We performed a comparison between Dell XR2 Rugged Server and IBM Power Systems based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo and others in Rack Servers."The storage and the disc performance in terms of IOPS is great."
"The scalability of the Dell XR2 Rugged Server is good and easy to do."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Power Systems is its performance."
"The installation is easy."
"The uptime feature is great."
"Power runs our resilient data systems, our high-end databases, stuff that can't go down."
"From a reliability standpoint it has provided us with excellent performance."
"We've been using it for a long time, and it's stable."
"The availability of a solution depends on the requirement of the customer. The most valuable feature is the virtualization. You can have this one system or you can use it for many. They were using almost 120 servers within that specific service."
"We value the stability and technology capability of this solution the most. It is very stable, and the processor technology of IBM is very good. When you have a CIO and you are dealing with C-level every day, you can, without any doubt, support the core banking or critical applications with this solution."
"Dell XR2 Rugged Server could improve if there was more customization allowed."
"It lacks a modular option to expand to a 16-bay system."
"In Power6, latency was an issue, but nowadays, we are on Power8, which doesn't have any such problems. Sometimes, we have issues when we are moving to a new version, which is the case with almost every company. Some new issues or problems show up suddenly, and you do not have the time to research and find the solution. That's when we contact IBM technical support."
"It would be ideal if the solution was more simple to work with."
"I think the cost should be cheaper."
"Sometimes, the availability of additional services can be a challenge. Certain IBM software takes time to deliver to the client. It can be slow."
"The number of times IBM refreshes its operating system appears to be very slow."
"I would like to see IBM Power Systems integrate with all cloud types."
"IBM should provide a platform where users can learn about the storage and security of IBM Power Systems."
"Software testing and the compatibility of software products that are available in the market should be addressed."
Dell XR2 Rugged Server is ranked 12th in Rack Servers with 2 reviews while IBM Power Systems is ranked 4th in Rack Servers with 69 reviews. Dell XR2 Rugged Server is rated 9.0, while IBM Power Systems is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell XR2 Rugged Server writes "Simple to scale, high availability, and top level service and support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Power Systems writes "A solution with minimal downtime and quick recovery time in the event of a sudden or unexpected crash". Dell XR2 Rugged Server is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Dell PowerEdge XE Servers, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, whereas IBM Power Systems is most compared with Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, Oracle SPARC Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers and Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers.
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