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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

    Oracle SPARC Servers

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AOracle offers their SPARC line of rack servers designed, as described by the vendor, as optimal for scale-out and Cloud infrastructure.N/A
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    DDN A³IOracle SPARC Servers
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    DDN A³IOracle SPARC Servers
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    DDN A³IOracle SPARC Servers
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    Dell PowerEdge
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Dell PowerEdge
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    IBM Power
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DDN A³IOracle SPARC Servers
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    Availability
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    Performance
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    DDN A³IOracle SPARC Servers
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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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    Oracle
    Excellent to consolidate workload using the LDom Virtualization (which is included free of charge). Good integration into Oracle Support with Automated Service Requests (ASR). Easy to migrate workloads from older servers to newer generations, such as SPARC S7 or T8. After migrating workloads from older SPARC T4 to S7, applications are approximately 2x faster.
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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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    Oracle
    • encryption
    • masking
    • redaction
    • subsetting
    Incentivized
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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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    Oracle
    • We didn't have any problems whatsoever with integration
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Oracle
    Extreme long lifetime (10+ years). High performance. SPARC S7 CPU has 4.2GhZ and SPARC T8 has 5GhZ. Virtualization is included for free. Very easy to use because it runs Oracle Solaris. The SPARC Servers scale very well. Oracle SPARC Servers have positively impacted our organization by improving our budget, as we can use the system for many years without having to purchase new systems.
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    Reliability and Availability
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Oracle
    No unplanned downtime over many years.
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    Performance
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Oracle
    Very high CPU speed with 4-5 GhZ
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    Support Rating
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Oracle
    Support requests are opened automatically.
    Component replacements are very fast.
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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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    Oracle
    In terms of the Power ecosystem, the use cases of IBM Power System S914 is very limited. Resources required for properly working PowerVM and VIOS are very difficult. In Oracle SPARC Servers setup, it is pretty easy with very limited steps to be performed. This helped our Return of Investment become positive very quickly.
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    Scalability
    DataDirect Networks (DDN)
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    Oracle
    The servers scale very well with lots of CPU cores.
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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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    Oracle
    • Does Not Support Domain Migration
    • Migration Fails When the Target Machine Has Insufficient Free LDCs
    • Limit the Maximum Number of Virtual Functions That Can Be Assigned to a Domain
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