We performed a comparison between HPE ProLiant DL 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."When we need to, we can get through to technical support and get the right person."
"HPE offers the products we need. They come back with solutions. It's uncomplicated to deal with HPE."
"HPE service in Taiwan is quick and professional, and ProLiant is cost-effective compared to Dell. Dell is good for one or two servers, but HPE is cheaper than Dell for a large deployment. Cost is the most important thing in the market."
"The robustness of the design of the server is the most valuable. HP servers are easy to use and user-friendly. The server is not complicated, and it is easy to use ILO systems."
"The product is scalable and stable."
"It's reliable and stable."
"The solution has always been very stable and reliable."
"The ProLiant DL Servers are stable and reliable."
"Power Systems' best features are that it's reliable, stable, and easily available. It's also really scalable and can be virtualized without third-party software support."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Power Systems is its performance."
"PowerVM."
"The SMT that they've improved has really helped open up boundaries for other applications that can use it."
"Power runs our resilient data systems, our high-end databases, stuff that can't go down."
"IBM Power Systems provides very good performance and stability compared to other brands or processors."
"The most valuable feature of our machines is their ability to replace faulty parts without causing any downtime."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"HPE ProLiant DL Servers are customizable, but when you first deploy them, you basically have to rebuild configurations on them. This is true for large orders. But for small orders, you will be tied up with previous configurations of some other brand like Dell."
"HPE ProLiant DL Servers are not scalable."
"I would like to replace a hard drive that might be saved on the fly, on the server that I'm using currently, but I can't do that. I'm forced to power off my virtual machine, turn off the server, disconnect it from the power, replace the drive, rebuild the storage, and power it on again."
"The solution should work to be more scalable."
"The initial configuration process could be simpler."
"The support lifecycle for the product for the Telco application should be better."
"Not all of the hardware is completely up-to-date."
"It would be great if HP could use a ProLiant Server to run HP-UX, the Unix build from HPE. Right now, HP-UX cannot run on the ProLiant architecture."
"IBM should provide a platform where users can learn about the storage and security of IBM Power Systems."
"The number of times IBM refreshes its operating system appears to be very slow."
"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"
"The solution is highly-priced."
"I think the cost should be cheaper."
"Power Systems' price could always be lower."
"If you asked me what I'd like added, I'd say that it'd be nice if they ran GPUs, however, I know that's not the direction they're going. That said, I would appreciate it if they offered GPU support."
"I would like to see the scaling model improved so it's not just either tiny or huge."
HPE ProLiant DL Servers is ranked 2nd in Rack Servers with 156 reviews while IBM Power Systems is ranked 4th in Rack Servers with 69 reviews. HPE ProLiant DL Servers is rated 8.6, while IBM Power Systems is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE ProLiant DL Servers writes "Good availability and management console with good reliability". 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". HPE ProLiant DL Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, HPE Apollo, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and Huawei FusionServer RH Series Rack Servers, whereas IBM Power Systems is most compared with Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, Oracle SPARC Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers and HPE Apollo. See our HPE ProLiant DL Servers vs. IBM Power Systems report.
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