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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Cloud Services

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AAzure Cloud Services is a cloud platform that enables users to create infinitely-scalable cloud applications and APIs. It enables users to build the web and cloud applications needed while also simplifying the management of applications with cloud services, and while ensuring high availability. Users can: scale an environment automatically based on demand and reduce costs, automate operating system and application updates to increase security, and take advantage of integrated health monitoring…

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    Brassring

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ABrassring, formerly from IBM and part of the Kenexa Talent Acquisition Suite, and now sold by Infinite Computer Solutions, is an enterprise grade ATS and onboarding solution. It allows companies to find the right talent, track and manage candidates, and use candidate data to spot trends within the applicant pool.N/A
    Pricing
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Azure Cloud ServicesBrassring
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Azure Cloud Services and Brassring
    Feature
    Azure Cloud Services
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Brassring
    -
    Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform management overhead8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform access control9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment creation9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment replication7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue recovery8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Azure Cloud Services and Brassring
    Feature
    Azure Cloud Services
    -
    Ratings
    Brassring
    7.5
    11 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.111 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.110 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings7.49 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.110 Ratings
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    IBM Cloud Foundry
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Crelate
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Private
    Score9.6 out of 10
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    Score8.6 out of 10
    JobDiva
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure Cloud ServicesBrassring
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.3
    (30 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.8
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.6
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure Cloud ServicesBrassring
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Azure Cloud services is a good choice for hosting web applications, based on requirements it can be simple websites or complex web services as well as it provides automating application development and deployment pipeline. It's less appropriate in case of cost-effective option for organizations with tight budget constraints. For very basic static websites, Microsoft Azure's offerings might be seen as overkill.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    Kenexa is is well suited for any organization that has more than 3000 employees globally. I would not recommend this to startups or a growing organization with less than 3000 employees. But once you cross this number, Kenexa becomes useful and is a brilliant tool for global operations - recruiting. I would recommend this tool to any organization that has offices in many countries/geographies as well.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Effective service management and performance monitoring capability.
    • Reliable security management with excellent access controls.
    • Best orchestration and easy configuration management.
    • Easy on compatibility testing and change management.
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • Kenexa allows Boolean key word search within a particular requisition so it makes sifting through a high number of applicants manageable and effective
    • Kenexa can be tailored to meet individual business needs. During the time we’ve had Kenexa here I’ve used it in support of a few different business segments and for each the way the system was used to “position” candidate statuses have varied based on the individual need of the business. One example is when interviewing a high volume of applicants internationally, we were able to send qualified applicants through to the “event manager” and it would enable the candidate to select his/her interview date/time based on previously submitted options inputted by our Kenexa users.
    • Kenexa allows one to customize and score questions for each open requisition that applicants complete as they apply. The system then sorts applicants according to the score of candidate answers allowing for easy sorting of top qualified candidates.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Latency and bandwidth as we often see gap here
    • There were many challenges as a developer while migrating our DB from on prem to cloud
    • System downtime is also one issue that can be improved
    Incentivized
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • BrassRing's application system for candidates is prone to freezing and crashing in the middle of the application causing potential candidates to lose all progress. I filled out the application myself and witnessed these issues first hand, on top of several complaints I received via phone and email from candidates attempting to apply via the BrassRing service. Also, the Parsing system within the application is not capable of pulling any meaningful information out of text documents.
    • Each user must be added to each job in order for that job, and the candidates in it, to show up in relevant searches. This becomes a problem when a new team member joins the account and needs access to all of the previous openings just so that they can find candidates already in the system. The account I was working on involved literally hundreds of new openings a month, meaning that any movement of personnel on or off the account would mean having to update potentially thousands of old positions just to allow them to be able to mine the ATS for candidates. I don't see any particular reason why someone with access to the system should have to be given access to each individual job. If a particular position needs to be kept confidential for whatever reason then that individual position should be able to be set to only show to authorized recruiters. The rest of the positions should automatically be searchable by anyone with appropriate access to the ATS to allow for basic level candidate mining and movement.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    I am confident that the Kenexa product will continue to evolve to meet the needs of our business in an ever changing work environment. The affiliation with IBM also plays a factor as we have a long standing successful relationship with IBM products. We will be looking to integrate other Kenexa products in the near future to streamline our HR processes.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    As a certificate developer and consultant, I love using Azure, it's interface is developer friendly with well guidance and support. Also there are a lot of service for any work, Azure ecosystem is sufficient to complete your all developments needs. So based on that I feel Azure is good and gives better developer experience.
    Incentivized
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    I feel like I am pretty decent with computers and systems. It was fairly easy to use it after about a week or two . But I have seen people struggle with it as well as some people not use it at all. It can be slow at times and not work at times. But Its a fine system.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    Just slow for what we are doing here
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    It is a very basic system. It may be OK for entry level positions only. The practice of removing CVs while the recruitment process is ON is disturbing and there is no one to explain or to inform why it is being done. Even a routine mail is not sent to the client/consultant. I am surprised how this system is continuing without too many complaints.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    We purchased an out of the box solution and that worked well for us.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    I feel AWS offers a robust and versatile platform for cloud infrastructure and services. It's scalability, reliability array of tools make it a top choice for businesses of all sizes. AWS has better open source communities such as Linux, Jenkins and GitHub in comparison to Azure service cloud
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    SF ATS was not available at the time and Taleo was thought to be too expensive. In retrospect, given the amount of customization and leveraging of other vendor technology for things like analytics I suspect any cost advantage we realized evaporated
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Azure's services and automation capabilities contribute to operational efficiency.
    • Azure's scalability ensures optimal performance during peak demand periods and cost savings during off-peak times
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    Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc
    • Kenexa has assisted us in identifying top talent within our target market of applicants.
    • Kenexa may exclude potentially good associates that don't test well.
    • Kenexa clearly defines specific categories and general notes for training, development, & coaching of associates on areas of opportunity.
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