We performed a comparison between Lenovo XClarity Controller and Microsoft Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Server Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of Lenovo XClarity is the ease of use because of the interface browser that is highly compatible and it has mobile web management."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to provide insights into server status and alerts."
"I have found the solution to be scalable. We have around 50,000 users using the solution."
"The scalability to deploy the package."
"We are happy with the collaboration of SCCM with Patch My PC, which allows us to do patch work."
"Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager is valuable in keeping our systems updated. We are able to send updates to all the systems. Additionally, the Intune integration is helpful."
"The product is useful for patch management."
"Valuable features include configurations enforcement, compliance data gathering, and deployment of a standardized OS."
"The most valuable feature is the scalability."
"Microsoft is being very competitive right now, and they are really investing in a lot of new features to be more competitive in the marketplace."
"Lenovo XClarity can improve the dashboard integration. For example, graphs could be better. Additionally, more integration with other vendors is needed. For example, VMware has integration with a lot of vendors."
"They could enable notifications on emails and phones regarding control panel information."
"The tool's deployment is difficult. Microsoft needs to improve documentation with videos."
"Initial setup was complex. There's a lot that goes into it."
"It needs to be able to load faster during deployment."
"The configuration of Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager could be improved, it is a bit complicated."
"There is a reboot issue with the patching. Sometimes, if patching runs into any issue whatsoever, it doesn't reboot but it doesn't tell you it errored out. It just sits there and we don't find out until the next day whether it patched or not. That was a big issue for us. We're working through that. They added some stuff in there now where you can actually tell reboot is pending. But we still need some kind of notification that if something fails or is pending, we know. We shouldn't have to go in and look. They don't have anything for that right now."
"Management of Linux devices could be improved."
"There's no way to say, "I want this maintenance window to be on the second Tuesday of the month." It's strict. This window is this and that's it. You can't fluctuate."
"SCCM should strive to enhance the accuracy of its reporting functions in order to avoid any issues with incorrect or inaccurate data."
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Lenovo XClarity Controller is ranked 16th in Server Monitoring with 2 reviews while Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Server Monitoring with 78 reviews. Lenovo XClarity Controller is rated 9.0, while Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Lenovo XClarity Controller writes "Quick scaling, easy to use, and useful mobile management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Affordable, easy to use, and easy to understand". Lenovo XClarity Controller is most compared with Zabbix, HPE System Management, SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor and Huawei iBMC, whereas Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Tanium and Microsoft Intune. See our Lenovo XClarity Controller vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager report.
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