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    Dell PowerEdge

    Score7.6 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

    Dell PowerEdge

    Score7.6 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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    Dell PowerEdgeDell PowerEdge
    Considered Both Products
    Dell Technologies
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Dell has an 8GB RAID card, while the competition has only a 4GB RAID card. Value for money with a good Return on Investment. Good service during the warranty period and post-warranty. The failure rate is less for Dell than when compared to HPE. Hence has high uptime. Dell is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Better Management, Better ROI, Better Supply Chain System ensures timely delivery even in recent times where Supply Chain has become a big issue. Also ensuring timely project completion leading to chain effect like customer able to utilize their budget within timelines and we …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    When it comes to multitasking networking and storage, I've always found Dell PowerEdge C to be the most effective solution. A network center that can service the whole business with capacity for future expansion is ideally suited for this device. The ability to consolidate data …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Both have different prospects, I have been working with Dell mostly, hence always prefer Dell.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    I have had experience with these other servers (not listed) and had a better experience with the Dell:
    IBM System X
    HP DL380
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Whilst Dell & HP servers are pretty much the same commodity internals, we find equivalent spec Dell servers are almost always lower both initial purchase and ongoing support and maintenance. The software tools provided between HP and Dell are pretty much equivalent.

    Specifying …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Support and pricing is significantly improved with our switch to Dell from HPE products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    PowerEdge R servers was selected by CIO. I think the servers have lots of benefits for our company and are well placed on our projects. In most business cases they are working good and our management have a clear vision to upgrade them to the same brand with better specs. Hope …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    We found Dell an easier company to work with than HPE overall since Dell allows you to purchase directly from them where HPE requires you to use a reseller. The PowerEdge R servers came in at a lower cost than a comparability speced HPE ProLaint DL. Both servers seemed …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Both systems are comparable.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Dell PowerEdge R rack servers support almost the entire range of the applications and hardware ecosystems of IT OEMs. Provides higher throughput, energy efficiency, high performance at a much lower cost compared to various other leading solutions. The support ecosystem of the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    They're less efficient.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    I have used only Dell for 18 years.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    The initial investment for Dell PowerEdge R is much lower.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    We have used Sun Fire X4170 Servers before, they were reliable servers in terms of durability, but they always had issues were the servers are not responding or not booting, they also have higher response times for the individual VMs comparing to the PowerEdge R740 which have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Dell PowerEdge servers are very solid and come with all the required management software and features, i.e. iDRAC provides a web interface and a command line interface that enables the server admins manage the server by performing a wide variety of tasks. Also, it should be …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Dell PowerEdge Racks as opposed to Towers just differ in the way they are stored and can differ in the makeup of them.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    They perform essentially the same job duties, and while the HPE Blades offer much stronger density and options for expansion, the overall cost of the chassis was a major factor. We also found firmware and general support to be easier and better with Dell. I am fine using either …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Our IT consultant firm at the time of purchase recommended these servers as part of a fuller infrastructure upgrade plan that we undertook in preparation for a major ERP & CRM systems upgrade. We did entertain the other similar systems I mentioned, but we trusted the vendor and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    These are very comparable products. I cannot speak to the current line of HP servers, but the older ones we replace with the Dell servers are typically less efficient.
    Incentivized
    Dell Technologies
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Dell has an 8GB RAID card, while the competition has only a 4GB RAID card. Value for money with a good Return on Investment. Good service during the warranty period and post-warranty. The failure rate is less for Dell than when compared to HPE. Hence has high uptime. Dell is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Better Management, Better ROI, Better Supply Chain System ensures timely delivery even in recent times where Supply Chain has become a big issue. Also ensuring timely project completion leading to chain effect like customer able to utilize their budget within timelines and we …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    When it comes to multitasking networking and storage, I've always found Dell PowerEdge C to be the most effective solution. A network center that can service the whole business with capacity for future expansion is ideally suited for this device. The ability to consolidate data …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Both have different prospects, I have been working with Dell mostly, hence always prefer Dell.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    I have had experience with these other servers (not listed) and had a better experience with the Dell:
    IBM System X
    HP DL380
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Whilst Dell & HP servers are pretty much the same commodity internals, we find equivalent spec Dell servers are almost always lower both initial purchase and ongoing support and maintenance. The software tools provided between HP and Dell are pretty much equivalent.

    Specifying …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Support and pricing is significantly improved with our switch to Dell from HPE products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    PowerEdge R servers was selected by CIO. I think the servers have lots of benefits for our company and are well placed on our projects. In most business cases they are working good and our management have a clear vision to upgrade them to the same brand with better specs. Hope …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    We found Dell an easier company to work with than HPE overall since Dell allows you to purchase directly from them where HPE requires you to use a reseller. The PowerEdge R servers came in at a lower cost than a comparability speced HPE ProLaint DL. Both servers seemed …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Both systems are comparable.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Dell PowerEdge R rack servers support almost the entire range of the applications and hardware ecosystems of IT OEMs. Provides higher throughput, energy efficiency, high performance at a much lower cost compared to various other leading solutions. The support ecosystem of the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    They're less efficient.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    I have used only Dell for 18 years.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    The initial investment for Dell PowerEdge R is much lower.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    We have used Sun Fire X4170 Servers before, they were reliable servers in terms of durability, but they always had issues were the servers are not responding or not booting, they also have higher response times for the individual VMs comparing to the PowerEdge R740 which have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Dell PowerEdge servers are very solid and come with all the required management software and features, i.e. iDRAC provides a web interface and a command line interface that enables the server admins manage the server by performing a wide variety of tasks. Also, it should be …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Dell PowerEdge Racks as opposed to Towers just differ in the way they are stored and can differ in the makeup of them.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    They perform essentially the same job duties, and while the HPE Blades offer much stronger density and options for expansion, the overall cost of the chassis was a major factor. We also found firmware and general support to be easier and better with Dell. I am fine using either …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    Our IT consultant firm at the time of purchase recommended these servers as part of a fuller infrastructure upgrade plan that we undertook in preparation for a major ERP & CRM systems upgrade. We did entertain the other similar systems I mentioned, but we trusted the vendor and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell PowerEdge
    These are very comparable products. I cannot speak to the current line of HP servers, but the older ones we replace with the Dell servers are typically less efficient.
    Incentivized
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    Medium-sized Companies
    HPE ProLiant DL
    Score8.8 out of 10
    HPE ProLiant DL
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Power
    Score9 out of 10
    IBM Power
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dell PowerEdgeDell PowerEdge
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
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    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    10.0
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Dell PowerEdgeDell PowerEdge
    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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    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
    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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    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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dell Technologies
    It is the best server in the market.
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    Dell Technologies
    It is the best server in the market.
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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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    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
    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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    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
    Dell Technologies
    Installation was easy.
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    Dell Technologies
    Installation was easy.
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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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
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