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Pros
"It enables us to implement software defined solutions very easily, because Apollo servers are certified for use with Linux systems""HPE Apollo's pricing is low, and implementation is very easy compared to other products.""It's pretty flexible. You can choose how much storage you put on the server. You can have one to three nodes, depending on whether you want more CPU or storage.""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 technical support from HPE has always been good in my experience.""When we moved to the Apollo and all flash drives, we gained a lot of performance.""HPE Apollo's most valuable feature is the ability to expand our storage capacity.""Absolutely being able to mount into Omni-Path architecture, HFIs on those nodes, because we were the very first site in the world"

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"It is stable and easy to manage.""It uses well known architecture and it's easy to develop for.""The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is more stable than AMD for VMware."

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Cons
"We would like to see SimpliVity on top of the Apollo.""One drawback which I had: When I needed to expand storage on the Apollo, I had significant problems getting disks for it. It was a very long wait-time. So, if I were to give any advice in regards to improving this product, I would say make more of the 8TB disks available quicker.""I would want to see the flexibility of being able to run various network protocols including InfiniBand, Fibre Channel, as well as iSCSI, with iSCSI going up to 100 gigabytes per second -that would be outstanding.""The solution's deployment, security, and scalability need improvement.""The predictive analysis feature could be improved.""If there could be some training for our team, we would be better equipped to promote and support HPE Apollo.""The support from HPE Apollo could be better, they are making knowledgeable.""What's coming out in Gen 10 is very strong in terms of additional security."

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"The shipment time can be improved. When we order Intel products, we have to wait for a long time. They can increase the local services and engineers in China. Local engineers will be able to know and understand customer problems much better.""We have to scale it ourselves but it scales. It depends on the software because it's mostly the hardware platform that Intel is managing.""When you have an Intel Server System, the prices may be much higher since it is a different processor, making the solution's pricing part one of its shortcomings where improvements are required."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Obviously I would like to see the cost go down. That speaks for itself."
  • "The price of the solution is more expensive than Dell which is their main competitor. However, there are times we have managed to receive a comparable price."
  • "There is an annual license required to use HPE Apollo."
  • "It is an expensive solution but it is worth the money. The standard licensing cost is for the GPU and the features that someone is using. There are additional charges but they depend on the solution."
  • "Compared to other products, HPE Apollo is not an expensive solution."
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  • "The price is competitive."
  • "It is not expensive."
  • "I rate the pricing a ten on a scale from one to ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is very expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:HPE Apollo's pricing is low, and implementation is very easy compared to other products.
    Top Answer:HPE Apollo's after-sales support and technical support should be improved. The solution should provide fast delivery when it comes to replacing a particular product that is under warranty.
    Top Answer:We use HPE Apollo for specific requirements of Linux servers.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is more stable than AMD for VMware.
    Top Answer:I rate the pricing a ten on a scale from one to ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is very expensive.
    Top Answer:When you have an Intel Server System, the prices may be much higher since it is a different processor, making the solution's pricing part one of its shortcomings where improvements are required.
    Ranking
    6th
    out of 22 in Rack Servers
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    3,722
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    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    374
    Rating
    8.5
    9th
    out of 22 in Rack Servers
    Views
    3,593
    Comparisons
    3,374
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    329
    Rating
    8.0
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    HP Apollo Systems, HP ProLiant SL, HP Apollo
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    Overview

    The HPE Apollo high-density server family is built for the highest levels of performance and efficiency. They are rack-scale compute, storage, networking, power and cooling – massively scale-up and scale-out – solutions for your big data analytics, object storage and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. From water-cooling that’s 1,000X more efficient than air, to “right-sized scaling” with 2X the compute density for workgroup and private cloud workloads, the HPE Apollo line is a dense, high-performance, tiered approach for organisations of all sizes.

    Storage is simple with the Intel Storage System JBOD2000 family, a 2U form factor system with support for twelve 3.5" LFF or twenty-four 2.5" SFF drives with a single or multi-cable connectivity. The JBOD2000 family includes redundant, hot-swap fans and the option for redundant, hot-swap power supplies. The JBOD2000S2 products support 6Gb/s SAS/SATA connectivity via industry-standard SFF-8088 connectors with the latest JBOD2000S3 version supports up to 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity via industry standard SFF-8644 connectors. All these JBOD offerings are designed to provide highly available and easily expandable storage for Intel servers at an affordable price point.

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    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    University17%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company17%
    Comms Service Provider17%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise52%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise60%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    HPE Apollo is ranked 6th in Rack Servers with 22 reviews while Intel Server System is ranked 9th in Rack Servers with 3 reviews. HPE Apollo is rated 8.4, while Intel Server System is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of HPE Apollo writes "An affordable and easy-to-implement solution, but its after-sales support and technical support should be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Intel Server System writes "A stable product that constantly enhances its functionalities like multithreading and caching". HPE Apollo is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE Synergy and Dell PowerEdge FX, whereas Intel Server System is most compared with IBM Power Systems, Oracle SPARC Servers, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers and HPE ProLiant DL Servers.

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