We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers and Oracle SPARC 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."The active directory and file server are valuable features."
"No down time and it's very user friendly."
"The most valuable feature is reliability. We rarely have any issues and because of this, Dell is our go-to for servers."
"We particularly appreciate the iDRAC feature, especially in its latest versions, for its capabilities in remote server management and comprehensive monitoring."
"It's very easy to get new systems in the data center and to get them ready for production."
"The reliability of its hardware and the support they provide are valuable."
"The complete hyper-converged infrastructure of this solution has been most useful. PowerEdge has helped to reduce data processing time by 20%."
"The solutions accelerated GPUs helped to support demanding workloads and to reduce data processing time in our organization."
"The operating system is rock solid and the best I have ever used."
"I have found the LDAP facilities most valuable. In addition, I like the CPU."
"The processor is very helpful and the licensing is very flexible."
"The performance is the best feature."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that Oracle Database functions very well with Oracle SPARC Servers."
"Our customers are happy with many features in Oracle SPARC Servers, like the automatic ASR feature."
"The Oracle server is very powerful. They are more powerful and durable compared to Intel hardware. Which has been a benefit to our organization."
"Different types of applications that are now trendy in the market, like AI, are still big topics that are not mapped correctly in the server and storage environment. Knowing those kinds of activities and definitions will help us more to position these kinds of servers for the client."
"There might be room for improvement in terms of efficiency, particularly with PowerEdge servers."
"I would appreciate the capability to carry out live updates without the need to take the system offline."
"We have experienced some challenges with iDRAC when upgrading firmware."
"The servers get slower at the end of their life cycle. The technology needs to evolve."
"The price could possibly use improvement. Dell servers are not the most affordable, and pricing is always a consideration. Otherwise, I don't see any specific areas for improvement."
"The solution should give us an option to add on the new hardware features."
"The pricing can be better. These are expensive machines."
"Oracle SPARC Servers should be fine-tuned well enough to work with the other servers and software products in the market, as it is an area where Oracle SPARC Servers lack."
"The solution could improve by giving a clear roadmap about the future. I'm not seeing a lot of improvements on the OS side of the software. They need to work more on the operating system."
"Oracle doesn't have a good roadmap for the solution because they are moving to the x86 platform."
"They need some sort of modeling because IBM has different types of models."
"Like IBM, Oracle SPARC Servers should be able to run other open operating systems like Linux."
"I would like to see a reduced price point."
"They have declared the end of life of the hardware."
Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 136 reviews while Oracle SPARC Servers is ranked 7th in Rack Servers with 7 reviews. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 8.8, while Oracle SPARC Servers is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers writes "Storage solution used to host databases and support a company with more than 10,000 users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle SPARC Servers writes "A rock-solid OS and rich virtualization features for hosting many VMs on one box". Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems and Intel Server System, whereas Oracle SPARC Servers is most compared with IBM Power Systems, Intel Server System, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, HPE Apollo and Dell PowerEdge FX. See our Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers vs. Oracle SPARC Servers report.
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