We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge XE Servers and IBM Power Systems 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 most valuable feature of these servers is the ability to store a lot—the capacity and the number of hard disk drives."
"The resource management features are valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the trusted platform module."
"Its reliability and consistency are most valuable."
"In general, it works well. We haven't had issues."
"One of the most valuable features of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is the ease of fixing issues if there are any."
"The solution is flexible in my experience."
"PowerEdge XE servers are high-performing. We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize."
"The uptime feature is great."
"The virtualization and the quality you get from it is one reason we like the solution."
"Active Memory Expansion allows you to compress your memory on the run time to allow you to have less physical memory available, but provision more memory to your partitions, as everything will be compressed on the fly."
"The technical support that clients get from IBM is excellent."
"The most valuable feature of our machines is their ability to replace faulty parts without causing any downtime."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"The performance is the solution's most valuable asset. It has one of the highest levels of performance I have ever seen. It's quite remarkable, in that sense."
"The initial setup is simple and straightforward."
"We use OpenManager a lot, and that can be a bit clunky at times. They can make that better."
"Upgrading can be a bit difficult."
"In future releases, there should be more support options for the latest processor."
"I would like to have support for performing a detailed analysis of the server from a mobile device."
"It is mostly stable, but the usual problem would be, for example, upgrading to a newer version of VMware or dealing with compatibility issues during the process."
"Dell PowerEdge XE Servers can improve by adapting HCI technology."
"The support team must improve the speed of response."
"The quality and reliability could be improved."
"The pricing is high."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"Better manage heterogeneous footprints of all the different operating systems that are out there across one common interface."
"Power Systems' price could always be lower."
"The pricing of the product could always be lowered."
"I know lab services does a lot of work but systems, if they could include some kind of lab services and bundling of services to get you to the greatest and latest feature at the already included cost"
"There are improvements that can be made on the technical side."
"IBM should be more flexible with marketing or offer marketing events themselves and invite the partners to attend. That might be far more productive."
Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is ranked 10th in Rack Servers with 10 reviews while IBM Power Systems is ranked 4th in Rack Servers with 69 reviews. Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is rated 8.4, while IBM Power Systems is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers writes "We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Power Systems writes "A solution with minimal downtime and quick recovery time in the event of a sudden or unexpected crash". Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is most compared with HPE Apollo, Dell XR2 Rugged Server, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers and Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, whereas IBM Power Systems is most compared with Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, Oracle SPARC Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers and Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers. See our Dell PowerEdge XE Servers vs. IBM Power Systems report.
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