#1 most frequent
United States of America
54.8%206 installations of 376
What is Cisco HyperFlex (discontinued)?
Cisco HyperFlex Systems is a hyper-converged infrastructure product, based on technology acquired with SpringPath (acquired September 2017). Cisco's modern HCI solution is Cisco Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses Cisco HyperFlex (discontinued)
#2 most frequent
Australia
6.4%24 installations of 376
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.8%18 installations of 376
Cisco HyperFlex Review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We using Cisco HyperFlex to simplify our data centers.
Pros
- So when we need a server for our operation, it just only take less than 30 minutes to build the server to support our business application.
Cons
- So far it's good.
Return on Investment
- It provides the reliability to support the business operation.
Nodes for robust mission-critical workloads.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
A very flexible and fast system that offers great technical support ready to help at all times. It adapts to the needs of each user since it provides us with high resistance and unmatched security. Without the need to purchase new storage devices and other computing resources, with Cisco HyperFlex we achieve everything, due to its great capacity. We need to have this product in use throughout the company so that all departments can enjoy unmatched results.
Pros
- Excellent storage capacity.
- Cost reduction in the company.
- Very easy to implement.
Cons
- Improvement of updates.
Return on Investment
- We implement more nodes to increase the scope, this is more expensive but without a doubt, it is the most appropriate.
- Workload-critical nodes enable robust management.
Cisco HyperFlex Doesn't Disappoint!
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
In my organization, we design HyperFlex Solutions and sell them to our customers. We solve a multitude of their business and operational problems, via our Cisco HyperFlex solutions. Some of those problems are lack of computing power in their environment, lack of storage, or primarily network connectivity upgrades.
Pros
- Easy to install
- Easy to manage
- Easy to expand
Cons
- Centralized management
- A 3D visualizing tool for partners to show customers while pitching the solution
Return on Investment
- Ready for the future
- A little more expensive than competitors at times
Alternatives Considered
Cisco UCS X-Series
Hyperflex Ease of installation
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Hyperflex is used to facilitate our back-end labs for production and test environments.
Pros
- Ease of installation
- Management
- Scalability
Cons
- on prem deployment method
Return on Investment
- Savings on infrastructure cost
Alternatives Considered
HPE SimpliVity
HyperFlex Can be a solid All in One Virtualization Product
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We were looking to replace older virtual servers and needed a new approach to handling our data. We are using HyperFlex as our primary UC data center environment. The scalability and ease use of management with Insight allows ease of use with managing VMs and Management of resources across the platform.
Pros
- Resource Management
- Storage visibility
- Redundancy
- Dedublication
Cons
- Simplify Implementation
- More Detailed Day 2 documentation for adding addition vNics
- HyperFlex vs HyperFlex Edge clearer documentation
Return on Investment
- Positive impact on improving overall older infrastructe
- Allowed us to bring up OOB to production within days
- Some in depth understanding of VMware is needed to understand operations
Alternatives Considered
Dell/EMC CX4 series (Clariion)
Other Software Used
Unimax, Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager), Cisco Unified Contact Center
