HPE BladeSystem vs SGI Rackable Systems [EOL] comparison

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We performed a comparison between HPE BladeSystem and SGI Rackable Systems [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "Their licensing program is pretty simple."
  • "With regards to the prices, they need to adapt to the current needs of the country."
  • "The prices for the HPE Virtual Connect Modules are expensive compared to other I/O Modules available."
  • "Add OneView and ILO advanced to the base product. Don’t adjust the price, but just include them."
  • "​The price could be cheaper."
  • "The chassis itself, with no blade server inside, so expensive. The C7000 model costs around $100,000."
  • "It is not expensive, really, in this class of server products."
  • "It is expensive. There are no additional costs. We are able to get good discounts anyway from HPE, but if the price can come down, we'll be happy."
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    Also Known As
    HP ProLiant BL Series Servers, HP ProLiant BladeSystem, HP BladeSystem
    Rackable Systems
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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.

    SGI Rackable standard-depth, rackmount servers and clusters deliver top value and performance, based on the winning combination of the latest Intel processor architectures and SGI expertise in designing and delivering the most advanced performance computing systems available. Rackable servers support up to 1.5TB of memory per node in an ultra-dense architecture with up to 88 cores per 1U. Add to this support for FDR and EDR InfiniBand, 22-core processors and DDR4 memory, and you have some of the most powerful cluster solutions available.

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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Insurance Company9%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Government7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 133 reviews while SGI Rackable Systems [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Blade Servers. HPE BladeSystem is rated 8.6, while SGI Rackable Systems [EOL] is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Very reliable, expands well, and is pretty simple to set up". On the other hand, HPE BladeSystem is most compared with HPE Synergy, Cisco UCS B-Series, Dell PowerEdge M, Super Micro SuperBlade and HPE Superdome X, whereas SGI Rackable Systems [EOL] is most compared with .

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