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We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge M and Super Micro SuperBlade based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The solution is made with high-quality hardware.""The initial setup is easy.""The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware.""It helps us to manage multiple chassis from a single website.""The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge M is iDRAC.""The solution offers remarkable flexibility, reliability, and extensive software support.""The solution integrated well.""The tool's most valuable features are high availability and scalability. Its integration is easy."

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"The ability to save resource is a key feature.""The initial setup was straightforward.""I think the IPMI is a really good feature."

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Cons
"There is room for improvement in scalability.""The set up is complex""It requires time to transition to the new generation.""Dell PowerEdge M needs to run AMD CPUs on it.""Technical support is not good.""Dell PowerEdge M lacks GPU nodes and doesn't have a direct solution for GPUs.""We have had some issues with the vendor's support that we have received. When you open up a support case with Dell they send a partner to assist you and in our experience, they are lacking knowledge about the solution. There are times when you need professional support from the vendor that knows the solution well.""In terms of improvement, it should also offer a hyper-converged option."

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"Supermicro blade servers are not the best. They could improve in scalability but are not really scalable right now.""The solution does not scale well.""There is a lack of support for fiber channels currently that needs to be added."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It was budget friendly."
  • "If we would not have gone with the vendor we might have been charged unnecessarily for packages we did not need."
  • "Dell PowerEdge M price is comparable to other solutions but cheaper than IBM. However, the IBM solution is a higher grade solution whereas Dell PowerEdge M is a medium-level solution."
  • "The pricing of PowerEdge Next is higher than it was before."
  • "The product is neither expensive nor cheap. It is manageable for medium enterprises as well."
  • "The solution's pricing is slightly higher."
  • "The product is budget-friendly. The initial cost for each server was around 10,000 euros. It's a standard price, not too high or too low."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware.
    Top Answer:The solution's pricing is slightly higher. However, we don't require an additional license for it. The solution's pricing depends on the customer's connectivity requirements, whether 10G, 25G, or 100… more »
    Top Answer:Cisco UCS X-series provides a GPU node and compute node in a single chassis. Dell PowerEdge M lacks GPU nodes and doesn't have a direct solution for GPUs.
    Top Answer:I think the IPMI is a really good feature.
    Top Answer:The service could be improved by faster servers, more widely available VMs, and more storage in one place. Then, in the event of a blade failure, we could start our VMs on another blade in a couple of… more »
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    2,407
    Reviews
    8
    Average Words per Review
    479
    Rating
    8.4
    7th
    out of 22 in Blade Servers
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    1,105
    Comparisons
    909
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    367
    Rating
    8.0
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    SuperBlade
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    Overview

    The Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers address the challenges of an evolving IT environment by delivering leading enterprise classfeatures and functionality. The M-Series delivers a unique array of options configured to meet the needs of your IT environment both now and in the future.

    • Multiple blade form-factor choices.
    • Long life cycle providing better life cycle management and improved TCO.
    • Modular I/O switches for future scalability.
    • Breakthrough fan technologies for reduction in power consumption.
    • Configuration management via chassis management controller.
    • Persistent MAC/WWN/iSCSI addresses in a switch-agnostic environment.
    Super Micro's SuperBlade blade servers offer many unique advantages that differentiate it from competitors' blade products and traditional rack-mount solutions. Customer benefits include maximum density, affordability, reduced management costs, lower power consumption, optimal ROI, and high scalability - and in most applications, blade servers would reduce system acquisition costs. While other blade suppliers only offer general-purpose blade servers, the SuperBlade family enables full optimization for a wide array of mission-critical and compute-intensive applications. With in-house design engineering agility to accommodate customer needs rapidly, SuperBlade revolutionizes modular computing architecture by offering several advanced application-optimized models such as Enterprise Blade Server, Data Center Optimized Blade, Workstation Blade and Office Blade.
    Sample Customers
    Newport City Homes, Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research Consortium (NMTRC), Georgian College, AgreeYa Solutions, IIHT Cloud Solutions, Arizona State University, AudienceScience, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Holy Cross School
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Healthcare Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise56%
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    Dell PowerEdge M is ranked 4th in Blade Servers with 15 reviews while Super Micro SuperBlade is ranked 7th in Blade Servers with 4 reviews. Dell PowerEdge M is rated 8.4, while Super Micro SuperBlade is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge M writes "Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Super Micro SuperBlade writes "Easy to set up with good technical support but does not scale well". Dell PowerEdge M is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE Superdome X, Cisco UCS B-Series, HPE BladeSystem and HPE NonStop, whereas Super Micro SuperBlade is most compared with HPE Integrity, Pure Storage FlashBlade, HPE BladeSystem, Cisco UCS B-Series and Cisco UCS E-Series Servers.

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