We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS B-Series 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."Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"The most valuable features of the Cisco UCS B-Series are reports for virtualization and the large memory it has."
"The initial setup is pretty simple and straightforward."
"Great security and functionality."
"I can connect Cisco UCS B-Series to multiple chassis and rack servers using a unified platform, then manage them on a single console."
"The scalability is very good."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"Stateless Blade is the best feature."
"PowerEdge servers have high CPU processing power, and the support is also good."
"The scalability of the solution met our needs."
"Every new version is better than the previous one."
"PowerEdge C is the best server I have worked with. I like that it's user-friendly. PowerEdge C performs very well."
"The initial setup is not complex. It's a user-friendly tool."
"With the tool, we can easily upgrade and ensure compatibility between operating systems, hardwares and drivers. Among other features, the hardware also stands out because it is certified and aligns with the processor manufacturers like Intel. This enables them to offer the latest options which are not available with other suppliers."
"The security of the product is very good."
"It is a scalable platform."
"There are patches that cannot be implemented without any downtime or reboot required."
"Cisco could improve the user-friendliness for less experienced users."
"The GUI is not the greatest."
"The price of this product is too high. They should work to make it more affordable."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"HTML5 interface is a much needed improvement over the old Java interface, but still needs a little work."
"The UCS manager interface needs to be cleaned up a bit and can be streamlined, but no major complaints."
"Cisco UCS B-Series competitors have similar features as they do, Cisco needs to make some changes to make their offering better."
"There is some trouble with the stability part of the product, making it an area where improvements are required."
"There could be some more ports added in the future."
"The price must be improved."
"The need to update the firmware and check if there is any bug in the product is one of the areas where Dell PowerEdge C falls short and needs to make improvements."
"It would be better if the solution provided simplified storage and hardware with an integrated one-tier architecture."
"A feature that needs to be added is the ability for full container storage."
"It would be better if it worked with SMTP servers on the cloud. Right now, it only allows notifications via the SMTP server. In the next release, I would like to have a better processor."
"HP is a little bit lower in terms of price."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 64 reviews while PowerEdge C is ranked 5th in Blade Servers with 23 reviews. Cisco UCS B-Series is rated 8.6, while PowerEdge C is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS B-Series writes "Robust hardware and efficient management of hardware, creating group policies, such as scrub policies and maintenance policies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PowerEdge C writes "Easy to deploy and has high performance and no downtime". Cisco UCS B-Series is most compared with HPE Synergy, Dell PowerEdge M, HPE BladeSystem, Super Micro SuperBlade and HPE Superdome X, whereas PowerEdge C is most compared with Huawei FusionServer X Series and HPE Apollo. See our Cisco UCS B-Series vs. PowerEdge C report.
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