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HPE SimpliVity

HPE SimpliVity
Formerly OmniCube

Overview

What is HPE SimpliVity?

HPE SimpliVity is a hyper-converged infrastructure solution. HPE acquired SimpliVity for its Omnicube line of products in January 2017.

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Easy to Use: Many users have found HPE SimpliVity to be user-friendly, especially for those who are already familiar with VMware. The …
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Product Demos

HPE SimpliVity Tutorial, Presented by Powerland

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DEMO Simplivity

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Docker Datacenter automation demo with ansible on HPE Simplivity

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INNOVIX - HPE SimpliVity backup and restore demo

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60 Seconds to Back Up and Restore a VM with HPE SimpliVity

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HPE Simplivity Demo

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Product Details

What is HPE SimpliVity?

HPE SimpliVity Technical Details

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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Easy to Use: Many users have found HPE SimpliVity to be user-friendly, especially for those who are already familiar with VMware. The intuitive interface and seamless integration with existing VMware environments make it easy for users to navigate and manage their virtual infrastructure efficiently.

Impressive Data Protection: The data protection capabilities of HPE SimpliVity have received high praise from multiple reviewers. They specifically mentioned complete server backups and replication every 15 minutes, ensuring that their critical data is always protected against potential disasters or system failures. This robust backup and recovery solution gives users peace of mind knowing that their information is secure and easily recoverable.

Fast Restores and Test Instances: Users appreciate the quick and easy access to test instances or refreshes provided by HPE SimpliVity. With just a few clicks, they can restore complete server instances in just a matter of seconds, significantly reducing downtime during system maintenance or troubleshooting activities. This feature not only saves time but also increases productivity by allowing users to quickly get back up and running without any disruptions.

Difficulties with Support: Some users have found that contacting support in the past was not helpful, especially when trying to remediate VMware. They expressed frustration with the lack of assistance received.

Licensing Costs for Memory Upgrade: Many users have expressed a desire to add more memory without incurring additional licensing costs. This trade-off between integration and cost has been a concern for several customers.

Complex Upgrades: Users have mentioned that although upgrades are now better than before, they still find them to be complex and challenging to navigate. Some reviewers have struggled with the upgrade process and feel that it could be simplified further.

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July 14, 2021

SimpliVity. It Simply Works!

Joshua Van Camp | TrustRadius Reviewer
Joshua Van Camp
Network Administration Supervisor
Gleaner Life Insurance Society (Insurance, 51-200 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
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HPE SimpliVity should work in just about every environment when sized properly, but there may be some very high performance large org database scenarios where it might be somewhat slower; but our most recent upgrade to HPE SimpliVity on DL380s was very well received by our developers. Our performance was significantly better. The features of HPE SimpliVity are especially appealing in SMB Enterprises where the administration staff is especially time/resource constrained. The features give a lot of flexibility for testing and DR with an hours worth of training. It just works.
September 10, 2018

HPE SimpliVity delivers a SMB Enterprise level capabilities at an affordable price point.

Chad Benfield | TrustRadius Reviewer
Chad Benfield
Director of IT
Neil Medical Group (Pharmaceuticals, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
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I only know what I know...which is my IT world.

Having two datacenters that were physical servers attached to a SAN that "attempted" to replicate and then migrating.

For a SMB small IT shop that happens to have two datacenters already in place...this has been ideal.

I can have a generalist maintain the system and we have a private cloud for DR with hardly any effort...the biggest gain by far!


December 01, 2016

SimpliVity - Simplicity in the server room!

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Employee in Information Technology
Utilities Company, 51-200 employees
Score 10 out of 10
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SimpliVity Omnicube is well suited in any environment. Especially if you are not currently using any VMware or Hyper-V products. It is a great gateway into the virtualization of your data center. For environments where VMware is currently being used, SimpliVity will be a great addition. Less cabling is required. Better performance is guaranteed.

Two boxes are required as they work as a high availability pair. As the years go by you can simply just add a box or two to grow your environment. You can also get them configured with NVidia Grid cards to bring graphical performance to the VDI environment.

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