We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS B-Series and Dell PowerEdge M 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 most valuable feature is the ability to replace a server with another one, simply by applying the profile"
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"The architecture of this solution is very valuable; it has five traffic interconnects, and uses a network highway so bandwidth is never an issue."
"The most valuable features of the solution are stability and security."
"The most beneficial feature is UCS Manager. It's the best way to manage hardware, creating group policies, like scrub policies and maintenance policies."
"The Dual Fabric design allows for online/in-service upgrades during production with no impact."
"Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"The solution is very unified and the technical team is very supportive, no help is needed from outside vendors."
"The solution integrated well."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The solution offers remarkable flexibility, reliability, and extensive software support."
"The tool's most valuable features are high availability and scalability. Its integration is easy."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It's great for managing overall infrastructure."
"It is easy to manage by an administrator and we can spend valuable time on other IT issues."
"The solution is made with high-quality hardware."
"The product could be made more secure."
"Integration with storage could be improved."
"This product uses a converged network adapter because it is the only way to provide flexibility with both fiber and ethernet connections."
"There are some shortcomings in the product when you look at it from the perspective of the area involving multiple configurations, making it an aspect where improvements are required."
"The UCS manager interface needs to be cleaned up a bit and can be streamlined, but no major complaints."
"The license is expensive. Cisco should decrease the delay in the delivery of their products."
"Cisco is expensive and difficult to manage. The product is not intuitive. It also needs to improve storage management and upgrades."
"Next generation support for VMware needs to be introduced as it does not support eighth-generation VMware."
"I would like to have additional HPC and AI capabilities on general Dell PowerEdge servers."
"The set up is complex"
"Dell PowerEdge M lacks GPU nodes and doesn't have a direct solution for GPUs."
"Technical support is not good."
"Dell PowerEdge M needs to run AMD CPUs on it."
"It requires time to transition to the new generation."
"There is room for improvement in scalability."
"The firmware updates for the product need improvement."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 64 reviews while Dell PowerEdge M is ranked 4th in Blade Servers with 15 reviews. Cisco UCS B-Series is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerEdge M is rated 8.4. 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 Dell PowerEdge M writes "Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up". Cisco UCS B-Series is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE BladeSystem, Super Micro SuperBlade, HPE Superdome X and Pure Storage FlashBlade, whereas Dell PowerEdge M is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE Superdome X, Super Micro SuperBlade, HPE BladeSystem and Fujitsu Primergy BX900 Series. See our Cisco UCS B-Series vs. Dell PowerEdge M report.
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