We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS E-Series Servers and Dell PowerEdge M 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."They are really easy to maintain. I've added RAM to them. I've done a lot of other things with the virtualization."
"The most valuable features are that they are efficient and easy to setup."
"The product is overall stable."
"Stability-wise, it is a good product that remains stable."
"Cisco has better visibility and manageability for disaster recovery."
"The Cisco chassis is very easy to configure and any network engineer or expert can configure the solution and easily integrate it with the chassis."
"The product's most valuable features are stability, speed, and scalability."
"It's great for managing overall infrastructure."
"It helps us to manage multiple chassis from a single website."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware."
"The networking features for administration and working with the server are valuable."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It is easy to manage by an administrator and we can spend valuable time on other IT issues."
"The solution offers remarkable flexibility, reliability, and extensive software support."
"The biggest pain point for us is the matrix for the firmware upgrades. It is a pain. You look at that thing, you might as well be reading Greek. It would be a whole lot better if they could clean up their documentation on it."
"The product should also be available in a standard edition or a standard license since currently there is a need to pay for an extra license, which is very expensive, especially when considering the budgeting part of our company."
"The processing capacity could be improved."
"It is not a solution that is cloud ready."
"The tool must be made compatible with multi-vendor ecosystems."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement. There could be more collaborative tools included."
"One thing that could be improved is the cost - it is very high for this Blade chassis as compared to other vendors. Especially in Asia. Asian customers mostly prefer a cost effective, cheaper solution."
"The set up is complex"
"It requires time to transition to the new generation."
"More interconnections with third party equipment and limited I/O selection."
"Technical support is not good."
"Dell PowerEdge M lacks GPU nodes and doesn't have a direct solution for GPUs."
"In terms of improvement, it should also offer a hyper-converged option."
"The firmware updates for the product need improvement."
"We have had some issues with the vendor's support that we have received. When you open up a support case with Dell they send a partner to assist you and in our experience, they are lacking knowledge about the solution. There are times when you need professional support from the vendor that knows the solution well."
Cisco UCS E-Series Servers is ranked 11th in Blade Servers with 7 reviews while Dell PowerEdge M is ranked 4th in Blade Servers with 14 reviews. Cisco UCS E-Series Servers is rated 8.0, while Dell PowerEdge M is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS E-Series Servers writes "Easy to configure and operate". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge M writes "Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up". Cisco UCS E-Series Servers is most compared with Super Micro SuperBlade, whereas Dell PowerEdge M is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE Superdome X, Cisco UCS B-Series, Super Micro SuperBlade and HPE BladeSystem. See our Cisco UCS E-Series Servers vs. Dell PowerEdge M report.
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