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    Firecracker

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AFirecracker is an open source virtualization technology that is purpose-built for creating and managing secure, multi-tenant container and function-based services. Firecracker enables users to deploy workloads in lightweight virtual machines, called microVMs that may provide security and workload isolation over traditional VMs, while enabling the speed and resource efficiency of containers. Firecracker was developed at Amazon Web Services with the goal of improving services like AWS Lambda…N/A

    Nerdio

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ANerdio is a platform designed to simplify and enhance the management of virtual desktops in Microsoft Azure and physical devices with Microsoft Intune. It offers two main products: - Nerdio Manager for MSP: This platform is tailored for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to streamline the deployment, management, and optimization of virtual desktop environments for their clients. Key features include pricing estimation, intuitive management portals, cost monitoring, and…

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    Pricing
    FirecrackerNerdio
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Core
    $6
    per month per user
    Premium
    $10
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FirecrackerNerdio
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Features
    FirecrackerNerdio
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Firecracker and Nerdio
    Feature
    Firecracker
    6.4
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Nerdio
    -
    Ratings
    Virtual machine automated provisioning6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management console8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    FirecrackerNerdio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    -
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    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FirecrackerNerdio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    While deploying workloads in lightweight microVMs presents a couple of perks, Firecracker may not be the best software to handle this. Startup times are slow and scalability is quite limited because of the jailer and virtualization barriers. We have had security breaches on isolated EC2 instances while using Firecracker. It however has a silver lining by improving how serverless functions in container ecosystems are run with their VMMs.
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    Nerdio, Inc
    Nerdio's well positioned in dynamic user count environments, for sure. Or where user's are brought on temporarily and new IT hardware purchase isn't cost effective. If you'd in an environment where frequent application updates are needed, Nerdio handles this with an image model. Less appropriate in predictable, basic computing environments.
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • It makes it easy to secure virtual machines as they are segmented into microvms with a minimal attack surface area
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    Nerdio, Inc
    • Responsiveness to problems we experience
    • Working until we are satisfied with the response
    • Helping us stay on top of issues that may be problematic down the road
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Excludes devices unnecessarily
    • Has a slow startup time the basis being to improve security which is quite irrelevant.
    • It has limited functionalities on monitoring VMs despite being an open source.
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    Nerdio, Inc
    • Default printers! If you work form home and it will switch up your printers. Even if you don't work from home it will switch it sometimes.
    • Disk space seems a little expensive too :(
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    Usability
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Nerdio, Inc
    Migrating to Azure Virtual Desktop can be a daunting experience as you have to instantly get things right for the users. Nerdio makes it a lot easier to understand all the options within Azure that it overlays, meaning you can get up to speed far quicker and with more accuracy
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
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    Nerdio, Inc
    We ran an RDS environment for 20 years and Citrix was always a very expensive option with a deep and rich working environment, however I feel that Nerdio is a far superior product that's been born in the cloud and fits the more modern VDI requirements of businesses. We choose Nerdio on price and ease of use.
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • Low memory overhead on each microVM
    • We can run workloads from different customers on the same machine.
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    Nerdio, Inc
    • We have far less problems and our employees are all much more productive (almost too productive!)
    • It is a little expensive, so it will take us some time to see the savings.
    Incentivized
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