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."I like that the hardware is separated from the software definition of the components."
"The feature that I found the most value is the abstract and stateless capacities."
"From a return on investment perspective, Cisco UCS B-Series is worth the money."
"It is a very robust and reliable solution."
"The most valuable feature is definitely 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."
"It's modular."
"The solution is very reliable in comparison to the other brands."
"I have noticed that the solution does provide a very good ROI for companies."
"HPE BladeSystem is very easy to use."
"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 most valuable feature of the HPE BladeSystem is the ease of management."
"It also has a pretty solid design and management."
"They are very fast and very reliable. They are working under very tough conditions."
"The density of the BladeSystem, that we can keep adding blades as we need more VMs."
"They have served different needs for us from virtualized web servers to dedicated databases and application servers."
"The solution’s technical support could be better."
"This model does not support virtualization of the switch."
"USC Central seems a bit confusing for technicians."
"We have to have Java to manage the infrastructure. It would be great if we can manage the infrastructure through a web browser."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"The upgrades could be improved."
"It needs a better UI. Cisco makes a great product, but doesn't know how to make a UI."
"The main issue with this solution is that it is quite vendor-restricted, meaning that when we use third party software, we cannot use all of the available configuration tools or pre-validated design features."
"It is really stable, however the motherboard sometimes crashes."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve by providing the latest generation processor engine, such as the I-Flex processor."
"Really look at it closely, but really look at the Synergy product as well. That seems to me like that's the next evolution of the BladeSystem."
"The connectivity speed could be improved."
"The only side that must be improved is the active-passive interconnect module architecture."
"The tool must provide integration with the cloud."
"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."
"I would prefer to have changes in the compatibility of the blade servers with the new ones designed by HPE, as the top team's version does not have it."
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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