We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS B-Series and HPE BladeSystem 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 solution is stable."
"Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"The solution is stable...The solution is scalable."
"The platform has valuable features for management and good monitoring tools. It provides efficient insights."
"The Boot from SAN function is good because using OTV, we can boot the device from any remote location."
"The most valuable feature is definitely the service profile."
"The initial setup is simple, and not very complex."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"HPE BladeSystem is very easy to use."
"I have noticed that the solution does provide a very good ROI for companies."
"It is easy to scale if you have the licensing."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its high availability."
"Virtual Fabric and interconnects are easy to configure and maintain."
"It is not expensive."
"The solution is very fast and the power consumption is great."
"It provides a secure access to the console and reliable administration."
"The upgrades could be improved."
"USC Central seems a bit confusing for technicians."
"This product uses a converged network adapter because it is the only way to provide flexibility with both fiber and ethernet connections."
"Cisco could improve the user-friendliness for less experienced users."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"For future improvements, it would be a benefit if the solution could integrate better with products such as Oracle."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made cheaper."
"The GUI is not the greatest."
"It would be nice if the solution were cheaper."
"Higher bandwidth interconnects could be introduced."
"I would like to see the upgrade path a little bit smoother."
"HPE BladeSystem that we are using is currently very old. It's not too good. We haven't renewed it. I would like the solution to have more updates."
"OA updates and upgrades have to be made simpler."
"BladeSystem is an old-fashioned server and not very well developed for new features and new areas of data centers, which is not very good for enterprise companies."
"HPE BladeSystems is an old technology that cannot fit all of the dynamic organizational needs of our company."
"I am not sure if iLO is included or if there is a separate license. If it is not included, it should be included in the license. It is such a valuable feature especially because people are working remotely."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 62 reviews while HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 133 reviews. Cisco UCS B-Series is rated 8.6, while HPE BladeSystem is rated 8.6. 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 HPE BladeSystem writes "Very reliable, expands well, and is pretty simple to set up". Cisco UCS B-Series is most compared with HPE Synergy, Dell PowerEdge M, Super Micro SuperBlade, Pure Storage FlashBlade and Lenovo Flex System, whereas HPE BladeSystem is most compared with HPE Synergy, Dell PowerEdge M, Super Micro SuperBlade, HPE Superdome X and Pure Storage FlashBlade. See our Cisco UCS B-Series vs. HPE BladeSystem report.
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