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    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

    Lenovo ThinkSystem ST Series

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ALenovo now offers the ThinkSystem ST series of tower servers as a lower cost option for SMBs or light server workloads, available in the ST50, ST250, and ST550 editions. ThinkSystem servers from Lenovo now replace the System x Series formerly by IBM and acquired by Lenovo in 2014, which reached end of life (EOL) in 2018.N/A
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    Dell PowerEdgeLenovo ThinkSystem ST Series
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    Dell PowerEdgeLenovo ThinkSystem ST Series
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
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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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    Dell PowerEdgeLenovo ThinkSystem ST Series
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    Medium-sized Companies
    HPE ProLiant DL
    Score5.9 out of 10
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    IBM Power
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dell PowerEdgeLenovo ThinkSystem ST Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
    10.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    10.0
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    Support Rating
    10.0
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Dell PowerEdgeLenovo ThinkSystem ST Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Lenovo
    Lenovo ThinkSystem ST Series is a tower server series, so [you don't need] to stock [several] servers or make clusters just for the space they need. In this case, [it] is better to evaluate the SR series. For small business customers, it is perfect; it is a very silent server and is very upgradable, so the small business can grow with it.
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    Pros
    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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    Lenovo
    • Materials are top quality.
    • Support is [a] high-level quality.
    • [It is] very durable.
    • [The] design looks good.
    • [The] internal design is very accurate and professional.
    • It's easy to change parts as needed.
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    Cons
    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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    Lenovo
    • You need to read the fine [print of] the support guides [as] it is not so easy to set up the server without them.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dell Technologies
    It is the best server in the market.
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    Lenovo
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    Usability
    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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    Lenovo
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    Support Rating
    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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    Lenovo
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    Implementation Rating
    Dell Technologies
    Installation was easy.
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    Lenovo
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Lenovo
    Well, the essential difference is the form of the server. Lenovo ThinkSystem ST Series is a tower server series.
    We use it with business customers that don't have big racks. The server is usually located in dedicated cooled rooms, or.. in some situations, also in the office with the other pcs. We use this server series in professional studies or shops. We have sold only the SR50 and the SR250.
    For bigger requests, we usually switch series, but we prefer the SR Series for rackmount.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Lenovo
    • With Lenovo [ThinkSystem] ST series, we can sell servers to small business customers.
    • Servers are a top way to make quick work and earn a big invoice.
    • Selling [the Lenovo ThinkSystem] ST series could make you a Lenovo partner and that is really interesting for an ICT company.
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