HPE BladeSystem vs. PowerEdge C Comparison

HPE BladeSystem

PowerEdge C

HPE BladeSystem

Read 5 HPE BladeSystem reviews.

6,044 views|4,579 comparisons

PowerEdge C

Read 3 PowerEdge C reviews.

485 views|393 comparisons

Most Helpful Review

Anonymous User

Manager of Capacity and Control Management at a insurance company

Easy to set up and offers good scalability with a small footprint

Years ago, before BladeSystem, we had an EDM platform. We were working with IBM. We had IBM platforms. They consume much more energy. They are so... Read more »

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Pros
"With just one cable, for redundancy let's say two, you can feed sixteen servers in a single c7000 chassis.""It is a stable, dependable solution.""It is not expensive.""The technical support is good.""It is very stable.""It is easy to scale if you have the licensing.""The solution uses a smaller space in our data centers. It uses less feeder and network cable, which reduces costs.""The solution has good scalability." More HPE BladeSystem Pros »	"The management platform is great.""The security of the product is very good.""I have found the compression capability the most valuable feature." More PowerEdge C Pros »
Cons
"The only side that must be improved is the active-passive interconnect module architecture.""There could be more management capability to work with integrations.""Some part of virtual connections needs improvement.""It is lacking in the ability to replicate virtual machines more easily.""The response time in terms of getting technical support assistance could be improved.""They are not selling BladeSystem anymore. The end of the sale of this platform was this year, 2020." More HPE BladeSystem Cons »	"The VxRail should be opened to allow other virtualization platforms to be used.""We had a few minor issues with compatibility on the latest version during the installation process.""A feature that needs to be added is the ability for full container storage." More PowerEdge C Cons »

Pricing and Cost Advice
"It is not expensive, really, in this class of server products." More HPE BladeSystem Pricing and Cost Advice »	"PowerEdge C is very expensive, but personally, I think it's worth the price.""The price of the solution is reasonable." More PowerEdge C Pricing and Cost Advice »

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2nd out of 23 in Blade Servers Views 6,044 Comparisons 4,579 Reviews 5 Average Words per Review 470 Rating 8.4	7th out of 23 in Blade Servers Views 485 Comparisons 393 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 255 Rating 8.3
Popular Comparisons
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Also Known As
HP ProLiant BL Series Servers, HP ProLiant BladeSystem, HP BladeSystem
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Overview
HP ProLiant BladeSystem share power, cooling, network, and storage infrastructure via the blade enclosure. Since equipment is not needed for each server, you get a dramatic reduction in power distribution units, power cables, LAN and SAN switches, connectors, adapters, and cables. And you can add the newest-generation technologies by simply changing individual components.	PowerEdge C help you to maximize hyperscale performance with up to 4 independent server nodes, flexible storage and shared infrastructure in a compact 2U chassis.
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Sample Customers
EMIS Health	NxtGen Datacenter, Medien-Service Untermain (MSU), Exasol, IndigoVision, Dayco
Top Industries
REVIEWERS Financial Services Firm21% Government9% Insurance Company7% Energy/Utilities Company6% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company29% Comms Service Provider26% Government9% Financial Services Firm6%	No Data Available
Company Size
REVIEWERS Small Business10% Midsize Enterprise20% Large Enterprise69%	No Data Available

HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 5 reviews while PowerEdge C is ranked 7th in Blade Servers with 3 reviews. HPE BladeSystem is rated 8.4, while PowerEdge C is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Easy to set up and offers good scalability with a small footprint". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PowerEdge C writes "Easy to use with good security and good pricing". HPE BladeSystem is most compared with HPE Synergy, Cisco UCS B-Series, HPE Superdome X, Dell PowerEdge M and Super Micro SuperBlade, whereas PowerEdge C is most compared with HPE Apollo and HPE Moonshot. See our HPE BladeSystem vs. PowerEdge C report.

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