--- title: Cisco Storage Servers Reviews meta\_title: 'Cisco Storage Servers Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 15 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Cisco Storage Servers works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 15 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-07-12' parent\_category: name: IT Hardware url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-hardware --- # Cisco Storage Servers Reviews & Product Details The Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server is a modular, high-density, dual-node x86 server designed to deliver exceptional performance and scalability for data-intensive workloads. With its flexible architecture, it supports up to 960 terabytes of local storage in a compact 4-rack-unit (4RU form factor, making it ideal for environments requiring rapid scaling from terabytes to petabytes. Integrated with Cisco UCS Manager, the S3260 simplifies storage management, enabling efficient deployment and operation. Key Features and Functionality: - Dual Two-Socket Server Nodes: Each node is powered by Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, offering up to 44 cores per server node, ensuring robust processing capabilities. - High Memory Capacity: Supports up to 1.5 TB of DDR4 memory per server node, totaling 3 TB, to handle memory-intensive applications. - Massive Storage Capacity: Provides up to 960 TB of local storage, easily scalable to petabytes, accommodating extensive data growth. - Flexible Storage Configurations: Supports high-performance NVMe and flash memory, with drives configurable in enterprise-class RAID redundancy or JBOD in pass-through mode. - Advanced I/O Capabilities: Equipped with dual-port 40 Gbps System I/O Controllers featuring Cisco VIC 1300 Series Embedded Chip, offering unified I/O for Ethernet or Fibre Channel to seamlessly integrate with existing NAS or SAN storage environments. - Policy-Driven Storage Management: Utilizes a policy-based storage management framework for zero-touch capacity on demand, streamlining operations and reducing administrative overhead. Primary Value and User Solutions: The Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server addresses the challenges of managing rapidly growing data volumes by providing a scalable, high-performance, and flexible storage solution. Its modular design ensures investment protection through easy upgrades of system components without data migration. The integration with Cisco UCS Manager simplifies storage management, enabling quick deployment and efficient operation. This makes the S3260 an ideal choice for enterprises and service providers seeking to optimize their storage infrastructure for big data applications, software-defined storage environments, media streaming, and content distribution. * * * Seller [Cisco](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cisco) Discussions [Cisco Storage Servers Community](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-storage-servers/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![IBM Z](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "IBM Z") IBM Z 4.5/5(89) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-z/reviews) [ ![IBM Power Servers](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "IBM Power Servers") IBM Power Servers 4.5/5(97) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-ibm-power-servers/reviews) [ ![HPE Servers](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "HPE Servers") HPE Servers 4.5/5(20) ](https://www.g2.com/products/hpe-servers/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-storage-servers/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 15 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) BB Bryan B. Director of IT Operations Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/12/2023 "Cisco Storage Servers Review" 5/5 What do you like best about Cisco Storage Servers? All Cisco Storage Servers intergrate very well with Vmware ESXi platforms. Making it easy for top intergration with virtualization. They are also built well and are energy efficient in terms of servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cisco Storage Servers? There is always going to be cheapers solutions within the storage server market. Cisco has high adoption with SAN, NAS and virtualization, however so does other cheaper compaines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cisco Storage Servers solving and how is that benefiting you? They work well for the local servers we need to keep out of the cloud. They are a known and trusted hardware supplier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/17/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite SU Sree Vidya U. Software testing Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/17/2024 "Overall review of Cisco Storage Servers" 5/5 What do you like best about Cisco Storage Servers? It's highly reliable, excellent perfomance, flexibl to expansion, with advanced security protocals. And the best part is its ability to provide customizable solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cisco Storage Servers? Cisco storage servers offers many advantages, but includes high costs, this makes it less ideal for small organizations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cisco Storage Servers solving and how is that benefiting you? It's making data management easier, high availability and reduces the risk of lossing data at the times of downtime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") UE Verified User in Education Management Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/11/2024 "I have tried using this Cisco Storage servers" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Cisco Storage Servers? The most thing I like about ciscok storage is that they are very easy to use and begginer friendly. I had fun learning it when i start using them. I can easily implement the integration eith my applcation servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cisco Storage Servers? Sometimes the Loading will take a time more than expected so it can cause a delay. It can cause the connection with the application servers to close and causing issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cisco Storage Servers solving and how is that benefiting you? I dont have to manage the servers on my own and cisco storage servers help in easy setup of my databse instances. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite SU SIVA SREENATH U. software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/9/2024 "Review of Cisco Storage Servers: Performance, Reliability, and Innovation" 5/5 What do you like best about Cisco Storage Servers? Cisco has robust performance, it also handles large data at one. It has wide range of usage. It is very easy to Integrate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cisco Storage Servers? Nothing to dislike about Cisco Storage Servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cisco Storage Servers solving and how is that benefiting you? It solves the problem of storage which helped me a lot we can use is anytime and anyplace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/22/2024 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite HE Haripriya E. Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/23/2024 "Cisco storage Servers: Reliable and secure storage Servers" 4/5 What do you like best about Cisco Storage Servers? I like Cisco storage Servers performance, it's reliability especially it's security Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cisco Storage Servers? The complexity of Cisco storage Servers makes its usage difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cisco Storage Servers solving and how is that benefiting you? We can use this Cisco storage Servers to reduce the problem of storage and it helps to reduce the money used for storage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite TC Tejeswara Reddy C. Test Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/22/2024 "Cisco storage servers - reliable and good performance" 5/5 What do you like best about Cisco Storage Servers? The best thing that I like about it is performance, reliability and mostly the security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cisco Storage Servers? It is bit complex so it's usage is also bit difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cisco Storage Servers solving and how is that benefiting you? It helped me to solve the problem of storage and it also can be used any way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite HP Hari P. Software Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/11/2024 "Cisco Storage Servers : Reliable and Secure software" 5/5 What do you like best about Cisco Storage Servers? The major this i like about this is its performance and reliability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cisco Storage Servers? It is difficult to use because of its complexity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cisco Storage Servers solving and how is that benefiting you? It solves the problem of storage which helped me alot and we can use it at anytime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/17/2024 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Aninkan G.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Aninkan G.") AG Aninkan G. System Engineer(L2 Production Application Support Executive) Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/9/2024 "Cisco Storage Servers a performance juggernaut" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Cisco Storage Servers? The most important aspect in the form of scalability and performance is what makes Cisco Storage Servers most desirable and suitable for usage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cisco Storage Servers? The likely disadvantages of using Cisco Storage Servers is that the server series is modular in design with a bit complex architecture. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cisco Storage Servers solving and how is that benefiting you? Cisco Storage Servers is modular in design,high density and availability are the best features they are adding and benefitting in design pattern Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Banking](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Banking") UB Verified User in Banking Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/11/2024 "My views on cisco storage servers" 5/5 What do you like best about Cisco Storage Servers? performance comapred to others and scalability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cisco Storage Servers? cost is expensive than others in the market Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cisco Storage Servers solving and how is that benefiting you? mostly performance is highly efficient compared to competitors and helping us in being efficinet with our storage needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/13/2023 "Cisco Storage Servers: Solutions for Seamless Performance & Scalability" 5/5 What do you like best about Cisco Storage Servers? Cisco storage server stands for their unamtch reliability, high performance capabilites & seamless scalability. With robust security features & focus on innvoations, they ensures the safeguarding for critical data while adapting to evolving business need. Furthermore, their seamless integration with other cisco products simplifies complex IT environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cisco Storage Servers? Cisco Storage Servers are powerful & reliable, but their high initial cost & complexity might be challenging for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cisco Storage Servers solving and how is that benefiting you? Cisco Storage Server solves the challenges of efficently storing & managing the large volumes of data for business. Their reliability ensure the seamless access, data security, streamlined operations, benifiting oragnization like mine by enhancing data management, enabling smoother workflows, and ensuring data integrity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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