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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HPE BladeSystem

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AHPE BladeSystem is a brand of blade server, from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. HPE blades include the ProLiant BL series and the ProLiant WS series.N/A

    Oracle Virtualization

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOracle Virtualization is an enterprise-grade server virtualization solution that provides KVM virtualization and management capabilities and built-in disaster recovery features with no license cost.N/A
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    HPE BladeSystemOracle Virtualization
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    HPE BladeSystemOracle Virtualization
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    HPE BladeSystemOracle Virtualization
    Considered Both Products
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
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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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    Features
    HPE BladeSystemOracle Virtualization
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of HPE BladeSystem and Oracle Virtualization
    Feature
    HPE BladeSystem
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle Virtualization
    7.2
    5 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Virtual machine automated provisioning00 Ratings5.75 Ratings
    Management console00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup00 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    HPE BladeSystemOracle Virtualization
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    HPE BladeSystemOracle Virtualization
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    All nodes can be managed centrally through the ILO interface. Users and services alike benefit from the lightning-fast response time. Enable service continuity during VM migration between nodes. The purchase of a blade system is something we endorse as a viable alternative for your business. In order for the convergent system to work, the architecture can be adapted to accommodate new devices, and by applying new modules, both the technology and the system's responsiveness to demands for high availability can be enhanced.
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    Oracle
    Well suited: development work as they provide a very nice free tier, datacenters in Latin America with very low ping, heavy loads for DB if you use Oracle DB Less appropriate: fast webservers as they use hard disks for several tiers, fast MySQL databases as the server is shared, auto-scaling functionality is not present.
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    Pros
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • It ensures substantial process and system security in terms of infrastructure by keeping things running smoothly all the time.
    • There are few things that are more helpful in day-to-day living than having straightforward controls and configurations.
    • Capacity to keep a highly redundant system operating reliably.
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    Oracle
    • Installation and setup of VM Server are pretty straight forward.
    • Many different guest operating systems are supported.
    • There can be up to 128 virtual machines per physical server.
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    Cons
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • The small form factor of a blade server cannot accommodate expansion cards.
    • Shared infrastructure, like the interconnects, means a larger fault domain.
    • Firmware updates can be disruptive and administrators should pay close attention to firmware recipes and bundles to ensure compatibility between components.
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    Oracle
    • Platform designer
    • Support material
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We do not intend to make new investments in HPE BladeSystem as it is in the end-of-life phase and we have continued with the new HPE Synergy environment. It is therefore not a process of discarding, but of evolution. This environment will possibly continue to be used in the institution, but for less critical purposes and more related to the development of new solutions.
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    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    It's been said that BladeSystem is very similar to the UCS B-Series. While the network fabric features of the UCS B-Series outshine those of the BladeSystem, HPE has created extensive orchestration within HPE OneView to provide feature parity with and even surpass those of the UCS B-Series. The fundamental distinction between the two is whether the focus is on the computing (BladeSystem) or the fabric (UCS). In contrast to UCS's tight fabric integration, BladeSystem's centralized focus on servers simplifies administration.
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    Oracle
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    Return on Investment
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • After a crash, the blade server's dependability and capacity to recover quickly rank highest.
    • The alert service allows for the administration of all servers to be handled from a single location.
    • Blade servers from HPE are reliable and easy on the eyes of upper management.
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    Oracle
    • Saved us licenses fees while we upgrade to a virtual environment and redundancies servers
    • Forced me to manage another hard to manage virtual environment
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