We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge M and HPE BladeSystem based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Blade Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's great for managing overall infrastructure."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge M is iDRAC."
"It is easy to manage by an administrator and we can spend valuable time on other IT issues."
"The networking features for administration and working with the server are valuable."
"I have compared Dell EMC to other solutions and have found it to be good. The SAN and LAN traffic, manageability, and upgradability are all good."
"It helps us to manage multiple chassis from a single website."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is the ease of management. It is easy to communicate from the server to the storage."
"When it comes to the BladeSystem, what we love about it most is being able to actually manage it using OneView."
"Virtual Fabric and interconnects are easy to configure and maintain."
"This has drastically reduced our datacenter space, has good cooling and power consumption."
"No issues with scalability. We can scale by adding another enclosure."
"Modularity is a key feature that provides energy saving ."
"HPE BladeSystem is a scalable solution. It is a composable infrastructure which we can manage our external services. This is the one factor which I can see the server is much more suitable for the OneView console."
"Its ease of management, consolidation, connectivity, power, and cooling are the most valuable features."
"The set up is complex"
"It requires time to transition to the new generation."
"More interconnections with third party equipment and limited I/O selection."
"The firmware updates for the product need improvement."
"We have had some issues with the vendor's support that we have received. When you open up a support case with Dell they send a partner to assist you and in our experience, they are lacking knowledge about the solution. There are times when you need professional support from the vendor that knows the solution well."
"Can be improved by being proactive in making changes that could improve the solution."
"Dell PowerEdge M needs to run AMD CPUs on it."
"In terms of improvement, it should also offer a hyper-converged option."
"The interface in terms of management could be much more intuitive."
"It could always use new tools."
"The solution could improve by having more automation, such as the automatic mapping feature that is available in the Synergy Blade series."
"I'd like to see an all-in-one packet in the future."
"I rate the stability of HPE BladeSystem a nine out of ten."
"They are not selling BladeSystem anymore. The end of the sale of this platform was this year, 2020."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"The latest version of this system is called Synergy from HPE, and it comes with more advanced features. This is currently the most advanced solution available in the market. One of its key features is its energy efficiency, which optimizes energy usage."
Dell PowerEdge M is ranked 4th in Blade Servers with 13 reviews while HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 133 reviews. Dell PowerEdge M is rated 8.6, while HPE BladeSystem is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge M writes "Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Very reliable, expands well, and is pretty simple to set up". Dell PowerEdge M is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE Superdome X, Cisco UCS B-Series, Super Micro SuperBlade and Fujitsu Primergy BX900 Series, whereas HPE BladeSystem is most compared with HPE Synergy, Cisco UCS B-Series, Super Micro SuperBlade, HPE Superdome X and Pure Storage FlashBlade. See our Dell PowerEdge M vs. HPE BladeSystem report.
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