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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure StorSimple

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AStorSimple was acquired by Microsoft in 2012. The StorSimple storage gateway appliance is now a part of Microsoft's Azure StorSimple Hybrid Cloud Storage solution.

    $4.11

    Per Day

    Microsoft System Center

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center is an enterprise-grade IT Operations Management (ITOM) suite designed for the centralized administration of data center infrastructure, virtualized environments, and hybrid cloud workloads. The platform provides unified management across heterogeneous environments, including support for Windows Server, Linux, and Azure Stack HCI. System Center is Microsoft's ITOM stack for organizations that maintain a significant on-premise footprint, vs the company's Azure-based…

    $1,323

    per month

    Serviceware Processes

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AhelpLine was an ITSM solution developed by the European IT service software company of the same name headquartered in Germany, acquired by Serviceware and now representing the central process platform for the Serviceware Enterprise Service Platform, rebranded Serviceware Processes.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure StorSimpleMicrosoft System CenterServiceware Processes
    Editions & Modules
    Virtual Appliance
    $4.11
    Per Day
    Cloud Array
    $4.11
    Per Day
    Physical Appliance
    $43.84
    Per Day
    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure StorSimpleMicrosoft System CenterServiceware Processes
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Multiple Products
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    91%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    91%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Azure StorSimpleMicrosoft System CenterServiceware Processes
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Azure StorSimple and Microsoft System Center and Serviceware Processes
    Feature
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    Serviceware Processes
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Azure StorSimple and Microsoft System Center and Serviceware Processes
    Feature
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    Serviceware Processes
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Azure StorSimple and Microsoft System Center and Serviceware Processes
    Feature
    Azure StorSimple
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    Ratings
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    Serviceware Processes
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Azure StorSimpleMicrosoft System CenterServiceware Processes
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (58 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure StorSimpleMicrosoft System CenterServiceware Processes
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Onsite storage needs and backing up to Azure.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
    Incentivized
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    Serviceware
    You can build every business process with helpLine. The Code is completely free (C#). The only limitations you have are in the GUI, there you probably will miss something. But the Servicemask can be designed free.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Performance via the SSD drives.
    • Writes back to our Private Cloud via Azure.
    • Easy to Admin via Web client interface.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
    Incentivized
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    Serviceware
    • No implementation limits.
    • Easy handling (masks can be designed freely).
    • Various interfaces are available.
    • With C# code a lot can be done.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Additional fail-over functionality
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • The product could improve in the area of having better mechanisms in place with how the SCEP client is deployed/installed from the server on the management side. We have run into this firsthand with the client not installing on an endpoint, and then having to take the time to investigate why it was not installing.
    • A second improvement that can be made is to keep trying to improve the products detection rate for finding malware/viruses. The case can be made that there are some products out there that do a better job at this and have a higher detection rate.
    Incentivized
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    Serviceware
    • The task management tool could be better integrated.
    • Relatively high memory usage for heavy users.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    If I wanted to use just onsite storage the StorSimple device is already paid for.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft System Center Operations Manager is tightly integrated to Microsoft Windows servers os monitoring with great product support.
    Incentivized
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    Serviceware
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
    Incentivized
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    Serviceware
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    There is a fair amount of documentation out there to help you when you have questions or run into issues with this product as well as tutorials on some of the more common tasks. Between the documentation and the overall ease of use we haven't had to deal with direct Microsoft support for this product.
    Incentivized
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    Serviceware
    In case of bugs or coding problems you have to be more specific. Otherwise, they are not forwarded to the development team or it is quickly said that a consultant has to look at this for a fee.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
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    Microsoft
    Easy to install with intuitive interactive interface during the installation process a and integration to MS SQL was smooth
    Incentivized
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    Serviceware
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Easy to use and highly compatible with our MSFT Hyper-V environment
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
    Incentivized
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    Serviceware
    Unfortunately I have no experience with other products.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Great Folks on the MSFT Implementation team
    • Great value on year 2
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • It has allowed the enterprise to standardize on a single platform for monitoring.
    • Easier troubleshooting of issues with Microsoft platforms.
    • Greater visibility of issues across platforms when applications are hosted in a mixed environment.
    • Additional costs for monitoring systems that are not directly supported with additional packs (iSeries, Linux on Power).
    Incentivized
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    Serviceware
    • We can handle tickets faster.
    • No double tickets anymore because of the contact assignment.
    • One mailbox where every mail will be processed.
    Incentivized
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