We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers 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."In most cases, computes compute, and there isn't much differentiation, but one point of differentiation is Intersight cloud management."
"The product doesn't take up too much space on the rack and I like that."
"The most valuable features of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers are agileness, ease of operation, and manageability."
"It is very nice and stable with an easy administration GUI."
"The technical support from Cisco is fine."
"The solution is easily scalable."
"The VIC card is the most important feature."
"It is very stable and easy to use. It integrates easily with Cisco's cloud-based UC solutions. There are tools for management that make the management a bit easier, but we don't use them. We don't use what you would term as power users."
"It's very power-efficient and allows you to access the rack server directly without accessing the operating system on that server."
"They have taken a lot of technology from IBM, and IBM always delivered very powerful hardware to the IT industry compared to Dell EMC or anyone else."
"The hardware is good."
"Easy integration with UPS systems provides added convenience and efficiency for our operations."
"The hardware performance is very valuable."
"The product scales well."
"The solution is very simple to install."
"The product is designed to make adding RAM and disk space easier for users."
"Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers can improve by providing customization features to allow us to deploy them on the cloud. For example, we need VMware to allow us to accomplish a cloud deployment."
"In the version we need to use, the manager is still reliant on a full Java install on a Windows OS. This is inconvenient and problematic if you have multiple management tools on different versions of Java or if you move to a machine without the appropriate Java environment."
"The scalability of the product is an area of concern where Cisco needs to focus on making some improvements."
"The product's stability and delivery time could be better."
"The hard drive of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is not very good. I have already replaced three of them."
"Some customers have complained about delivery time. So, the main weakness is the lead time."
"Cisco UCS C-Series Rack could improve by selling storage. Cisco doesn't sell storage, which is a problem because some customers ask for storage. There are several brands in the market, such as HPE, and Dell EMC. However, Cisco doesn't have any storage. This is where the tension comes from buying this solution."
"There is room for better integration with other brands."
"The power consumption needs to be optimized in Lenovo."
"It should have tools for integration with the cloud. We should be able to transmit data from our on-premises server to the servers in the cloud."
"Performance and scalability-wise, there are certain areas where the product lacks and needs improvement as it does not provide a lot of fancy features presently."
"I would like the solution to be improved by having more advanced utilities."
"Throughout the use of the product, special needs will arise which may require a global need."
"From our side, our budgets are really not there. The availability of cash is a little bit limited. We buy as much as we can, If it was less expensive, we could buy more."
"To be frank, the technical support from Lenovo's team needs improvement. There seems to be a lack of support, and it is important for Lenovo to address this issue."
"For the price my company pays for Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, we can have more from other vendors offering the same functionalities that are present in Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers at a lower price."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 5th in Rack Servers with 29 reviews while Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers is ranked 3rd in Rack Servers with 27 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers writes "The VIC card is the most important feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers writes "Reliable with an easy setup and good support". Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Dell XR2 Rugged Server, IBM Power Systems and HPE Apollo, whereas Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, IBM Power Systems, Dell PowerEdge FX and Dell PowerEdge XE Servers. See our Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers report.
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