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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Microsoft Dynamics GP

    Score5.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics GP is an ERP software with accounting capabilities. It includes various packs for customizability and features tailored to specific industries’ needs. GP is offered as a perpetual license or subscription.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco IntersightMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco IntersightMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco IntersightMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    43 Answers
    33%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    39 Answers
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    42 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Cisco IntersightMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Cisco Intersight and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Cisco Intersight
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.4
    20 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings6.219 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.815 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Cisco Intersight and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Cisco Intersight
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.3
    27 Ratings
    55% below category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings2.526 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Cisco Intersight and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Cisco Intersight
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    6.8
    40 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings5.532 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.140 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Cisco Intersight and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Cisco Intersight
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.3
    41 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings3.429 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.139 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.439 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Cisco Intersight and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Cisco Intersight
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    5.0
    48 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings6.345 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings5.736 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings6.336 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings5.541 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings4.431 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings4.428 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings2.619 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings3.026 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings4.721 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings3.618 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings4.513 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings4.526 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings2.616 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings3.517 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings3.214 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings6.119 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Cisco Intersight and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Cisco Intersight
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    4.2
    26 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings5.524 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings1.013 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings4.018 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings3.415 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Cisco Intersight and Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Feature
    Cisco Intersight
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    3.5
    25 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings3.718 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings3.721 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings4.925 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings4.99 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings3.312 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings3.37 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Turbonomic
    Score8.5 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Turbonomic
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco IntersightMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (46 ratings)
    4.0
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    6.1
    (8 ratings)
    5.4
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (46 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco IntersightMicrosoft Dynamics GP
    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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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics GP is well-suited for our environment, as we pay a diverse group of employees, including on-the-road drivers, shop employees (some in other locations), and office employees. It easily tracks time off, taxes, pay, etc. The reporting allows us to verify with our drivers how they are paid each week, whether it be through mileage or stop-offs.
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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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    Microsoft
    • Great Plains started as back office/accounting, and that is still it's strong suit.
    • SQL and the GP programming language, Dexterity, provide a robust, scalable, and stable platform with well documented maintenance and repair procedures. Relatively easy to manage, tune, and support.
    • Microsoft support for GP verges on "particularly well". Doesn't quite get there but good enough once you know what you're doing
    • Strong partner network, including the GP User Group (GPUG)
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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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    Microsoft
    • With respect to the allocations, once the expense is entered into the allocation account, you lose the ability to run any detail on just the total of the expense. It would be nice if you could run a trial balance on the allocation accounts the same way you can with regular accounts.
    • I've always thought security set up could be a bit simpler. It actually has gotten better through the years. Specifically, with eight separate entities, it would be nice to have a "master" setup where you could call up one group entity, assign the users rights, and then be finished. Currently, whenever I have a new user, I have to call up each individual entity and select all of the features I want the user to have. That means I have to do eight steps for each user.
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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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    Microsoft
    Due the economic challenges that Puerto Rico is having, the company has had to merge some companies in order to be more efficient. It has been easy in GP to process those merges, even thought we had to spend days to accomplish that the process was smooth and accurate. In addition we were able to streamline the purchasing and sales process and the organization is confident to keep renewing GP for the future versions.
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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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    Microsoft
    Though it is a basic accounting package, I believe some users do not find the old style menus and navigation options intuitive. There is also a great lack of training resources in the market, so users have to learn the product without guidance a lot, resulting in inefficient workflows and misuse or misunderstanding of many features.
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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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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Cisco
    Could need some more refinement. It takes some time getting used to where different settings are being defined.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Microsoft
    The rating is directed to the thrid party serive provider that we use. I do not now how good the Microsoft direct support is.
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    Online Training
    Cisco
    You really need a lab to get hands on but it was useful
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    Very smooth process and we did it for 2 data centers
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    Microsoft
    Basically the challenge with this implementation was the Business Portal, too many errors and even the aplication is up and running the users are still having issues. We will start planning the migraton to GP 2015 soon.
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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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    Microsoft
    I come from a strong background of using SAP. SAP doesn't have the flexibility of GP, an example would be SAP doesn't allow core mods, if they catch you, you lose support. Microsoft doesn't really care about mods, but they will be quick to have the vendor you used support your issue if it is caused by those mods. With SAP your company adapts to the software, where with GP you adapt the software to you.
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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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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Microsoft
    The functionality that GP and related ISV solutions offer and the ease of integration of GP to other systems makes it an extremely scalable solution
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    We're not using professional service for Intersight
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows my clients to move from a paper or spreadsheet based company to an integrated, electronic, streamlined business. I love being able to help clients gain efficiencies through the use of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
    • Microsoft Dynamics GP allows for better customer service because everything is at our fingertips. If someone calls questioning an invoice, we can easily look it up. If someone calls stating they paid an invoice with a certain check number, we can quickly run a query to find that particular check number to see where it was applied.
    • Having everything on a single platform provides ease of use for upgrades, backups and end user training. There is only one software to learn!
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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.