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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Canonical OpenStack

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ACanonical OpenStack is the cloud openstack option from Canonical in the UK. Using private and public cloud infrastructure at the same time allows users to optimise CapEx and OpEx costs. Users can create cost-effective, enterprise-grade public cloud infrastructure on Ubuntu.

    $7,500

    one-time fee

    IBM DevOps Code ClearCase

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AAn enterprise-grade configuration management system that provides controlled access to software assets.N/A
    Pricing
    Canonical OpenStackIBM DevOps Code ClearCase
    Editions & Modules
    Private Cloud Build
    $75,000
    fixed price
    Private Cloud Build Plus
    $150,000
    fixed price
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    Pricing Offerings
    Canonical OpenStackIBM DevOps Code ClearCase
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAdditional features, functionality, and integrations are available via add-ons—
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    User Ratings
    Canonical OpenStackIBM DevOps Code ClearCase
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Canonical OpenStackIBM DevOps Code ClearCase
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Canonical Ltd
    Ubuntu OpenStack is well suited for startups where there are very tight financial constraints. As Ubuntu OpenStack is open source, the startup organizations will not have to spend a lot when compared to their commercial offerings in the market. Ubuntu OpenStack is less appropriate in organizations where they don't want to have private on-prem clouds. As deploying a private on-prem cloud is a very cumbersome and tedious task, the organizations must have a dedicated team to manage such on-prem deployments.
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    IBM
    IBM Rational ClearCase might be better suited for a smaller / simpler code base. Larger code bases really slow it down... but then again there are better alternatives out there for source control
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    Pros
    Canonical Ltd
    • Very easy to use, learning curve is very short. Don't need to invest months of training before using it
    • Well suited with Jenkins for automated tests
    • Works well on large sets of heterogeneous hardware
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    IBM
    • Rational ClearCase is excellent for handling versioning and branching. No other tool I've used has the depth that ClearCase has when it comes to handling complex branching scenarios and identifying where certain versions of particular files are within a particular configuration.
    • Rational ClearCase handles parallel development of many dependent applications really well.
    • The use of ClearCase Views to switch between projects and configurations is extremely convenient as opposed to the local workstation model of the competitors.
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    Cons
    Canonical Ltd
    • More customizable options while choosing virtual machine configurations would be great.
    • To have regular online learning sessions directly from Ubuntu OpenStack experts [to] help users and for those who implement it.
    • Giving admin more control on what privileges they can grant to their users.
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    IBM
    • Extremely buggy.
    • Sometimes the repository gets locked for no reason.
    • Slow.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Canonical Ltd
    Everybody knows VMWare which is the world's number one in data center infrastructure management. OpenStack is lot lot less expensive but doesn't offer all the functionalities you have with VMWare especially for High Availability and load balancing. You should go for OpenStack if you need an easy to use solution without the need for external consultants. If you don't have the capacity to manage your own infrastructure you had better go for VMWare.
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    IBM
    If development is centrallized to one location and your company releases hundreds of customized versions of your software per year, then ClearCase is the best tool for managing the complexity of multiple versions of customized software. If your company has globally distributed development, then I'd recommend Team Foundation Server over ClearCase. If your organization uses Agile Methodologies, then I'd recommend TFS with GIT.
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    Return on Investment
    Canonical Ltd
    • Lighter on initial spending for the organization.
    • Deployments which have no vendor locking makes management decisions easier.
    • Support from great community saved lot of time for engineers managing it.
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    IBM
    • Managed code versioning for many years.
    • Only one person can edit code at a time - slows processing down.
    • IBM is an expensive product to support.
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