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| Considered Both Products | Verified User Chose Cisco UCS Series We found Cisco UCS to be more reliable and less fault-prone than Dell Poweredge Servers. Although, we have both of them in our cloud. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Sr ICT Engineer in Engineering at JEDCO (Airlines/Aviation, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series UCS integrates with VMware vSphere while adding hardware automation and unified fabric. Why UCS?
Cisco UCS offers better infrastructure abstraction and automation via UCS Manager and Intersight. The integration of compute and fabric in a single system reduced configuration time … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Sr Solutions Architect in Customer Service at Froedtert Health (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series Flexibility, efficiency, foot print and converged solution are some of the differentiators for preferring Cisco UCS Solution. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Cisco UCS Series Well, I'm primarily our data center services compute guy, so I've used all of the UCS primarily. I've used IBM Data Blade Center and some of that in the past and Dell, but really we've been primarily UCS for the last 12 to 15 years. So exclusively. All of the above. I mean, … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Cisco UCS Series WHereas all vendors provided a wide range fo x86 processor support, Cisco provided the most useful configurations. HPE needed to outsource to 3rd party vendors for parts but was the most cost effective Dell didn't have small form factor processors needed but did offer more … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Cisco UCS Series The Cisco UCS Series systems have far fewer hardware issues than the competition and seem to run longer than what we would be able to. They are also easier to manage from an admin perspective with easy to use tools, the right diagnostic and alerting and remote administration … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Data Center Architect in Information Technology at CHU de Limoges (Hospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series The scalability with the use of adding more server chassis and profiling them to be quickly deployable and manageable on one website. The communication that are linked to each servers and with the Cisco UCS Series. In chassis particularly, it's more convenient because we have … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Technical expert in Corporate at SFR (Internet, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series Easier to use Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Lead Disaster Recovery Management EMEA in Information Technology at Nike Inc (Apparel & Fashion, 10,001+ employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series It integrates perfectly with Cisco NEXUS switches, which we use on our infrastructure, giving us a seamless experience on the implementation and configuration. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Infrastructure Designer in Information Technology at Bupa (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series Huge difference Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Cisco UCS Series For its economical hardware value and because our environment has mostly Cisco devices so for standizing and ease of management of compute and storage. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info IT Manager in Information Technology at Youi (Insurance, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series Better management. Simplified use. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Cisco UCS Series They are very comparable. To be honest, I don't think you can go wrong with any of the major manufacturers. What it always comes down to me is ease of use, reliability, and most of all cost. If I can put a server in production and the end of life is 7 to 10 years down the road … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info System Analyst in Information Technology at Laramie County Community College (Higher Education, 201-500 employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series What I like about it is I can connect them to together in the same management setup for maintenance and different stuff I need to do with them. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info Verified User Chose Cisco UCS Series Cisco UCS Series has better support. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Senior Data Center Engineer in Information Technology at Conscia Sverige AB (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series I think the Cisco UCS Series is better or at least as good as other servers, but the management of the Cisco UCS Series servers have a simpler management when using Fabric Interconnects. No other manufacturer of Server hardware is close to doing anything close to what Cisco has … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Network Engineer III in Information Technology at BioBridge Global (Health, Wellness and Fitness, 501-1000 employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series Cisco UCS is great for VM server integration and scalability of resources. The reduced provisioning time to spin up a server helps ease the management and time spent by a server admin. It can also integrate well with fiber channel switches. It is also more power efficient then … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Cisco UCS Series Cisco UCS Series is potentially worse as far as experience and reliability, however, not to the point that cost should not be the deciding factor. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info Verified User Chose Cisco UCS Series CIsco is much better than HPE. Easy to setup and manage Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info System Engineer in Engineering at Tmx Group (Financial Services, 201-500 employees) Chose Cisco UCS Series I used HP servers and the service profile model that UCS does is significantly better Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. 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| Likelihood to Recommend | 9.4 (56 ratings) |
| Likelihood to Renew | 9.1 (1 ratings) |
| Usability | 7.8 (7 ratings) |
| Support Rating | 8.8 (10 ratings) |