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 initial setup is simple, and not very complex."
"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."
"Cisco UCS B-Series is scalable."
"The most valuable features of the Cisco UCS B-Series are reports for virtualization and the large memory it has."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"From a return on investment perspective, Cisco UCS B-Series is worth the money."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to replace a server with another one, simply by applying the profile"
"The solution has the ability to reuse or divide the networking, making it a flexible networking environment."
"It is very stable."
"No issues with scalability. We can scale by adding another enclosure."
"One of the most valuable features I have found to be the enclosure. It is really easy to manage and everything is integrated. You are able to upgrade the software quite easily."
"Modularity is a key feature that provides energy saving ."
"Uptime and service are valuable for us. When we have an issue, uptime and being able to get an emergency replacement or actual service is the most important thing for us."
"The virtual connect and network management port is a valuable feature."
"The product has been simple to set up."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its high availability."
"The price of this product is too high. They should work to make it more affordable."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"USC Central seems a bit confusing for technicians."
"Right now, the market is rapidly transitioning to solid-state media and the Cisco options tend to be less varied and more expensive than a broader slate of products from HP, Dell or IBM."
"It should be more user-friendly."
"The solution is difficult to set up."
"The cost is expensive and has room for improvement."
"It needs a better UI. Cisco makes a great product, but doesn't know how to make a UI."
"The interface in terms of management could be much more intuitive."
"This product needs a wider range of firmware compatibility matrix from the oldest to the newest blade server."
"The scalability is limited because you only have a 16-server by chassis."
"There is always room for improvement everywhere with the HPE BladeSystem."
"The latest version of this system is called Synergy from HPE, and it comes with more advanced features. This is currently the most advanced solution available in the market. One of its key features is its energy efficiency, which optimizes energy usage."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve proactive monitoring."
"Higher bandwidth interconnects could be introduced."
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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