We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge XE Servers and HPE Apollo 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 strong point of this solution is its compatibility with VMware and its resilience."
"The most valuable feature is that it can support up to 32 drives of internal storage."
"One of the most valuable features of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is the ease of fixing issues if there are any."
"The solution is flexible in my experience."
"Its reliability and consistency are most valuable."
"PowerEdge XE servers are high-performing. We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize."
"The resource management features are valuable."
"In general, it works well. We haven't had issues."
"we can use the same platform for several use cases: Hadoop, Ceph, and we are considering the server for another use case right now. It's a single solution, we only have to integrate it once and we can use it for several technologies."
"We're going to buy another Apollo 6500. We may configure it with half the number of GPUs because that may be all we need. In a sense, we can see the Apollo 6500 being so powerful that we only need half the GPU capability that we have now."
"HPE Apollo's pricing is low, and implementation is very easy compared to other products."
"HPE Apollo's support is the most valuable feature."
"The solution is well documented in a data sheet."
"We usually use three blades for two-rack units, and with enough storage, it's really a small system with a powerful CPU, powerful hard drives, powerful disks."
"With HPE Apollo, we can propose configurations with many hard drives, making it suitable for large storage needs."
"The technical support from HPE has always been good in my experience."
"It should be easier to extend PowerEdge XE servers. We haven't architected them with an eye toward scalability. They have a fixed number of slots for hard drives, which is enough for our present use case, However, we would have more options if we could extend that. We could deploy the servers in a broader range of use cases with different requirements. It's fine for our current deployment with only a few thousand users. We're exploring other solutions like such as VxRail or PowerFlex for larger public-facing use cases."
"I would like to have support for performing a detailed analysis of the server from a mobile device."
"Dell PowerEdge XE Servers can improve by adapting HCI technology."
"It is mostly stable, but the usual problem would be, for example, upgrading to a newer version of VMware or dealing with compatibility issues during the process."
"Upgrading can be a bit difficult."
"The support team must improve the speed of response."
"The quality and reliability could be improved."
"We use OpenManager a lot, and that can be a bit clunky at times. They can make that better."
"The solution's deployment, security, and scalability need improvement."
"We would like to see SimpliVity on top of the Apollo."
"We are quite happy with it, but its price and storage density can be better."
"What's coming out in Gen 10 is very strong in terms of additional security."
"The technical support from HPE has always been good in my experience."
"The predictive analysis feature could be improved."
"One drawback which I had: When I needed to expand storage on the Apollo, I had significant problems getting disks for it. It was a very long wait-time. So, if I were to give any advice in regards to improving this product, I would say make more of the 8TB disks available quicker."
"I would want to see the flexibility of being able to run various network protocols including InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, as well as iSCSI, with iSCSI going up to 100 gigabytes per second -that would be outstanding."
Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is ranked 10th in Rack Servers with 10 reviews while HPE Apollo is ranked 8th in Rack Servers with 22 reviews. Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is rated 8.4, while HPE Apollo is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers writes "We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE Apollo writes "An affordable and easy-to-implement solution, but its after-sales support and technical support should be improved". Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is most compared with Dell XR2 Rugged Server, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers and Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, whereas HPE Apollo is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE Synergy, Dell PowerEdge FX and HPE Moonshot. See our Dell PowerEdge XE Servers vs. HPE Apollo report.
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