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IBM Storage DS8000 vs. OCI Virtual Desktop

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Storage DS8000

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AIBM Storage DS8000 (10th Generation) is an enterprise-class storage for IBM Z and IBM i architectures. It combines encryption with cyber threat detection and assisted recovery – delivering uninterrupted mission-critical data for the world’s most demanding enterprises.N/A

    Oracle VDI

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) can be used to deploy managed virtual desktops and access them from anywhere while keeping data and applications safe.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Storage DS8000Oracle VDI
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Storage DS8000Oracle VDI
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    VMware Fusion
    Score7.4 out of 10
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    Dell Compellent (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
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    Score7.4 out of 10
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    Everpure FlashArray
    Score8.2 out of 10
    VMware Workstation Player
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM Storage DS8000Oracle VDI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (10 ratings)
    2.5
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Storage DS8000Oracle VDI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Well suited for mainframe CKD based applications. There is unmatched synergy with IBM zSeries when compared to the competition, for example zHPF, SUPERPAV, zHyperLink, cache management and replication technologies. For distributed, the fact that Copy Services Manager comes with the box is a great move on IBMs part to provide replication capability no matter what the applicaiton. I think the DS8k is less suited for smaller distributed environments. I think product overlap with V9000 in this case
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    Oracle
    Considering Oracle VDI is not supported by Oracle anymore, and will not receive any future updates, I wouldn't recommend Oracle VDI for most scenarios. Unless your organization is under some strict contractual agreement or there is a feature in Oracle VDI that isn't supported in its modern successors/competitors (haven't come across a feature like that based on my experience), I would recommend using something like VMware Horizon.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Remote Copy -- The DS8k has decades of excellent code built to handle the most demanding environments for mainframe or open systems and can be combined with automation solutions like GDPS or Copy Services Manager
    • Reliability and Availability -- This is the platform that gets used for the most demanding environments, even when FICON attachment isn't required
    • Continued enhancement -- IBM continues to put resources into the DS8k and the platform has advanced with the technology from z and power
    • Mainframe synergy -- Poughkeepsie communicates and works very closely with the DS8k developers
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    Oracle
    • Providing desktop operating system virtualization is way more manageable using this Oracle suite.
    • It has a robust security infrastructure and provides great audit trails.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • The DS8000 family still lacks deduplication and compression algorithms.
    • For best results on replication enablement, optional Copy Services Manager is suggested.
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    Oracle
    • Frequent disconnects causing me to have to reboot my server.
    • Can be laggy at times.
    • Freezes regularly.
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    Usability
    IBM
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    Oracle
    From the end user's perspective the usability is not impacted at all.
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    Performance
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    The easiest way to describe the performance is like this - when it is working, it works almost flawlessly. When it starts freezing, your day is going to get very interesting very quickly. As I have stated earlier, I used it for one purpose, and it did what I needed it to most of the time, but I did have issues with it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    DS8882F provides CKD storage in a manageable footprint. Its advantage over FlashSystem is its interoperability with IBM Z Systems
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    Oracle
    VMware Horizon does everything that Oracle VDI is capable of doing and offers many more features, and unlike Oracle VDI, it is still receiving constant updates. Oracle VDI was a great solution for enterprise-level management of virtualized desktop when it was getting updates, but now that it won't be getting any, I would put it in the "outdated technology" category.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • I do not know the cost. If it prevents future system wide outages, it will be a great ROI for our company.
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    Oracle
    • Pricing Models were harsh to begin with, so we invested more money on the license than we needed to.
    • Due to all of the laggy, buggy, and crashing interfaces, our administrators spent considerable additional time working on simple operations.
    • We missed out on many advanced features that Oracle VDI's competitors were rolling out, so we couldn't benefit from them.
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