We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS B-Series and HPE Synergy 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 solution is very reliable in comparison to the other brands."
"I can connect Cisco UCS B-Series to multiple chassis and rack servers using a unified platform, then manage them on a single console."
"The architecture of this solution is very valuable; it has five traffic interconnects, and uses a network highway so bandwidth is never an issue."
"Stateless Blade is the best feature."
"In terms of the flexibility of the tool to adapt to technology needs, I think it is a very good solution."
"Cisco UCS B-Series is scalable."
"The Dashboard is quite impressive and is, so far, the best based on my experience."
"It is a very robust and reliable solution."
"It is first in class for composable infrastructure. It has the scalability that meets our future needs and the automation that builds into something that we are really looking forward to using."
"The product enables the centralization of all administrative tasks."
"Great data storage and very good for software defined solutions."
"The most valuable features of HPE Synergy are the two composers."
"Changing the form factor in Synergy allows us to have more RAM, which is significantly helpful for us."
"As we purchase and install more Synergy chassis, then we will be able to manage them together as one entity, as opposed to multiple separate cabinets."
"Its versatility, performance, and size are most valuable. It is very decent for its size. It has very good performance and very good specifications."
"It makes life easier for us when we are deploying new technology, as we have the building blocks already in place."
"The configuration is a bit complex, as it requires very high technical expertise to apply it."
"Next generation support for VMware needs to be introduced as it does not support eighth-generation VMware."
"For future improvements, it would be a benefit if the solution could integrate better with products such as Oracle."
"Integration with storage could be improved."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"There are patches that cannot be implemented without any downtime or reboot required."
"This product uses a converged network adapter because it is the only way to provide flexibility with both fiber and ethernet connections."
"Cisco could improve the user-friendliness for less experienced users."
"We'd like to see faster networking in the back-end."
"After delivering the contract, they became a little less active. So, it needs some pushing from my side sometimes."
"I'd get the firmware to be a little more secure and a little more streamlined."
"The only good thing is that they have some powerful machines that you can use, such as the latest generations of HPE Compute that you can use."
"I would really like a way to validate the firmware in my specific environment before trying to deploy it. Those were the issues we had early on with firmware upgrades, particularly around certificates. All in all, having some level of confidence aside from it just having been tested generically would help. Something more specific to my environment would be very helpful."
"The installation and initial setup process is complex and needs to be improved."
"The deployment time of a system through OneView is pretty slow, but apparently that's being addressed in an upcoming update."
"Technical support for this solution has a very good initial response; however, escalation takes time, and most of the time the first level of support cannot solve your case."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 64 reviews while HPE Synergy is ranked 1st in Blade Servers with 85 reviews. Cisco UCS B-Series is rated 8.6, while HPE Synergy 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 HPE Synergy writes "Local hard drives are not needed for the i3S module that boots to any operating system". Cisco UCS B-Series is most compared with Dell PowerEdge M, HPE BladeSystem, Super Micro SuperBlade, Pure Storage FlashBlade and Lenovo Flex System, whereas HPE Synergy is most compared with HPE BladeSystem, Dell PowerEdge M, HPE Apollo, HPE ProLiant DL Servers and HPE Superdome X. See our Cisco UCS B-Series vs. HPE Synergy report.
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