Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers Reviews

Ease of use.

Our requirement is 99.9999% uptime. That is what we have experienced from these servers.

With the technology advancements, both the OEMs improve their products for best performance. I would also prefer additional improvements in the thermal design and the management of servers.

I have used Dell servers for nine years.

No issues.

No issues.

The technical support is the best.

We have used SGI, Sun, IBM, and now Fujitsu. The procurement is through open or limited tender only.

The initial setup is mixed between being straightforward and complex.

We have well-defined process for the technical evaluation of pricing.

We evaluate all the responses to our requirements. After the selection is made for two to three products, then commercials are checked and the best price solution is selected.

Check the literature and reviews available for the product. Ask and clarify all the queries before freezing on the requirements.

We use the server as a database server. We use it to import Microsoft SQL 2014 and some IIS application servers.

I like the Dell EMC management. We have a great management interface. They are very reliable and we can trust the server. It's very reliable and easy to manage.

They should improve the centralized management interface. When you are going to deploy something, for example, VMware or RedHat, it should be easier to deploy a lot of servers. Now you have to do one at a time.

The way that they condense the information on the Dell EMC website is not so good. They should improve the website. When you need to find a download or documentation it's very hard. The information on the website is very distributed. It's hard to find the information we need.

Stability is quite good, I haven't had any problems so far.

Scalability is good. 

Technical support is great. I keep hearing reviews that it's very good. When you're opening a request or a ticket they respond very quickly. 

When the new technology doesn't run in your environment it's time to plan and make a change. That's why we're trying to change the technology with the servers. Now, people are talking about different softwares and containment technology but our environment has not adapted for these kinds of technology.

The most important criteria that we consider when looking at a solution is the reliability. We look at  the feedback from the community about the product. I always try to seek information in forums just like this one. We also look at accredited reports about the products and the vendors. I always try to find a good report about the new features and product. Lastly, we also consider whether the solution is budget friendly. 

We also looked at HP, IBM, and Huawei. We chose Dell EMC because HP wanted to charge us for the iLO management and with Dell EMC we don't have to pay for management like the iLO.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten because the product is quite reliable, quite good. We haven't had many problems with. I did not give a ten because of the website. The information isn't so well organized on the website.

They have different types of licensing of management so make sure to check their licensing because they can differentiate.

We use Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers for cloud applications.

Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers is powerful.

I would like to see the pricing improved.

I have been using Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers for more than 10 years.

Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers is a stable product.

It's a scalable solution.

I have not contacted technical support. I didn't have any issues during the installation.

We are also using HPE ProLiant DL Servers.

The initial setup was straightforward. The installation was okay.

We had the help of an integrator.

The price could be cheaper. Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers are very expensive.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I would rate Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers an eight out of ten.

We are using Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers for building management, attendance, and HR applications.

The solution is easy to use and has good performance.

I have been using this solution for approximately five years.

The solution is stable.

The scalability could improve. If you want more scalability and high availability, you will have to change to a solution similar to VxRail.

We have three administrators that use the solution.

We have been satisfied with the paid level of support we currently are on. There are different levels of support that can be purchased. We are on the 8:00 am to 5:00 pm next business day support. If we want to improve the support we can pay more.

The installation is easy and takes approximately one hour. The servers are okay for stand-alone deployments. 

I did the implementation myself.

We have evaluated VxRail.

We are discontinuing the use of this solution and moving to VxRail.

I rate Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers an eight out of ten.

We are a reseller. Our customers use this solution for governing the system and for some specific applications. They are going towards the hyper-convergence infrastructure or HCI in Egypt. Our customers have on-premises and cloud deployments.

It is user friendly and easy to configure.

System security can be improved. They can add more power and security for ESXi version 7.

My company has been using the Dell PowerEdge servers for about ten years.

It is stable.

It is scalable. It can be scaled with storage, such as with EMC storage. Our plans are for three years. If a customer needs the solution, we proceed to secure a deal and plan for three years so that the customer doesn't suffer because of scalability issues. Our customers are government departments as well as private businesses.

They are good. The visibility of Dell is very strong in Egypt, especially in the north where most of the engineers are. We also have a distributor. They're very supportive and help us in training and sizing.

It is easy to set up because the Lifecycle Controller is very friendly, especially when you use the GUI for initialization. The system and the RAID controller take time, but in general, it is very easy to set up. You can check the Lifecycle.

We do it ourselves because we are a reseller, and we have a technical team to deploy it.

The server is a one-time purchase, but the support is on a subscription basis.

Dell has a new product every quarter, so its portfolio is very large. 

I would recommend this solution. I would rate Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers a ten out of ten.

• Remote Management IDRAC
• Allows us to deploy & manage a server remotely
• It's very quiet

We have been using this server as a software license and a small file server for 10 users.

It would be nice to see an improvement in the performance.

We've used it for five years.

There were no issues with the deployment.

There have been no issues with the stability.

We haven't needed to scale it as we're only using it for 10 people.

We have not used Dell customer service.

We only used Dell support to download driver updates which is very flexible and very good.

We used other products, but Dell support offered more. We have less issues have a better understanding of the hardware design.

It was straightforward.

We did it in-house.

We are using Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers for many use cases but primarily in banks and multinational companies.

Our customers do not ask for any service for the Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers because they are very durable.

The solution could improve by making the warranty policy better, which is a little bit complex because our local service partner Smart Technologies has long delays. Whenever we open any case for any customer, it takes more than five days. If we could handle it by ourselves, we could have the issue solved in one day. They should work on a way to fix these delays.

I have been using Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers for approximately three years.

The solution is stable.

Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers are scalable.

Dell technical support has been good.

The initial setup was easy.

The price of Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers is reasonable compared to other solutions.

I rate Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers an eight out of ten.

The convenience, because we can swap very easily swap hard drives when one goes down.

I can't think of anything right now. It's not the perfect solution but it is reasonable.

In the past it has been very stable, but not recently.

I don't have experience with its scalability.

We have used it in the past. When we had problems, we had to contact or put a ticket with them, they would get back to us, they were very reasonable.

Before we had HPE, now we use Dell. We went with Dell because the school has a contract with them.

It was straightforward.

The important criteria when selecting a vendor are, really, everything. Number one though is customer support.

I think their price is reasonable.