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Oracle SPARC Servers pros and cons

Vendor: Oracle
4.1 out of 5

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PROS

Oracle SPARC Servers are very powerful and durable compared to other hardware.
The licensing of Oracle SPARC Servers is flexible.
LDAP facilities on Oracle SPARC Servers are highly valued.
Oracle SPARC Servers offer excellent performance features.
Oracle Database functions seamlessly with Oracle SPARC Servers, enhancing overall performance.

CONS

Oracle needs a clear roadmap for future developments.
There should be more improvements on the OS.
Pricing needs reduction.
Oracle SPARC Servers declared end of life for hardware.
Compatibility with other open operating systems like Linux is lacking.
 

Oracle SPARC Servers Pros review quotes

MA
Infrastructure Manager - Oracle SCM at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 18, 2021
The Oracle server is very powerful. They are more powerful and durable compared to Intel hardware. Which has been a benefit to our organization.
KS
Head of IT at Sonali Intellect
May 31, 2022
The processor is very helpful and the licensing is very flexible.
Nout Gemmeke - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Stargem
Oct 17, 2022
I have found the LDAP facilities most valuable. In addition, I like the CPU.
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Rakesh Ojha - PeerSpot reviewer
DGM at SAIL Bokaro Steel Plant
Dec 15, 2022
The performance is the best feature.
Abdul-Salam - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Manager - System Analyst (Datacenter Infrastructure) at Sohar International
Feb 3, 2023
The operating system is rock solid and the best I have ever used.
Ashish Gaire - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Sun Solaris Field Support Consultant at World Distribution Nepal Pvt.Ltd
Aug 21, 2023
Our customers are happy with many features in Oracle SPARC Servers, like the automatic ASR feature.
Awa Sri - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Nehish Software Solutions
Nov 1, 2023
The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that Oracle Database functions very well with Oracle SPARC Servers.
 

Oracle SPARC Servers Cons review quotes

MA
Infrastructure Manager - Oracle SCM at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 18, 2021
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.
KS
Head of IT at Sonali Intellect
May 31, 2022
They need some sort of modeling because IBM has different types of models.
Nout Gemmeke - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Stargem
Oct 17, 2022
I would like to see a reduced price point.
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Rakesh Ojha - PeerSpot reviewer
DGM at SAIL Bokaro Steel Plant
Dec 15, 2022
They have declared the end of life of the hardware.
Abdul-Salam - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Manager - System Analyst (Datacenter Infrastructure) at Sohar International
Feb 3, 2023
Oracle doesn't have a good roadmap for the solution because they are moving to the x86 platform.
Ashish Gaire - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Sun Solaris Field Support Consultant at World Distribution Nepal Pvt.Ltd
Aug 21, 2023
Like IBM, Oracle SPARC Servers should be able to run other open operating systems like Linux.
Awa Sri - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Nehish Software Solutions
Nov 1, 2023
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.