We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and Dell PowerEdge FX 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."The most valuable features of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers are integration and customization."
"Its hardware is really reliable. We also like Cisco for its support."
"The solution is reliable and easy to use."
"On the Cisco side, there is a benefit in terms of server management. Cisco provides UCS Manager, which is a multi-tenant site manager. We can manage multiple sites while maintaining disaster recovery, a feature not available on other platforms."
"The server can be configured easily."
"In most cases, computes compute, and there isn't much differentiation, but one point of differentiation is Intersight cloud management."
"Cisco rack servers are very easy to integrate with other products from different vendors."
"The product doesn't take up too much space on the rack and I like that."
"The remote management is great."
"The best feature is PowerEdge's ability to stack up eight blade servers in one 2U chassis."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge FX is you can customize the solution to your specifications, such as speed. Additionally, part orders are shipped and received quickly when a part needs to be replaced."
"The product's initial setup phase was simple and easy."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it has very robust servers and a very heavy load. We've been working on servers now for 10 years and those servers are still up and running. Those servers are still very powerful until today."
"The product seamlessly integrates with the storage portfolio."
"It has extremely high performance, and it is easy to manage."
"We like PowerEdge for its high-performance computing architecture."
"The pricing is too high and no discounts are available for our country."
"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."
"The solution needs more capacity and more scalability."
"On the contact center and video conferencing, I would definitely like to see more AI features. The AI features are key for us. You will find a lot of them in the cloud-based solution, but in the on-premises solution, they're hardly there. I would like to see the same AI features that are there in the cloud-based Cisco UC."
"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."
"Some customers have complained about delivery time. So, the main weakness is the lead time."
"I think the pricing is high. Cisco has to look for bundling this solutions with other applications."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"There are times when a part might break down and we need to have Dell replace it."
"I think that Dell has full documentation on their products, but it needs to be improved for this one."
"When it comes to Dell PowerEdge FX, the area of concern revolves around the delivery time where improvements are required."
"The positioning of the power supply is not ideal. Both of them are on the same side, so you need to untie the cabling when you're installing the server. Another thing is storage separation. The storage can only be used by a particular server blade. I want the ability to use a storage unit for more than one server."
"I rate Dell support six out of 10. It varies. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad. The response time could be better."
"Before the cloud solution and virtualization, we relied on Dell hardware from specific vendors. The lifecycle for cloud infrastructure is shorter than it used to be. We need a longer lifecycle from the IT supplier providing the computing solution."
"There are certain shortcomings with Dell PowerEdge FX's integration capabilities with different operating systems, where improvements are needed."
"I don't have any technical issues, but I would like to see the commercial side improve as compared to all other OEMs."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 5th in Rack Servers with 29 reviews while Dell PowerEdge FX is ranked 8th in Rack Servers with 12 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while Dell PowerEdge FX 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 Dell PowerEdge FX writes "A highly stable product that seamlessly integrates with the storage portfolio and provides excellent technical support". Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Dell XR2 Rugged Server and IBM Power Systems, whereas Dell PowerEdge FX is most compared with HPE Apollo, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Lenovo Edge Servers, Oracle SPARC Servers and HPE Moonshot. See our Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers vs. Dell PowerEdge FX report.
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