We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and IBM Power Systems 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."It has centralized our server management and allows us to treat servers like a pool of resources instead of discrete devices."
"It is very stable and easy to use. It integrates easily with Cisco's cloud-based UC solutions. There are tools for management that make the management a bit easier, but we don't use them. We don't use what you would term as power users."
"The product doesn't take up too much space on the rack and I like that."
"What I really like about the Cisco USC Server is its service profile."
"The initial setup is straightforward and easy to do."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the expansion and replacement of parts."
"The VIC card is the most important feature."
"Cisco rack servers are very easy to integrate with other products from different vendors."
"From a software developer standpoint, virtualization is really the key, as we can more easily spin up a new partition, virtual instance of IBM i."
"Active Memory Expansion allows you to compress your memory on the run time to allow you to have less physical memory available, but provision more memory to your partitions, as everything will be compressed on the fly."
"The initial setup is simple and straightforward."
"The performance and stability are great."
"The virtualization and the quality you get from it is one reason we like the solution."
"It scales a lot, you can just keep on adding frames, you can add on CPUs, you get capacity on demand, you can tune the machine very easily to handle different workloads."
"Power Systems' best features include its user-friendliness and self-checking/self-healing abilities."
"Power runs our resilient data systems, our high-end databases, stuff that can't go down."
"The improvement should be done as per customer requirements."
"The only thing I would change is to provide more proactive support."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"The scalability of the product is an area of concern where Cisco needs to focus on making some improvements."
"The warranty and support periods should be extended."
"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."
"Its accessibility and manageability can be improved. Currently, we have to visit the office to manage it. It should be manageable outside our network. I would like it to be on the cloud."
"The solution can be improved by adjusting the cost."
"One of the main challenges with IBM Power Systems is the functionality of live partnership mobility."
"Technical support and documentation need to be improved."
"One of the features that we would like, and I think they are also adapting to the latest trends in the market, is to make it more open, more flexible... With VMware, anybody can create a virtual machine without any knowledge of the server side. But with AIX it's a bit difficult."
"It would be ideal if the solution was more simple to work with."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"I think the cost should be cheaper."
"Power Systems' price could always be lower."
"The solution is highly-priced."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 5th in Rack Servers with 29 reviews while IBM Power Systems is ranked 4th in Rack Servers with 69 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while IBM Power Systems is rated 8.8. 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 IBM Power Systems writes "A solution with minimal downtime and quick recovery time in the event of a sudden or unexpected crash". 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 HPE Apollo, whereas IBM Power Systems is most compared with Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, Oracle SPARC Servers and HPE ProLiant DL Servers. See our Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs. IBM Power Systems report.
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