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    Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ANaviSite boasts flexible and scalable managed services that provide 24x7x365 monitoring and support for any environment a business selects—whether it’s on-premises, in the cloud or hybrid. Their managed infrastructure services include managed infrastructure and hosting, data center colocation services, as well as disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS). Navisite services include those under the former RDX brand, which separated from Charter Communications (as part of the Spectrum Enterprise…N/A

    Skytap

    Score4.1 out of 10
    N/ATraditional Applications, Now in the Cloud Skytap helps users get business-critical applications out of the data center and into the cloud. The user can run on-premises IBM Power and x86 workloads in their native format on Microsoft Azure or IBM Cloud. With Skytap, there is no need to contemplate embarking on a long, costly migration project to unlock cloud scale, agility, and value-added native cloud services such as advanced analytics, data modeling, cognitive intelligence, and…N/A
    Pricing
    Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)Skytap
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)Skytap
    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
    Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)Skytap
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud) and Skytap
    Feature
    Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Skytap
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Monitoring tools8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Score9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)Skytap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)Skytap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Navisite
    Clarify before hand any additional charges for remote hand and arrangement/SLA for remote hand. Negotiate well on these terms as they tend to be more flexible around this. Clarify shipping and handling charges if any.
    Incentivized
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    Skytap
    It is a shared environment from which multiple team can work on multiple versions for development or testing purpose. User jut have to share a link and other can start working on it. This is very useful when multiple team are working on different user simultaneously. It has a very simple interface
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    Pros
    Navisite
    • 24/7 monitoring
    • Immediate notification in the event of failures
    • Dedicated Senior DBA
    • Dedicate Account rep
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    Skytap
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    Cons
    Navisite
    • San Jose facility power outage caused damage to company's credibility, this should not occur again being 7x24 facility and backup generator
    • Avoiding too many management changes will help create good connection with individuals for sustained harmony
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    Skytap
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Navisite
    Price and facility equipment, location of the hosting facility factor into the decision to renew
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    Skytap
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    Alternatives Considered
    Navisite
    Navisite's rates were better and they seemed to have more SQL Server expertise. This was about 5 years ago and it may not be the case anymore
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    Skytap
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    Return on Investment
    Navisite
    • Cost savings by not having a full-time DBA on staff - saving of at least 50K a year
    • Data team not on call 24/7
    • Navisite team will try to fix issue if possible - e.g. shrink log files that have grown
    Incentivized
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    Skytap
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