Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service vs. OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service (IIS) is an infrastructure lifecycle management solution that helps IT operations teams manage their compute, storage, and networking infrastructure—wherever it is—all from one place. Designed for Cisco UCS and HyperFlex customers, Cisco IIS simplifies infrastructure management to help teams deliver outstanding digital experiences. IIS can be used to operate with consistency and control, strengthen an organization's security posture, and increase…N/A
ZENworks Configuration Management
Score 9.4 out of 10
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OpenText™ ZENworks Configuration Management, formerly from Micro Focus and earlier from Novell, helps users manage both devices and software across the entire IT environment. A single, unified web console provides insight to both devices and software, improves visibility, and helps reduce costs.N/A
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Intersight Infrastructure ServiceOpenText ZENworks Configuration Management
Likelihood to Recommend
7.5
(23 ratings)
9.4
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(3 ratings)
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Usability
8.5
(6 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(22 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.4
(4 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Professional Services
8.5
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Intersight Infrastructure ServiceOpenText ZENworks Configuration Management
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
Cisco Intersight is very well suited for doing firmware upgrades across all of your cisco hardware. So far we have had no problems pushing out new firmware. It's also well suited for hardware management. Cisco TAC has the ability to pull logs for the IMC for themselves, which saves you from having to pull the logs yourself and then uploading them to the case. It may or may not be appropriate for upgrading operating systems. I have not been able to test it.
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OpenText
The best data loss management and data recovery tools are very powerful and the Cloud deployment operations after the training is not challenging and easy services and workflow Automation system. The data protection and easy data management for the business i like the software capabilities. Analytics and reports from the platform are also effective on the business production and on great decisions making.
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Pros
Cisco
  • Ease of implementation of our UCS-X Platforms
  • Ease of Management
  • Cross visibility to our Data Center Infrastructure (Network, Storage, Compute)
  • Ability to Automate our configurations
  • Ability to create profiles for better consistency and standardization
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OpenText
  • Excellent for the workflow easy Automation.
  • Data management on Cloud via this product is amazing.
  • The real-time reports are quite productive.
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Cons
Cisco
  • Interface is quite slow
  • Interface tree (navigating between server, profile, blade, chassis, FI, etc) is counterintuitive and needs more links in the tree
  • Deploying minor changes takes much longer than in UCSM or UCSC
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OpenText
  • Just on deployment to new users on this Micro Focus platform.
  • Help desk can be more responsive to customers.
  • Advanced functionalities manipulation.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
We use it every single day and love the ease of it and the integration of all our servers
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OpenText
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Usability
Cisco
Usability of Cisco Intersight is highly dependent on the licensing purchased. The default (free) license level provides a lot of value for the minimal amount of effort to implement. The paid license levels provide additional features (detailed inventory, configuration management and deployment, etc.)
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OpenText
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Support Rating
Cisco
Support for this platform is unmatched. I've used only a couple of other platforms, honestly, but Cisco Intersight's support system really works, and they do a great job. Any issue I've had was solved in a timely manner with a polite representative who cared about helping me and not just plainly reading off of a script that doesn't actually help. I rate it well.
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OpenText
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
I personally think that Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service is at the top of its class when it comes to managing data center hardware. The cloud-connected design feels very modern and easy to use. The mobile app is something I wouldn't expect to get in a server management tool. The way it can update, monitor, and manage our servers is very nice. Overall, we are very happy with it.
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OpenText
Magnificent for its convenience with configuration and tuning. Terrific with database recovery and backup. Excellent with new discovery of new virtual servers. Ease of use.
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • It is positive for a few people being able to manage a lot of hardware
  • It does put the management in the cloud, which some could argue is a security vulnerability.
  • It is difficult to move hardware from Intersign managed to standalone.
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OpenText
  • Easy recovering potential lost data for the business.
  • Helpful and accurate real-time reporting.
  • Great data analytics for business critical decisions making.
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