We performed a comparison between IBM Power Systems and Oracle SPARC Servers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rack Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Some of the most valuable features are the processing power, stability, and security."
"IBM Power Systems are secure and have fast processing."
"The solution does not require any maintenance."
"I can have what they call multi-tenancy, meaning that I can have multiple tenants within the same server."
"We have had a good experience with the technical support team at IBM."
"PowerVM."
"The virtualization and the quality you get from it is one reason we like the solution."
"It scales a lot, you can just keep on adding frames, you can add on CPUs, you get capacity on demand, you can tune the machine very easily to handle different workloads."
"Our customers are happy with many features in Oracle SPARC Servers, like the automatic ASR feature."
"The operating system is rock solid and the best I have ever used."
"The Oracle server is very powerful. They are more powerful and durable compared to Intel hardware. Which has been a benefit to our organization."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that Oracle Database functions very well with Oracle SPARC Servers."
"The processor is very helpful and the licensing is very flexible."
"I have found the LDAP facilities most valuable. In addition, I like the CPU."
"The performance is the best feature."
"The price has room for improvement."
"IBM should be more flexible with marketing or offer marketing events themselves and invite the partners to attend. That might be far more productive."
"One of the main challenges with IBM Power Systems is the functionality of live partnership mobility."
"If you asked me what I'd like added, I'd say that it'd be nice if they ran GPUs, however, I know that's not the direction they're going. That said, I would appreciate it if they offered GPU support."
"I would like to see IBM Power Systems integrate with all cloud types."
"In Power6, latency was an issue, but nowadays, we are on Power8, which doesn't have any such problems. Sometimes, we have issues when we are moving to a new version, which is the case with almost every company. Some new issues or problems show up suddenly, and you do not have the time to research and find the solution. That's when we contact IBM technical support."
"In the next release, I would like to see additional graphical dashboards to help the administrators access information more easily."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"They have declared the end of life of the hardware."
"The solution could improve by giving a clear roadmap about the future. I'm not seeing a lot of improvements on the OS side of the software. They need to work more on the operating system."
"I would like to see a reduced price point."
"Oracle SPARC Servers should be fine-tuned well enough to work with the other servers and software products in the market, as it is an area where Oracle SPARC Servers lack."
"Oracle doesn't have a good roadmap for the solution because they are moving to the x86 platform."
"They need some sort of modeling because IBM has different types of models."
"Like IBM, Oracle SPARC Servers should be able to run other open operating systems like Linux."
IBM Power Systems is ranked 4th in Rack Servers with 69 reviews while Oracle SPARC Servers is ranked 6th in Rack Servers with 7 reviews. IBM Power Systems is rated 8.8, while Oracle SPARC Servers is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Power Systems writes "A solution with minimal downtime and quick recovery time in the event of a sudden or unexpected crash". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle SPARC Servers writes "A rock-solid OS and rich virtualization features for hosting many VMs on one box". IBM Power Systems is most compared with Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers and HPE Apollo, whereas Oracle SPARC Servers is most compared with Intel Server System, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, HPE Apollo and Dell PowerEdge FX. See our IBM Power Systems vs. Oracle SPARC Servers report.
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