UCS 12 years on, still a leader
July 13, 2022

UCS 12 years on, still a leader

Colin Moynihan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
  • Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
  • Cisco UCS Mini: Edge Scale Solutions
  • Cisco UCS S-Series Storage Servers
  • Cisco UCS X-Series Servers

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco UCS Series

Discuss problems with customers and understand their requirements. Big sales with partners (Netapp/Pure). Large deployments are a huge benefit.
  • Speed of Deployment
  • Flexible platform support
  • Mixed workloads
  • More investment with UCS mini going forward
  • Cost benefit compared to other vendors
  • More information UCS migrations with CIMC supervisor being retired
  • Expandable
  • Ratified guides
  • Can be costly
Quick time to deploy new infrastructure providing hardware availability.
Yes, very. Not heard many issues.

Do you think Cisco UCS Series delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Cisco UCS Series's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco UCS Series live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco UCS Series go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco UCS Series again?

Yes

Large deployments can be reliable platforms once running and software support. Lead times are really hurting at the moment.