Cisco UCS B-Series vs Dell PowerEdge M comparison

"The architecture of this solution is very valuable; it has five traffic interconnects, and uses a network highway so bandwidth is never an issue."

"Great security and functionality."

"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"

"The servers' resilience was particularly impactful."

"The stability provided by the product is its most valuable feature for our organization."

"The most valuable feature is definitely the service profile."

"The initial setup is pretty simple and straightforward."

"The most beneficial feature is UCS Manager. It's the best way to manage hardware, creating group policies, like scrub policies and maintenance policies."

"It helps us to manage multiple chassis from a single website."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its interface."

"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge M is iDRAC."

"It's great for managing overall infrastructure."

"The solution offers remarkable flexibility, reliability, and extensive software support."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"The installation is easy."

"The networking features for administration and working with the server are valuable."

"The solution is expensive."

"There are patches that cannot be implemented without any downtime or reboot required."

"The cost is expensive and has room for improvement."

"The price of this product is too high. They should work to make it more affordable."

"Right now, the market is rapidly transitioning to solid-state media and the Cisco options tend to be less varied and more expensive than a broader slate of products from HP, Dell or IBM."

"The high price of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The upgrades could be improved."

"The initial setup and service profile deployment can be tricky and should be improved for ease of use."

"Can be improved by being proactive in making changes that could improve the solution."

"There is no specific feedback on improvements directly from our usage."

"One area for improvement is VLAN configuration."

"More interconnections with third party equipment and limited I/O selection."

"It requires time to transition to the new generation."

"Dell PowerEdge M lacks GPU nodes and doesn't have a direct solution for GPUs."

"The set up is complex"

"Dell PowerEdge M needs to run AMD CPUs on it."

"The cost of the blade servers is okay, but the cost of Fabric Interconnects ends up increasing the overall costs. For example, suppose it costs 3,500 USD per blade server. When you include the Fabric Interconnects, you could pay up to 30,000 USD. Therefore, compared to the cost of servers from Lenovo, Huawei, Dell, or HP, the cost of Cisco servers can be high. However, Cisco gives good discounts (about 90% to 94%) to partners and to customers who are already using Cisco servers. New Cisco customers do not get the level of discount that an existing customer does. Because you can get discounts with Cisco, I would give pricing a rating of four out of five."

"It is not a yearly subscription but a yearly support renewal that you need to do for Cisco UCS B-Series."

"Considering our market, I rate the pricing of Cisco UCS B-Series as a six."

"The price of this solution is a little bit higher, but given that this system is Cisco, it feels more secure and dependable."

"Pricing with Cisco is very high."

"Pricing will be based on your requirements so it is important to plan, engage, and negotiate directly with the Cisco Account Manager."

"Cisco UCS B-Series is not a cheap solution."

"The pricing for Cisco products is always high."

"The product is budget-friendly. The initial cost for each server was around 10,000 euros. It's a standard price, not too high or too low."

"Dell PowerEdge M price is comparable to other solutions but cheaper than IBM. However, the IBM solution is a higher grade solution whereas Dell PowerEdge M is a medium-level solution."

"It was budget friendly."

"The pricing of PowerEdge Next is higher than it was before."

"The product is neither expensive nor cheap. It is manageable for medium enterprises as well."

"The solution's pricing is slightly higher."

"I know we get three years basic, and the on-site licensing model for business seems fine. I wouldn't pay for a support plus or anything."

"If we would not have gone with the vendor we might have been charged unnecessarily for packages we did not need."