We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS B-Series and Dell PowerEdge M based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Blade Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The Dual Fabric design allows for online/in-service upgrades during production with no impact."
"The most valuable feature that the B-Series has is related to the structure and architecture of the solution because in these solutions, you are using fabric interconnect as an interconnect device. The beauty of fabric interconnect is that it can work as in-house mode."
"I like that it's very manageable very easy to use and configure. I am not an expert, but the graphic user interface is quite simple very easy to use. It's a complete solution."
"I can connect Cisco UCS B-Series to multiple chassis and rack servers using a unified platform, then manage them on a single console."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is easily scalable."
"The solution is very reliable in comparison to the other brands."
"Great security and functionality."
"The most valuable features of the solution are stability and security."
"The networking features for administration and working with the server are valuable."
"I have compared Dell EMC to other solutions and have found it to be good. The SAN and LAN traffic, manageability, and upgradability are all good."
"The solution is made with high-quality hardware."
"It's great for managing overall infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge M is iDRAC."
"It is easy to manage by an administrator and we can spend valuable time on other IT issues."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The initial setup is easy."
"For future improvements, it would be a benefit if the solution could integrate better with products such as Oracle."
"The solution’s technical support could be better."
"It needs a better UI. Cisco makes a great product, but doesn't know how to make a UI."
"Next generation support for VMware needs to be introduced as it does not support eighth-generation VMware."
"The main issue with this solution is that it is quite vendor-restricted, meaning that when we use third party software, we cannot use all of the available configuration tools or pre-validated design features."
"The license is expensive. Cisco should decrease the delay in the delivery of their products."
"The pricing could be less."
"HTML5 interface is a much needed improvement over the old Java interface, but still needs a little work."
"Dell PowerEdge M needs to run AMD CPUs on it."
"The firmware updates for the product need improvement."
"In terms of improvement, it should also offer a hyper-converged option."
"There is room for improvement in scalability."
"The set up is complex"
"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."
"I would like to have additional HPC and AI capabilities on general Dell PowerEdge servers."
"It requires time to transition to the new generation."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 64 reviews while Dell PowerEdge M is ranked 4th in Blade Servers with 14 reviews. Cisco UCS B-Series is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerEdge M is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS B-Series writes "Robust hardware and efficient management of hardware, creating group policies, such as scrub policies and maintenance policies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge M writes "Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up". Cisco UCS B-Series is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE BladeSystem, Super Micro SuperBlade, Pure Storage FlashBlade and Lenovo Flex System, whereas Dell PowerEdge M is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE Superdome X, Super Micro SuperBlade, HPE BladeSystem and Fujitsu Primergy BX900 Series. See our Cisco UCS B-Series vs. Dell PowerEdge M report.
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