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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure SQL Managed Instance

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAzure SQL Managed Instance is a scalable cloud database service that combines SQL Server database engine compatibility with a fully managed and evergreen platform as a service.N/A

    IBM Cloud Managed Istio

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AThe IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides the Managed Istio installation add on, designed to provide additonal control over clusters and the microservices they comprise via automatic updates and lifecycle management of control plane components, and integration with platform logging and monitoring tools.N/A
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Azure SQL Managed InstanceIBM Cloud Managed Istio
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Azure SQL Managed Instance and IBM Cloud Managed Istio
    Feature
    Azure SQL Managed Instance
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    IBM Cloud Managed Istio
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Ease of building user interfaces10.01 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Scalability8.01 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Platform management overhead8.01 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability8.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Platform access control9.01 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration7.01 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Development environment creation8.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Development environment replication8.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification9.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Issue recovery9.01 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes8.01 Ratings7.25 Ratings
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    IBM Cloud Foundry
    Score6 out of 10
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    Score6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Private
    Score9.6 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Private
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    Score7.3 out of 10
    AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure SQL Managed InstanceIBM Cloud Managed Istio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.7
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    Azure SQL Managed InstanceIBM Cloud Managed Istio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Data management scenarios where there is a strong need to provide dynamic context for web based applications. Also can work as an infrastructure piece for ticketing systems without relying on another set of database software. The ease of importing data from Microsoft Excel &/or .csv files makes this really easy to use when importing data into the managed instance.
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    IBM
    Clearly, the [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] tool is very useful when you have multiple services and each service is connecting with other services through APIs in different networks. To manage this type of complex network, [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] is very useful. It comes with a license that can increase the billing of your project so make sure if your application network mesh, monitoring cannot be managed on your own then you can use it. If your application is not very complex then you have many tools available like Grafana, Prometheus, Sumo Logic, which you can integrate individually with your cluster and implement. In this type of scenario, it is better to not use [IBM Cloud Managed Istio] and it will serve your purpose as well.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • executes the queries efficiently
    • has tools/dashboards to show where the query problems lie
    • alerting for problems
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    IBM
    • Layers transparently onto existing applications
    • Allows control of access and rules to be developed
    • Creates metrics for usage
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • hard to use without Microsoft knowledge
    • Intimidating CLI
    • Commands are not intuitive
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    IBM
    • Some more functionalities added could improve it better.
    • Better technical user guidance.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    it runs the workload very well without causing any issues to the business. there are many applications running on Azure SQL Managed Instances in my organization. Most users are happy with its performance. Is able to provide good dashboard for the visibility of the workload. Can add cpu without a downtime to deal with high workload.
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    IBM
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    Microsoft
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    IBM
    Training and usage support available
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Azure to our enviironment where we have everything integrated stacks up far better than MySQL where we would have to reinvent and use everything to fit a MySQL environment including the data and the commands within that data. Furthermore, doesn't work really well on SQL Management Studio which makes it completely useless for what we are trying to do.
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • it had a positive impact to my business and allowed me to be able to move my workload from on-premise to cloud.
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    IBM
    • It reduced the complexity of network mesh (ingress/egress services).
    • One tool with many solutions. No need to integrate monitoring tools or notification tools.
    • It reduced the number of lines of YAML code.
    • It reduced the number of labor hours.
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