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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM LinuxONE

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM LinuxONE is the company's high performance scalable mainframe servers, available in the Rockhopper and Emperor editions.N/A

    Microsoft Windows

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AWindows is an operating system with editions to support business workstations.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM LinuxONEMicrosoft Windows
    Editions & Modules
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    IBM LinuxONEMicrosoft Windows
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsIndividual pricing on request—
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    Community Pulse
    IBM LinuxONEMicrosoft Windows
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    IBM LinuxONEMicrosoft Windows
    Small Businesses
    Dell PowerEdge
    Score7.6 out of 10
    CentOS Linux
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Dell PowerEdge
    Score7.6 out of 10
    IBM AIX
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Power
    Score9 out of 10
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM LinuxONEMicrosoft Windows
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    9.2
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM LinuxONEMicrosoft Windows
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    IBM LinuxONE dashboard is clean and friendly to welcome new users and the capabilities of the feature are excellent and easy to pull multiple data from other third parties platforms through the IBM LinuxONE integration functions and the data merging tools are very excellent. Multiple data processing operations are easily managed and monitored through this software and the reports are effective.
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    Microsoft
    I think for every business in the world Microsoft Windows is a good use as standard OS system. It’s easy to use and a lot of other company's use it which make it very appealing for user to learn more about Microsoft Windows. The Office 365 suite is really good as a free feature and used a lot by every user of Microsoft Windows. If you got a designer business I would recommend other brands that are specialized in that kind of work. I feel Windows will come short on that end.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • Valuable insights from the reports
    • Scalable
    • Easy to manage different data centers
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    Microsoft
    • It is very easy to use, can be picked up by a novice in minutes.
    • It is aesthetically pleasing, and appears clean and modern.
    • Most programs that people use in their day to day run on windows natively.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • We had some milestones we did not meet due to technical issues, we had to get those escalated and finally got them resolved.
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    Microsoft
    • Forced updates occasionally have bad timing when ignored for too long
    • Microsoft Edge Web Browser is a bit clunky
    • The 3D desktop still needs some improvement
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It's easy to use, very straightforward, and user-friendly. It has improved over the years, but you still need to be careful not to shut it down improperly because that may lead to corruption and Windows being unable to boot. There is plenty of software available that covers most needs.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    support remains spotty, researching online articles are a pain
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    MDT helped deploy OS to users machines via PXE boot.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    LinuxONE has better scalability and price/performance metrics.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Windows and macOS are both useful operating systems. There are businesses who much prefer macOS and some that prefer Windows. Businesses that revolve around industries such as game design, art design, graphic design may opt to use macOS due to its optimization with programs that revolve around these topics. Other businesses that are more focused towards Data or text processing may opt to use Windows due to its familiarity across the world and ease of access.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Pulling of multiple and big data from different channels.
    • Project workflow management is effective via the tool.
    • Project data processing and data management.
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    Microsoft
    • Positively effects our easy of use of other programs
    • Take it for granted because it is so transparent in use
    • Definitely worth the price.
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