    • Good price - Compared to other vendors’ server platforms. In our scenario (virtualization) we found out PowerEdge offers the best price/vCPU and RAM ratio.
    • Customizable - We were able to select optimal memory/disk capacity for our use case. Other platform's minimum requirements were above our needs, hence needlessly expensive.
    • Good warranty and service - Our project did not involve creating a big cluster with a lot of spare capacity, so the next business day warranty came handy.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Cons
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
    • The Disk array appliances load disks from the top
    • Cabler management is more than 4 feet long. Hard to find a rack it really fits in.
    • Interconnects between units need to be more seamless and easier to understand.
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    Dell Technologies
    • The value of 24x7 support is expensive, the value of 8x5NBD is more attractive.
    • The other superior models of the C series are more expensive.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Dell Technologies
    It is the best server in the market.
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    Usability
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Dell Technologies
    The Dell PowerEdge R range is just intuitive when you have skills engineers managing them in-house, although even with new members of staff on the team, the learning curve is very low providing they have previous general service hardware management experience. From the specification through to the management of this range, the usability is excellent.
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    Support Rating
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Dell Technologies
    We consider Dell's support to be best-in-class compared to other solutions and is also reasonably priced. Their SLA targets have almost always been met, except for minor occasions that have had extenuating circumstances. The service staff is also professional and thorough. Overall, we are very satisfied with the level of support we receive.
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    Implementation Rating
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Dell Technologies
    Installation was easy.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Alternatives Considered
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
    IBM is close to the Platinum level but DDN comes in large and cheaper but with a bit less features.
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    Dell Technologies
    Against hp servers, Dell has outperformed them in terms of incidents regarding hardware memory parts. With the Dell PowerEdge R series servers we have not had any incidents regarding memory modules. On the other hand, with HP servers, we encountered a lot of failures regarding memory modules during the first year of implementation.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Return on Investment
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
    • ROI is that it seems very economical for massive video camera storage.
    • Dedicate a rack to it.
    • Best if all units are next to each other but do not have to be.
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    Dell Technologies
    • From the perspective of physical server consolidations, when servers spread across multiple branch and remote offices are gathered into a central data center, this simplification process provides ROI in several ways. One, the configuration control, restriction of server access.
    • Reduce complexity and enable greater standardization of hardware purchases, which lowers costs.
    • Increased security of the move are important.
    • The costs of moves, add-ins, and changes are reduced, as well as the costs of travel time and maintenance.
    • Migrating legacy operating systems to a newer version via rehosting brings similar ROI benefits when it comes to server consolidation.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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