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CTO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5
Has the ability to reuse or divide the networking, making it a flexible networking environment
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has the ability to reuse or divide the networking, making it a flexible networking environment."
  • "The solution’s technical support could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We use Cisco UCS B-Series as a central computing environment.

What is most valuable?

The solution has the ability to reuse or divide the networking, making it a flexible networking environment. We have a virtual network interface, which means that we can easily reconfigure the machines according to our needs.

What needs improvement?

Cisco UCS B-Series is a pretty complex environment to manage, and it's not very simple. The solution’s technical support could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Cisco UCS B-Series for more than ten years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution ten out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Cisco UCS B-Series is a scalable solution with a fairly advanced environment that can scale easily. It is not cheap, but it provides the ability to scale up in terms of computing, networking, and memory. Around 2,000 people are using the solution as our central computing. In terms of management, we're a small team of ten people working with the solution. The solution is being used daily in our organization.

I rate the solution ten out of ten for scalability.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support team takes some time to resolve our problems. It took them some time to ship us a spare part when we had a problem. For a big organization like Cisco, technical support is not straightforward and could be better.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used HPE and Cisco. We switched to Cisco UCS B-Series because we learned to trust Cisco. Cisco UCS B-Series was a very stable and good solution. When we bought it last time, we managed to use it for many years.

How was the initial setup?

The solution’s initial setup wasn’t easy.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution through an in-house team. The solution was deployed by two people in a few days.

On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy, I rate the solution's initial setup a four out of ten.

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

Cisco UCS B-Series is not a cheap solution.

On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing ten out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

Cisco UCS B-Series is part of our VMware environment. The Unified Architecture is one of the unique features of the solution that is very usable for us. With the feature, we can immediately understand that we need to configure a separate environment and easily configure networking to allow us to distribute the environment.

The solution is deployed on-premises, but it's managed by the cloud environment. The solution’s maintenance is done by one person. I would recommend the solution to other users.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Team Leader, Digital Infrastructure Solutions at GBM
Reseller
Helps in generating green data centres and requires less cooling and maintenance
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "There has been an increase in quality issues."

What is our primary use case?

Before we deploy any solution for our customers we always keep in mind the requirements and select the features that are in line with VMware’s technology. For example we have chosen a Dell solution based on one customer specific needs and budget. This involves collaborating with Dell and VMware in order to get all the necessary licence. At the same time, we have also opted for the PowerEdge blade series which helps us in consolidating workloads and maximising output power. Our main use is to select solutions that fit the requirements of the customers while ensuring full support from Dell and maintaining confidentiality.

How has it helped my organization?

We have realised that instead of purchasing multiple servers with fewer cores, opting for higher series with more cores is a viable option that has been held to reduce the footprint in our data centre. This has also helped in generating green data centres and requires less cooling and maintenance.

What is most valuable?

The PowerEdge series has a powerful feature for remote server management called the iDRAC feature.

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. 

What needs improvement?

There has been an increase in quality issues.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using PowerEdge C for the past 3 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is indeed, very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is satisfactory for our users and we don’t have any issues in scaling the same.

How was the initial setup?

Deployment of the solution typically takes one day for physical setup and connection without virtualization. For more complex setups like the DXL stack, it may take around 3-4 hours to bring everything online. I would rate it 9 out of 10, as it is very simple to set up.

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

 I would rate the pricing a 4 out of 10.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution 8 out of 10. I would recommend it but it is not free. We have been using it as a part of our proposals and promotions for all the customers.

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: Reseller
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