We performed a comparison between IBM Power Systems and Oracle SPARC 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."From a reliability standpoint it has provided us with excellent performance."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"The backups work great, data recovery works great."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Power Systems is its performance."
"The solution does not require any maintenance."
"Some of the most valuable features are the processing power, stability, and security."
"The uptime feature is great."
"On the security side, we get regular security patch updates and system hardening. There are free tools available to harden the system."
"The operating system is rock solid and the best I have ever used."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that Oracle Database functions very well with Oracle SPARC Servers."
"The processor is very helpful and the licensing is very flexible."
"The performance is the best feature."
"Our customers are happy with many features in Oracle SPARC Servers, like the automatic ASR feature."
"The Oracle server is very powerful. They are more powerful and durable compared to Intel hardware. Which has been a benefit to our organization."
"I have found the LDAP facilities most valuable. In addition, I like the CPU."
"The price is a bit high and could be improved."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"The lack of software vendors moving onto the platform, as opposed to fleeing the platform, is an issue."
"If you take advantage of some of these real advanced features, for oversubscribing as an example, it's not supported on Linux on Power. So that stops us, in particular, from going that way."
"One of the main challenges with IBM Power Systems is the functionality of live partnership mobility."
"I would like to see IBM Power Systems integrate with all cloud types."
"In the next release, I would like to see additional graphical dashboards to help the administrators access information more easily."
"IBM should be more flexible with marketing or offer marketing events themselves and invite the partners to attend. That might be far more productive."
"Like IBM, Oracle SPARC Servers should be able to run other open operating systems like Linux."
"Oracle doesn't have a good roadmap for the solution because they are moving to the x86 platform."
"They have declared the end of life of the hardware."
"Oracle SPARC Servers should be fine-tuned well enough to work with the other servers and software products in the market, as it is an area where Oracle SPARC Servers lack."
"The solution could improve by giving a clear roadmap about the future. I'm not seeing a lot of improvements on the OS side of the software. They need to work more on the operating system."
"They need some sort of modeling because IBM has different types of models."
"I would like to see a reduced price point."
IBM Power Systems is ranked 4th in Rack Servers with 69 reviews while Oracle SPARC Servers is ranked 7th in Rack Servers with 7 reviews. IBM Power Systems is rated 8.8, while Oracle SPARC Servers is rated 8.2. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle SPARC Servers writes "A rock-solid OS and rich virtualization features for hosting many VMs on one box". IBM Power Systems is most compared with Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers and HPE Apollo, whereas Oracle SPARC Servers is most compared with Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, HPE Apollo and Dell PowerEdge FX. See our IBM Power Systems vs. Oracle SPARC Servers report.
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