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FreeBSD

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FreeBSD

    Score9 out of 10
    		N/AFreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive embedded networking and storage devices.N/A

    VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud

    Score9 out of 10
    		N/AVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud brings together VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX into a natively-integrated stack of virtual compute, virtual storage, and virtual networking built upon IBM Bluemix bare metal servers.N/A
    Pricing
    FreeBSDVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreeBSDVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    FreeBSDVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of FreeBSD and VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Feature
    FreeBSD
    -
    Ratings
    VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Virtual machine automated provisioning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Management console00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    FreeBSDVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FreeBSDVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreeBSDVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    FreeBSD is an excellent choice to continue using older hardware and have it perform, it is a great choice for a UNIX based development environment. Although I haven't used it as a server, it is most suited for this - it would make an excellent, secure and robust server for and I would love to start using it for this as well.
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    IBM
    Multiple capabilities that VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud provides are excellent and very much involved in secure data migration and management, easy to monitor server performance and the virtual capability is on top and the data analytics using the platform are provided in real-time and the reports are the most useful, especially on the critical situations within the business development.
    Johnson Martins
    .NET Software Engineer
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    Pros
    Open Source
    • stability
    • security
    • scalability
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    IBM
    • Dashboard understanding is easy.
    • The ability to handle big data.
    • Data extraction tools are very active.
    Johnson Martins
    .NET Software Engineer
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    Cons
    Open Source
    • Installation can be tricky for first timers
    • You need to be comfortable using a command line terminal most of the time
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    IBM
    • Only setting the advanced functionalities.
    • The basic knowledge can not full manipulate the platform.
    • To create reports for big data is sometime very turf.
    Johnson Martins
    .NET Software Engineer
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    FreeBSD is the closest to the original BSD unix. This OS is currently used by vendors in the field of routing, switching, security as well as base OS for MAC devies.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
    Open Source
    • As FreeBSD is free - the ROI is at least the cost of some commercial Linux or Windows based OS (which can be very expensive)
    • Allowed the re-use of older hardware that would have otherwise been disposed
    • No cost development environment
    • Opportunity for a no cost server setup also
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    IBM
    • Live virtual capability are excellent.
    • Great tool for the huge volume of data management and migration.
    • Data accessibility is faster and the analytical capability is amazing.
    Johnson Martins
    .NET Software Engineer
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