We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers and Dell PowerEdge XE Servers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rack Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This solution has absolutely fulfilled our needs well."
"We are able to do remote monitoring and installation of hardware and software, and that tends to be very popular with customers."
"We were running out of memory, and that was the first time we heard of a solution that supports a terabyte of core memory. That was the primary reason we got the first box. We've stayed with it since then because we have so many Dell workstations."
"iDRAC is the most valuable feature because of the ease of use and management and everything that it provides is super useful. The security features that PowerEdge provides, including firmware threat detection is good."
"Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers is powerful."
"PowerEdge Rack Servers are very good for handling the evolving needs of high-performance workloads."
"I've been consistently impressed by the exceptional build quality of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers."
"The enduring stability and longevity offered by Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers stand out as their most invaluable features."
"PowerEdge XE servers are high-performing. We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize."
"The most valuable feature of these servers is the ability to store a lot—the capacity and the number of hard disk drives."
"The most valuable feature is the trusted platform module."
"The strong point of this solution is its compatibility with VMware and its resilience."
"The resource management features are valuable."
"In general, it works well. We haven't had issues."
"Its reliability and consistency are most valuable."
"One of the most valuable features of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is the ease of fixing issues if there are any."
"The design, in terms of power efficiency, can be improved."
"Lately, we feel that we need an improvement in our servers. Surprisingly, we have seen some servers here that do meet these characteristics. They are slightly smaller servers."
"We have experienced some challenges with iDRAC when upgrading firmware."
"There can be more visibility on the equipment remotely."
"It would be nice if the rack servers had an HCI solution as an option."
"The data analytics for this solution could be improved."
"The response time could be better."
"There needs to be more flexibility for business options."
"The quality and reliability could be improved."
"The support team must improve the speed of response."
"We use OpenManager a lot, and that can be a bit clunky at times. They can make that better."
"It should be easier to extend PowerEdge XE servers. We haven't architected them with an eye toward scalability. They have a fixed number of slots for hard drives, which is enough for our present use case, However, we would have more options if we could extend that. We could deploy the servers in a broader range of use cases with different requirements. It's fine for our current deployment with only a few thousand users. We're exploring other solutions like such as VxRail or PowerFlex for larger public-facing use cases."
"Upgrading can be a bit difficult."
"I would like to have support for performing a detailed analysis of the server from a mobile device."
"It is mostly stable, but the usual problem would be, for example, upgrading to a newer version of VMware or dealing with compatibility issues during the process."
"In future releases, there should be more support options for the latest processor."
Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 138 reviews while Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is ranked 10th in Rack Servers with 10 reviews. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 8.8, while Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers writes "We get centralization, remote management, and good customer service with these servers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers writes "We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize". Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is most compared with Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems and HPE Moonshot, whereas Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is most compared with HPE Apollo, Dell XR2 Rugged Server and Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers. See our Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers vs. Dell PowerEdge XE Servers report.
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