We performed a comparison between HPE Synergy and PowerEdge C 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."On the previous HPE platform, we struggled because everything was independent. We had to manage firmware on each server, storage and network configuration on each server. Synergy is template-driven so we can ensure consistency of all of those settings. It allows us to standardize configuration and ensure consistency across the board."
"It's a fully integrated solution with OneView."
"It's very scalable. We like the idea that we can put four chassis in one of our racks, and we can connect up to 25 chassis, so the scalability to us, and being able to sync all those into one management portal, is unheard of. You can't really sync that many blades and chassis together in any other platform."
"It allows for easy management."
"The scalability is very good. The ability to link chassis or frames together makes it simplistic, especially with the use of OneView."
"The stability is very good. We haven't had any outages."
"The most valuable features are the evolution of our existing HPE portfolio, the integration with our existing tool sets, and the enhanced capabilities that OneView bring."
"The stability of the solution is very reliable."
"The scalability of the solution met our needs."
"It's a good product. Virtualization on it is good."
"The management platform is great."
"I have found the compression capability the most valuable feature."
"It is a scalable platform."
"PowerEdge servers have high CPU processing power, and the support is also good."
"Every new version is better than the previous one."
"The initial setup is not complex. It's a user-friendly tool."
"The post-sales activity needs improvement. There is some sort of convoluted spreadsheet that you have to fill in prior to the platform being delivered. It seems a little bit out-of-date and inefficient. Surely, there is some sort of web page configuration tool online that a customer could use. Then, it could be validated by somebody else, like a partner or HPE technical resource, then that would be a lot more efficient."
"Instead of having Synergy vertical, make it horizontal. It is easier to stick in when it is vertical."
"Changes to the solution are quite complex."
"They have not improved their product since it was purchased."
"I would really like a way to validate the firmware in my specific environment before trying to deploy it. Those were the issues we had early on with firmware upgrades, particularly around certificates. All in all, having some level of confidence aside from it just having been tested generically would help. Something more specific to my environment would be very helpful."
"In the Generation 10 modules, we have observed that very often the server has hardware issues."
"The technical support was about the only negative experience that I had. It was a mixed bag when we were first standing it up. We had some requirements from our information security department, and technical support wasn't able to give me immediate answers. They had to engage engineering, which they did, then they got me the answers. However, it took a week of back and forth conversations and phone calls to get it all worked out."
"The Synergy platform is HPE-specific and more for on-premises. You're kind of locked in with VMware and the HPE with the VMs. The Nutanix offering is a bit more flexible."
"There is some trouble with the stability part of the product, making it an area where improvements are required."
"HP is a little bit lower in terms of price."
"The price must be improved."
"It would be better if it worked with SMTP servers on the cloud. Right now, it only allows notifications via the SMTP server. In the next release, I would like to have a better processor."
"The product’s pricing could be a little cheaper."
"A feature that needs to be added is the ability for full container storage."
"It would be better if the solution provided simplified storage and hardware with an integrated one-tier architecture."
"The solution’s pricing could be cheaper."
HPE Synergy is ranked 1st in Blade Servers with 85 reviews while PowerEdge C is ranked 5th in Blade Servers with 23 reviews. HPE Synergy is rated 8.4, while PowerEdge C is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of HPE Synergy writes "Local hard drives are not needed for the i3S module that boots to any operating system". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PowerEdge C writes "Easy to deploy and has high performance and no downtime". HPE Synergy is most compared with HPE BladeSystem, Dell PowerEdge M, Cisco UCS B-Series, HPE Apollo and HPE Superdome X, whereas PowerEdge C is most compared with Huawei FusionServer X Series, HPE Apollo, Dell PowerEdge M and Cisco UCS B-Series. See our HPE Synergy vs. PowerEdge C report.
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