Azure Automation vs. Cisco Workload Optimization Manager (WOM)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Automation
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Azure Automation is a solution to automate frequent, time-consuming, and error-prone cloud management tasks, and ensures consistent management for Windows and Linux. Users can write runbooks graphically in PowerShell or Python to integrate Azure services and other public systems required for deploying, configuring, and managing end-to-end processes. It can also be used to orchestrate across on-premises environments using a hybrid runbook worker to deliver on-demand services. Automations from…N/A
Cisco Workload Optimization Manager (WOM)
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Cisco Workload Optimization Manager drives continuous health in dynamic data center environments, whether on-premises or in a public cloud. The real‑time decision engine provides automatable actions that adjust infrastructure resources at every layer of the stack to ensure the performance of your applications. When your infrastructure is continuously performant, your teams can focus on what matters to the business.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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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
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Workload Automation
Comparison of Workload Automation features of Product A and Product B
Azure Automation
7.2
1 Ratings
14% below category average
Cisco Workload Optimization Manager (WOM)
8.6
5 Ratings
4% above category average
Multi-platform scheduling5.01 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Central monitoring8.01 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Logging8.01 Ratings8.15 Ratings
Alerts and notifications8.01 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Analysis and visualization8.01 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Application integration6.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure AutomationCisco Workload Optimization Manager (WOM)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
We have found Azure Automation to be well-suited for tasks that must be performed on a scheduled basis. No matter how simple or tedious tasks are to perform manually, if they run on a scheduled basis, it makes sense to have them automated. If the tasks at hand are only performed once or infrequently, then it may be best to continue performing them manually.
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Cisco
Cisco Workload Optimization is there to allow tasks to be optimized, prioritized, and facilitated to increase the company's growth and expansion direction. More so, Cisco Workload Optimization brings the ideals of solid engagement, where the collaboration comes in, and the innovations among other procedures suit the company's needs. Cisco Workload Optimization has a consistent approach to controlling the resources for a specific job role.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Scheduled automation of Microsoft 365 and Azure tasks
  • Scheduled automation of scripting (e.g. Powershell)
  • Perform periodic maintenance
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Cisco
  • Communication
  • Organization
  • User friendly
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Cons
Microsoft
  • An automation template library would be nice
  • Clear estimation of costs - this goes for the entire Azure Automation platform
  • It can be daunting at first due to all the settings and menu levels, but it is not difficult once you get started.
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Cisco
  • Wish it had alerts easier to access.
  • More non tech user friendly
  • Cost a little less
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
We did not evaluate any other automation products since we are already using Microsoft 365 and the Azure platform. Additionally, Azure Automation allows for a reasonable number of tasks to be performed each month at no cost, which is especially nice when testing the platform. We found Azure Automate's integration of Powershell invaluable when working directly with Microsoft 365, Sharepoint, Azure AD, and other systems via API.
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Cisco
Cisco WOM now is integrated with Cisco Intersight so you will have in one dashboard the benefits of these solutions. In order to get all in one dashboard, Cisco recommends integrating through their secure API.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Ensures tasks are not forgotten
  • Saves times - routine tasks no longer have to be performed manually
  • Complicated tasks are no longer an issue
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Cisco
  • Increased time to value
  • More efficient processes
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