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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Supermicro SuperBlade

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASuperBlade is a high density x86 Multi-Node Server for Enterprise Cloud, HPC Applications, from Supermicro. They are available in 8U, 6U and 4U enclosures with hot-swap NVMe support, with air or direct liquid cooling.N/A

    Supermicro Ultra

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASupermicro Ultra is the company's line of higher end rack servers.N/A
    Pricing
    Supermicro SuperBladeSupermicro Ultra
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Supermicro SuperBladeSupermicro Ultra
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Supermicro SuperBladeSupermicro Ultra
    Small Businesses
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    Dell PowerEdge
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Dell PowerEdge
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    IBM Power
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Supermicro SuperBladeSupermicro Ultra
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    6.0
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    User Testimonials
    Supermicro SuperBladeSupermicro Ultra
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Supermicro
    Supermicro may be well suited if what you will be deploying on the servers is supported, because if you don't, you may have no support at all. In our case, we have had some hardware problems where the support is not efficient compared to other experiences we had (HP, DELL). On the other hand, their servers price is quite good, so it's a win win if you are looking for better prices than other vendors.
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    Supermicro
    We have quite a bit of data that needs to be backed up - so we opted for a larger device than most small businesses/companies would likely ever need. That said, we are happy with our decision to do so. The interface within the IPMI device is easy to navigate through and get things setup. Hardware reliability is fantastic as well - as we have had no issues at all. I believe they have some smaller/lower-end devices for sale as well - but I'm not familiar with them. We're very happy with their product
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    Pros
    Supermicro
    • Good IPMI management, detailed information
    • Their Redfish API is also a good tool to configure/retrieve information from the servers, good for scalability
    • Documentation Online for new updates is up to date (BIOS/FW)
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    Cons
    Supermicro
    • Their support could be better, it is not the fastest we've got in touch with
    • We have seen strange behaviour on some of their servers, it's better to check if the OS you will be running is supported on their support matrix first
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    Support Rating
    Supermicro
    My experience with the support was not that good, it always takes a lot of time to get somewhere when raising a support case. I gave it a 6 because I think they have room for improvement here, It could be good if they would act quicker and send in replacements for faulty hardware.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Supermicro
    The supermicro superblade servers are performing really well on our infrastructure, we are running a broad set of applications: voip, JAVA, linux, windows, hypervisors, etc. They are easy to install and configure and the price is a winning situation. On the other hand, The support is not so good, HP and DELL are stronger in this point. If you get any failures on your systems, they will replace them immediately, but supermicro will ask for a lot of information on the case before handing out replacement hardware, which makes it slow.
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    Supermicro
    The SuperMicro Ultra product line was brought to my attention from a reseller. I had never heard of them prior to the introduction. The reassurance I was given before we moved forward with the purchase is what made me feel a bit more sound with our decision. Unboxing and putting together took all of 10 minutes - getting it racked and booted maybe another 15 minutes. The device was fully online and operational (to be used as a backup location) in about an hour in total. Very clean design - fans are fairly quiet as well. The reliability we've had for the past three years has been fantastic. We're glad we selected this device as our primary backup location for our district
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    Return on Investment
    Supermicro
    • Their price has allowed us to save money when buying servers on bulk
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