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's most valuable feature is KVM Launch Manager."
"The Dashboard is quite impressive and is, so far, the best based on my experience."
"I like that the hardware is separated from the software definition of the components."
"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 feature that I found the most value is the abstract and stateless capacities."
"The stability provided by the product is its most valuable feature for our organization."
"The most valuable features of the solution are stability and security."
"The solution is stable."
"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."
"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 most valuable feature of this solution is the ease of management with the hardware."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is simplified management."
"The product is quite stable. Its performance is reliable."
"The benefit is the density and the capability for global harmonization on the hardware, because all the hardware chassis are the same. We can also purchase the same network cards too, chassis by chassis, so it gives us a global solution."
"The interface and dashboard are excellent and user-friendly."
"The solution is issue-free and works almost flawlessly."
"USC Central seems a bit confusing for technicians."
"Cisco is expensive and difficult to manage. The product is not intuitive. It also needs to improve storage management and upgrades."
"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."
"The solution is difficult to set up."
"The price of this product is too high. They should work to make it more affordable."
"This model does not support virtualization of the switch."
"The product could be made more secure."
"The problem is that when want to expand with a new chassis, you have to do everything manually. It's not automatic."
"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."
"This product needs a wider range of firmware compatibility matrix from the oldest to the newest blade server."
"If you compare it with Lenovo systems, the pricing is too high."
"The tool must provide integration with the cloud."
"There have been some hardware failures with them. These failures have since been solved by HPE support partners."
"They could include some embedded software for container technology."
"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."
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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