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    Dell VPLEX

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADell 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

    IntelliMagic Vision for SAN

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AIntelliMagic Vision is multi-vendor SAN performance, capacity, and configuration analytics solution that uses domain specific artificial intelligence as well as statistical analysis to accurately assess the health of your VMware, Fabric and Storage infrastructure in order to proactively identify potential risks in your infrastructure as well as quickly resolve current risks through topology embedded root cause drill downs. IntelliMagic Vision's AI-driven analytics…N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Dell VPLEXIntelliMagic Vision for SAN
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    8.0
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    8.2
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    User Testimonials
    Dell VPLEXIntelliMagic Vision for SAN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    IntelliMagic, an IBM Company
    One of our SAN switches was experiencing high utilization and we were able to determine which slot and port on the switch was the problem using Intellimagic's reporting feature showing the top x utilization ports. IntelliMagic Vision for SAN reporting provided granular level data making it easy to work on the problem at hand.
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    Pros
    Dell Technologies
    • High Availability
    • Fail Over
    • Business continuity
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    IntelliMagic, an IBM Company
    • Performance metrics for multiple vendors and equipment models
    • Stability and reliability of the system
    • Ease of report creation
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    Cons
    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.
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    IntelliMagic, an IBM Company
    • I have not come across any
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    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
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    IntelliMagic, an IBM Company
    Broadcom SANnav is being used as well but it has a different scope of features
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    Return on Investment
    Dell Technologies
    • Reduced down time.
    • Provides business continuity.
    • Reduces single point of failure on the SAN.
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    IntelliMagic, an IBM Company
    • Eliminated multiple reporting sources and consolidated to one
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    ScreenShots

    IntelliMagic Vision for SAN Screenshots

    Screenshot of NetApp FAS DSS Minicharts - this dashboard shows key performance metrics for NetApp FAS family storage systems. Clicking on each dashboard takes you to the larger reportScreenshot of SVC Tier Dashboard minicharts showing the key performance metrics for the SVC TierScreenshot of Disk Storage System Rated Dashboard showing DS8000 and V7000 storage systems with warnings and exceptionsScreenshot of Capacity Dashboard showing capacity growth, DSS Free Capacity, Storage Pool Free Capacity and  Tier Free CapacityScreenshot of Read and Write Throughput for EMC VMAXScreenshot of Front End Response Time for EMC VNX