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Dell PowerEdge R

Dell PowerEdge R

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What is Dell PowerEdge R?

Dell's PowerEdge R is a line of rack servers.

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The Dell PowerEdge R series servers have proven to be versatile and reliable solutions for various use cases in production environments. …
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Dell PowerEdge R Review

10 out of 10
September 14, 2023
We use Dell PowerEdge R servers as web servers and email servers to store students' data. This server is competitively priced. It provides …
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Dell's PowerEdge R is a line of rack servers.

Reviewers rate Usability and Support Rating highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Dell PowerEdge R are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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The Dell PowerEdge R series servers have proven to be versatile and reliable solutions for various use cases in production environments. With their ability to form vSAN clusters, these servers are commonly deployed as standalone servers or hypervisors. Customers have reported that the Dell PowerEdge R series servers are easy to deploy and highly customizable, offering a budget-friendly hardware fit for different industries.

One of the main use cases for these servers is running demanding business applications such as databases, ERP systems, business intelligence tools, and MS Exchange. Additionally, they are utilized in small offices, medical and dental offices, where they centralize files, establish file sharing domains, and serve as backup servers. The Dell PowerEdge R series servers are also commonly used for virtualization purposes, supporting various operating systems and containers. Their reliability, competitive pricing, and high uptime make them suitable choices for web and email servers.

Furthermore, these servers have been deployed for software product testing and demoing company-wide due to their support for virtualization solutions. They have also found applications in building compute platforms, deploying security and networking applications, and managing customer data center infrastructure. In addition to their primary storage and SQL server functions, customers appreciate the stability and enterprise-grade service and support provided by Dell PowerEdge R series servers.

Overall, the Dell PowerEdge R series servers offer a range of use cases across different industries. Their flexibility, performance, and cost-effectiveness make them valuable assets for businesses seeking stability and efficiency in their IT infrastructure.

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September 14, 2023

Dell PowerEdge R Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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 direct whereas HPE is through a partner.
Sudipta Banerjee | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
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 getting our payment in time.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
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 Dell PowerEdge R is very good and fewer problems occur once installed.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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 Dell servers on their website compared to HP Proliant is much more intuitive .
September 24, 2020

My Dell are going Well

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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 to see this upgrade in close future.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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 similar overall in terms of features, with Dell providing a better service and support network.
Mostafa Dakam | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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 better performance and expandability and lower response times in all kinds of circumstances.
Zakarieya Abderoef | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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 noted that iDRAC is a piece of hardware that sits on the server motherboard that allows the server to be updated and manage Dell systems, even when the server is turned off. There are tons of information and forums discussing these servers online which makes troubleshooting easy.
September 12, 2020

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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 product.
Vin Campbell | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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 that worked out well for us. On that note, I can't really compare the Dell version to the others, so I'll leave it at that.
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