We performed a comparison between Lenovo Flex System and PowerEdge C based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Blade Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The Lenovo Flex System is very stable."
"Flex System's best features are its performance and stability."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is its ease of use."
"The stability and speed are always good. The processor is good and it's still working with our loads."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The product is very user-friendly and has many resources at the enterprise level."
"The scalability of the solution met our needs."
"Every new version is better than the previous one."
"The performance is good."
"The initial setup is not complex. It's a user-friendly tool."
"The security of the product is very good."
"Technical support has been helpful."
"I like the feature that allows for a backup and that is suitable for me."
"The scalability of the product is good since it offers high performance and capacity."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."
"The product could improve its integration capabilities."
"Flex System's integration with the XClarity Management System could be improved."
"The solution could improve by providing more integration with other platforms."
"It does not have the same module flexibility that was present in IBM Blade. On the Blade System, I was able to choose between the Cisco module, or BMC module. Since the switch to Lenovo, I have not had the same choice of modules, only the BMC modules."
"Forced restarts due to free upgrades is an issue that needs to be resolved. We can manage this as we have high availability and redundancy, but without that it could be a real problem."
"The user-interface needs improvement, because they have an application from which we have to manage the whole system and all the infrastructure. This application is not working at our premises, because of some problem with the hardware itself. So although we brought it with our systems, and we used it to manage all the systems: the storage, the switches, and everything, nevertheless we have to support every part alone and enter the interface in one-by-one."
"The reliability needs improvement."
"It would be easier if data center management and disaster recovery were combined."
"There has been an increase in quality issues."
"It would be better if the solution provided simplified storage and hardware with an integrated one-tier architecture."
"It should be improved in terms of future expansion. We should be able to have additional free slots for future extensions in terms of memory."
"There is some trouble with the stability part of the product, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The product’s pricing could be a little cheaper."
"There could be some more ports added in the future."
Lenovo Flex System is ranked 10th in Blade Servers with 7 reviews while PowerEdge C is ranked 5th in Blade Servers with 22 reviews. Lenovo Flex System is rated 8.2, while PowerEdge C is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Lenovo Flex System writes "Provides a high initial ceiling before upscaling is required, user-friendly and rich in resources, but has occasional stability issues". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PowerEdge C writes "Easy to deploy and has high performance and no downtime". Lenovo Flex System is most compared with HPE Superdome X, HPE Synergy, Cisco UCS B-Series and Dell PowerEdge M, whereas PowerEdge C is most compared with Huawei FusionServer X Series, HPE Apollo, Dell PowerEdge M and Cisco UCS B-Series. See our Lenovo Flex System vs. PowerEdge C report.
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