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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Actifio Enterprise

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AActifio Enterprise is a copy data virtualization, & data center backup and recovery platform from Boston-based Actifio.N/A

    Microsoft System Center

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more. It is available in two editions: standard and datacenter. Datacenter provides unlimited virtualization for high density private clouds, while standard is for lightly or non-virtualized private cloud workloads.

    $1,323

    per month

    Pricing
    Actifio EnterpriseMicrosoft System Center
    Editions & Modules
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    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Actifio EnterpriseMicrosoft System Center
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Actifio EnterpriseMicrosoft System Center
    Considered Both Products
    Actifio
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    Microsoft
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    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Actifio EnterpriseMicrosoft System Center
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Actifio Enterprise and Microsoft System Center
    Feature
    Actifio Enterprise
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    Universal recovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Actifio EnterpriseMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Actifio EnterpriseMicrosoft System Center
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Actifio
    Actifio is a good fit for anyone looking for draas or backup as a service with Bluechip.co.uk being able to tailor a solution to fit your need if you are a medium size business looking to protect over 20TB of source data on a mix of virtual and physical servers in your datacentre our hosted within our state of the art datacentres.
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    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
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    Pros
    Actifio
    • Reliable and easy to deploy backup solution with low administration overhead.
    • Fast backup solution with low impact on production systems as it backs them up.
    • Dedup and replication of backed up data between sites and with streamsnap very quick recovery on dr site.
    • Great customer support with quick response to changing demands.
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    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
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    Cons
    Actifio
    • Single file restore has always been an issue but hopefully will be added soon.
    • Physical server backup restoring has always been tricky but achievable.
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    Microsoft
    • Needs web based storefront for requesting new software
    • Needs ability to manage the packaging work flow better
    • Sometimes is slow to download and there is no indication the entire catalog is being loaded, resulting in confused users not being able to find common software in the available list.
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    Usability
    Actifio
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
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    Support Rating
    Actifio
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    If I had to dislike something about the system it would be how much it changes once you upgrade. This could be more of a problem of mine since I get used to one way and don't like it when it changes so much. I am enjoying the newest update, but it is a mess when you are actually going through the upgrades.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Actifio
    Actifio is quicker to deploy easier to manage and capacity plan with less components to keep patched.
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    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
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    Return on Investment
    Actifio
    • We have managed to scale up the size of our environment without the need for extra admin overhead.
    • Over 99% backups complete.
    • Solution is robust and quick to scale to meet demands.
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    Microsoft
    • We have been able to automate our patch management, firmware and other security concerns.
    • We have a standardized "image" ensuring our setup is consistent across the enterprise. This alone has saved us in time to support and time to understand how to use our desktops.
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