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    Cisco UCS X-Series

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco UCS X-Series is a modular system designed for adaptability to simplify IT processes and speed innovation. The system provides users with the right-size infrastructure for the workload and enables operations with the efficiency and predictable TCO needed.N/A

    Dell PowerEdge

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ADell's PowerEdge R is a line of rack servers, offering a range of options from cost-efficient one-socket servers to four-socket servers designed to support intensive and critical data center workloads.N/A
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    Cisco UCS X-SeriesDell PowerEdge
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    Cisco UCS X-SeriesDell PowerEdge
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Cisco UCS X-SeriesDell PowerEdge
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco UCS X-Series
    Better management of the architecture made and better performance
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Cisco UCS X-SeriesDell PowerEdge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco UCS X-SeriesDell PowerEdge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    I have experienced great services from this platform in both cloud and on-premise. It has streamlined technology in all our cloud servers providing operational centre for any kind of data. It has enhanced effective networking program that controls workflows in the entire organization. The modular system gives predictive insights that helps us to prepare for future and avoid any risks that can lead to drawback.
    Incentivized
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    Dell Technologies
    An excellent warranty and excellent technical assistance can be expected from the PowerEdge C Series, which comes from a well-known brand with a long track record in the market. Scalability, physical space optimization and performance and dependability for handling sensitive and vital data like databases and ERP systems that are fairly sophisticated are just some of the benefits we get from Dell gear, which saves us resources and energy by up to 40%.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Cisco Provide the Centralized management to collect all information.
    • Easy User Interface to use and execute the daily routine operation.
    • Performance and stability are much better.
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    Dell Technologies
    • Good price - Compared to other vendors’ server platforms. In our scenario (virtualization) we found out PowerEdge offers the best price/vCPU and RAM ratio.
    • Customizable - We were able to select optimal memory/disk capacity for our use case. Other platform's minimum requirements were above our needs, hence needlessly expensive.
    • Good warranty and service - Our project did not involve creating a big cluster with a lot of spare capacity, so the next business day warranty came handy.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Config on the hardware specification of each server. E.g. bios, cpu power etc.
    • FI edit of configuration can't be done
    • Minimum # of psu
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    Dell Technologies
    • The value of 24x7 support is expensive, the value of 8x5NBD is more attractive.
    • The other superior models of the C series are more expensive.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Dell Technologies
    It is the best server in the market.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Dell Technologies
    The Dell PowerEdge R range is just intuitive when you have skills engineers managing them in-house, although even with new members of staff on the team, the learning curve is very low providing they have previous general service hardware management experience. From the specification through to the management of this range, the usability is excellent.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Dell Technologies
    We consider Dell's support to be best-in-class compared to other solutions and is also reasonably priced. Their SLA targets have almost always been met, except for minor occasions that have had extenuating circumstances. The service staff is also professional and thorough. Overall, we are very satisfied with the level of support we receive.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Dell Technologies
    Installation was easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    There are good use cases for both technologies, and each will have its place, UCS X-Series is good when looking at additional or external Storage solutions, and scalable computing performance in a compact form factor. Cisco HX is good for incorporating Compute and Storage in single ease of use form factor.
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    Dell Technologies
    Against hp servers, Dell has outperformed them in terms of incidents regarding hardware memory parts. With the Dell PowerEdge R series servers we have not had any incidents regarding memory modules. On the other hand, with HP servers, we encountered a lot of failures regarding memory modules during the first year of implementation.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Reduced the amount of C-series required and reduced the number of switches as a result.
    • Reduced the required amount of rack space
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    Dell Technologies
    • From the perspective of physical server consolidations, when servers spread across multiple branch and remote offices are gathered into a central data center, this simplification process provides ROI in several ways. One, the configuration control, restriction of server access.
    • Reduce complexity and enable greater standardization of hardware purchases, which lowers costs.
    • Increased security of the move are important.
    • The costs of moves, add-ins, and changes are reduced, as well as the costs of travel time and maintenance.
    • Migrating legacy operating systems to a newer version via rehosting brings similar ROI benefits when it comes to server consolidation.
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