I am aware of PowerProtect Backup service, but I have not had hands-on experience with it. Dell PowerEdge XE-Series has multiple series within it. For the MX series, I have not received the reward. The major advantage, as I mentioned, is that it has AI interface. Regarding how much reduced unplanned production downtime, I would say it is not percentage-wise, but it is improving infrastructure reliability. As a percentage, I am not sure about the exact percentage, but downtime percentage is reduced. We can consider approximately 10 hours of downtime per year as a reference. Sustainability goals include energy efficiency, as we initially discussed. It has a platform that improves power efficiency where we can reduce energy consumption for workloads. My overall rating for this product is 9 out of 10.
Senior Solution Architect at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Top 20
Jun 12, 2026
Among the products I mentioned, mainly on the HCI side, my clients are dealing the most with Dell PowerEdge XE-Series. Regarding the Rack series, I see basically two models or two series, and I need to get on to the configurator. When it comes to the XR and XC, I'm more focused on the XE. As a reseller, the biggest advantage in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is our relationship with Dell. They are a partner that hasn't always been our best partner, but the skills that come with it are invaluable. We have a large network at Dell, through both Dell Direct and distribution. On the service side, being multi-vendor clouds my judgment a bit; you could see a difference in iDRAC and iLO, for instance. I might think iDRAC is a bit better than iLO, but otherwise, from an availability and pricing perspective, it's much of a muchness. Regarding Total Cost of Ownership, I would say Dell PowerEdge XE-Series can reduce it if it's designed right. It's difficult because it depends on the system that goes on top of it. From a hardware perspective, I give it about a 5% reduction because the Dell after-sale service is among the best in South Africa, whereas HPE is very partner-dependent, and if the partner manages the service delivery, it's good, but not as comprehensive as Dell. About artificial intelligence running AI workloads on Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, I am a bit skeptical overall. I see a lot of money flowing in and not much going out, and I'm waiting to see who the winners and losers are. This is an interesting question because I think a lot depends on partnerships; Dell obviously has a partnership with NVIDIA and AMD, and you're more dependent on the NVIDIA toolsets rather than the underlying infrastructure. In terms of the energy consumption part, I can speak generally; it depends a lot on the server design. From an efficiency perspective, it depends on the PSU and CPU selected. The power draw and heat are more dependent on the likes of Intel or AMD chipsets. For our customers, we typically turn off all power-saving features; if you buy a Ferrari to get the speed, you don't limit it to something a Ford Focus. My impression of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series regarding sustainability goals is that it meets the requirements. It comes down to configuration, and the mindset in Africa is that if you buy something fast, you use the power when it's available. About the price for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, I'd say it's fair. I might have had a different opinion before AI made everything hellishly expensive, but being a partner, a lot depends on how early you are to the deal, and overall, it's definitely fair. If I compare Dell with other vendors on the market, I would say Dell is probably not the leader. The reason is that if you look at what HPE has been doing—they now have their own hypervisor, ops management tooling, and monitoring tooling through acquisitions including OpsRamp and Morpheus. Dell is lacking in the completeness of vision side, not necessarily the hardware side. When they had VMware, they had the most complete vision under one umbrella, but since selling VMware, they lack some completeness, especially now that HPE has their own hypervisor and management tools. My overall review rating for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is 9.
Early engagement on these projects is essential, and many vendors now work early on data center facilities and data center management to help customers build liquid cooling environments. Vendors like Vertiv provide products that can help. Dell provides integrated racks with liquid cooling already pre-integrated, allowing customers to just plug the servers in. The racks have power and pipes already integrated. However, you need to ensure that the data center is equipped to remove cold water and exit hot water in a proper cycle. Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is meant for enterprise. Some customers who need to do small inferencing deployment can use workstations rather than high-end servers. We have the same options on Dell servers. There are different platforms available, including Supermicro and Lenovo, though I am not directly engaging with these platforms. We have multiple platforms depending on sizing, with different CPUs and silicon models. We have Intel platforms and AMD platforms, and we support different GPUs including Intel Gaudi accelerators and AMD GPUs. This diversity in configuration gives us an advantage compared to the competition. Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is part of the enterprise AI story deployment. Customers do not trust a normal service provider; they need a customer service provider or service arm that has success stories in these areas. This is why you need specialized AI or ISVs that work in AI infrastructure. While Dell PowerEdge XE-Series itself can be straightforward and a certified engineer can handle it, delivering a successful project requires proper AI ISVs to integrate everything together. The overall review rating for this solution is 9.
Lead Solution Architect at Avineon India Private Limited
Real User
Top 10
Mar 11, 2026
I think most of them are in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series. What I found in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series servers is the disk reading; sometimes with heavy imagery, we find it to be slow. Some of our workloads utilize heavy imagery, which could be several terabytes or gigabytes in size, so when accessing imagery, we find disk read to be a bit slow. I need to check with my team, but I recently noticed some compatibility issues with disk upgrades and RAM upgrades in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, and limitations were there. In the upcoming series, I hope to see flexibility in adding GPUs and similar features. I would rate this review an overall eight out of ten.
The reviewer primarily works with HCI, specifically Dell VxRail Hyper-Converged Infrastructure. Dell's HCI solution is considered superior to HP's in Egypt, where most customers prefer VxRail. For HP products, they provide blades, servers, C7000, and DL380. Dell's product range includes servers, storage, and hyper-converged infrastructures. Dell offers better pricing for server and technology, especially for HCI since they use VMware, which is considered one of the best hypervisors. Dell's Data Domain is recognized as the leading backup appliance globally, offering cyber resilience backup solutions. The reviewer has experience with Dell PowerProtect from eight years ago and Dell Avamar, which is particularly suitable for larger companies and virtual environments. They have also worked with Unity, VNX, and VMAX all-flash storage solutions, with the VMAX implementation using all NVMe (non-volatile memory). For backup solutions, they utilize GBS, Veeam, Veritas, and Dell solutions including DBS and Data Domain. The reviewer rates this solution 9 out of 10.
Lead Solution Architect at Avineon India Private Limited
Real User
Top 10
Oct 2, 2023
Whether an organization should choose Dell or HPE depends on the organization’s current infrastructure. If they already have racks and infrastructure from HPE, we may incline towards HPE. Most of my implementations were on Dell. We provide only software solutions to our customers. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
If others are looking into using Dell PowerEdge servers, my advice would be that it's quite good for the usual workloads. That's what I've experienced, especially for the virtualized versions and storage. I definitely recommend using the solution for workloads. Most companies, especially the lightweight ones, prefer the utilization, so it was adapted to their needs. Overall, I would rate it a seven out of ten. It's a general-purpose server, so it's not very powerful. If it were more powerful, it would be more expensive. So it's a good compromise between performance and price.
Head Card Operation at Nepal Investment Bank Limited
Real User
Aug 29, 2022
My advice to others is Dell PowerEdge is stable, easy to install, and it is simple to resolve issues. I have used the solution for a long time and it is reliable. I rate Dell PowerEdge XE Servers a ten out of ten.
Senior Field Application Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Jan 12, 2021
The solution has almost everything. There is nothing currently that stands out that needs improvements at this time. The standard improvements will be made, easing of maintenance, increase the usability etc. I rate Dell EMC PowerEdge XE Servers an eight out of ten.
The PowerEdge XE-Series caters to AI-centric workloads by offering exceptional GPU support and processing power for demanding tasks like inferencing and large-scale training, making it ideal for organizations aiming to innovate with AI.PowerEdge XE-Series stands out in modern GPU-centric computing with its purpose-built design for AI acceleration. Known for handling extreme workloads like model fine-tuning and AI-driven applications, it supports high-density GPU configurations and advanced...
I am not aware of the Dell Data Protection Suite product, as I have not used that. My overall review rating for this product is 9.
I am aware of PowerProtect Backup service, but I have not had hands-on experience with it. Dell PowerEdge XE-Series has multiple series within it. For the MX series, I have not received the reward. The major advantage, as I mentioned, is that it has AI interface. Regarding how much reduced unplanned production downtime, I would say it is not percentage-wise, but it is improving infrastructure reliability. As a percentage, I am not sure about the exact percentage, but downtime percentage is reduced. We can consider approximately 10 hours of downtime per year as a reference. Sustainability goals include energy efficiency, as we initially discussed. It has a platform that improves power efficiency where we can reduce energy consumption for workloads. My overall rating for this product is 9 out of 10.
Among the products I mentioned, mainly on the HCI side, my clients are dealing the most with Dell PowerEdge XE-Series. Regarding the Rack series, I see basically two models or two series, and I need to get on to the configurator. When it comes to the XR and XC, I'm more focused on the XE. As a reseller, the biggest advantage in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is our relationship with Dell. They are a partner that hasn't always been our best partner, but the skills that come with it are invaluable. We have a large network at Dell, through both Dell Direct and distribution. On the service side, being multi-vendor clouds my judgment a bit; you could see a difference in iDRAC and iLO, for instance. I might think iDRAC is a bit better than iLO, but otherwise, from an availability and pricing perspective, it's much of a muchness. Regarding Total Cost of Ownership, I would say Dell PowerEdge XE-Series can reduce it if it's designed right. It's difficult because it depends on the system that goes on top of it. From a hardware perspective, I give it about a 5% reduction because the Dell after-sale service is among the best in South Africa, whereas HPE is very partner-dependent, and if the partner manages the service delivery, it's good, but not as comprehensive as Dell. About artificial intelligence running AI workloads on Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, I am a bit skeptical overall. I see a lot of money flowing in and not much going out, and I'm waiting to see who the winners and losers are. This is an interesting question because I think a lot depends on partnerships; Dell obviously has a partnership with NVIDIA and AMD, and you're more dependent on the NVIDIA toolsets rather than the underlying infrastructure. In terms of the energy consumption part, I can speak generally; it depends a lot on the server design. From an efficiency perspective, it depends on the PSU and CPU selected. The power draw and heat are more dependent on the likes of Intel or AMD chipsets. For our customers, we typically turn off all power-saving features; if you buy a Ferrari to get the speed, you don't limit it to something a Ford Focus. My impression of Dell PowerEdge XE-Series regarding sustainability goals is that it meets the requirements. It comes down to configuration, and the mindset in Africa is that if you buy something fast, you use the power when it's available. About the price for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, I'd say it's fair. I might have had a different opinion before AI made everything hellishly expensive, but being a partner, a lot depends on how early you are to the deal, and overall, it's definitely fair. If I compare Dell with other vendors on the market, I would say Dell is probably not the leader. The reason is that if you look at what HPE has been doing—they now have their own hypervisor, ops management tooling, and monitoring tooling through acquisitions including OpsRamp and Morpheus. Dell is lacking in the completeness of vision side, not necessarily the hardware side. When they had VMware, they had the most complete vision under one umbrella, but since selling VMware, they lack some completeness, especially now that HPE has their own hypervisor and management tools. My overall review rating for Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is 9.
Early engagement on these projects is essential, and many vendors now work early on data center facilities and data center management to help customers build liquid cooling environments. Vendors like Vertiv provide products that can help. Dell provides integrated racks with liquid cooling already pre-integrated, allowing customers to just plug the servers in. The racks have power and pipes already integrated. However, you need to ensure that the data center is equipped to remove cold water and exit hot water in a proper cycle. Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is meant for enterprise. Some customers who need to do small inferencing deployment can use workstations rather than high-end servers. We have the same options on Dell servers. There are different platforms available, including Supermicro and Lenovo, though I am not directly engaging with these platforms. We have multiple platforms depending on sizing, with different CPUs and silicon models. We have Intel platforms and AMD platforms, and we support different GPUs including Intel Gaudi accelerators and AMD GPUs. This diversity in configuration gives us an advantage compared to the competition. Dell PowerEdge XE-Series is part of the enterprise AI story deployment. Customers do not trust a normal service provider; they need a customer service provider or service arm that has success stories in these areas. This is why you need specialized AI or ISVs that work in AI infrastructure. While Dell PowerEdge XE-Series itself can be straightforward and a certified engineer can handle it, delivering a successful project requires proper AI ISVs to integrate everything together. The overall review rating for this solution is 9.
I think most of them are in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series. What I found in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series servers is the disk reading; sometimes with heavy imagery, we find it to be slow. Some of our workloads utilize heavy imagery, which could be several terabytes or gigabytes in size, so when accessing imagery, we find disk read to be a bit slow. I need to check with my team, but I recently noticed some compatibility issues with disk upgrades and RAM upgrades in Dell PowerEdge XE-Series, and limitations were there. In the upcoming series, I hope to see flexibility in adding GPUs and similar features. I would rate this review an overall eight out of ten.
The reviewer primarily works with HCI, specifically Dell VxRail Hyper-Converged Infrastructure. Dell's HCI solution is considered superior to HP's in Egypt, where most customers prefer VxRail. For HP products, they provide blades, servers, C7000, and DL380. Dell's product range includes servers, storage, and hyper-converged infrastructures. Dell offers better pricing for server and technology, especially for HCI since they use VMware, which is considered one of the best hypervisors. Dell's Data Domain is recognized as the leading backup appliance globally, offering cyber resilience backup solutions. The reviewer has experience with Dell PowerProtect from eight years ago and Dell Avamar, which is particularly suitable for larger companies and virtual environments. They have also worked with Unity, VNX, and VMAX all-flash storage solutions, with the VMAX implementation using all NVMe (non-volatile memory). For backup solutions, they utilize GBS, Veeam, Veritas, and Dell solutions including DBS and Data Domain. The reviewer rates this solution 9 out of 10.
Whether an organization should choose Dell or HPE depends on the organization’s current infrastructure. If they already have racks and infrastructure from HPE, we may incline towards HPE. Most of my implementations were on Dell. We provide only software solutions to our customers. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
If others are looking into using Dell PowerEdge servers, my advice would be that it's quite good for the usual workloads. That's what I've experienced, especially for the virtualized versions and storage. I definitely recommend using the solution for workloads. Most companies, especially the lightweight ones, prefer the utilization, so it was adapted to their needs. Overall, I would rate it a seven out of ten. It's a general-purpose server, so it's not very powerful. If it were more powerful, it would be more expensive. So it's a good compromise between performance and price.
I rate Dell PowerEdge XE servers nine out of 10. It's a good solution for smaller transactional use cases.
I'm a user and integrator. We're working on the 2016 servers and looking to update them. I'd rate the product eight out of ten.
My advice to others is Dell PowerEdge is stable, easy to install, and it is simple to resolve issues. I have used the solution for a long time and it is reliable. I rate Dell PowerEdge XE Servers a ten out of ten.
I'd rate this solution eight out of ten.
I rate Dell EMC PowerEdge XE Servers a nine out of ten. This is because I have seen a lot of good features, but I guess it's not up to a ten yet.
In summary, this is a good product and I recommend it. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
The solution has almost everything. There is nothing currently that stands out that needs improvements at this time. The standard improvements will be made, easing of maintenance, increase the usability etc. I rate Dell EMC PowerEdge XE Servers an eight out of ten.