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...The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the service profile."
"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 stable."
"The scalability is very good."
"It is a very robust and reliable solution."
"It's modular."
"It is a stable, dependable solution."
"For me, the most valuable features are integration and simple defining."
"It is not expensive."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"It's very scalable."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is simplified management."
"It provides a secure access to the console and reliable administration."
"They have served different needs for us from virtualized web servers to dedicated databases and application servers."
"Cisco could improve the user-friendliness for less experienced users."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"The GUI is not the greatest."
"Its scalability could be better."
"Compared to the deployment of servers such as Dell XCDs, the deployment of UCS servers is more complex. They take longer to deploy."
"The management interface needs a lot of improvement. As it is right now, it's a pain to use. It's not user-friendly."
"The license is expensive. Cisco should decrease the delay in the delivery of their products."
"The initial setup process is complex."
"The integration and price of HPE BladeSystem could be improved."
"The support you get is dependant on the region. Some regions are better than others."
"The servers are a little bit huge, so it would be great if they could renew the size."
"The only side that must be improved is the active-passive interconnect module architecture."
"I rate the stability of HPE BladeSystem a nine out of ten."
"Higher bandwidth interconnects could be introduced."
"OA updates and upgrades have to be made simpler."
"For me, the product is okay, but I would probably suggest improvement in their services or technical support. They need to work harder in the preventative maintenance of the system. They need to improve in terms of how quickly can we get attention and how quickly problems are resolved. Its price could also be lower."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 64 reviews while HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 134 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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