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As of January 2025, the mindshare of Cisco UCS Manager in the IT Infrastructure Monitoring category stands at 1.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Computer Software Company
31%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
5%
Healthcare Company
4%
Retailer
3%
Insurance Company
3%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
Comms Service Provider
3%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Construction Company
2%
Media Company
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Non Profit
2%
Educational Organization
2%
Transportation Company
2%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
 

Cisco UCS Manager reviews

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Edwin Mwosa - PeerSpot user
IT Infrastructure Manager at KTDA
Verified user of Cisco UCS Manager
Nov 1, 2024
Enhanced network oversight with rapid issue identification and good efficiency

Pros

"The most valuable features of Cisco UCS Manager include the visibility it provides and the ease of identifying issues within the Cisco environment. "

Cons

"I would like to see improved visibility into the operating system, enabling us to identify issues directly from the operating system itself. "
Mohsin-Raza - PeerSpot user
Manager Data Center & Services at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of Cisco UCS Manager
Dec 20, 2024
Has high availability with reliable clustering while being able to easily add scale up /out compute resources

Pros

"A main feature of Cisco UCS Manager is its reliability, as all of the computing blades are in cluster mode. "

Cons

"The pricing aspect should be addressed."
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco UCS Manager. Updated January 2025
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PK
Data Center SME at Orange España
Verified user of Cisco UCS Manager
Oct 14, 2023
Provides ability to associate with hardware profiles based on customer requirements and seems versatile

Pros

"It is more robust than other solutions. So, the stability is good. "

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the software part of Cisco UCS Manager. It should be more user-friendly, especially when creating policies."
MC
Senior Specialist at Freedommobile
Verified user of Cisco UCS Manager
Jan 28, 2023
It has multiple layers of security, but it's more expensive than other solutions

Pros

"Cisco UCS has different layers of security, and you can do multiple installations of your LIAMs on top of the server and Blade. You can install VMware, Windows Server, Hyper-V, etc. "

Cons

"Cisco UCS is expensive compared to others. The Cisco UCS Chassis is more expensive than a standalone server, but some companies require standalone servers because of their production load and affordability. You need to pay more if you require more features on the Blade or if you need more ports on the switch. "
Joshua Kurian - PeerSpot user
Sr. Technical Architect at StarOne IT Solutions
Verified user of Cisco UCS Manager
Apr 12, 2024
Used to manage servers, monitor or manage firmware upgrades, and push policies

Pros

"When one server fails, we can attach the service profile to a new server, which saves a lot of time."

Cons

"The solution's pricing is high and could be reduced."
Darryl Thompson - PeerSpot user
ICT Leader at Safripol (Pty) Ltd.
Verified user of Cisco UCS Manager
May 9, 2023
Stable and resilient, but slightly more complicated to deploy

Pros

"From a usability and functionality perspective, Cisco UCS Manager is very good."

Cons

"Cisco UCS Manager should have a simplified deployment in the sense of not having multiple machines, demilitarized zones, and on-premise options."
PankajKumar8 - PeerSpot user
Senior System Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Cisco UCS Manager
Dec 10, 2022
Allows the central management of maintenance, installation, and configuration activities but has limited scalability and lacks a performance dashboard for hardware

Pros

"What I like most about Cisco UCS Manager is the ease of administration. It also allows the central management of maintenance, installation, and configuration activities."

Cons

"What's lacking in Cisco UCS Manager is the performance dashboard. If a blade has any performance issues, you should be able to create a dashboard on Cisco UCS Manager. Currently, this feature isn't present."
PeerSpot user
Technical Engineer/Pre Sales Security, Data Center at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Cisco UCS Manager
Jan 29, 2023
Product discussed: 4.22B
It's an ergonomic solution with a great dashboard, but it could be easier to integrate with other solutions

Pros

"The interface is ergonomic and native. We can use UCS Manager to do all the configurations for the servers, including storage, networking, and all the other components we need inside the fabric. It's simple and flexible. "

Cons

"The integration with other solutions could be better. I think Cisco can only integrate using Intersight. There is a second interface available as a SaaS platform, in the cloud, or on-premise. It's based on the Redfish protocol, which is standard for all the B-series servers in the market. We can integrate other solutions using API. "