HPE Apollo vs HPE ProLiant DL Servers comparison

"HPE Apollo's most valuable feature is the ability to expand our storage capacity."

"The technical support from HPE has always been good in my experience."

"It's very reliable. I haven't had a single failure at all in the year and a half; not the slightest problem with it."

"HPE Apollo's pricing is low, and implementation is very easy compared to other products."

"Apollo Systems provide stuff that standard services do not. More HTDs, more compute power, at very reasonable pricing."

"It's pretty flexible. You can choose how much storage you put on the server. You can have one to three nodes, depending on whether you want more CPU or storage."

"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."

"The solution is well documented in a data sheet."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"The most valuable features of HPE ProLiant DL Servers are convenience and the interface is good."

"HPE service in Taiwan is quick and professional, and ProLiant is cost-effective compared to Dell. Dell is good for one or two servers, but HPE is cheaper than Dell for a large deployment. Cost is the most important thing in the market."

"What I like most about HPE ProLiant DL Servers is that it gives the support and hardware availability that my company requires."

"The robustness of the design of the server is the most valuable. HP servers are easy to use and user-friendly. The server is not complicated, and it is easy to use ILO systems."

"Compatibility is the best feature of the solution."

"When we need to, we can get through to technical support and get the right person."

"The hardware is reliable."

"We are quite happy with it, but its price and storage density can be better."

"If there could be some training for our team, we would be better equipped to promote and support HPE Apollo."

"HPE Apollo's after-sales support and technical support should be improved."

"What's coming out in Gen 10 is very strong in terms of additional security."

"We could, perhaps, use more GPUs in the future, go from eight to 16 GPUs per instance. That could run head-to-head against the DGX-1, the DGX-2 that NVIDIA has developed in their own chassis. That would be interesting to see."

"There is a shared battery for all cache controllers in the node. When you have to replace that element, you have to take down all three nodes and not just one."

"The technical support from HPE has always been good in my experience."

"The support from HPE Apollo could be better, they are making knowledgeable."

"The technical support response time has room for improvement."

"There are concerns about the HPE team in the Southeast Asia region, suggesting a need for improvements in terms of responsiveness. There have been instances where the response time was slow, causing challenges during urgent situations. Its stability also needs to improve."

"On the software side, I would like for the management of the server overall (including reviewing its health) to be a bit easier. Right now, we have something that sits on the server to make sure all hardware drivers and other thing are up to date. This is a pain to set up."

"The hardware was frequently faulty and sometimes broke down."

"In DL 500 systems, the flow of air is not good enough, and some components get overheated. IBM systems have better airflow and scalability. We have a data center that has limited physical space. Therefore, we need to maximize the processing or compute systems that we use. In HP servers, such as DL 500, there are only four processors, whereas IBM servers, such as SR 916, have eight processors. We don't get any support from HP because of our geographical location. We solve all problems ourselves by doing research on the internet. It would be good to get HP support."

"The technical support could be a little faster."

"The implementation should be simplified, it is not straightforward."

"It is too expensive. Its price should be improved. The system admin interface should have better visibility while troubleshooting a problem, even when the problem is coming from the application."

"Obviously I would like to see the cost go down. That speaks for itself."

"The price of the solution is more expensive than Dell which is their main competitor. However, there are times we have managed to receive a comparable price."

"There is an annual license required to use HPE Apollo."

"Compared to other products, HPE Apollo is not an expensive solution."

"It is an expensive solution but it is worth the money. The standard licensing cost is for the GPU and the features that someone is using. There are additional charges but they depend on the solution."

"The price is a little too high; it could be reduced."

"The pricing of these servers is fair. It is in the mid-range."

"I give the cost a ten out of ten."

"HPE ProLiant DL Servers have a higher price than Dell servers. However, the Japanese counterpart has the lowerest priced servers. The price of the HPE ProLiant DL Servers could improve, it could be less expensive."

"I like the price of this product and the add-on components. It is cheaper than Dell and is a one-time hardware purchase with minimal ongoing costs."

"I give the pricing a six out of ten."

"The iLO (integrated lights out) license is very expensive, but the functionality you receive is worth it."

"I give the price a five out of ten."