We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and IBM Power Systems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rack Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Its hardware is really reliable. We also like Cisco for its support."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack is the use of databases, such as MySQL."
"Cisco rack servers are very easy to integrate with other products from different vendors."
"In most cases, computes compute, and there isn't much differentiation, but one point of differentiation is Intersight cloud management."
"In terms of the features that I have found most valuable, that is basically the hardware, which is more dynamic."
"The most valuable features of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers are integration and customization."
"Excellent server solution with incredible network throughput."
"The product's stability is good. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten."
"From a reliability standpoint it has provided us with excellent performance."
"I use the hypervisor of IBM Power Systems a lot."
"The most valuable features of the solution are disaster recovery, replication, and the ability to migrate to another location."
"The performance and stability are great."
"Active Memory Expansion allows you to compress your memory on the run time to allow you to have less physical memory available, but provision more memory to your partitions, as everything will be compressed on the fly."
"The solution does not require any maintenance."
"The most valuable feature of our machines is their ability to replace faulty parts without causing any downtime."
"The virtualization and the quality you get from it is one reason we like the solution."
"I would like to see a little more integration with VMware."
"There is room for better integration with other brands."
"The price of the solution is problematic, not the solution itself. It could be less expensive."
"The only thing I would change is to provide more proactive support."
"Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers can improve by providing customization features to allow us to deploy them on the cloud. For example, we need VMware to allow us to accomplish a cloud deployment."
"In the version we need to use, the manager is still reliant on a full Java install on a Windows OS. This is inconvenient and problematic if you have multiple management tools on different versions of Java or if you move to a machine without the appropriate Java environment."
"Its accessibility and manageability can be improved. Currently, we have to visit the office to manage it. It should be manageable outside our network. I would like it to be on the cloud."
"The scalability of the product is an area of concern where Cisco needs to focus on making some improvements."
"The price has room for improvement."
"Software testing and the compatibility of software products that are available in the market should be addressed."
"IBM Power Systems could improve by having a cloud feature."
"I know lab services does a lot of work but systems, if they could include some kind of lab services and bundling of services to get you to the greatest and latest feature at the already included cost"
"Everyone likes speed. Not that speed has been an issue up until now but you can never be too fast."
"Its price can be improved. It is too high."
"IBM should be more flexible with marketing or offer marketing events themselves and invite the partners to attend. That might be far more productive."
"Power Systems' price could always be lower."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 5th in Rack Servers with 29 reviews while IBM Power Systems is ranked 4th in Rack Servers with 69 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while IBM Power Systems is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers writes "The VIC card is the most important feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Power Systems writes "A solution with minimal downtime and quick recovery time in the event of a sudden or unexpected crash". Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Dell XR2 Rugged Server and HPE Synergy, whereas IBM Power Systems is most compared with Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, Oracle SPARC Servers and HPE ProLiant DL Servers. See our Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs. IBM Power Systems report.
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