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    Cisco Cloud Object Storage (COS)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACisco Cloud Object Storage (COS) provides distributed, resilient, high-performance storage and retrieval of binary large object (blob) data. Object storage is distributed across a cluster of hardware systems, or nodes. The storage cluster is resilient against hard drive failure within a node and against node failure within a cluster. Nodes can be added to or removed from the cluster to adjust cluster capacity as needed.N/A

    Citrix DaaS

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ACitrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, or XenDesktop) is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and application virtualization solution from Citrix.

    $375

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    Cisco Cloud Object Storage (COS)Citrix DaaS
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    $375
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    Cisco Cloud Object Storage (COS)Citrix DaaS
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    Cisco
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    Cloud Software Group
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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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    User Ratings
    Cisco Cloud Object Storage (COS)Citrix DaaS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (55 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    8.2
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    Usability
    8.0
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    9.0
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    Availability
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    Performance
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    7.4
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    Support Rating
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    7.9
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    In-Person Training
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    10.0
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    Online Training
    -
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    8.3
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    Configurability
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    Ease of integration
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Cloud Object Storage (COS)Citrix DaaS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    IBM Cloud storage is a platform for backing up and archiving an unlimited amount of data in a simple, inexpensive, and adaptable manner. It adds additional smart tier capabilities, such as automatic tier categorization and cost optimizations depending on data activity. More secure storage of sensitive information through encryption and fine-grained regulation. A single, permanent, safe, and inexpensive location for all that historical data is IBM's cloud. Now, with query-in-place and machine-learning technologies, developers may create a data lake from which to draw meaningful insights. Offering both high levels of data durability and transmission speed, it is ideal for storing sensitive information on devices that must remain unchanged. Because of the service's excessive latency, a conventional database cannot be stored on it.
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    Cloud Software Group
    DaaS is ideal in large-scale environments that require centralized, secure management. Remote workforces at large organizations. Highly regulated industries like finance. It allows for easy security and monitoring over one aspect instead of multiple remote machines. DaaS is not ideal for organizations with small budgets due to the pricing and organizations with lousy network connectivity. This would make the end-user experience terrible.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Cisco Cloud Object Storage closely monitor the stored content in the entire system.
    • Different collaboration tools are deployed by Cisco Cloud Object Storage.
    • Cisco Cloud Object Storage has deployed [international] standards to avoid insecurity occurrences.
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    Cloud Software Group
    • Enables remote access anywhere, to any device which eliminates managing the endpoints how traditional VPN would require.
    • Integrates well with modern applications to offer optimized user experiences similar to native applications which increases user acceptance.
    • Extremely flexible in how policies are applied to different use cases to ensure the appropriate security mitigations are in place with minimal effort.
    • Easy to maintain and expand environments to fit business needs.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Better 3rd party integration is needed for the use cases where applications can use Cisco Cloud Object Storage (COS) directly.
    • Cisco Cloud Object Storage (COS) implementation with an On-premise network can be made more robust.
    • There can be some enhancement in the version control feature of the files specifically for the REST API based applications.
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    Cloud Software Group
    • A single console to manage the environment.
    • The configuration is a bit complicated and we have hired Citrix administrators. But it's a good solution.
    • User profiles need improvement. They could use more stability and more functionality as well as user profile redirection.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    Because it has been a mainstay of our business for many years.
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    Usability
    Cisco
    Cisco Cloud Object Storage (COS) stands out in terms of scalability, reliability, and security. Even the storage plans are competitive with other cloud object storage providers. It provides great performance for unstructured data and large datasets, which are highly used in industries requiring analyses of large datasets. For an efficient user experience, it also provides content delivery for the users spanning across the globe.
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    Cloud Software Group
    Getting the environment setup took me three months of off and on work, with 3 complete rebuilds of the environment. Utilizing the WebUI to access the environment had presented so many random issues that we had to require end users to use the Citrix Reciever App. As it was the only stable solution. Aside from that, it hasn't required much admin intervention since the stand-up was completed.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    Xendesktop did a great job with HA of all the components.
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    Performance
    Cisco
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    Cloud Software Group
    The performance of XenDesktop is the best in the industry because of the fine-tuned protocol and years of updating. Overall, I don't think there is a better performer on the market. The question is if the added complexity of running XenDesktop is really worth the performance gain. While the latest version of XenDesktop is the easiest to deploy so far, it is still more challenging than the competitors.
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    The support is great when you get an engineer that knows what they are doing but getting that individual sometimes takes a while. Overall, they are professional and polite and competent in their knowledge. Sometimes the cases are open for an extended period of time which becomes very frustrating when dealing with critical issues.
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    In-Person Training
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    I was self trained
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    Easy to understand and learn at my own pace
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    Take it slow and read the directions each step of the way. If you are not familiar with Citrix products, use a reseller or other experienced engineer to assist you in the setup of your environment
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    The storage capacity on Cisco Cloud Object Storage is amazing and the data protection functionalities are very active. The Cisco Cloud Object Storage has [the] most cluster storage management options and [easiest] tools which offer amazing capabilities on easy management of multiple media files through the Cloud services without risking any information.
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    Cloud Software Group
    Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops is platform agnostic (we can use any underlying hypervisor technology) and really flexible for any use case. Using a golden image and provisioning it (with Machine Creation Services or Provisioning Services) is powerful and really straightforward, compared to the complexity in Microsoft RDS of maintaining a coherent farm, or the limitation of VMware Horizon to run on VMware Products.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Cloud Software Group
    Easily scalable
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Improved Efficiency
    • Smooth team work
    • Knowledge management
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    Cloud Software Group
    • XenApp has allowed us to continue support of legacy applications and all access of those applications to users across the globe with any device.
    • XenApp can also manage software licenses by restricting number of users, number of concurrent sessions, or combination of both to required specification.
    • While initial investment in XenApp can be costly, continuing support and upgrade are very cost effective and product stability is excellent.
    • While there are competing products from Microsoft and VMware, when it comes to remote application access, XenApp is the best of breed.
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