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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CloudStack

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/ACloudStack is a cloud management platform, from Apache.N/A

    Cognizant Cloud360

    Score5 out of 10
    N/ACognizant offers Cloud360, a comprehensive cloud management platform.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    CloudStackCognizant Cloud360
    Cloud Management
    Comparison of Cloud Management features of Apache CloudStack and Cognizant Cloud360
    Feature
    Apache CloudStack
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    Ratings
    Cognizant Cloud360
    8.7
    1 Ratings
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    Cloud Management Security00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Automation and Orchestration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cost Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Cloud Management Performance Monitoring00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Governance and Compliance00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Systems Integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    CloudStackCognizant Cloud360
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
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    Support Rating
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    CloudStackCognizant Cloud360
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apache
    Whether our clients are VPS hosting providers or operate private cloud infrastructure for their internal enterprise requirements, CloudStack provides solutions in an easy to implement and operate way that is simple to provide training for. The learning curve for our customesr adopting CloudStack for the management of their cloud infrastructure is shallow, enabling our clients to come up to speed quickly without having to outsource their administrative functions any longer than necessary
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    Cognizant
    Cognizant Cloud 360 is very well suited for cloud integration of modern, common software among users of a wide spectrum of proficiency levels. The user interface is well designed and intuitive, and all common software tools have existing implementation tools and intuitive platforms for cloud migration. Cognizant Cloud 360 is not as useful when most users are highly technically competent and use specialized, less common software tools that are to be migrated to the cloud platform. Cognizant is technically sound, but maybe not as much as some established competitors (Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, etc) and also may not have familiarity with lesser-known software applications.
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    Pros
    Apache
    • Low-cost solution
    • Open-source
    • Engaged community
    • Solid documentation
    • Is a very reliable tool for orchestration with good usability
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    Cognizant
    • Very good customer service team. Very responsive to inquiries, and willing to collaboratively develop solutions to software Platform integration challenges.
    • Very intuitive user interface. Layout for various tools and settings is well-conceived and implemented, and the software is ultimately very easy to navigate for even novice users.
    • Customizable resource library. The platform makes it easy to select tools that are needed without forcing you to subscribe to additional tools that are not needed.
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    Cons
    Apache
    • Sometimes you can find undocumented bugs that can compromise the entire infrastructure.
    • [If] you don't have an official support channel, you have try to find out the source of the problem by yourself.
    • Volume size limitation. Other players allow you to create volumes up to 64TB while ACS allows only 2TB volumes
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    Cognizant
    • Could improve in agility in the delivery life cycle. When customer demands change and abrupt changes in resources and configuration are required, the change order process is not as quick as desired.
    • Advanced technical competence and knowledge of a wide variety of specialized software applications is a bit lacking. Relative to some competitor software from Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, or HP, Cognizant isn’t as technically inclined and ready to handle issues with less common software tools.
    • Not as forthcoming with status updates as some competitors. In cases of interruptions or upcoming updates, Cognizant doesn’t disclose timely and detailed information unless it is specifically requested by the user.
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    Support Rating
    Apache
    No answers on this topic
    Cognizant
    Support is very timely and thorough in their responses to inquiries, and also is very willing to help in finding collaborative solutions to any technical challenges. Overall, the only negative is they may not be as equipped or ready to proactively handle some more customized requests as a more established competitor would be. This is more of a reflection of the software than the support team.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apache
    The University, my first large implementation, had a big issue with 149 small data centers spread on São Paulo State, this data centers costs to university were very high, the consolidation idea in two data centers were awesome, but were worried with the management, so we adopted ACS to management of all 576 physical hosts. Now a days the university is delivering IaaS for all staff, students, teachers and researchers, they are using these resources to delivery services to their clients and have a great results in research area
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    Cognizant
    Cognizant Cloud 360 has more of a modern look to it and most of the same functionality. I prefer the layout of Cognizant as I find it more intuitive for a variety of users, but Microsoft’s is also pretty well laid out. Microsoft is more established and has more experience in integrating a wide variety of applications, and so is more ready and equipped to handle less common application cloud integration.
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    Return on Investment
    Apache
    • Low-cost solution (free and open-source)
    • More than 2000 users using it simultaneously
    • Stable and reliable
    • Up and running since 2012
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    Cognizant
    • Cognizant Cloud 360 has saved on overall hardware costs, as many resources have been migrated to the cloud platform and local storage and hardware systems are no longer needed.
    • There was an initial period of negative return as the migration was occurring, as some applications were interrupted, which in turn interrupted the flow of projects and inhibited the timely allocation of resources.
    • Another positive return can be measured in time savings, as users can more easily access applications from the central cloud source versus various locally customized network locations.
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