We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and Dell PowerEdge XE 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."Cisco rack servers are very easy to integrate with other products from different vendors."
"The most valuable features of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers are integration and customization."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack is the use of databases, such as MySQL."
"The technical support from Cisco is fine."
"Its hardware is really reliable. We also like Cisco for its support."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution is scalable."
"On the Cisco side, there is a benefit in terms of server management. Cisco provides UCS Manager, which is a multi-tenant site manager. We can manage multiple sites while maintaining disaster recovery, a feature not available on other platforms."
"Its reliability and consistency are most valuable."
"The resource management features are 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 most valuable feature is that it can support up to 32 drives of internal storage."
"The most valuable feature of these servers is the ability to store a lot—the capacity and the number of hard disk drives."
"The solution is flexible in my experience."
"The strong point of this solution is its compatibility with VMware and its resilience."
"One of the most valuable features of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is the ease of fixing issues if there are any."
"The price of the solution is problematic, not the solution itself. It could be less expensive."
"The product must add customer-friendly monitoring features."
"There is room for better integration with other brands."
"Cisco UCS C-Series Rack could improve by selling storage. Cisco doesn't sell storage, which is a problem because some customers ask for storage. There are several brands in the market, such as HPE, and Dell EMC. However, Cisco doesn't have any storage. This is where the tension comes from buying this solution."
"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."
"On the contact center and video conferencing, I would definitely like to see more AI features. The AI features are key for us. You will find a lot of them in the cloud-based solution, but in the on-premises solution, they're hardly there. I would like to see the same AI features that are there in the cloud-based Cisco UC."
"I think the pricing is high. Cisco has to look for bundling this solutions with other applications."
"Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers could improve integration with third-party solutions."
"We use OpenManager a lot, and that can be a bit clunky at times. They can make that better."
"Dell PowerEdge XE Servers can improve by adapting HCI technology."
"I would like to have support for performing a detailed analysis of the server from a mobile device."
"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."
"In future releases, there should be more support options for the latest processor."
"The quality and reliability could be improved."
"Upgrading can be a bit difficult."
"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."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 5th in Rack Servers with 29 reviews while Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is ranked 10th in Rack Servers with 10 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is rated 8.4. 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 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". Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Dell XR2 Rugged Server and IBM Power Systems, whereas Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is most compared with HPE Apollo, Dell XR2 Rugged Server, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers and Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers. See our Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs. Dell PowerEdge XE Servers report.
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