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My main use case for Dell APEX  is for rapid development in our company, and we have been using it for that purpose for the past six to eight months. We can develop something in as little as a week or two weeks. We can also use it for extreme scalability because it gives us storage and cloud capabilities.

A specific example of a project where Dell APEX  helped me develop something quickly or scale efficiently is when we are building something in our company. What cloud platforms such as Dell APEX do is deploy pre-configured clusters or integrate with software such as Microsoft Azure , fast-tracking our work by 90 percent. A traditional setup takes so much time to install, boot up, and do everything else. This allows us to develop something in as little as seven to ten days. Dell APEX also has extreme scalability. Whenever we are developing something and there is a massive increase in users, we can do on-demand scaling. If users are coming quickly, it can scale automatically.

Dell APEX has positively impacted my organization by enabling massive and fast development, and we are not worrying about scalability right now. We also increased efficiency, with the IT staff's efficiency up to 50 percent higher, and we can also go to market faster now. We can save so much money, up to 40 to 50 percent.

The best features Dell APEX offers include massive and fast development and massive scalability. It also has an Instant  On feature. We can initially pay, and Dell installs more hardware into our systems. We also love the 14-day guarantee period because some companies will not offer it. If we do not want it, we can directly get out of it. They also have a tool called APEX Navigator. We can add more storage power to the computer.

The Instant  On feature has helped my team significantly because Dell will install more hardware on the system that we are using than what we actually pay for, and when we get a sudden spike in traffic, it automatically auto-scales things, so nothing will break or anything else. APEX Navigator works for us by allowing us to directly navigate to it whenever we want more storage or more computer power, so with a single click, we can do it, adding storage to your phone or changing the RAM, ROM, or something else.

I believe Dell APEX can be improved because it is very complex for people who do not know it or are very new to it, so they need to simplify their UI or UX. They also need some good software updates because it sometimes uses older technology. It should also have good ecosystem integration with APEX Navigator or something similar.

I have been using Dell APEX for four years.

Dell APEX is stable; sometimes it may crash, but it is average or sometimes below average.

Dell APEX has very good scalability.

Customer support for Dell APEX is inconsistent; I cannot tell you exactly, but it is average.

I did not use anything before because I have only been using Dell APEX for the past six to eight months. I joined this team recently, so I do not know which tool they were using previously, but they told me they started using it recently.

We started using Dell APEX with Microsoft Azure , and it is a multi-cloud design. I think we are getting it from AWS , but I am not the one paying for it, so I do not know exactly.

I purchased Dell APEX through the AWS Marketplace .

We have seen a return on investment with Dell APEX. We are pushing to market faster now, and we are in a rapid deployment or development stage. It helps us because we are spending less time on each project. Efficiency has also improved because we are not wasting time. We also have good scalability now, so we do not need to worry about more people coming in and more people going out or anything else.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is a long-term expense; we may feel it is expensive after a five or ten-year period. The setup is a zero upfront cost for us because we are using the cloud, and regarding the license, it is all-inclusive in the price, so we do not have to pay anything extra for licenses, up to an extent. It also provides us with hybrid licensing.

We did not evaluate other options before choosing Dell APEX.

My advice for others looking into using Dell APEX is that it is good. They can start using it, and they can also save money and time. They can also enter the fast-deploying world. I would rate this review a six overall.

Dell APEX  is what we use for handling traffic. Our product Hire-HQ has an application in EU regions. Whenever clients want to conduct campus drives or bulk hiring, we experience sudden spikes of candidates applying simultaneously, which is three to four times the normal load. Our traditional setup cannot handle this kind of traffic volume. We implemented Dell APEX  to move to a pay-as-you-go infrastructure model. I have used it in the back end with Node.js APIs, and we have also used Dell APEX storage services to handle the large volume of resumes and candidate data.

In one of the cities in a European country, there was a hiring campaign happening for a university. The client expected around three times more than the normal load. At that time, we successfully handled the situation using Dell APEX, which also reduced our infrastructure cost by around 20 to 25 percent. The API was triggered multiple times by multiple people at the same time, and we had to maintain factors like latency and everything. It improved the response times, so the latency was less.

Dell APEX provides secure candidate data management, which is essential for us because we have sensitive data related to candidates, such as their resumes and personal information. We need to protect that, and Dell APEX provided that as well.

Dell APEX secured candidate data, as I mentioned. It has a controlled environment that is a hybrid setup instead of a public cloud, and it has implemented access control and secure storage. This improves data security and compliance because EU regions have GDPR, which is one of the important regulations. The data of candidates should not be shared without their consent, making data management and security a must in European regions. Dell APEX has this functionality, making it very good for security. Another standout feature is the pay-as-you-go structure, which automatically increases and decreases as our load changes.

Cloud flexibility is there with Dell APEX, allowing it to efficiently maintain data while still scaling whenever needed. Since it is a hybrid setup, it automatically scales up whenever we need more data storage, which is very good.

Dell APEX has positively impacted my organization by reducing our infrastructure cost by 25 percent. At peak times, when our load was more than three to four times the normal load, it scaled efficiently with Dell APEX. There are multiple cases where, if a client needs less latency, we can manage the resources accordingly since we have our own control. That aspect is very good.

We measured the infrastructure cost reduction by using Dell APEX to dynamically scale our back end and storage during campus drives, which helped us manage traffic that was three times the initial load without any downtime. During off-seasons when there are no hiring drives, we scale down the resources, optimizing costs accordingly.

User interface improvement is also needed in Dell APEX. The recruiters using Hire-HQ are not very technical and struggle to interpret metrics to the extent of IOPS. We could streamline the interface to make it more understandable for end users. Implementing real-time monitoring visualization is a key feature we want because seeing how Dell APEX performs in real-time would be very beneficial.

Dell APEX can be improved with a better auto-scaling strategy. I have used AWS , which has features to the extent of HPA, horizontal pod auto-scaling that increases the number of servers when there is an increase in API calls. Vertical scaling is limited to some extent, and automatic scaling can improve to avoid delays, transitioning from manual to semi-automatic. Additionally, smarter resource planning for cost optimization can still be refined, as resources sometimes get over-allocated, causing prices to rise unnecessarily.

Pricing-wise, it can be a bit costly because at times it allocates more resources than necessary, which increases costs. The consumption model can improve by fine-tuning it according to our needs to ensure it remains affordable for end users. It operates on a subscription-based model, which is beneficial as we track monthly consumption.

I have been using Dell APEX for one or two years in my organization.

Dell APEX is quite stable because it is associated with a reputable brand to the extent of Dell, and so far, we are satisfied with it.

The scalability of Dell APEX is exceptional; it has an as-you-go structure that efficiently accommodates spikes in API calls, so it works very well.

We have not had any need for customer support so far. However, as far as I know, it is good, since we can raise queries and receive replies within 24 hours, and we can email them as well.

We have not used any different solution before Dell APEX.

The initial setup can be complicated even for technical users. Services to the extent of AWS  are easier to use due to better documentation and support, which is something that Dell APEX can improve upon.

Dell APEX is deployed in our organization using both scalable and cost-efficient infrastructure to handle fluctuations. It operates as a flexible as-a-service model. My role involves supporting deployment, configuring resources, integrating back-end services, and setting up monitoring to help us scale efficiently during peak hours. While I am familiar with these aspects, I do not have complete knowledge of the entire architecture, but it is utilized as a public cloud with control.

We have seen a return on investment with Dell APEX. As I mentioned, latency has decreased and hiring times are much smoother than before. The P95, which measures average response time from an API, has improved significantly.

Dell APEX has positively impacted my organization by reducing our infrastructure cost by 25 percent. At peak times, when our load was more than three to four times the normal load, it scaled efficiently with Dell APEX. There are multiple cases where, if a client needs less latency, we can manage the resources accordingly since we have our own control. That aspect is very good.

We measured the infrastructure cost reduction by using Dell APEX to dynamically scale our back end and storage during campus drives, which helped us manage traffic that was three times the initial load without any downtime. During off-seasons when there are no hiring drives, we scale down the resources, optimizing costs accordingly.

Pricing-wise, it can be a bit costly because at times it allocates more resources than necessary, which increases costs. The consumption model can improve by fine-tuning it according to our needs to ensure it remains affordable for end users. It operates on a subscription-based model, which is beneficial as we track monthly consumption.

I do not have much previous experience with options, but we have considered EC2  instances, EKS instances, Kubernetes , Docker , and Microsoft Azure . Azure  offered scalability and a mature ecosystem, but we encountered cost spikes during peak hiring, which led us to choose AWS.

If your application starts at one level and may grow to three or four times that during peak times, then Dell APEX is a great platform. It is especially useful when you need to adjust services according to your needs, allowing for uptime and downtime as required. I would rate this product an 8 out of 10.