We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS Manager and Dell CloudIQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."From a usability and functionality perspective, Cisco UCS Manager is very good."
"We can configure the Cisco UCS Manager, the profiles and interactions with the resource we manage."
"I can deploy something in my 50-odd servers all in one go, in parallel, whereas if I was to do that individually, it could be a nightmare."
"Cisco Infrastructure is one of the top vendors and no one can beat them in terms of switching and routing."
"It is more robust than other solutions. So, the stability is good."
"The hardware is very powerful and it is a stable solution."
"The flexibility and the ease in which the features can be expanded are the solution's most valuable aspects."
"Technical support has been good so far. We haven't had any issues with them. We're satisfied with the level of service they provide our company."
"Has really nice roll-up dashboards."
"Fewer vulnerabilities have been observed in the four years we have used the solution."
"The best thing about this solution is that you can check for the infrastructure and system updates that you might need to be compliant with the Cloud."
"The tool for forecasting capacity is valuable."
"Mobile application is the most valuable feature for us. We can monitor all the storages on our phones. It's really good."
"The automation within the solution needs to be simplified."
"There is room for improvement in the software part of Cisco UCS Manager. It should be more user-friendly, especially when creating policies."
"Cisco UCS Manager is not a scalable solution because once you have 160 blades, it cannot be expanded more."
"The pricing can be better."
"We have three data centers and if we could manage all three data centers using one interface, it would be great."
"In the next release, I would like to see improvements made to their security."
"I would like to see Cisco UCS optionally work as a hyper-converged system because right now, it only operates as a converged system."
"Getting a CLI report on routers, switches, or any other CLI configuration device is difficult."
"The reporting capabilities of this solution could be improved."
"In terms of improvement, they should enhance the product range."
"Doesn't do well in terms of integrating with technologies other than Dell."
"Supporting legacy systems is an area that can be improved."
"PowerScale is the only file system offered and that is limiting."
Cisco UCS Manager is ranked 30th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 21 reviews while Dell CloudIQ is ranked 41st in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 5 reviews. Cisco UCS Manager is rated 8.0, while Dell CloudIQ is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS Manager writes "Used to manage servers, monitor or manage firmware upgrades, and push policies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell CloudIQ writes "Easily visualize your environment's performance and forecast its capacity". Cisco UCS Manager is most compared with Cisco Intersight, Nutanix Prism, HPE OneView and Zabbix, whereas Dell CloudIQ is most compared with HPE OneView, Cisco Intersight, Moogsoft, Lenovo XClarity Orchestrator and NetApp Cloud Insights. See our Cisco UCS Manager vs. Dell CloudIQ report.
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