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StorMagic SvSAN vs. VMware Cloud Foundation

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    StorMagic SvSAN

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AStorMagic SvSAN is simple storage virtualization that eliminates downtime. It provides high availability with two nodes per cluster. Organizations use the solution to keep mission-critical applications and data online and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.N/A

    VMware Cloud Foundation

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AVMware Cloud Foundation is a hybrid cloud platform for managing VMs and orchestrating containers, built on full-stack hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) technology. With a single architecture that is desribed by the vendor as easy to deploy, VMware Cloud Foundation aims to enable consistent, secure infrastructure and operations across private and public cloud.N/A
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    StorMagic SvSANVMware Cloud Foundation
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    StorMagic SvSANVMware Cloud Foundation
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    StorMagic SvSANVMware Cloud Foundation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
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    Usability
    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    StorMagic SvSANVMware Cloud Foundation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    StorMagic
    The StorMagic SvSAN solution is certainly suitable for two-node architectures where business continuity is required at a reasonable price, with a workload that is not particularly complex. It is not the right solution if you have a virtual environment with a large number of VMs and workloads that require high performance.
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    VMware by Broadcom
    It is best suited for an on-premise cloud solution where customer can shift their entire production environment. Also, the customer has a preference for a Homogenous Infrastructure Environment where budget is not a challenge. It is not at all suited for a Heterogenous Environment, e.g., a Public cloud where integration becomes a huge issue, also in SMB sections where budget is challenging.
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    Pros
    StorMagic
    • Storage Mirroring
    • Low Price
    • Easy deploy
    • Easy management
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • Cloud enabled Solution.
    • Support Container based Apps.
    • Cost efficient.
    • Supports both Public and Private Environments.
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    Cons
    StorMagic
    • Technical support could be improved
    • Inadequate performance for complex environments
    • Architecture needs a witness
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • The Deployment is complex.
    • Recommended Number of Physical Nodes is three or more; with less than 3 Nodes, it becomes difficult to install V-SAN.
    • Need for better integration. If we go on the public cloud, it is a huge challenge while integrate with an open source platform.
    • Cost can be marginally reduced. SMB segments still prefer a separate license instead of VCF, or they postpone their purchase plans.
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    Usability
    StorMagic
    Deploying the solution is fairly simple. A system administrator with basic data centre knowledge can configure the StorMagic SvSAN suite independently by following the guides provided. Troubleshooting is greatly simplified thanks to the features available in the management interface. The dashboard allows you to easily manage the technology thanks to a very intuitive and well-designed interface.
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    VMware by Broadcom
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    Alternatives Considered
    StorMagic
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    VMware by Broadcom
    Although the public Cloud Model follows Opex Costing Model, it actually leads to very high costs also, the infra model in my organization is not suited for a Public Cloud Model. Hence We decided on an On-Premise Model, and the best suited was VMware Cloud Foundation, which is a complete Software-Defined Scale-Out Architecture. I also prefer a Homogenous environment; i.e, support and services from a Single OEM, so that I Can get faster resolutions to my tickets raised.
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    Return on Investment
    StorMagic
    • High resiliency of infrastructure
    • Respect low budget
    • No waste time for management
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    VMware by Broadcom
    • My organization has a size of 1300+ employees, using multiple applications and an exchange mail server that is hosted on On-Premise Cloud, hence scalability has not been a challenge.
    • Having hosted my Production environment and Mail exchange Server on VCF, there has been optimum resource utilization with very little scope downtime. Hence have been able to save a lot of funds on Hardware resources.
    • Due to the size of my organization and due the data load, I have been able to save on Resource Utilization and Organization Funds
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    ScreenShots

    StorMagic SvSAN Screenshots

    Screenshot of the StorMagic SvSAN plugin in VMware vCenter. SvSAN is fully integrated and certified in vCenter for seamless deployment and configuration.Screenshot of the StorMagic SvSAN interface where all management tasks for SvSAN nodes and clusters can be carried out.Screenshot of how StorMagic SvSAN is managed through the StorMagic Edge Control dashboard, which provides users with a real-time overview of every SvSAN license they have deployed.