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3 key wins: Dell EMC PowerEdge MX with

OpenManage Enterprise over Cisco UCS and


HPE Synergy

In head-to-head tests, the modular


Dell EMC™ PowerEdge™ MX7000 with
OpenManage™ Enterprise reduced admin time
and effort on repetitive tasks when compared to
Cisco UCS® 5108 with Cisco UCS Manager and
HPE Synergy with OneView.
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX platform powered by Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors

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Streamline server management
duties to increase productivity

Implementing VMware vSAN™


Up to 86.8% less time and 59 fewer steps vs Cisco UCS
Less
Lesstime is better
time and fewer steps are better (min:sec)
min:sec Fewer steps are better
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution
6:46
36 steps
1. Data center management should be as dynamic assolution
Cisco UCS the business using it. Choose
Cisco UCS solution
tools that don’t monopolize your IT team’s time and energy.

95 steps

Dell EMC
allows admins
to select multiple
51:15 devices and deploy
2. Organizations are increasingly using compute
them simultaneously.
and storage as services. Choose the ability
Cisco toUCS Manager
assign the right resources for the right workload.
only allows
for linear
Deploying server nodes Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution
Provisioning assignable storage with deployments.
Up to 91.3% less time and 21 fewer steps vs Cisco UCS
no downtime 1:37
5 steps
Less time and fewer steps are better (min:sec)
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution Cisco UCS solution
IN ITIAL IN STAN CE SUB SE Q U E N T I N S TA N CE T H RE E S U BS E Q U E N T I N S TA NCES
1:37 Option not available
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution
5 steps Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution

2:18 Cisco
0:43UCS solution 0:48
Option not available

12 steps 9 steps 9 steps


Migrating a server from a
Cisco UCS solution Cisco UCS solution Cisco UCS solution
heterogeneous platform
4:12 3:04

9:12
17 steps 10 steps

Up to 89.5% less time and 6 fewer steps vs HPE Synergy 30 steps


Less3. Strategic
time and fewer business objectives
steps are better (min:sec)need to be front
and center to keep your business
ahead of the competition. Choose automation to make room for progress.
IN ITIAL IN STAN CE SUB SE Q U E N T I N S TA N CE T H RE E S U BS E Q U E N T I N S TA NCES

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution
Updating firmware
2:18 0:43 0:48
Up to 73.9% less time and Up to 86% less time and
19 fewer steps two-thirds fewer steps
12 steps
vs Cisco UCS 9 steps
vs HPE Synergy 9 steps

HPE Synergy solution HPE Synergy solution HPE Synergy solution

3:29 2:32

14 steps 5 steps 7:36

15 steps

2
Assign the right resources for each
workload with flexible infrastructure

Provisioning assignable storage with no downtime


Less time and fewer steps are better (min:sec) Up to 15.6% less time and 6 fewer steps
vs Cisco UCS vs HPE Synergy
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution

1:37 1:37
5 steps 5 steps

Cisco UCS solution HPE Synergy solution


Option not available
1:55
11 steps

Migrating from a traditional rack server The more


vs HPE Synergy servers you
maintain, the
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution
more time Dell EMC
1:53
18 steps PowerEdge MX7000
with OpenManage
HPE Synergy solution
Enterprise can
Option not available
save you.

Reduce headaches from routine upkeep


3 so you can focus on strategic initiatives

Updating firmware
Up to 73.9% less time and 19 fewer steps vs Cisco UCS
Less time and fewer steps are better (min:sec)

IN ITIAL IN STAN CE*

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution

1:42
10 steps
Cisco UCS solution

6:32
29 steps

Up to 86% less time and 15 fewer steps vs HPE Synergy


Less time and fewer steps are better (min:sec)
IN ITIAL IN STAN CE* SUB SE Q U E N T I N S TA N CE T H RE E S U BS E Q U E N T I N S TA NCES

Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution Dell EMC PowerEdge MX solution

2:30 1:28 1:30

10 steps 6 steps 6 steps

HPE Synergy solution HPE Synergy solution HPE Synergy solution

4:14 3:45

13 steps 7 steps

11:15

21 steps

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*The Dell EMC firmware update process is automated. We performed the Dell EMC vs. Cisco and Dell EMC vs. HPE
head-to-head comparisons on different dates with different results.

Copyright 2019 Principled Technologies, Inc. Based on “Maximize time savings for your IT admins with
the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX platform and OpenManage Enterprise,” a Principled Technologies report, March 2019.
Principled Principled Technologies® is a registered trademark of Principled Technologies, Inc. All other product names are the trademarks
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