We performed a comparison between HPE Apollo and IBM Power Systems 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 technical support from HPE has always been good in my experience."
"The cost benefit of this solution is most valuable. It is quite effective for the work for which we are using it. We are mainly running video servers on these, and we are quite happy with the resilience, density storage, and streaming capacity of the system."
"The solution is well documented in a data sheet."
"HPE Apollo's most valuable feature is the ability to expand our storage capacity."
"Some of the most valuable features are the processing power, stability, and security."
"The main feature that I have found most valuable is PowerVM - its virtualization feature which is the most powerful."
"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."
"What we like the most is the ability to upgrade the scaling of the system itself. Whenever we need extra storage, we can do that. Whenever we need extra memory, we can do that as well. It's fast and it's available."
"IBM Power Systems' best features are its reliability, resilience, and performance per rack unit."
"Power Systems is like a dream solution for every IT person because it has redundancy, and it doesn't stop. It doesn't get affected easily. I don't see any weaknesses in this solution. At the moment, we have Power8. It is stable and runs smoothly. We have a big load, and it is working very well. It can be customized based on our needs. Flash copy is helping us amazingly. We have virtualization for vDisks, which is again very helpful. We are working on this virtualization technology, and we have a team that is working on redundancy and architecture."
"We have had a good experience with the technical support team at IBM."
"IBM Power Systems are secure and have fast processing."
"The technical support from HPE has always been good in my experience."
"We are quite happy with it, but its price and storage density can be better."
"The support from HPE Apollo could be better, they are making knowledgeable."
"The predictive analysis feature could be improved."
"The solution could improve the memory database for better integration with SAP HANA."
"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."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"One of the main challenges with IBM Power Systems is the functionality of live partnership mobility."
"I would like to see IBM Power Systems integrate with all cloud types."
"In the next release, I would like to see additional graphical dashboards to help the administrators access information more easily."
"If you asked me what I'd like added, I'd say that it'd be nice if they ran GPUs, however, I know that's not the direction they're going. That said, I would appreciate it if they offered GPU support."
"Software testing and the compatibility of software products that are available in the market should be addressed."
HPE Apollo is ranked 6th in Rack Servers with 4 reviews while IBM Power Systems is ranked 3rd in Rack Servers with 16 reviews. HPE Apollo is rated 9.0, while IBM Power Systems is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE Apollo writes "Easy to maintain, cost-effective, scalable, and resilient". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Power Systems writes "Scales very well and is pretty easy to set up but is a bit expensive". HPE Apollo is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, Dell PowerEdge FX, HPE Synergy and Lenovo ThinkSystem 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 Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers. See our HPE Apollo vs. IBM Power Systems report.
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