We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge M and HPE BladeSystem 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."The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge M is iDRAC."
"The networking features for administration and working with the server are valuable."
"The solution integrated well."
"The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It's great for managing overall infrastructure."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"It is easy to manage by an administrator and we can spend valuable time on other IT issues."
"The technical support is good."
"Virtual Fabric and interconnects are easy to configure and maintain."
"They have served different needs for us from virtualized web servers to dedicated databases and application servers."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ease of management with the hardware."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The product has a lot of options for checking servers and IoT ports using artificial intelligence."
"This has drastically reduced our datacenter space, has good cooling and power consumption."
"With just one cable, for redundancy let's say two, you can feed sixteen servers in a single c7000 chassis."
"Technical support is not good."
"It requires time to transition to the new generation."
"In terms of improvement, it should also offer a hyper-converged option."
"I would like to have additional HPC and AI capabilities on general Dell PowerEdge servers."
"Dell PowerEdge M lacks GPU nodes and doesn't have a direct solution for GPUs."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in scalability."
"More interconnections with third party equipment and limited I/O selection."
"We sometimes have compatibility issues depending on the browser that you are using. For example, sometimes you have to switch between Edge, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, or Chrome to have things operating correctly."
"Non-disruptive firmware upgrades in all areas of blade technology."
"The management side of this solution could be improved."
"The solution could improve by having more automation, such as the automatic mapping feature that is available in the Synergy Blade series."
"HPE BladeSystem could improve the communication between the server and the storage."
"They should provide open learning materials and seminars for detailed knowledge of the product."
"We would like to see OneView software features as an additional feature."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve by providing the latest generation processor engine, such as the I-Flex processor."
Dell PowerEdge M is ranked 4th in Blade Servers with 14 reviews while HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 134 reviews. Dell PowerEdge M is rated 8.4, while HPE BladeSystem is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge M writes "Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Very reliable, expands well, and is pretty simple to set up". Dell PowerEdge M is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE Superdome X, Cisco UCS B-Series, Super Micro SuperBlade and Fujitsu Primergy BX900 Series, whereas HPE BladeSystem is most compared with HPE Synergy, Cisco UCS B-Series, Super Micro SuperBlade, HPE Superdome X and Pure Storage FlashBlade. See our Dell PowerEdge M vs. HPE BladeSystem report.
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