[THIN] Re: HP ilo for Dell
- From: Evan Mann <emann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:45:25 -0500
Been exclusively Dell shop for servers, workstions, and laptops.
Any future servers will be HP however. HP's management tools in general are
vastly superior to DRAC and OpenManage. It's also nice to be able to get new
tech sooner, since Dell ends up copying the innovations HP/IBM put out. The
cost savings with Dell is not what it used to be, especially with HP/IBM
wanting to cut more and more into Dell's business.
I still stick with Dell for workstations and laptops, as these are really
commodity items, and it's what we are most familiar with supporting. I
thought about ThinkPad's for laptops, but I don't like IBM desktops, so I'd end
up with 3 different brands, which seems a little silly.
PS - You can buy Dell through places like CDW now (just like you buy HP/IBM),
sometimes at better pricing then direct. So you can still have 1 account team.
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jason Benway
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 9:31 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: HP ilo for Dell
We run all Dell here servers and workstations.
The Dell DRAC cards work for me. I even reinstalled vmware ESX from my home in
Michigan to a server in China through one.
Never really used HP servers, so I guess I have nothing to compare to. The
biggest issue I have with Dell is our account team, we like having one account
with all our purchase history for all of our global locations.
jb
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Foster, Bill
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:33 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: HP ilo for Dell
I went from HP to Dell Hated them and now back to HP. C Class blades rock....
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Greg Reese
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 9:06 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: HP ilo for Dell
The funny part is for years I was a die hard IBM guy. Changed jobs was stuck
with hp. Hated them. Butched for a few years. Now I have dells and really
miss hp.
On Nov 12, 2009, at 7:35 PM, Pardee Michael
<pardeemp@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:pardeemp@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
It's like I wrote that message Doug. Similar experience. Experience results.
On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:32 PM, Doug Rooney
<Doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
We actually went from Dell to HP, and there is no looking back for us. Your
instinct is my conclusion.
I have used Dell workstations and servers for years, but they decided customer
service was no longer necessary, so HP won the bid.
Best of luck to you and I truly hope you never have to use tech support, our
Gold Support was a total joke.
Thank You
~Doug Rooney
Sonoma Tilemakers
IT Manager
7750 Bell Rd.
Windsor Ca, 95492
(707) 837-8177 X211
(707) 837-9472 FAX
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Greg Reese
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:41 PM
To: Thin
Subject: [THIN] HP ilo for Dell
Anyone know what the equivalent to HP's iLO is for Dell servers?
I never thought I would say this, but I really miss HP servers. My instinct
tells me it is just because Dell sucks. But logically, I figure I just have
not learned the nuances of working with them yet.
I know a lot of you love the Dell servers. So please, share your tips for
these things. Because I am ready to dump some iron shavings in the model 3.
Greg
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