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 scalability is very good."
"The stability provided by the product is its most valuable feature for our organization."
"The initial setup is pretty simple and straightforward."
"The scalability is good because it comes with Fabric Interconnects, and you can directly add more blades as you go. Therefore, scalability is not a problem."
"The solution is very unified and the technical team is very supportive, no help is needed from outside vendors."
"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."
"The solution's most valuable feature is KVM Launch Manager."
"The Dashboard is quite impressive and is, so far, the best based on my experience."
"The solution uses a smaller space in our data centers. It uses less feeder and network cable, which reduces costs."
"The most valuable feature of the HPE BladeSystem is the ease of management and the robust design."
"They are reliable, and they hardly break down. They are fast, and they serve us very well."
"They are reliable, and it's relatively easy to manage them. They also regularly provide patching for the servers."
"The solution is very fast and the power consumption is great."
"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."
"The solution has good scalability."
"The product is quite stable. Its performance is reliable."
"We have to have Java to manage the infrastructure. It would be great if we can manage the infrastructure through a web browser."
"HTML5 interface is a much needed improvement over the old Java interface, but still needs a little work."
"It is more expensive than the competitors."
"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing could be less."
"Next generation support for VMware needs to be introduced as it does not support eighth-generation VMware."
"The management interface needs a lot of improvement. As it is right now, it's a pain to use. It's not user-friendly."
"The cost is expensive and has room for improvement."
"We would like to see OneView software features as an additional feature."
"It is lacking in the ability to replicate virtual machines more easily."
"The support you get is dependant on the region. Some regions are better than others."
"They should provide open learning materials and seminars for detailed knowledge of the product."
"HPE BladeSystem that we are using is currently very old. It's not too good. We haven't renewed it. I would like the solution to have more updates."
"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."
"BladeSystem is an old-fashioned server and not very well developed for new features and new areas of data centers, which is not very good for enterprise companies."
"HPE BladeSystems is an old technology that cannot fit all of the dynamic organizational needs of our company."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 22 reviews while HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 21 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 "Modular, extendable, and high-density". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Good service, reliable, and remotely accessible through the iLO feature". 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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