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    Cisco Intersight

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ACisco Intersight is an operations platform that helps IT operations teams control and automate Cisco UCS, converged, and hyperconverged infrastructure. Intersight consolidates and automates infrastructure lifecycle management from data centers to the edge in one solution delivered as-a-service.N/A

    IBM Cloudability

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloudability is a cloud cost management and optimization (FinOps) tool that enables IT, finance, and business teams to optimize their cloud spend across all cost sources, all maturity levels, and for all stakeholders.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco IntersightIBM Cloudability
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco IntersightIBM Cloudability
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco IntersightIBM Cloudability
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    Cisco
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    139 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    87 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    98 Answers
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    Cisco IntersightIBM Cloudability
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    Rackspace Fabric
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    IBM Turbonomic
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco IntersightIBM Cloudability
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (46 ratings)
    8.8
    (147 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    6.4
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    7.8
    (147 ratings)
    Availability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (46 ratings)
    2.3
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
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    7.3
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco IntersightIBM Cloudability
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    It is highly suited for an organisation pushing for a standardised and centralised configuration of settings using policies, profiles and templates. It is highly suited for customers used to legacy UMM that need to refresh their environment, but instead of deploying them in UMM (which is still possible), to take the time and effort to learn Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service and IMM as well as familiarise themselves with the differences between UMM and IMM, and the issues in UMM which IMM addresses and improves upon. We deployed in UMM initially then transitioned to IMM with the transition too. I cannot think of a scenario where Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service would not be suited. Even for small-scale deployments, it provides significant benefits. Maybe if you come from another server vendor management environment, the learning curve may feel steep (e.g. many new concepts and constructs that one has to master).
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    I don't have much exposure to the tool. I mean, I'm relatively new to using it as a platform, but I haven't really seen the benefit, especially with the actual renewal talks at the company. I'm not seeing what AWS native solutions are, how probability improves on that as opposed to just using AWS and just, I don't know. I'm not seeing the benefit, at least in my eyes.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Intersight can consolidate Infra management on a single dashboard such as UCS Server, Hyperflex, Fabric Interconnect, UCSM.
    • Device policy and configuration can be deployed from Intersight.
    • Firmware and software upgrade for all devices can be done from Intersight.
    • No impact to DC production if Intersight connection is interrupted.
    • Apps workload data is not passed through Intersight, only the control plane.
    • TAC can be opened via Intersight.
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    • We are able to integrate multiple sources of data to have a comprehensive view of our spend.
    • We are able to get more detailed insights via container dashboard for kubernetes spend
    • A unified platform to manage overall cloud spend along with related FinOps spend
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • It would be great to not having to create EVERY profile within a deployment. since some items can be done be default, the defaults should be set and the deployment can be much faster.
    • When adding Rack servers, indicating that the CIMC interface should not being connected before powering on the system and they it will be managed by Cisco Intersight can reduce down times. We had to manually reset our CIMC after disconnecting from our OOBM switches.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    • For me, it is a lot of anomaly detection and I think there's a lot of improvement that can be made to show anomalies that happen over time because if it's just day to day or week to week, you may not see the change. But if you see the trend over a period of time, show me something that has grown 40%, 50% over the past three months and maybe you can do those things and we just haven't figured them out yet. So we are very new to the product, but I think anomaly detection for me is one of the bigger things.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    Been using Cisco Software as a service (SaaS) platform in a production environment for a large medical and health professionals that has critical healthcare and patients care dependency.
    Support team is very helpful getting system updated as needed, and vendor support is fantastic. Also get a dedicated Cisco networking engine to review and advise system health and recommendations.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Cloudability has been one solution for almost all of our FinOps needs. Except for Data transfer costs, we have covered all use cases and have made significant savings across our cloud infrastructure. Reporting has provided management a deeper analysis into their spending and helped them forecast their budgets for next year
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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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    Apptio an IBM Company
    I gave the IBM Cloudability a 7/10 because it is good, but it could improve in some places. It is easy to get data uploaded and ready to view, but it is only up to a certain point in time, and not live data. As for how it looks, the interface is good for viewing, however navigation could be a little better, maybe supported with a roadmap.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    So far over the past 4 years we have not experienced any issues with the servers being available.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Only been 1 or 2 occaisions when not available, in 3 years
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    Performance
    Cisco
    Could need some more refinement. It takes some time getting used to where different settings are being defined.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Afternoons tend to be a little slower, due to US traffic I assume
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    I have had servers TAC cases open for issues with Cisco Intersight. Some have yet to be resolved. One case that is still open is where the HCL status ( Hardware Compatibility List ) shows not validated when It should be. We have several servers that have the exact same hardware, OS, and the same firmware. One server will show the HCL is not validated but all others will
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    While there have been few support cases where the experience was good. But in multiple support cases it's firstly delayed and even after weeks or months of time, team is not able to provide us with the RCA of the issue. All they are claiming is the issue is now fixed which I still see coming back after few days or weeks as we've never identified and addressed the root cause.
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    You really need a lab to get hands on but it was useful
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Training was adequate, but the real learning begins when you start using the product, like most things. All major functions were covered so as an entry point, was a good introduction to the product. The training pace was good as well, the areas were covered in decent depth, without being too much of an information overload.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    Very smooth process and we did it for 2 data centers
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Within months
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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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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Before Apptio we extensively used the cloud native and in house automated and developed cost optimization tool using python , powershell and leveraging the various cloud native services like AWS systems manager , Azure Functions and Azure automation run books.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    Contract terms is similar to other Cisco subscription model, option from 1 year till 5 years. Billing frequency can be monthly, quarterly, annual or prepaid. I think I would not suggest anything regarding contract terms
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    I wasn't personally involved, but all dealings with Apptio have been easy
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    Easy to add new services into it. Having everything policy driven makes it a lot easier to add new hardware into the solution and get setup.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    Works as designed
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    We're not using professional service for Intersight
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    Apptio an IBM Company
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • The negative thing is that we prefer to use the UCS Manager in our company because this bare metal is integrated into the FI and no extra appliance is required. SaaS is generally not viewed favorably in Germany.
    • Telling the user that they have to buy Intersight licenses even if they use UCS Manager annoys our customers.
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    Apptio an IBM Company
    • Apptio Cloudability has enabled us to charge back 100% of our cloud spend to our business users and on an automated basis through the use of ApptioOne
    • Apptio Cloudability's transparency and metrics have enabled us to save millions of dollars in cloud spend across our user base.
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    ScreenShots

    Cisco Intersight Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Intersight dashboard, which provides out-of-the box summaries of real-time health and performance data across data center and edge infrastructure. Users can customize the dashboard with a library of widgets to quickly see information that's most important to them.Screenshot of the security advisories and field notices that alert users about endpoint devices in their environment that are impacted along with recommended resolution.Screenshot of the Topology Views that let users quickly identify any UCS domain connectivity issues thorugh a visual representation.Screenshot of an example of the automated workflows that users can create, using Intersight's drag-and-drop workflow designer and library of tasks and workflows.Screenshot of an example of the aggregated and visualized metrics that are collected for fabric interconnects, chassis, and servers to monitor devices, optimize performance, identify bottlenecks, and proactively address any potential issues.

    IBM Cloudability Screenshots

    Screenshot of ML backed rightsizing recommendations surfacing multiple scenarios with tools to help sort those that can me realistically actioned on, with Jira and ServiceNowScreenshot of an allocation of cloud viewed through the enterprise grade tools to tailor data for chargeback/showback across an organizationScreenshot of intelligent forecasting including seasonality, cost drivers and net new spendScreenshot of anomaly detection capabilities to stop issues in their tracks via the right people for the job