We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and PowerEdge C based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Density Optimized Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is easily scalable."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack is the use of databases, such as MySQL."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the expansion and replacement of parts."
"In terms of the features that I have found most valuable, that is basically the hardware, which is more dynamic."
"The C-series is the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is server management."
"It has centralized our server management and allows us to treat servers like a pool of resources instead of discrete devices."
"The server can be configured easily."
"The scalability of the product is good since it offers high performance and capacity."
"It's a good product. Virtualization on it is good."
"The hybrid solution is much more stable than other products."
"The product has high performance and no downtime."
"One of the main features that attract customers to buy their products is the great management tool and almost zero failure rate, making it easy to use."
"With the tool, we can easily upgrade and ensure compatibility between operating systems, hardwares and drivers. Among other features, the hardware also stands out because it is certified and aligns with the processor manufacturers like Intel. This enables them to offer the latest options which are not available with other suppliers."
"The management platform is great."
"It is a scalable platform."
"Definitely the support area needs improving. Especially the time response in case of hardware failure."
"The C-Series is not designed to be as scalable. They are designed to have enough RAM and enough CPU on their own side. If you want scalability, it's better to choose the B-Series— the Blade Servers — because those are much more scalable with Fabric Interconnect."
"The solution needs more capacity and more scalability."
"The product must add customer-friendly monitoring features."
"The only thing I would change is to provide more proactive support."
"I think the pricing is high. Cisco has to look for bundling this solutions with other applications."
"I would like to see a little more integration with VMware."
"Technical support could be more responsive."
"It would be better if it worked with SMTP servers on the cloud. Right now, it only allows notifications via the SMTP server. In the next release, I would like to have a better processor."
"HP is a little bit lower in terms of price."
"The VxRail should be opened to allow other virtualization platforms to be used."
"The need to update the firmware and check if there is any bug in the product is one of the areas where Dell PowerEdge C falls short and needs to make improvements."
"It should be improved in terms of future expansion. We should be able to have additional free slots for future extensions in terms of memory."
"The current memory could be improved."
"The product’s cost needs improvement."
"A feature that needs to be added is the ability for full container storage."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 3rd in Density Optimized Servers with 29 reviews while PowerEdge C is ranked 2nd in Density Optimized Servers with 23 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while PowerEdge C 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 PowerEdge C writes "Easy to deploy and has high performance and no downtime". 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 PowerEdge C is most compared with Huawei FusionServer X Series, HPE Apollo, Dell PowerEdge M and Cisco UCS B-Series. See our Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs. PowerEdge C report.
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