We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge XE 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 reliability and consistency are most valuable."
"In general, it works well. We haven't had issues."
"The most valuable feature is that it can support up to 32 drives of internal storage."
"One of the most valuable features of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is the ease of fixing issues if there are any."
"The strong point of this solution is its compatibility with VMware and its resilience."
"The resource management features are valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the trusted platform module."
"PowerEdge XE servers are high-performing. We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize."
"Some of the most valuable features are the processing power, stability, and security."
"Additionally, the processing power is far superior, especially with the RSA feature for reliability, serviceability, and availability."
"From a reliability standpoint it has provided us with excellent performance."
"The performance and stability are great."
"The availability of a solution depends on the requirement of the customer. The most valuable feature is the virtualization. You can have this one system or you can use it for many. They were using almost 120 servers within that specific service."
"It scales a lot, you can just keep on adding frames, you can add on CPUs, you get capacity on demand, you can tune the machine very easily to handle different workloads."
"The backups work great, data recovery works great."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the hardware is really good and reliable."
"The quality and reliability could be improved."
"I would like to have support for performing a detailed analysis of the server from a mobile device."
"It should be easier to extend PowerEdge XE servers. We haven't architected them with an eye toward scalability. They have a fixed number of slots for hard drives, which is enough for our present use case, However, we would have more options if we could extend that. We could deploy the servers in a broader range of use cases with different requirements. It's fine for our current deployment with only a few thousand users. We're exploring other solutions like such as VxRail or PowerFlex for larger public-facing use cases."
"It is mostly stable, but the usual problem would be, for example, upgrading to a newer version of VMware or dealing with compatibility issues during the process."
"We use OpenManager a lot, and that can be a bit clunky at times. They can make that better."
"In future releases, there should be more support options for the latest processor."
"Dell PowerEdge XE Servers can improve by adapting HCI technology."
"The support team must improve the speed of response."
"The price is a bit high and could be improved."
"The lack of software vendors moving onto the platform, as opposed to fleeing the platform, is an issue."
"It would be ideal if the solution was more simple to work with."
"IBM should provide a platform where users can learn about the storage and security of IBM Power Systems."
"The number of times IBM refreshes its operating system appears to be very slow."
"In my country, there are power supply interruptions. IBM could find ways to make the product stable through these interruptions."
"IBM Power Systems could improve by having a cloud feature."
"I would like to see the scaling model improved so it's not just either tiny or huge."
Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is ranked 10th in Rack Servers with 10 reviews while IBM Power Systems is ranked 4th in Rack Servers with 69 reviews. Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is rated 8.4, while IBM Power Systems is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers writes "We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize". 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". Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is most compared with HPE Apollo, Dell XR2 Rugged Server, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers and Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, whereas IBM Power Systems is most compared with Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, Oracle SPARC Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers and Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers. See our Dell PowerEdge XE Servers vs. IBM Power Systems report.
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