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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AHEAD

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together cloud infrastructure, intelligent operations, and modern applications, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation. AHEAD was founded in 2007 and in 2019 merged with Sovereign Systems, and Data Blue. The services formerly available under those brands is now available from AHEAD, LLC.N/A

    Blackpoint CompassOne

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ABlackpoint CompassOne is a cybersecurity platform that combines prevention, threat detection, incident response, compliance support, and security-posture monitoring. It correlates asset, identity, vulnerability, cloud-configuration, and security-event data to help security teams identify and address the risks that require attention.N/A
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    AHEADBlackpoint CompassOne
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    Pricing Offerings
    AHEADBlackpoint CompassOne
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    AHEADBlackpoint CompassOne
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (42 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    AHEADBlackpoint CompassOne
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
    They are easily our go to company for anything revolving around VMware suite, whether that is infrastructure related, automation related, or monitoring related. It's a no brainier to get their assistance with a lot of tasks as they can competently implement complex designs. Also on the storage architecture side they are great. I'm sure there is much more but for my team we mainly leverage them in these areas.
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    Blackpoint Cyber
    We love BP. We recommend it all the time to both clients and colleagues. The value for smb is very good.
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    Pros
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
    • The provided pre-req documentation was thorough and well thought out, making it easy to jump into the project.
    • The design session to gather our requirements was very helpful, Sovereign's familiarity with the vRealize product line along with diagramming our desired layout confirmed our decision to bring in assistance with the project.
    • When we ran into some issues with Sovereign's custom code their development team was on top of it and solved the issue in a matter of a few days.
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    Blackpoint Cyber
    • Office 365 and Google workspace security ang login monitoring.
    • End point monitoring.
    • Live experienced SOC oversight of issues reported.
    • Fast, helpful customer focused support.
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    Cons
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
    • Coordination of product orders with the vendor although I think the vendor is the bigger issue. Insuring delivery time frames are met is of great importance with these kinds of projects.
    • Communication between scheduled project meetings. There could be more contact between meetings.
    • Provide a customer portal for project tracking.
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    Blackpoint Cyber
    • The new compass one interface takes some adjustment but that's a me problem.
    • Ability to push to Macs and PCs using RMM could be improved. Works, but the Macs especially need help.
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    Usability
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
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    Blackpoint Cyber
    It's good; still just adjusting to Compass One. Not Blackpoints ' fault. I appreciate the recent adjustments to options and prices. No longer a 5-seat minimum. And multiple levels of services for different clients.
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    In-Person Training
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
    I would not call it training, rather would call it knowledge transfer.
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    Blackpoint Cyber
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    Implementation Rating
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
    Having extensive pre-implementaton dialogue really made the process much smoother. We had most of our bases covered and were ready for the equipment installation/implementation, except for the previously mentioned network configuration issues that arose.
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    Blackpoint Cyber
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    Alternatives Considered
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
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    Blackpoint Cyber
    Blackpoint is simply a better choice for SMB, easier to manage and implement.
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    Return on Investment
    AHEAD (formerly Sovereign Systems + Data Blue)
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    Blackpoint Cyber
    • We make a little revenue but the best advantage is the 24x7 monitoring.
    • It checks a valuable MDR box.
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