We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS-C Series Rack Servers and Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers seems to be a slightly preferable solution. All other things being more or less equal, our reviewers found Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers to be more affordable and to have better support.
"Cisco rack servers are very easy to integrate with other products from different vendors."
"The solution is reliable and easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers are agileness, ease of operation, and manageability."
"The solution is scalable."
"The product's stability is good. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is server management."
"The most valuable features of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers are integration and customization."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack is the use of databases, such as MySQL."
"It has helped us reduce unplanned downtime by 20% to 30%."
"The enduring stability and longevity offered by Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers stand out as their most invaluable features."
"The use of OpenManage Console reduces the time it takes to manage PowerEdge Rack Servers in terms of updates and maintenance."
"PowerEdge helped to reduce our customer’s data processing time."
"Technical support is very good."
"I like a feature they call iDRAC. It's a feature that allows you remotely power on and off the server."
"We use remote access a lot. They are fairly simple to use."
"The solution's analytics helped to decrease production downtime by more than 60%. PowerEdge also helped to reduce data processing and has reduced the timing for any workload."
"I would like to see a little more integration with VMware."
"Its accessibility and manageability can be improved. Currently, we have to visit the office to manage it. It should be manageable outside our network. I would like it to be on the cloud."
"The improvement should be done as per customer requirements."
"Some customers have complained about delivery time. So, the main weakness is the lead time."
"The solution needs more capacity and more scalability."
"Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers can improve by providing customization features to allow us to deploy them on the cloud. For example, we need VMware to allow us to accomplish a cloud deployment."
"The product must add customer-friendly monitoring features."
"The hard drive of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is not very good. I have already replaced three of them."
"I'd like to take the complexities out of all the different tools that surround it, like OpenManage."
"The cost can be improved. For other use cases, we use Hitachi servers, which are a little cheaper but have similar functionality."
"My biggest grievance is related to getting a caddy. We have decommissioned our old servers that we used for development or testing. You cannot buy hard drives for old servers from Dell. It is very annoying."
"The solution could improve by making the warranty policy better, which is a little bit complex because our local service partner Smart Technologies has long delays. Whenever we open any case for any customer, it takes more than five days. If we could handle it by ourselves, we could have the issue solved in one day. They should work on a way to fix these delays."
"We have experienced some challenges with iDRAC when upgrading firmware."
"One of the things that I've noticed is that over time, the system degrades, meaning that little things don't work. For example, the hard drive would need to be replaced or iDRAC would not be functioning properly. We may have to flash the firmware. It is not like some other hardware where it just runs without issues for four or five years. With Dell, generally, there are little hiccups here and there."
"The maintenance for this solution could be improved."
"I would appreciate the capability to carry out live updates without the need to take the system offline."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 5th in Rack Servers with 29 reviews while Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 138 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers writes "The VIC card is the most important feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers writes "We get centralization, remote management, and good customer service with these servers". Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Dell XR2 Rugged Server, HPE Synergy and IBM Power Systems, whereas Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is most compared with Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, IBM Power Systems, HPE Apollo and Huawei FusionServer RH Series Rack Servers. See our Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers report.
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