Dell PowerEdge XE Servers Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

reviewer1527192

Solution Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Jan 8, 2022

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It helps users have a lot of capacity in a smaller rack space

Pros and Cons

"The most valuable feature of these servers is the ability to store a lot—the capacity and the number of hard disk drives."

What is our primary use case?

This solution is primarily used for Hadoop, like a data warehouse kind of solution, and for backup servers.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of these servers is the ability to store a lot—the capacity and the number of hard disk drives.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with XE Servers for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution is stable.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is scalable.

What was our ROI?

This solution has brought us a return on investment. It can store a lot of hard disks, which helps users to have a lot of capacity in smaller rack space.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Dell EMC PowerEdge XE Servers a nine out of ten. This is because I have seen a lot of good features, but I guess it's not up to a ten yet.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner

reviewer1470375

Senior Field Application Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jan 14, 2021

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Flexible, different license types available, and scalable

Pros and Cons

"The solution is flexible in my experience."

"In future releases, there should be more support options for the latest processor."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution as a software as a service host, for high-performance computing and general-purpose servers.

What is most valuable?

The solution is flexible in my experience.

What needs improvement?

In future releases, there should be more support options for the latest processor. The company might already be doing this but this is what I would like to see.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have found the solution to be stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good. Over 5,000 users are using the product.

How are customer service and technical support?

The support is reasonably good, Dell is known for good support.

How was the initial setup?

Installation is easy, it does not take a lot of time. It comes preconfigured and assembled, all you need to do is push the new one into the existing rack and power it on. There is little you have to do.

What about the implementation team?

Not a lot of people are required for the deployment because it is all plug and play.
You configure your operating system and start using your application.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There are different types of licensing available, that works well for customers. The product is not very much to purchase.

What other advice do I have?

The solution has almost everything. There is nothing currently that stands out that needs improvements at this time. The standard improvements will be made, easing of maintenance, increase the usability etc.

I rate Dell EMC PowerEdge XE Servers an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner