The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX was tested against a Cisco UCS® solution, measuring the admin time and steps required for some typical management tasks. The solution enabled our admin to implement VMware vSANTM in 86.8 percent less admin time and save 19 steps (and spend 73.9 percent less admin time) updating firmware on a single system. The Dell EMC PowerEdge MX also took under two minutes of admin time to provision storage internally. The Cisco UCS solution, meanwhile, offered no in-chassis assignable storage module, forcing admins needing storage to redeploy to standalone servers—a process that could increase management complexity and hardware costs. With the Dell EMC PowerEdge MX platform and OpenManage Enterprise, IT admins can stop wasting time on repetitive management tasks and focus on initiatives that grow your business.