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    Azul Platform Prime

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AAzul Systems headquartered in Sunnyvale is exclusively focused on Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). They build fully supported, standards-compliant runtimes that help enable Java-based businesses. Their services include Azul Platform Prime (formerly Zing), a JVM with "better behavior" enabling sustained performance, fast warmup and predictable latency without GC pauses, jitter or application timeouts. Zing can be deployed in an on-prem data center or on the Cloud.N/A

    Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ARed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud is a comprehensive service that offers fully managed OpenShift clusters, on IBM Cloud platform. It is directly integrated into the same Kubernetes service that maintains 25 billion on-demand forecasts daily at The Weather Company.N/A
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    Azul Platform PrimeRed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
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    Azul Platform PrimeRed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Azul Platform PrimeRed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
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    Azul Systems, Inc
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    IBM
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Azul Platform PrimeRed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of Azul Platform Prime and Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
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    Azul Platform Prime
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    Ratings
    Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
    7.4
    7 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Security and Isolation00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Container Orchestration00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
    Cluster Management00 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Storage Management00 Ratings6.97 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Discovery Tools00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging00 Ratings6.77 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Azul Platform PrimeRed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azul Platform PrimeRed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Azul Systems, Inc
    If you want some low cost JDK provider where you need the frequent updates as well, you can go ahead for Azul Zing instead of OpenJDK. But if budget is not a concern, I would recommend going for some well known company such as Oracle. Also if you are using Azul for production, make sure to use it for Dev ENV too so as to reproduce issues.
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    IBM
    RedHat OpenShift is not only suited for IBM Cloud but can run in ANY cloud. We installed in Azure Cloud, for example. It can also run on Linux servers or a Power 9 machine. It is built for multi-cloud or on-prem environments. IBM support provides such excellent guidance in the installation and configuration that no other product on the market can beat it.
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    Pros
    Azul Systems, Inc
    • Improved real-time JVM
    • Cost effective
    • product support
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    IBM
    • Multiclick provisioning of resources makes it super easy to manage pods and deployments. We don't have to maintain code for the same
    • In built security features and customizability ensures that organization wide standards are integrated well into the containers
    • Automated backups, scale ups and fail recovery makes sure of minimal down time
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    Cons
    Azul Systems, Inc
    • Support
    • GC logging
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    IBM
    • I wish it had better compatibility with docker file syntax. We had issues when it couldn't build standard docker files
    • Wish it had better documentation
    • Wish they offered fully supported client libraries for the Openshift API rather than dumping it on a 3rd party
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    Performance
    Azul Systems, Inc
    Azul has better JVM garbage collection on machines with huge amounts of memory that the OSS version of Java doesn't handle
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    IBM
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    Support Rating
    Azul Systems, Inc
    Prime support has been responsive in helping us tune our JVM parameters and diagnose any lingering Java resource issues.
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    IBM
    I think response time for IBM Cloud support should be improved.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Azul Systems, Inc
    Oracle was costlier whereas OpenJDK had less frequent updates. Azul was average of both of them, so it was choosen.
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    IBM
    We evaluated a number of potential solutions and ultimately chose Red Hat OpenShift because it was compatible with our existing technology. Time and costs savings have been realized throughout the company since we implemented Red Hat OpenShift, and the IT department has been freed up to focus on activities that are more valuable.
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    Return on Investment
    Azul Systems, Inc
    • A lot of OPEX savings
    • Easy annual license renewal subscription
    • Standard product usage since it is compatible across different Operating Systems.
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    IBM
    • Our customer satisfaction and NPS score has had positive outcomes based on new architecture
    • We are focused on business outcomes vs running the service and maintenance
    • OpenShift on IBM Cloud has had a direct, positive impact on TCO, ROI, and payback period
    • Our staff is more focused on higher-level business activities, i.e. acquiring & customer retention
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