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Cisco UCS X-Series vs Fujitsu Primergy BX400 Series comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco UCS X-Series
Ranking in Blade Servers
13th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
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Fujitsu Primergy BX400 Series
Ranking in Blade Servers
14th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Tanesh Kumar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at SiliconSt.
Policy-driven infrastructure has simplified management and improved end-to-end troubleshooting
Regarding aspects of Cisco UCS X-Series that I would like to see improved, I was an operator and not in research, but everything seems up to the mark. Whenever I faced any type of issue, solutions were nearby, leaving me with few suggestions for enhancements. In terms of features and functionalities for improvement in Cisco UCS X-Series, I can say that if I compare Cisco UCS with other brands, I can proudly note features that must be included in Cisco UCS X. However, my experience is limited, as I primarily worked with Cisco UCS and sometimes Dell physical PowerEdge servers.
Cyrille Darmon - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer for E&V Group at NISKO TECH
A highly stable solution with technical support that is not only good but also always available to help the product's users
My company's IT activities are carried out with the help of the solution. My company's customers use the solution in their telecom department or for telecommunication purposes The most valuable feature of the solution is its stability. The initial setup of Fujitsu Primergy BX400 Series should be…

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Cisco UCS X-Series is a totally policy-defined structure, so you have to define everything in the policy, and it is easy to use and manage."
"Since I installed Cisco, I have not faced any hardware issues, so we depend on Cisco for hardware for our servers and for other hardware such as switches."
"I find that Cisco UCS X-Series is the best option on the market at the moment."
"Cisco UCS X-Series scales with the growing needs of my organization very well, as much as you need it to with no issues whatsoever, and it scales whenever we need it to."
"The features I appreciate most with Cisco UCS X-Series are profile, profile deployment, and the ability to orchestrate configurations across all of the compute."
"I find ease of management to be the most valuable feature, and it was easy to deploy, with the operational efficiency of Cisco in my IT environment being fine and very good."
"It is a very practical solution because you have all the servers in a minimal space."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its stability."
"Fujitsu Primergy BX400 Series has two processors."
"We installed Fujitsu Primergy BX400 Series for a high PC solution, and for this reason, some Microsoft licenses and other special licenses were embedded or bundled to the Fujitsu solution."
 

Cons

"I find their pricing maybe expensive compared to others, but stable, with no issues and so on."
"Cisco UCS X-Series can be improved with a longer lifespan. The products go end-of-support and end-of-life quicker than I would prefer."
"If we talk about the current market scenario regarding Cisco UCS X-Series, the products of various things such as RAM and hard drives have already increased a lot, which makes it quite a competitive market because you cannot control the prices for those things."
"On pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Cisco UCS X-Series, I find the pricing to be very high. This is the one painful aspect."
"We are in a life cycle replacement phase, and we face a situation where we have to upgrade the hardware, but to get to the next series, you have to upgrade all of it."
"I have heard that the chassis concept may be discontinued or not reintroduced by Cisco, and I hope that does not happen."
"The initial setup of Fujitsu Primergy BX400 Series was complex."
"It can have more automation. In addition, Fujitsu should have a broader portfolio, not specifically in terms of the service solutions, but more in terms of the big picture. A broader portfolio would be nice for providing different solutions for the customers."
"It can have more automation."
"It is much better to use “normal” servers. The initial investment for a blade server is very high and creates dependency."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There are special licenses that are connected to the usage. We installed Fujitsu Primergy BX400 Series for a high PC solution, and for this reason, some Microsoft licenses and other special licenses were embedded or bundled to the Fujitsu solution."
"No license is required to operate the product."
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Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco UCS X-Series?
I find their pricing maybe expensive compared to others, but stable, with no issues and so on.
What needs improvement with Cisco UCS X-Series?
Cisco UCS X-Series is okay, and I do not see any room for improvement. I do not know what additional features I would like to see in the future to make it better. I expect AI integrations in the fu...
What is your primary use case for Cisco UCS X-Series?
I have been working with Cisco UCS X-Series. I am the end user.
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Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Tokyo Stock Exchange, RAF St. Mawgan, King Fahad Medical City, St. Bede’s Catholic High School, 
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