We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and Oracle SPARC Servers 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."The product doesn't take up too much space on the rack and I like that."
"Cisco rack servers are very easy to integrate with other products from different vendors."
"The product's stability is good. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten."
"It is very stable and easy to use. It integrates easily with Cisco's cloud-based UC solutions. There are tools for management that make the management a bit easier, but we don't use them. We don't use what you would term as power users."
"It has centralized our server management and allows us to treat servers like a pool of resources instead of discrete devices."
"On the Cisco side, there is a benefit in terms of server management. Cisco provides UCS Manager, which is a multi-tenant site manager. We can manage multiple sites while maintaining disaster recovery, a feature not available on other platforms."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable features of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers are agileness, ease of operation, and manageability."
"Our customers are happy with many features in Oracle SPARC Servers, like the automatic ASR feature."
"I have found the LDAP facilities most valuable. In addition, I like the CPU."
"The processor is very helpful and the licensing is very flexible."
"The operating system is rock solid and the best I have ever used."
"The Oracle server is very powerful. They are more powerful and durable compared to Intel hardware. Which has been a benefit to our organization."
"The performance is the best feature."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that Oracle Database functions very well with Oracle SPARC Servers."
"The solution needs more capacity and more scalability."
"There is room for better integration with other brands."
"Technical support could be more responsive."
"The warranty and support periods should be extended."
"Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers could improve integration with third-party solutions."
"The product must add customer-friendly monitoring features."
"The price of the solution is problematic, not the solution itself. It could be less expensive."
"I think the pricing is high. Cisco has to look for bundling this solutions with other applications."
"They have declared the end of life of the hardware."
"I would like to see a reduced price point."
"They need some sort of modeling because IBM has different types of models."
"Oracle doesn't have a good roadmap for the solution because they are moving to the x86 platform."
"Like IBM, Oracle SPARC Servers should be able to run other open operating systems like Linux."
"The solution could improve by giving a clear roadmap about the future. I'm not seeing a lot of improvements on the OS side of the software. They need to work more on the operating system."
"Oracle SPARC Servers should be fine-tuned well enough to work with the other servers and software products in the market, as it is an area where Oracle SPARC Servers lack."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 5th in Rack Servers with 29 reviews while Oracle SPARC Servers is ranked 7th in Rack Servers with 7 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while Oracle SPARC Servers is rated 8.2. 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 Oracle SPARC Servers writes "A rock-solid OS and rich virtualization features for hosting many VMs on one box". Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers and Dell XR2 Rugged Server, whereas Oracle SPARC Servers is most compared with IBM Power Systems, Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers and HPE ProLiant DL Servers. See our Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs. Oracle SPARC Servers report.
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