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    Cisco UCS Manager

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/ACisco UCS Manager supports the entire Cisco UCS server and Cisco HyperFlex Series hyperconverged infrastructure portfolios. It enables server, fabric, and storage provisioning as well as, device discovery, inventory, configuration, diagnostics, monitoring, fault detection, auditing, and statistics collection.N/A

    IBM Storage Insights

    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    IBM Storage Insights is a storage management application designed to support capacity planning, increase storage utilization, and provide performance monitoring.N/A
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    IBM Storage Insights has data collectors, with outstanding automatic support, which makes the uploading of data efficient. Again, the coordination of IBM Storage Insights with different social support tools makes the creation of tickets and communications effective. Again, IBM …
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    User Ratings
    Cisco UCS ManagerIBM Storage Insights
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (23 ratings)
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    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco UCS ManagerIBM Storage Insights
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    It [Cisco UCS Manager] is extremely well suited to large virtual infrastructure environments with resource dense blades. This solution is also great if you want to consolidate a large number of servers (if they are servers that need to stay physical, but can fit in the profile of a blade) - this would reduce data center space utilization as well as power and cooling. Cisco UCS Manager is also great if you're looking for centralized management of a larger number of servers. This would not be a great solution if you have a very small shop - it's not cheap and probably wouldn't give you a ROI if you only have a couple dozen servers total. I'd say it would be overkill for small shops, but if you have the money and don't care, you'll still like it.
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    IBM
    This product is highly recommended, first because it has a trial version that lasts 30 days, which is a good time to demonstrate the functionalities of this product to customers, in my case it has been very useful when we have a latency problem in the storage and we don't know the cause, I let the application run for a week and I have reports of all the storage components
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • It is very all inclusive for management of every part our our Cisco blade center.
    • It allows us to directly connect to a hardware-based server in the blade center as though we were physically at the console.
    • It allows us to monitor the entire system for faults.
    • It lets us manage connectivity.
    • It is set to alert us via email if a fault occurs.
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    • IBM Storage Insights has an excellent interaction with other IBM applications
    • IBM Storage Insights Cloud storage is very secure
    • IBM Storage Insights allows for the transfer of data between different data storage systems
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Automation: There is a simple power-shell CMD lets, but it leaves more to be desired.
    • Navigation: Navigating the interface can be confusing.
    • Integration: Integration with ESXi hosts while doing FW upgrades would be hugely beneficial without the need for additional tools.
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    IBM
    • Android devices still requires IBM Storage Insights for outstanding functionality.
    • Further, IBM Storage Insights has a complex interface, that requires adequate orientation.
    • Besides, IBM Storage Insights is known to offer full service in terms of storage and other evaluating measures.
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    Cisco
    Cisco UCS Manager allows for integrated management of all UCS components, streamlining processes like server provisioning, networking, and storage configuration
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    Usability
    Cisco
    The automation capabilities of Cisco UCS Manager help streamline tasks such as provisioning, configuration, and monitoring, leading to increased efficiency
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Cisco UCSM Support has been very quick to reply and address our concerns, issues, and questions. We have found that Cisco's documentation is clear and concise and fairly easy to find. With Cisco support's help, we are able to quickly and safely meet the demands of our end-users, consistently.
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    Cisco
    I think UCS Manager would be able very comparable to other vendors offerings when it comes to server configuration. I think Cisco did a good job in giving you full access to many options that you might not see with Dell or HPE. Every manufacturer would need a similar tool to control their server environment, but I think what Cisco has built into their Manager is a little better than others I've used. You can just see and change so many settings. I would say that is also a bit of a negative by a little bit because sometimes it is hard to dig in and find what you need to change and often might need to reach out to TAC or take a training course to understand all of the interface.
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    IBM
    IBM Storage Insights is competent in the amount of database the software can hold, with advanced external space, that makes companies balance the operations and control the analytics. Besides, IBM Storage Insights gauge the working capacity of software, by deploying accurate system controls and [validating] the security protocols. Finally, IBM Storage Insights has set terms that are perfect, reasonable, and committed to [helping].
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • The positive is I was able to consolidate my small server infrastructure from 3 racks to one rack giving me space back and much power savings
    • The negative would be it could feel a little daunting to manage as there are many tabs and pieces to the interface.
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    IBM
    • IBM Storage Insights generates opinions or results from the analytical powers.
    • IBM Storage Insights makes sharing the norm in a company, which lowers expense.
    • IBM Storage Insights makes companies hold large database without compromise.
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