Lenovo Flex System Reviews

Name: Lenovo Flex System
Brand: Lenovo
Rating: 4 (7 reviews)

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Flex System is Lenovo’s proven, 2nd generation blade, that efficiently runs your infrastructure applications with up to 80% better density than standard rack server deployments.

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Lenovo Flex System is the #9 ranked solution in top Blade Servers. PeerSpot users give Lenovo Flex System an average rating of 8.2 out of 10. Lenovo Flex System is most commonly compared to HPE Synergy: Lenovo Flex System vs HPE Synergy. Lenovo Flex System is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 54% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 20% of all views.

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Syed Ibrahim

Assistant Manager Systems - IT Infrastructure at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

Jun 7, 2022

The solution should come with cloud native applications to prepare for cloud based solutions. Forced restarts due to free upgrades is an issue that needs to be resolved. We can manage this as we have high availability and redundancy, but without that it could be a real problem. The level of customer support needs to be improved. There is currently an issue with Lenovo switching out SAN switches from the chassis, which will cause problems for people who already have a set up with the SAN switch connected to the central storage. This could require an entirely different network, adding an additional cost for the user.

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MirziyodMirsaatov

CEO at Top-IT Solutions Ltd

Jun 2, 2022

We have provided Lenovo Flex System to a small local bank for storage The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system. The price of the Lenovo Flex System could improve. I have been using Lenovo Flex System for approximately two years. Lenovo Flex System is a stable…

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Kevin Honde

Data Solution Architect at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe

Jul 23, 2021

We are using Lenovo Flex System for our internal platform where we store our operating systems, Windows, Linux, and VMware. VMware vCenter is where we store it and then virtualize our machines One of the most valuable features of this solution is its ease of use. The solution could improve by…

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Lenovo Flex System market share

As of April 2024, the market share of Lenovo Flex System in the Blade Servers category stands at 2.1%, marking a decrease of 39.1% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Valuable Features

"Flex System's best features are its performance and stability."
"The product is very user-friendly and has many resources at the enterprise level."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."

Room for Improvement

"Flex System's integration with the XClarity Management System could be improved."
"Forced restarts due to free upgrades is an issue that needs to be resolved. We can manage this as we have high availability and redundancy, but without that it could be a real problem."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."

Pricing

"The 14 blade server allows significant room for upscaling before having to invest in another chassis. You would have to purchase another chassis much sooner in the case of an eight or nine blade server."
"The is an annual license cost to use the Lenovo Flex System. If the price was less expensive and flexible overall and for additional features, our customers would be happier."
"There is a one-off payment to buy the equipment and the support is purchased annually."

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