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 solution is very reliable in comparison to the other brands."
"The feature that I found the most value is the abstract and stateless capacities."
"It's modular."
"Stateless Blade is the best feature."
"It is less time-consuming to deploy the software."
"The solution has the ability to reuse or divide the networking, making it a flexible networking environment."
"The solution is stable...The solution is scalable."
"Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"Wide choice in mixing SAN and LAN."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its high availability."
"The technical support is good."
"They are reliable, and it's relatively easy to manage them. They also regularly provide patching for the servers."
"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 HPE BladeSystem is the ease of management. It is easy to communicate from the server to the storage."
"The solution is very fast and the power consumption is great."
"It is not expensive."
"There is a delay in the product's reporting and the rebooting system compared to servers from other vendors."
"The configuration is a little bit complicated and could be made simpler."
"The price of this product is too high. They should work to make it more affordable."
"Cisco is expensive and difficult to manage. The product is not intuitive. It also needs to improve storage management and upgrades."
"Cisco UCS B-Series competitors have similar features as they do, Cisco needs to make some changes to make their offering better."
"The GUI is not the greatest."
"The cost is expensive and has room for improvement."
"Compared to the deployment of servers such as Dell XCDs, the deployment of UCS servers is more complex. They take longer to deploy."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"The support you get is dependant on the region. Some regions are better than others."
"Some part of virtual connections needs improvement."
"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."
"It is lacking in the ability to replicate virtual machines more easily."
"It is really stable, however the motherboard sometimes crashes."
"For me, the product is okay, but I would probably suggest improvement in their services or technical support. They need to work harder in the preventative maintenance of the system. They need to improve in terms of how quickly can we get attention and how quickly problems are resolved. Its price could also be lower."
"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."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 62 reviews while HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 133 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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