Dell VPLEX vs. OpenText Storage Manager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dell VPLEX
Score 9.0 out of 10
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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
OpenText Storage Manager
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
User and group file system management for Open Enterprise Server networks, formerly from Micro Focus and now from OpenText. It allows automated, policy-based management of OpenText™ Open Enterprise Server network file systems and user group storage. For Active Directory systems, Storage Manager is now OpenText™ File Dynamics.N/A
Pricing
Dell VPLEXOpenText Storage Manager
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Dell VPLEXOpenText Storage Manager
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Dell VPLEXOpenText Storage Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dell VPLEXOpenText Storage Manager
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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OpenText
Excellent Cloud platform that has the powerful and very stable functionalities for the easy moving of many data across the entire Cloud services and thro9ugh a very secure platform. Integration to multiple other platform on Cloud services is amazing and even the data visualization tools are the best and collection of multiple data insights across websites is amazing.
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Pros
Dell Technologies
  • High Availability
  • Fail Over
  • Business continuity
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OpenText
  • Nice solution for the easy incident management.
  • Secure storage of different business data.
  • The capacity offered for the data storage.
  • Data migration platform.
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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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OpenText
  • The tools on data importing from multiple storage solutions is not easy.
  • Setting the security when new to the tool.
  • Interface configuration to the learners is turf.
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Alternatives Considered
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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OpenText
The software features are easily manipulated and amazing technical help offered and even the functions flexibility ie fantastic. The storage capacity available is incredible and the platform allows effective accessibility of any data from the system through a very secure environment that the tool provides. Storage utilization using the software is perfect and easy configuration.
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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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OpenText
  • Any user can generate reports through this software.
  • Storage of all the company data.
  • Data security on this software is good.
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