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Lumen Cloud Application Manager vs. The Silk Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lumen Cloud Application Manager
Score 6.6 out of 10
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Lumen Cloud Application Manager (formerly AppFog from CenturyLink) is a cloud-agnostic application and infrastructure management platform with integrated Managed Services. The centralized platform manages workloads across on-premises and third-party cloud environments, allowing for greater scaling and transparency.
$50
per month
The Silk Platform
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Silk is presented as a database supercharger that delivers game-changing database performance without changing underlying apps or database infrastructure, whether the user is running real-time transactional workloads or analytical workloads, by the company of the same name headquartered in Needham (formerly Kaminario).N/A
Pricing
Lumen Cloud Application ManagerThe Silk Platform
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Offerings
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Lumen Cloud Application ManagerThe Silk Platform
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Lumen Cloud Application ManagerThe Silk Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
6.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Lumen Cloud Application ManagerThe Silk Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
It was very good to use in small scale projects. Considering the high end projects with many instances and multi-platform architectures, it is better to test before the application is deployed. I think few of the questions can be general - who are the system users and what size is the application focussing on? How much resources are required? Will the application require any additional services?
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Silk Technologies
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Pros
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • Quick deployment of pre-built virtual machines
  • Some of the virtual machines also are readily available with a pack of softwares
  • Good Stability. Using it as a student, I have never experienced any downtime issues with the projects deployed on AppFog.
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Silk Technologies
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Cons
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • Though it is good and easy for developers, it lacks operational activities and monitoring tools.
  • It is easy to deploy WAR on AppFog with its console but sometimes it can lack on the performance and feasibility.
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Silk Technologies
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Alternatives Considered
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
Primarily because it used to have a good free tier earlier, which it does not anymore. It's simple, and things are available to use. Compared to it's competitors, it does has less features, but that kind of acts in its favor. That adds to the simplicity, and ease of use for a new user.
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Silk Technologies
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Return on Investment
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • Our project was deployed with good efficiency and easily accessible.
  • The platform was much recommeded across the groups and peers.
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Silk Technologies
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