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NEC Sigmablade-M
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  • "It was budget friendly."
  • "If we would not have gone with the vendor we might have been charged unnecessarily for packages we did not need."
  • "Dell PowerEdge M price is comparable to other solutions but cheaper than IBM. However, the IBM solution is a higher grade solution whereas Dell PowerEdge M is a medium-level solution."
  • "The pricing of PowerEdge Next is higher than it was before."
  • "The product is neither expensive nor cheap. It is manageable for medium enterprises as well."
  • "The solution's pricing is slightly higher."
  • "The product is budget-friendly. The initial cost for each server was around 10,000 euros. It's a standard price, not too high or too low."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Dell PowerEdge M?
    Top Answer:The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerEdge M?
    Top Answer:The solution's pricing is slightly higher. However, we don't require an additional license for it. The solution's pricing depends on the customer's connectivity requirements, whether 10G, 25G, or 100… more »
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    What needs improvement with Dell PowerEdge M?
    Top Answer:Cisco UCS X-series provides a GPU node and compute node in a single chassis. Dell PowerEdge M lacks GPU nodes and doesn't have a direct solution for GPUs.
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    3,593
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    8.4
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    45
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    Also Known As
    Sigmablade-M
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    Overview

    The Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers address the challenges of an evolving IT environment by delivering leading enterprise classfeatures and functionality. The M-Series delivers a unique array of options configured to meet the needs of your IT environment both now and in the future.

    • Multiple blade form-factor choices.
    • Long life cycle providing better life cycle management and improved TCO.
    • Modular I/O switches for future scalability.
    • Breakthrough fan technologies for reduction in power consumption.
    • Configuration management via chassis management controller.
    • Persistent MAC/WWN/iSCSI addresses in a switch-agnostic environment.

    The NEC SIGMABLADE-M is an 8-blade chassis that comprises 6U of rack space and offers a compact size that is ideal for mid-sized systems, easy monitoring of the status of each blade server, and better and easier cabling through the use of KVM switches.

    Sample Customers
    Newport City Homes, Neuroblastoma and Medulloblastoma Translational Research Consortium (NMTRC), Georgian College, AgreeYa Solutions, IIHT Cloud Solutions, Arizona State University, AudienceScience, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Holy Cross School
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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Healthcare Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Dell PowerEdge M is ranked 4th in Blade Servers with 15 reviews while NEC Sigmablade-M is ranked 20th in Blade Servers. Dell PowerEdge M is rated 8.4, while NEC Sigmablade-M is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge M writes "Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up". On the other hand, Dell PowerEdge M is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE Superdome X, Cisco UCS B-Series, Super Micro SuperBlade and HPE BladeSystem, whereas NEC Sigmablade-M is most compared with .

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