We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge M and Super Micro SuperBlade based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Cisco, Dell Technologies and others in Blade Servers."The solution offers remarkable flexibility, reliability, and extensive software support."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge M is iDRAC."
"The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware."
"It is easy to manage by an administrator and we can spend valuable time on other IT issues."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It's great for managing overall infrastructure."
"The tool's most valuable features are high availability and scalability. Its integration is easy."
"I think the IPMI is a really good feature."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The ability to save resource is a key feature."
"It requires time to transition to the new generation."
"Dell PowerEdge M needs to run AMD CPUs on it."
"In terms of improvement, it should also offer a hyper-converged option."
"Dell PowerEdge M lacks GPU nodes and doesn't have a direct solution for GPUs."
"The firmware updates for the product need improvement."
"We have had some issues with the vendor's support that we have received. When you open up a support case with Dell they send a partner to assist you and in our experience, they are lacking knowledge about the solution. There are times when you need professional support from the vendor that knows the solution well."
"The set up is complex"
"More interconnections with third party equipment and limited I/O selection."
"There is a lack of support for fiber channels currently that needs to be added."
"Supermicro blade servers are not the best. They could improve in scalability but are not really scalable right now."
"The solution does not scale well."
Dell PowerEdge M is ranked 4th in Blade Servers with 15 reviews while Super Micro SuperBlade is ranked 7th in Blade Servers with 4 reviews. Dell PowerEdge M is rated 8.4, while Super Micro SuperBlade is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge M writes "Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Super Micro SuperBlade writes "Easy to set up with good technical support but does not scale well". Dell PowerEdge M is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE Superdome X, Cisco UCS B-Series, HPE BladeSystem and Fujitsu Primergy BX900 Series, whereas Super Micro SuperBlade is most compared with HPE Integrity, Pure Storage FlashBlade, Cisco UCS B-Series, HPE BladeSystem and Cisco UCS E-Series Servers.
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