We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and Oracle SPARC Servers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rack Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product's stability is good. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten."
"Cisco rack servers are very easy to integrate with other products from different vendors."
"The hardware customization capabilities are great."
"Its hardware is really reliable. We also like Cisco for its support."
"The initial setup is straightforward and easy to do."
"It is very nice and stable with an easy administration GUI."
"In terms of the features that I have found most valuable, that is basically the hardware, which is more dynamic."
"The server can be configured easily."
"The operating system is rock solid and the best I have ever used."
"The processor is very helpful and the licensing is very flexible."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that Oracle Database functions very well with Oracle SPARC Servers."
"I have found the LDAP facilities most valuable. In addition, I like the CPU."
"The performance is the best feature."
"Our customers are happy with many features in Oracle SPARC Servers, like the automatic ASR feature."
"The Oracle server is very powerful. They are more powerful and durable compared to Intel hardware. Which has been a benefit to our organization."
"In the version we need to use, the manager is still reliant on a full Java install on a Windows OS. This is inconvenient and problematic if you have multiple management tools on different versions of Java or if you move to a machine without the appropriate Java environment."
"I would like to see a little more integration with VMware."
"Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers can improve by providing customization features to allow us to deploy them on the cloud. For example, we need VMware to allow us to accomplish a cloud deployment."
"Definitely the support area needs improving. Especially the time response in case of hardware failure."
"I think the pricing is high. Cisco has to look for bundling this solutions with other applications."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"The improvement should be done as per customer requirements."
"The product must add customer-friendly monitoring features."
"I would like to see a reduced price point."
"Oracle SPARC Servers should be fine-tuned well enough to work with the other servers and software products in the market, as it is an area where Oracle SPARC Servers lack."
"They have declared the end of life of the hardware."
"The solution could improve by giving a clear roadmap about the future. I'm not seeing a lot of improvements on the OS side of the software. They need to work more on the operating system."
"Oracle doesn't have a good roadmap for the solution because they are moving to the x86 platform."
"They need some sort of modeling because IBM has different types of models."
"Like IBM, Oracle SPARC Servers should be able to run other open operating systems like Linux."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 5th in Rack Servers with 29 reviews while Oracle SPARC Servers is ranked 6th in Rack Servers with 7 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while Oracle SPARC Servers is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers writes "The VIC card is the most important feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle SPARC Servers writes "A rock-solid OS and rich virtualization features for hosting many VMs on one box". Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers and Dell XR2 Rugged Server, whereas Oracle SPARC Servers is most compared with IBM Power Systems, Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers and HPE ProLiant DL Servers. See our Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs. Oracle SPARC Servers report.
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