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    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ARed Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes provides end-to-end management visibility and control to manage a Kubernetes environment. Users take control of application modernization program with management capabilities for cluster creation, application lifecycle, and provide security and compliance for all of them across data centers and hybrid cloud environments. Clusters and applications are all visible and managed from a single console, with built-in security policies.N/A

    Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ARed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud is a comprehensive service that offers fully managed OpenShift clusters, on IBM Cloud platform. It is directly integrated into the same Kubernetes service that maintains 25 billion on-demand forecasts daily at The Weather Company.N/A
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    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Red Hat
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
    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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    Features
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
    Container Management
    Comparison of Container Management features of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
    Feature
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
    7.4
    7 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Security and Isolation10.01 Ratings8.77 Ratings
    Cluster Management10.01 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Storage Management10.01 Ratings6.97 Ratings
    Resource Allocation and Optimization8.01 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Discovery Tools10.01 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Update Rollouts and Rollbacks7.01 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Self-Healing and Recovery7.01 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging5.01 Ratings6.77 Ratings
    Container Orchestration00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for KubernetesRed Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Red Hat
    Well suited for - Large-scale Edge deployments of OpenShift instances. Policy-based consistency for all workloads is Less appropriate for - Small-scale deployments. Stand-alone deployments of K8s clusters. Deployments in the same data center.
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    IBM
    RedHat OpenShift is not only suited for IBM Cloud but can run in ANY cloud. We installed in Azure Cloud, for example. It can also run on Linux servers or a Power 9 machine. It is built for multi-cloud or on-prem environments. IBM support provides such excellent guidance in the installation and configuration that no other product on the market can beat it.
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    Pros
    Red Hat
    • Continuous deployment of other OpenShift instances.
    • Controls clusters and applications from a single console.
    • Built-in Security & compliance.
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    IBM
    • Multiclick provisioning of resources makes it super easy to manage pods and deployments. We don't have to maintain code for the same
    • In built security features and customizability ensures that organization wide standards are integrated well into the containers
    • Automated backups, scale ups and fail recovery makes sure of minimal down time
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Red Hat
    • Initial deployment of the ACM itself needs to be made easy.
    • Dependency on the Software versions of underlying open shift workloads during upgrades.
    • LCM of ACM itself.
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    IBM
    • I wish it had better compatibility with docker file syntax. We had issues when it couldn't build standard docker files
    • Wish it had better documentation
    • Wish they offered fully supported client libraries for the Openshift API rather than dumping it on a 3rd party
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    Support Rating
    Red Hat
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    I think response time for IBM Cloud support should be improved.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Red Hat
    I have also used TNA by Google Cloud, but that is not mature enough as ACM. Right now, ACM is the best choice as a cluster manager for private cloud data centers.
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    IBM
    We evaluated a number of potential solutions and ultimately chose Red Hat OpenShift because it was compatible with our existing technology. Time and costs savings have been realized throughout the company since we implemented Red Hat OpenShift, and the IT department has been freed up to focus on activities that are more valuable.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Red Hat
    • Reduced the deployment duration of individual nodes by 50%.
    • Acts as a central manager for all the clusters.
    • Provides a lot of infrastructure options (storage, networking, etc) to build instances of your choice.
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    IBM
    • Our customer satisfaction and NPS score has had positive outcomes based on new architecture
    • We are focused on business outcomes vs running the service and maintenance
    • OpenShift on IBM Cloud has had a direct, positive impact on TCO, ROI, and payback period
    • Our staff is more focused on higher-level business activities, i.e. acquiring & customer retention
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