My main use case for HPE Apollo Systems is replacing many of the servers and storage boxes at one of the customer's sites to achieve workload optimization and optimized solutions. Additionally, wherever the client is discussing hyper-converged infrastructure, that is something we are positioning.
The best features HPE Apollo Systems offers for me are mainly toward the Apollo 4000 portfolio, which we generally position as a high throughput architecture.
Another key feature that stands out for me in the Apollo 4000 series is that it is easy to deploy, which is an additional advantage. Furthermore, when NVIDIA GPUs need to be installed, it will deliver better performance.
It is too early to say what improvements HPE Apollo Systems could implement because the report still needs to come out and the customer needs to properly evaluate the solution.
I have been familiar with HPE Apollo Systems for a few months.
My advice for someone considering HPE Apollo Systems is that if they are looking for consolidation and their workload involves high availability requirements, or if they want to utilize GPUs, then this is a machine that should be considered instead of deploying multiple machines and multiple systems. I gave this product a rating of 9.
