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 good because it comes with Fabric Interconnects, and you can directly add more blades as you go. Therefore, scalability is not a problem."
"The most valuable features of the solution are stability and security."
"In terms of the flexibility of the tool to adapt to technology needs, I think it is a very good solution."
"The most valuable feature is definitely the service profile."
"The solution's most valuable feature is KVM Launch Manager."
"I can connect Cisco UCS B-Series to multiple chassis and rack servers using a unified platform, then manage them on a single console."
"The GUI makes is simple to use and deploy."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to replace a server with another one, simply by applying the profile"
"When it comes to the BladeSystem, what we love about it most is being able to actually manage it using OneView."
"The solution has good performance."
"It's very scalable."
"HPE BladeSystem provides good commuting performance."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is the ease of management. It is easy to communicate from the server to the storage."
"For me, the most valuable features are integration and simple defining."
"The virtual connect and network management port is a valuable feature."
"The solution uses less cabling and less space in the data center."
"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."
"The initial setup process is complex."
"For future improvements, it would be a benefit if the solution could integrate better with products such as Oracle."
"The license is expensive. Cisco should decrease the delay in the delivery of their products."
"The configuration is a bit complex, as it requires very high technical expertise to apply it."
"The integration is an area where Cisco UCS B-Series needs to provide users with more details."
"The price of this product is too high. They should work to make it more affordable."
"Right now, the market is rapidly transitioning to solid-state media and the Cisco options tend to be less varied and more expensive than a broader slate of products from HP, Dell or IBM."
"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'd like to see an all-in-one packet in the future."
"HPE has a replacement system called Synergy, though it’s a more high-end system than the old C7000."
"It could always use new tools."
"This product needs a wider range of firmware compatibility matrix from the oldest to the newest blade server."
"The tool must provide integration with the cloud."
"We sometimes have compatibility issues depending on the browser that you are using. For example, sometimes you have to switch between Edge, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, or Chrome to have things operating correctly."
"We have not needed to contact support because we have not had an issue. However, the partner support we had could improve. There are some disadvantages compared to Dell. The questions that are asked from the support are too lengthy, this causes a delay in support."
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 and HPE Superdome X. See our Cisco UCS B-Series vs. HPE BladeSystem report.
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