We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge FX 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."The power efficiency is very good and nice."
"The product seamlessly integrates with the storage portfolio."
"The remote management is great."
"It has extremely high performance, and it is easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature is its stability."
"We like PowerEdge for its high-performance computing architecture."
"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."
"It is a scalable solution. My company hasn't faced any difficulties related to the product's performance and scalability since Dell ensures to provide a high-performance service."
"The performance is the best feature."
"I have found the LDAP facilities most valuable. In addition, I like the CPU."
"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 Oracle server is very powerful. They are more powerful and durable compared to Intel hardware. Which has been a benefit to our organization."
"Our customers are happy with many features in Oracle SPARC Servers, like the automatic ASR feature."
"I don't have any technical issues, but I would like to see the commercial side improve as compared to all other OEMs."
"They could improve from a manufacturing perspective."
"When it comes to Dell PowerEdge FX, the area of concern revolves around the delivery time where improvements are required."
"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."
"I rate Dell support six out of 10. It varies. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad. The response time could be better."
"There are times when a part might break down and we need to have Dell replace it."
"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."
"There are certain shortcomings with Dell PowerEdge FX's integration capabilities with different operating systems, where improvements are needed."
"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."
"Oracle doesn't have a good roadmap for the solution because they are moving to the x86 platform."
"I would like to see a reduced price point."
"They have declared the end of life of the hardware."
"They need some sort of modeling because IBM has different types of models."
"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."
"Like IBM, Oracle SPARC Servers should be able to run other open operating systems like Linux."
Dell PowerEdge FX is ranked 8th in Rack Servers with 12 reviews while Oracle SPARC Servers is ranked 7th in Rack Servers with 7 reviews. Dell PowerEdge FX is rated 8.4, while Oracle SPARC Servers is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge FX writes "A highly stable product that seamlessly integrates with the storage portfolio and provides excellent technical support". 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". Dell PowerEdge FX is most compared with HPE Apollo, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Lenovo Edge Servers, HPE Moonshot and Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, whereas Oracle SPARC Servers is most compared with IBM Power Systems, Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers. See our Dell PowerEdge FX vs. Oracle SPARC Servers report.
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