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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco UCS Series

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AThe Cisco UCS Series is a modular, high-density, high-availability, dual-node storage- optimized server suited for service providers, enterprises, and industry-specific environments. It provides dense, cost-effective storage to address your ever-growing data needs. Designed for a new class of data-intensive workloads, it is simple to deploy and excellent for applications for big data, data protection, software-defined storage environments, scale-out unstructured data repositories, media…N/A

    Panorama Necto

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APanorama Necto is a business intelligence solution that provides enterprises with new ways to collaborate and create unique contextual connections. Some key features include: Workboards/Dashboards, Advanced Analytics, and Contextual Discovery.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco UCS SeriesPanorama Necto
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco UCS SeriesPanorama Necto
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco UCS SeriesPanorama Necto
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Panorama Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    94 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    85 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    95 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    85 Answers
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    Features
    Cisco UCS SeriesPanorama Necto
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Cisco UCS Series and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco UCS Series
    -
    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    7.3
    24 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.022 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Cisco UCS Series and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco UCS Series
    -
    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    8.0
    24 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.017 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Cisco UCS Series and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco UCS Series
    -
    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    7.2
    22 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings7.821 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings6.722 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.116 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings7.021 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Cisco UCS Series and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco UCS Series
    -
    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    7.7
    23 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.522 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.620 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Cisco UCS Series and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco UCS Series
    -
    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    7.6
    23 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.422 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.322 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.322 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Cisco UCS Series and Panorama Necto
    Feature
    Cisco UCS Series
    -
    Ratings
    Panorama Necto
    7.0
    21 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.421 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings6.816 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.218 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Cisco UCS SeriesPanorama Necto
    Small Businesses
    Dell PowerEdge
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Dell PowerEdge
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Power
    Score9 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco UCS SeriesPanorama Necto
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (99 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (17 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    6.7
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (24 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (24 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco UCS SeriesPanorama Necto
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    I like the solutions because they are easy to use and operate via Cisco Intersight. Also, the support is amazing, as there is no better support than Cisco has ever seen. I recommend it for companies to improve reliability and achieve easier operation without incurring overhead. The solution is ready to be used for any workload.
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    Panorama Software
    Panorama Necto 14 is well suited where BI is built to support social collaboration so that its analytics features can be shared to improve decision making by incorporating various organizational input. Additionally it supports an infographic display for information review which is unlike most of its competitors.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • It's very customizable. It's customizable as in you have a chassis, but you could pick and choose the size of your blades puff with full width depending on what your workloads are. So in a way, you're not locked in. It's not like you buy a chassis and you're stuck into one thing could go and put, you need something that's storage intensive or maybe you've got more graphics intensive workload. You could choose and mix and match in the same.
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    Panorama Software
    • Comes with lot of option to modify and build the smart infographic. Uses innovative pictures and charts to create the dashboards
    • Helps you identify why you are succeeding and where you should shift your focus to.
    • The maps are amazing and they just don’t act as control points rather you can populate various measures on them making it really efficient to understand the business in geographical info graph
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • It’s about to be replaced, so I would rather wait until I try the UCSX series out, because it’s about to be replaced by a better version of it. So what I would have to say would need to be upgraded is probably being replaced. Well, I mean, some of the issues we would have with it or things we would like to have with it might be in the new thing.
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    Panorama Software
    • This tool is relatively new to the current competitive BI market. Many organizations or business analyst are not yet aware of it's eye catching features.
    • Need more enhancement for predictive analysis.
    • Publishing reports as email attachment and mail server configuration is a little complicated process.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    Cisco UCS has been a highly reliable compute platform for our workloads, handling MSSQL, SSIS, virtualization (VMware vSphere), and analytics workloads with low latency and high efficiency. UCS Service Profiles and centralized management (UCS Manager, Intersight) make it easy to provision, scale, and manage compute resources efficiently across production and non-production environments. Our UCS setup integrates well with Pure Storage and Nimble HF40, delivering high IOPS, low latency, and fast throughput for data-intensive workloads. Cisco UCS hardware and licensing can be expensive compared to some alternative compute platforms, especially when considering cloud-based or hyperconverged options. While UCS can work in a hybrid cloud setup, it doesn’t natively integrate as seamlessly with public cloud providers like Azure or AWS compared to some newer solutions. We may need to evaluate Azure Stack HCI or AWS Outposts for future flexibility.
    Incentivized
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    Panorama Software
    Some features are very basic and sometimes you can't add your own SQL query for custom reports. For Macs and Blackberry users this application is not helpful. Non-languages are not supported in info-graphics. They need to improve their forecast analysis. Report sharing is limited among the portal users only
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    Usability
    Cisco
    While Cisco's hardware is solid and long running, their software is usually the weak point. I will say that they are getting better with each release but if I had to find a problem with usability that would be it. Overall usability is good when you can work around software issues.
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    Panorama Software
    It provides all the features that are required and some that are not the basic requirements, but they represent a great additional capabilities, not available within the similar products
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    The platform’s redundant fabric interconnects, power supplies, and built-in high-availability features ensure that systems remain online even during hardware failures or maintenance. Unplanned outages are rare, and when combined with proactive monitoring, UCS provides a very reliable environment for critical workloads.
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    Panorama Software
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    Performance
    Cisco
    The system performs exceptionally well in terms of speed and efficiency, with pages loading quickly, and reports completing in a reasonable time frame, even with complex configurations. The integration of UCS with other systems, such as VMware vSphere and storage solutions, has generally not caused noticeable performance degradation. The scalability of UCS allows it to handle growing workloads without significant slowdowns. However, the performance could be slightly impacted during hardware or firmware upgrades, but these instances have been rare and well-managed. Overall, the performance has met our expectations and continues to provide reliable results.
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    Panorama Software
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco TAC is simply unbeatable and that goes for Cisco UCS server support just as well as it does for Cisco CUCM software. TAC has a well-deserved, excellent reputation and I do not hesitate to call them or open a ticket online, because I always know that I will get the help that I need and get it quickly
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    Panorama Software
    Support provider are very attentive.
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    In-Person Training
    Cisco
    I would rate the in-person training as excellent. The sessions were well-structured, hands-on, and delivered by knowledgeable instructors who made UCS concepts easy to understand. It greatly improved our team’s confidence in managing the platform.
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    Panorama Software
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    The training materials provided were generally informative and covered the essential aspects of the UCS platform, such as UCS Manager, Service Profiles, and integration with other systems. However, some of the training modules could benefit from being more hands-on and interactive. Additionally, certain advanced topics, like complex network configurations or troubleshooting hardware issues, were not covered in as much depth. Overall, while the training was useful, there’s room for improvement in terms of depth and practical application for more advanced users.
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    Panorama Software
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    We were very satisfied with the implementation of Cisco UCS Series. The deployment was well-structured, Cisco’s support team was highly responsive, and the solution integrated smoothly with our existing infrastructure. The project was completed on time with minimal disruption to operations.
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    Panorama Software
    Everything went smoothly, we didn't have any unexpected issues
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    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 and enabled faster troubleshooting. We selected Cisco UCS because it aligns with our long-term strategy, offering infrastructure, simplified lifecycle management, automated scaling, and reduced operational complexity. Additionally, we secured a significant discount from Cisco due to our use of another Cisco solution.
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    Panorama Software
    This is the next generation BI tool, which will be very helpful for small and medium businesses to kick start data exploration and visualization of their diverse databases, with less intervention from IT. This tool is more end user centric and gives way more power to the end user to perform data analysis
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    Cisco UCS Series provides a highly flexible architecture with service profiles, fabric interconnects, and modular blades/rack servers, allowing organizations to scale compute and network resources across multiple departments and sites efficiently. The only minor limitation is that careful planning is required to maintain consistency at very large scales.
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    Panorama Software
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • I'm going to start with the negative impact. Maybe in order to have the ease of use, you have to get some time to prepare correctly and to correctly to design the correct design. But now that you've done this time, you don't have to take that to get back to this configuration. You are all free. And this is the positive side, it's that when everything is prepared correctly, everything is smooth. So the use of the profiles, the connection of new servers, the decommissioning and the adding of new servers, the modification of configuration, everything is more easy to use and the less we interrupt user access to our service, the more the hospital is working fine and we can achieve a better support to our end users. And then to the patients.
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    Panorama Software
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    ScreenShots

    Cisco UCS Series Screenshots

    Screenshot of Cisco System I/O ControllerScreenshot of Cisco UCS S3260 System I/O ControllerScreenshot of Cisco UCS S3260 Base ChassisScreenshot of Cisco UCS C4200 Series Rack Server ChassisScreenshot of Cisco UCS C125 M5 Rack Server NodeScreenshot of UCSC-C245-M8SX Rack Server

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