Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers Reviews

My latest use case for Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers has been for virtualization, setting up Proxmox servers, and creating a secure environment by setting up VDI machines.

It has helped avoid purchasing multiple laptops and set everything up on just one server machine and one rack in a data center through consolidation.

The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is the ease of use, as it allows me to spin up different OSes on it without having to go through a bunch of hoops.

The pricing could be better, as budget is always a huge thing for us. Anytime we can get better pricing, it helps convince the business to adopt it.

For my current use case of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, it has been about three months, but in my current position, I have been using it for about three years.

The stability of the Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is good. It is significantly better than some of the 8 or 9-year-old Dell blade servers we were using before.

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers scale with the growing needs of my company. We are scaling smoothly, as the PowerEdges we are putting in are replacing older ones, and we are getting much better feedback from the business on it.

We were 3,500 employees a month ago. We're now close to 33,000. We just got acquired.

I have not had to contact customer service or technical support for Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, as I have been able to manage everything myself.

Neutral

The blade servers we were using were eight or nine-year-old Dell blade servers.

Deploying the Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is easy. We just rack, stack, and then hook it up to the network, and it is good to go. For a single server, it takes maybe an hour or two.

My company has seen a return on investment from using Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, as the builds that the build team runs are going approximately 30% faster on the newer PowerEdge than what we were using previously.

I personally think the pricing and licensing of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is actually fairly decent, though the way the business runs leads to sticker shock anytime we give them a quote.

Currently, my team does not use Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers for any AI initiatives, but I believe there are other teams in the company that are, and they have their own dedicated PowerEdge servers.

I would rate Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers a nine out of ten.

On-premises

We use Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers for branch office installations, acting as a standalone server. We primarily utilize it for virtualization.

There is nothing special, but Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers have a strong presence in Qatar, which influences our choice. We use it for virtualization, and for our use case, it works fine without issues.

We haven't upgraded anything yet. We are simply utilizing even the older models, as they are still working for us. Dell's pricing for hardware is fine, but the software installed on the servers is a cost driver, not the server itself. Regarding additional functions, upgrading storage speed with an SSD drive and increasing memory capacity is needed for improved performance.

I have been working with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers for five years.

I would rate the stability of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers at ten. I have no issues with their stability.

The scalability of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is excellent. I would rate it at ten.

The technical support from Dell is highly dependent on the service level agreement (SLA). With a higher level of support, such as pro-support, the service is exceptional. I would rate it at nine.

Positive

Previously, we were working with SolarWinds Security Event Manager. However, we switched to Google Graylog, an open-source solution.

The initial setup process was very straightforward and simple. Once delivered, we could spin it up within an hour.

Sometimes, integration is part of the project. Local partners, who provide installation and commissioning services, are involved in the process.

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers have reasonable pricing, which I would rate at eight. Other brands might be cheaper, but Dell's pricing is acceptable for us. However, the software associated with servers, like VMware subscription licenses, drives costs.

I haven't worked with other servers, but I am aware of other brands like HP and IBM.

I do not have any specific suggestions for improvements or changes. Overall, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers meet our requirements, and I have no issues with the hardware. I would rate the overall solution at ten.

On-premises

We made a renovation of our infrastructure, and the problem we're solving is our performance and it is collectivity in our infrastructure too.

We have a full-scale infrastructure for six countries and are able to centralize it. With this kind of product, we are solving a lot of problems, or issues that we had before with regards to performance. The centralization of the platform for the company helped immensely.

The go-to-market implementation was pretty fast. The go-to-market speed for us was pretty important at the time we had to implement that infrastructure. 

In terms of the performance of the servers, I'm already pretty comfortable with that.

When it comes to PowerEdge rack servers handling the evolving needs of workloads, I have support from Dell partners. They constantly assess improvements for us and other versions of items on products. I keep up to date with it via my partners.

We use Dell's Optane to obtain memory in the PowerEdge environment. It helped save money in that aspect, as far as adding memory capacity. We used to negotiate these kinds of platforms and renewal with our partners on a full scale. We have a lot of cost-saving with this infrastructure.

PowerEdge helped to reduce unplanned production downtime. We have an IT continuity plan that is actually based on the infrastructure we already have implemented with Dell.

They could improve the time between new versions of the product. They could move faster, or maybe offer a little bit more support from the partners.

We've been using the solution for four years.

We have 6,500 people across six countries using the platform.

We have good support from Dell and good support from our partners. That said, sometimes it takes a pretty long time to get an answer from Dell. However, we get pretty good support from those folks.

Positive

We had used HP solutions and others as well. We changed as I had some experience with this product and we had comfort in the security that Dell gives us as a platform. The cost and the go-to-market implementation alongside the partner support are the main drivers we looked at when changing.

I was involved in the setup of the product. It was both easy and difficult to set up. However, thanks to the partner, it was more easygoing. There were a lot of people and it was useful to have somebody help as well.

We have a pretty big platform. It took two and a half months to implement the solution. That said, for our needs, it was pretty fast. We had to deal with multiple locations and we migrated everything to just one. We centralized the entire platform.

We had a great partner and planner involved.

For us, it makes more sense to have an on-premise platform rather than a cloud due to the cost. The cost-saving we have in the on-premises platform still is the driver.

We did consider public cloud servers before choosing PowerEdge Racks. We looked at servers for AWS, Azure, and others.

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten. We are quite satisfied.

It's a good scalable product. It's a good cost-saving product too. That aspect helps us as a company. In my experience, it's a pretty good implementation too. 

I'd advise new users to keep up with the timing of new deployments. That way, you can take advantage of new features. 

We primarily used the solution for the servers. It's a node among many in a multiprocessor, supercomputer environment. It's a very verified application. The customer uses a lesser file system, which means that one file system is shared among the entire installation. You're not going to see that very often in your career unless you're in that business. It's a multi-node, high-performance computing file system. It's Linux based.

It fit the requirements of the client, that's really all that it was for us. It could deliver the IOPS and the local storage that was required. It could have been anybody else, Lenovo, IBM, HP, etc. We were Dell's number one reseller in Canada and probably worldwide. We got very favorable terms and that also helped with the decision.

The only way you could improve it is, for the purpose of HPC installations, is IOPS and the only way to improve it is to get a more powerful machine to deliver more IOPS. Basically, you need more CPUs and you need more RAM and you need a faster backbone. We were running on 100 gigabits Infiniband.

Until they get new technology and density, it would be nice to see four nodes in a one-year package instead of a three-year package.

I'm recently retired, however, I did work with the solution on one of my last projects which lasted a few months.

The solution delivers what it promises. You look at the specs and it delivers them. If it doesn't deliver you move onto another model.

There's really nothing special about it, and Dell doesn't make servers that are any better than anybody else's. The prime reason we chose it is that it delivers what it promises to deliver in terms of IOPS and the price right for us because when you're a platinum level reseller for a server company, they will give you very favorable terms especially in this time of a pandemic, hardware sales are down across the board for the entire industry.

It's very scalable. That's the whole idea. When you want to add more computation power to the platform you just throw in another act of compute nodes and storage.

I've never used technical support. Out-of-the-box it works, and if it doesn't, then the client deals with it directly. The equipment is sold to them so they own the serial numbers and they own the service contracts, so if anything went wrong during the installation the client would take care of them, not us.

We've worked with HP, Cisco, Lenovo, and IBM in the past. We always choose the solution that makes the most sense for our clients.

We handed over the complete installation in September. We started in August. It takes time. You're coming into an empty room. You have to have power, you need the AC for the equipment there that has to be moved out. It takes time. The racks were pre-populated in Toronto and shipped to Montreal, and then in Montreal, they were set up and powered. We had liquid cooling and radiators on the rear of the cabinet for the heat.

We've done many of these installations, and it's pretty routine. There's nothing complex about it. The complexity is mostly that there are so many key parts in terms of getting it delivered on-site. There are so many parts from so many different vendors and there are penalties if you don't deliver on time. Nobody wants to pay penalties.

I didn't deal with the pricing, and therefore don't know the exact costs. 

However, they would compete with pricing on the market. Even if HP made an equivalent platform, and they do, we wouldn't get good terms. They're all pretty well in the ballpark range in cost and the variation. The list price might be 10%. They know what the competition is doing so they don't want to price themselves, the values, off the list of potential. If I'm looking at servers that deliver so much IOPS and they price themselves out, HP knows what Dell is doing and Dell knows what HP is doing.

My company partners with Dell.

I'm recently retired, however, I did most of the infrastructure, backup storage, and high-performance computing. I was in pre-sales. I was a solution architect. Therefore, I'm not an end-user.

We only used Dell for the servers. We used Seagate for storage. They have hard drives. They've been in the hard drive business for 40 years.

My biggest piece of advice for those considering the solution is to make sure they are delivered on time. When clients are spending $50 million for an installation and you say it's going to be ready September 15th, it better be ready September 15th. One of the main reasons stuff's not ready is because parts are missing. That means you can't deliver a complete solution. If you're missing a box of spare hard drives, they're just spares, they're not preventing the installation, however, they're missing, and therefore you haven't delivered the product.

Overall, I'd rate the product ten out of ten.

We have a lot of use cases. We have many virtual machines on them that we use for development. We have a development department with us. They work on the machines that we have installed via HPE.

By implementing Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, we wanted everything to be in-house so that we could manage it ourselves. We essentially wanted to have it all in our hands. We did not want to outsource it.

So far, these servers have been satisfactory and very reliable. Of course, we maintain updates; that is a part of it, and we plan accordingly to restart the entire machine, etc. A lot of it is automated in-house.

They have definitely improved our organization. We have centralized everything, which is the advantage. With Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, we essentially operate hardware and have various applications and solutions on one platform. They have had a significant impact on security, and there is also reliability. When you have peak loads, you can adjust accordingly. That is a definite advantage with such a machine.

In terms of energy consumption, I do not know what the consumption is, but the trend is towards machines consuming less. Dell probably needs to keep up with other manufacturers and reduce consumption. It is also likely a reason why many companies are trying to move away from traditional servers, or in our case, towards Azure Cloud, because they also want to save energy.

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers have definitely helped a lot in terms of the sustainability goals. I am new to the company, but from what I have gathered, we used to have a separate machine for each application area. In other companies where I have been, we had, in some cases, up to 80 machines. With Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, we could streamline the entire server landscape we had. They are designed for that purpose.

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers have affected the overall flexibility of our operations. In the past, we had a separate machine for each application, but now, everything is centralized. One hardware has everything on it. We have reliability, and the VMs can be moved back and forth depending on the load.

We like their quality. I have also dealt with HPE and other manufacturers. In terms of service, Dell is optimal. I have been very satisfied with it, at this company or elsewhere. That was the reason why we stuck with Dell. Good service is one of the reasons.

There are other aspects of quality. These servers are very reliable. We hardly had any failures. A hard drive replacement is routine, depending on what is built in, but otherwise, the quality has been excellent.

In general, our long-term goal is to have everything in Azure. We also work with Office 365, and we want to have everything essentially in one place. Above all, the hardware we have on-site does not need to be maintained anymore because it takes time and money. We want to simply move away from this aspect. I am not a decision-maker, but if it were up to me, I would probably prefer to have these servers rather than somewhere in the cloud.

They can consider making them smaller in physical size but retain the same quality and the same security. That can be an option. They do not necessarily need such a large cabinet. 

I have been using Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers for five to six years.

These servers are stable. Their reliability is just right.

I would rate them a ten out of ten in terms of scalability.

I am super satisfied with their support. I am impressed. It is great. Assistance is quick, and technicians are there right away. It, of course, depends on the contract you have. We get immediate support. It is top-notch. They should keep it up.

Positive

In my current company, I have not used any other servers. I am new here, but we have always used Dell. In my previous company, we used HPE extensively, but we moved away from it due to issues with quality and service. Unfortunately, HPE was not as good in terms of service. So, we switched to Dell. The service was a factor for the change.

Licensing is according to the machines you have. It is a part of the process. I am not familiar with the prices, but from a company's perspective, the more cost-effective, the better, especially when managing a large infrastructure.

We did not evaluate other options.

I would rate Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers a ten out of ten. In all the companies where we used Dell, I was always satisfied. That is why the decision was made back then to move away from other manufacturers and switch to Dell. I am not a decision-maker, but if I could decide, I would still stick with the physical aspect because I prefer having the device physically with me, being able to take care of it, and seeing it, rather than it being somewhere in the cloud. I am not a decision-maker, but I would choose Dell.

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Höchst zuverlässige und skalierbare Server mit exzellentem Kundenservice

Wie lange nutzen Sie schon Dell PowerEdge Rack Server?

Ich nutze Dell PowerEdge Rack Server seit fünf bis sechs Jahren.

Was ist Ihr Hauptanwendungsfall für diese Lösung? (Bitte geben Sie Details zu Ihrer Umgebung an.)

Wir haben viele Anwendungsfälle. Wir haben viele virtuelle Maschinen, die wir für die Entwicklung nutzen. Wir haben eine Entwicklungsabteilung bei uns. Sie arbeiten auf den Maschinen, die wir über HPE installiert haben.

Bitte teilen Sie uns mit, wie Dell PowerEdge Rack Server Ihr Unternehmen verbessert haben. Wenn nicht, erklären Sie bitte, warum nicht.

Mit der Implementierung von Dell PowerEdge Rack-Servern wollten wir alles im Haus haben, damit wir es selbst verwalten können. Wir wollten im Grunde alles in unseren Händen halten. Wir wollten es nicht auslagern.

Bislang waren diese Server zufriedenstellend und sehr zuverlässig. Natürlich kümmern wir uns um Updates, das gehört dazu, und wir planen entsprechend, die gesamte Maschine neu zu starten usw. Vieles davon wird intern automatisiert.

Sie haben unsere Organisation definitiv verbessert. Wir haben alles zentralisiert, das ist der Vorteil. Mit den Dell PowerEdge Rack-Servern betreiben wir also im Wesentlichen Hardware und haben verschiedene Anwendungen und Lösungen auf einer Plattform. Sie haben sich erheblich auf die Sicherheit ausgewirkt, und auch die Zuverlässigkeit hat sich verbessert. Wenn Sie Spitzenlasten haben, können Sie sich entsprechend anpassen. Das ist ein klarer Vorteil bei einer solchen Maschine.

Was den Energieverbrauch angeht, so weiß ich nicht, wie hoch der Verbrauch ist, aber es geht in Richtung weniger verbrauchender Maschinen. Dell muss wahrscheinlich mit den anderen Herstellern mithalten und den Verbrauch senken. Das ist wahrscheinlich auch ein Grund, warum viele Unternehmen versuchen, von traditionellen Servern wegzukommen, oder in unserem Fall zur Azure Cloud, weil sie auch Energie sparen wollen.

Die PowerEdge Rack Server von Dell haben uns bei der Erreichung der Nachhaltigkeitsziele definitiv sehr geholfen. Ich bin neu in dem Unternehmen, aber soweit ich weiß, hatten wir früher für jeden Anwendungsbereich eine eigene Maschine. In anderen Unternehmen, in denen ich tätig war, hatten wir in einigen Fällen bis zu 80 Maschinen. Mit den PowerEdge-Rack-Servern von Dell konnten wir die gesamte Serverlandschaft rationalisieren, die wir hatten. Sie sind genau für diesen Zweck konzipiert.

Dell PowerEdge Rack Server haben sich auf die Gesamtflexibilität unseres Betriebs ausgewirkt. Früher hatten wir für jede Anwendung einen eigenen Rechner, aber jetzt ist alles zentralisiert. Alles ist auf einer Hardware untergebracht. Wir haben Zuverlässigkeit, und die VMs können je nach Auslastung hin- und hergeschoben werden.

Welche Funktionen waren für Sie am wertvollsten, und warum?

Wir schätzen die Qualität dieser Produkte. Ich habe auch mit HPE und anderen Herstellern zu tun gehabt. Was den Service angeht, ist Dell sehr optimal. Ich bin damit sehr zufrieden, ob bei diesem Unternehmen oder anderswo. Das war der Grund, warum wir bei Dell geblieben sind. Der gute Service ist ein Grund dafür.

Es gibt noch andere Aspekte der Qualität. Diese Server sind sehr zuverlässig. Wir hatten kaum Ausfälle. Ein Festplattenwechsel ist Routine, je nachdem, was eingebaut ist, aber ansonsten war die Qualität hervorragend.

In welchen Bereichen könnten die Dell PowerEdge Rack Server verbessert werden?

Im Allgemeinen ist es unser langfristiges Ziel, alles in Azure zu haben. Wir arbeiten auch mit Office 365, und wir wollen im Prinzip alles an einem Ort haben. Vor allem muss die Hardware, die wir vor Ort haben, nicht mehr gewartet werden, weil das Zeit und Geld kostet. Wir wollen uns von diesem Aspekt einfach verabschieden. Ich bin kein Entscheidungsträger, aber wenn es nach mir ginge, würde ich diese Server wahrscheinlich lieber haben als irgendwo in der Cloud.

Sie können in Betracht ziehen, sie in ihrer physischen Größe zu verkleinern, aber die gleiche Qualität und die gleiche Sicherheit beizubehalten. Das kann eine Option sein. Sie brauchen nicht unbedingt einen so großen Schrank. Das wäre eine interessante Option.

Haben Sie zuvor eine andere Lösung genutzt und wenn ja, warum haben Sie gewechselt?

In meinem derzeitigen Unternehmen habe ich keine anderen Server verwendet. Ich bin neu hier, aber wir haben immer Dell verwendet. In meinem vorherigen Unternehmen haben wir viel mit HPE gearbeitet, aber aufgrund von Problemen mit der Qualität und dem Service haben wir diese Firma verlassen. Leider war HPE in Bezug auf den Service nicht so gut. Also sind wir zu Dell gewechselt. Der Service war ein wichtiger Grund für diesen Wechsel.

Haben Sie vor Ihrer Entscheidung andere Lösungen bewertet? Wenn ja, welche?

Wir haben keine anderen Lösungen bewertet.

Was würden Sie hinsichtlich der Einrichtungskosten, der Preise und/oder der Lizenzierung empfehlen?

Die Lizenzierung richtet sich nach den Maschinen, die Sie haben. Sie ist ein Teil des Prozesses. Ich bin mit den Preisen nicht vertraut, aber aus der Sicht eines Unternehmens ist es besser, je kosteneffizienter es ist, insbesondere bei der Verwaltung einer großen Infrastruktur.

Was halten Sie von der Skalierbarkeit dieser Lösung?

Was die Skalierbarkeit angeht, würde ich sie mit zehn von zehn Punkten bewerten.

Was halten Sie von der Stabilität dieser Lösung?

Diese Server sind stabil. Ihre Zuverlässigkeit ist genau richtig.

Wie war die Ersteinrichtung, einfach oder komplex und in welcher Hinsicht?

Ich war an der Ersteinrichtung nicht beteiligt.

Wie sind Ihre Erfahrungen mit dem Kundendienst und dem Support?

Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Support. Ich bin beeindruckt. Er ist großartig. Die Hilfe ist schnell, und die Techniker sind sofort erreichbar. Das hängt natürlich von dem Vertrag ab, den Sie haben. Wir erhalten sofortige Unterstützung. Das ist erstklassig. Das soll so bleiben.

Wie würden Sie diese Lösung auf einer Skala von 1-10 für Service und Support bewerten?

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Wie bewerten Sie die Dell PowerEdge Rack Server auf einer Skala von 1-10 (1=schlechteste, 10=beste)? Bitte geben Sie Details an.

Ich würde Dell PowerEdge Rack Server mit zehn von zehn Punkten bewerten. In allen Unternehmen, in denen wir Dell im Einsatz hatten, war ich immer zufrieden. Deshalb wurde damals die Entscheidung getroffen, die anderen Hersteller zu verlassen und zu Dell zu wechseln. Ich bin kein Entscheidungsträger, aber wenn ich mich entscheiden könnte, würde ich immer noch bei dem physischen Aspekt bleiben, weil ich es vorziehe, das Gerät physisch bei mir zu haben, mich darum kümmern zu können und es zu sehen, anstatt es irgendwo in der Cloud zu haben. Ich bin kein Entscheidungsträger, aber ich würde mich für Dell entscheiden.

We use Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers for running SQL and Oracle DB.

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is a user-friendly solution that provides performance stability. The solution's processor and management-related things are very easy to manage. The other valuable feature of the solution is the disk mirroring and RAID 5.

It's flexible to include additional memories in the solution. It's a hot-pluggable thing where we can remove and add something without switching up the whole system.

Currently, the solution does not have the in-process memory encryption technology. All Intel and AMD processors are now integrating with their CPUs. Dell can add that to the processor so that whenever it does any processing, it will just encrypt those into the memory. That is a new technology most cloud providers are following through with right now.

I have been using Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers for six to seven years.

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is a scalable solution.

We previously used some of the IBM Power Series to host Linux-based operating systems. We also use NetApp storage.

The solution’s initial setup is easy.

We have seen a monetary return on investment with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers.

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers are better suited for database applications, and they support a lot of applications.

The solution's Cyber Resilient Architecture approach to security has good features like file integration and monitoring. Since a lot of ransomware and cybersecurity attacks happen nowadays, the data should be encrypted end to end. That will give more security to the customer or whoever is using it.

The solution is more suited for database applications. It gives more efficiency in processing CPUs and gives constant improvements in performance.

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers has reduced our unplanned production downtime by 5% to 10%. We have annual maintenance, where we easily do a lot of software and firmware upgrades.

Overall, I rate Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers a seven out of ten.

We are using R640 and R740 models. We use the solution as the back end and front end of our environment.

We use it for computing, storage, and server capacity for our back-end and front-end workloads.

The product provides good quality for its price. PowerEdge is one of the best in the market. We have been using it for 12 to 15 years, and the server has broken only once. The product is reliable. It is really important for us. The tool delivers everything we need. It does what we want it to do.

The product must improve its integration with VMware. It is really important to us. They should make the management more out of the box so we have less maintenance.

I have been using the solution for 12 to 15 years.

The tool is stable.

The scalability depends a little bit on the software we use.

The initial setup is pretty easy. It is an out-of-the-box experience. It's plug-and-play. We click it in, attach the cables, and start.

As an enterprise customer, the pricing is fine for us. There are also possibilities to interact over the price and discuss. We have no complaints.

We have evaluated HPE and Cisco. The main difference we noticed is interoperability. We use a lot of VMware software. The integration with Dell is always perfect. It is a big advantage for us. HPE lacks interoperability.

The Cyber Resilient Architecture approach is a good step. Hackers always try to get into infrastructures or use ransomware to encrypt files. Dell has taken it very seriously. We can see there's a lot of development in PowerEdge. New services are coming out. It's more powerful. It also has less energy consumption. They're going in the right direction.

We use the OpenManage console to patch our servers. It made some really good developments in the last few years. We can just press a button, and the upgrade continues. We're very happy with it. It has made our staff's work easier and reduced the time spent on tasks. A task that took us 40 hours before now takes us 20 hours to complete.

The product has provided us with reliability in a positive way. 

HPE and Lenovo are the product's competitors.

Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

We have implemented the PowerEdge servers in data centers for intelligence, governments, banks, hospitals, and for different use cases. It's a very robust product. 

We're a Dell Gold partner, and we sell services for our clients. We've been working in this domain for a long time.

We're using the seven series and the six series, and we previously used the eight series.

Most of our implementations are completed on-premises.

PowerEdge's system management capabilities help increase staff productivity.

It provides centralized management capabilities for large environments. In data centers, implementing multi-servers and managing different kinds of resources from a single portal definitely helps us a lot.

PowerEdge reduces data processing times. The server must be set up well to do this. Knowing your application and how to set up a real configuration that will map your request, helps a lot in the PowerEdge environment.

The enabling of full automation has affected the operations of our company.
This is the target of every client and organization. The servers fully support automation. A combination of a company's strategy when implementing solutions and having applications that are synchronized with the hardware requirement will lead to a very good result. The hardware is the best part of it because it's so easy. The hardware supports big implementations. If the structure is right, the results will be very good.

PowerEdge hasn't let us down in any situation. It's a very robust system.

We haven't faced any kind of downtime with applications, especially in analytics, because we implement a PowerEdge cluster and support it with storage. The infrastructure is highly available based on the Dell server.

From our implementations over the years and the new demand in technology, we haven't faced any kind of problems related to hardware based on PowerEdge. Everything is based on the application itself and the algorithm that the client uses through the servers. The problem isn't with the servers. The problem is with development.

It's all about processing. If you use a different kind of application that needs a lot of resources, that is a key factor, especially in data collection, open-source data, and applying different analytics over that. That will need a lot of processing, and the hardware is a key factor in that part.

Full automation is fully supported with PowerEdge. From the server perspective, it is fully compliant.

We haven't faced any problems with the power supplies. The consumption of power is robust. We still have slots for the new hard discs for availability and upgrading RAM, but the machine itself has been working nonstop for ten years.

We haven't faced any problems with new demands for digital transformation and infrastructure development.

The system is very updated. The machine itself is secure, but it depends on the client's environment and security strategy.

PowerEdge has good value for energy consumption. We know this from other vendors that have the same data centers that we used to work with. It provides better performance in terms of power consumption. More power is saved with the use of a full cabinet of PowerEdge servers versus other solutions with multi-servers.

We work in environments with systems in analytics, AI, Hadoop infrastructure, open source, and data gathering. We have those kinds of servers in our setups, and we never face problems when running the latest high-demand applications. We have an advantage in getting those results on PowerEdge servers rather than other servers.

We had some applications in artificial intelligence. Some of the clients are starting to adopt those use cases. We didn't face any problems adopting those kinds of solutions, although it's still an open discussion.

We are very familiar with the Dell portal, updates, supports, and assessments.

The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller telemetry for monitoring the PowerEdge system data and providing analytics is very simple and accessible. For centralized management, it's a good value. These kinds of implementations in a big data center make a difference.

We have CloudIQ in the machine learning systems that we are implementing for some of our clients, and those are based on Dell PowerEdge. We have those kinds of predictive analytics, and the hardware is doing great so far.

Dell EMC is a combination of processing, storage, and power. We're in a really good position in terms of technology, trends, and the leaders in the market. 

Dell has different types of servers that can fit different types of businesses.

Different types of applications that are now trendy in the market, like AI, are still big topics that are not mapped correctly in the server and storage environment. Knowing those kinds of activities and definitions will help us more to position these kinds of servers for the client.

I have used this solution since 2005.

It's very stable. We have been using it for ten years.

It's easy to scale.

I would rate technical support an eight out of ten. We have never had a problem with technical support. There are a lot of different layers of support, and they're all very responsive. Dell is a very good company.

Positive

We used to work with HP most of the time, and we worked with servers from Cisco for a short time.

Dell used to have different categories of servers that can fit different types of businesses. Sometimes we find that small servers have good specs over other competition, which is key for some new clients. For some new businesses, small servers can help achieve different targets for SMEs.

The setup is very simple. When deploying PowerEdge, we used the automated server and OS deployment features. Our clients are very familiar with the setup. It's straightforward and very fast. If someone is knowledgeable in IT, they are familiar with PowerEdge.

As a partner, most of the time we help clients. However, most of the clients are knowledgeable enough to implement the servers in a very simple way.

PowerEdge is not a cheap product. It's a quality product, but there is always competition.

If you want to buy a server, you need an operating system, and most of it is Microsoft. A bundled solution costs less than a separate operating system and hardware.

We cannot compare public cloud solutions with PowerEdge. This decision is related to the availability of features over the internet versus something that you own in your data center, your servers, and your manageability and power. Implementing those kinds of servers on-premises will cost more, but having a cloud solution with on-premises storage is more feasible and economically better.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

I cannot recommend a solution other than PowerEdge. I'm very happy with it and proud that we have it implemented.

I would definitely recommend this solution to those who are interested in using it. It's a robust, solid solution, and the hardware is designed carefully. The features and capabilities are built-in and it's a very supportive, long-term company. There are continuous efforts for development.

On-premises