CDW Managed Cloud Services vs Pure Storage Evergreen One comparison

CDW Managed Cloud Services vs. Pure Storage Evergreen One

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Categories and Ranking

CDW Managed Cloud Services

Ranking in Managed Cloud Services

3rd

Average Rating

9.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Pure Storage Evergreen One

Ranking in Managed Cloud Services

2nd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Storage (15th), File and Object Storage (16th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Managed Cloud Services category, the mindshare of CDW Managed Cloud Services is 4.5%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pure Storage Evergreen One is 29.1%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Managed Cloud Services

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Shawn Campbell

IT Manager at Bolger Brothers Inc.

Half the time, they know if something is wrong before we do

The infamous whiteboard still has some things to deploy from my standpoint and our primary business solution standpoint. So, there is always room to grow. There are a few security things that I would like to deploy, such as single sign-on so the email address and password are the login. From my professional standpoint, I would like an app to manage WorkSpaces from my phone. I don't believe there is one right now, and I have looked. For example, if somebody comes to me, and heaven forbid I'm not in the office, my solution is to log into my phone to the portal via web, then scroll down and restart their WorkSpaces. This is assuming that I have the data, because in places like rural Pennsylvania, you can't guarantee that. They have an app for managing the servers, but WorkSpaces is where most of my day-to-day stuff ends up. This is not really under CDW, but if CDW developed an app for that, I definitely would partake in it. If you take a dive through their websites, it feels like they were all put together by different teams. I know they are changing this because I am pretty sure that we have talked about this issue with the account reps. In the two years that we have used them, the websites have improved considerably. One used to be like an old SharePoint site that was Internet-facing, and I was very scared of it. They have actually gone to custom dashboards now, but I would love to see a single dashboard for my AWS, Office 365, and all of that stuff just laid out about three-tiers deep so I don't have to dig through websites.

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Michael-Daniel

Virtual Storage Administrator at Coast

Exceptional speed improves performance with short and long-term storage

We are using it in-house for our data center to run all of our VMware environment and our VDI environment on. Infrastructure consumption, as well as short-term and long-term storage, is included The speed of the product is quite a bit better in performance than the previous environment we were…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It has freed up staff time by not having them work on managing the infrastructure. We are able to spend time doing application administration, focusing on the long-term strategy of where we are going. The impact is that we are able to better leverage our investment in our application technology and offload infrastructure to CDW as part of their managed services."

"CDW has performed great from a project management standpoint. We had set up our environment with our knowledge of how to set up the virtual servers in the cloud. They came back and did an analysis to help us with our savings. This was something we hadn't thought about, but actually helped us reduce some of the costs. The cost savings was about a third of the cost over three years."

"Their proactive alerting is valuable. They'll try and apprise us of issues before they become problems. I find that very valuable."

"Everything has been kept to what we planned on for budgeting. CDW Managed Cloud Services has met all the requirements there, and exceeded it in some cases."

"CDW's service enables us to deploy infrastructure services at our own pace without being limited by the availability of resources. It helps us leverage skills that take a long time to acquire, skills that we don't have in-house. Making use of CDW's skills in those areas saves us a lot of time."

"CDW Managed Cloud Services has found pitfalls and various things in the infrastructure, e.g., in routes, IP ranges, and security loopholes, that didn't need to be there. They stripped it down and went to a very flat topography, making it less complicated. So, there are less things to trip over and go wrong, which means less downtime."

"The speed of the product is quite a bit better in performance than the previous peer environment we were running on, and it seems to have a better feature set."

"The speed of the product is quite a bit better in performance than the previous environment we were running on, and it seems to have a better feature set."

"We have snapshots. We put snapshots on disks, and we can save information. In the case of ransomware, everything is in the snapshot. We have a snapshot lock on it, so it's safe."

"The Evergreen program is excellent, and the pricing is quite reasonable. My friends who work there are doing very well and consistently achieving strong results. Like any company, they experience occasional downturns but perform impressively overall."

Cons

"The pricing could always come down because cost is always a factor. Our business is always looking to reduce costs while getting the best services."

"The ticket system is a little clunky for Managed Cloud Services. There is no ticket category for Managed Cloud Services, per se. It's a little awkward when trying to find a way to put a ticket in. It's just not streamlined enough and doesn't take you step-by-step. And it doesn't seem to have all the categories I need. If I'm putting in a ticket for AWS or AppStream, there is no category for them."

"I would like to see them improve when it comes to helping develop an interface to this environment that's more user-friendly. We're introducing people to the use of a type of cloud scenario that they're not familiar with. We have to train them on and teach them how it's implemented. Having a little bit better interface would be helpful."

"The infamous whiteboard still has some things to deploy from my standpoint and our primary business solution standpoint. So, there is always room to grow. There are a few security things that I would like to deploy, such as single sign-on so the email address and password are the login."

"They can maybe improve the scheduling. There have been times where I wanted to schedule something, and there was a conflict on their side as to who can do it and when and why, but other than that, they have been pretty stellar."

"When you initially engage with them, there is the idea that you will have certain check-ins on a quarterly or monthly basis. That didn't really occur until we started to reach out to engage with them. As soon as we started to touch base, it was great. We identified that there were some other initiatives we wanted to get in place. However, it was really on us to get the ball rolling on that. It would have been helpful if we had a CDW resource reaching out, saying, "Hey, what do you want to do next? How is this working for you? How is this not?" That initial engagement would have certainly helped on the professional services side."

"The only potential drawback is that Pure Storage might be overkill if you don't need microsecond response times."

"I'm not sure if any improvements are needed."

"To me, I think it's a little expensive. Then again, you get what you pay for."

"It would be nice to have support in Swedish."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is very competitive and appropriate for what we get."

"CDW Managed Cloud Services will not be cheaper than what you are doing on-premises. It will be more expensive."

"It is a little more complex than I would like, but I think that's more AWS than CDW. CDW actually saves us money in regards to the way they handle things. We get support without a six-figure commitment from the AWS side, and that's appreciated."

"We have used CDW’s free Recommendation Engine. That is what we use for the cost savings. It helped us find places to reduce our cloud costs."

"The biggest factor for us was cost, and at the time, CDW Managed Cloud Services was most efficient for what we needed."

"A lot of people see the cost, and they are like, "Well, that is a lot if we already have an internal IT person." It's like, "Well, you're not just getting that." You are getting access to resources and peace of mind, to say, "I don't have to worry about this server dying at 2:00 in the morning because these guys will handle it." I will wake up, and if there would have been a problem, it would have been addressed. It would have been notated and fixed."

"The pricing is very good."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

26%

Comms Service Provider

Energy/Utilities Company

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

18%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CDW Managed Cloud Services?

In my experience, CDW Managed Cloud Services pricing can vary significantly depending on the scope and scale of the services you require. It's essential to have a clear understanding of your organi...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pure Storage Evergreen One?

To me, it's a little expensive. Then again, you get what you pay for. It's actually less than what we were using before, and even the service contract side is less than what we were using before.

What needs improvement with Pure Storage Evergreen One?

I do not have any notes for improvements.

What is your primary use case for Pure Storage Evergreen One?

We are using it in-house for our data center to run all of our VMware environment and our VDI environment on. Infrastructure consumption, as well as short-term and long-term storage, is included.

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Overview

CDW Managed Cloud Services is an all-around cloud management service. This service is used to manage, integrate and migrate cloud platforms such as Office 365, Amazon WorkSpaces, and Microsoft Azure Cloud, to name a few. In addition to the cloud management service, CDW Managed Cloud Services as well helps users design and set up platforms upon request. This service helps users keep their platforms running smoothly and advises the best practices to its users. Users can lean on this service as it provides IT support and operations which helps to reduce their IT footprint and can result in both time and cost savings.

CDW Managed Cloud Services Features:

CDW Managed Cloud Services has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

Management - Manages a vast amount of services to support users’ cloud infrastructure in addition to other solutions and platforms.

Integration and Migration - Provides users with integration and migration services and support for cloud infrastructure.

Portal - This service’s portal is very accessible and logging a ticket can be done via the portal.

Expertise - CDW Managed Cloud Services has the expertise to address any question or request that may arise. If they are unable to provide the information needed, they will reach out to the first-line provider and will get any answer that is needed.

CDW Managed Cloud Services Benefits:

There are many benefits to implementing CDW Managed Cloud Services. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

Proactivity - CDW’s team will realize something is wrong within a system that they are managing before the user notices and is quick to fix the issue at hand. CDW will alert the user right away and will prevent any further damage from happening. This provides all users with the security that they need and increases operational efficiency.
User-First Outlook - CDW Managed Cloud Services provides integration and deployment services. These services are provided at the pace of the user without being limited by the availability of resources, giving the user the flexibility that they need. CDW will listen to its users and understand their goals before they start to take action.
Efficiency - This service helps to save users’ time by providing support and skills that users may not have acquired yet. By providing this support, a user does not need to spend the time required to research and learn about the issue and the remediation process. A user can easily request support from CDW Managed Cloud Services.

Reviews from Real Users:

Below are some reviews and insightful feedback written by PeerSpot users currently using CDW Managed Cloud Services.

A Systems and Network Engineer at a medium-sized university comments: “CDW's service enables us to deploy infrastructure services at our own pace without being limited by the availability of resources. It helps us leverage skills that take a long time to acquire, skills that we don't have in-house. Making use of CDW's skills in those areas saves us a lot of time.”

A System Integration Manager at a medium-sized utilities company says: “It gives us peace of mind, knowing that someone is there in case the servers go down… Their managed services team knows that something is wrong before we do and they fix it for us. This keeps us running very smoothly without issues.”

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The Pure Storage Evergreen Portfolio offers a range of subscription-based storage solutions tailored to diverse data storage, management, and cost needs. Providing unmatched choice and flexibility, it offers multiple subscription models to align with varying requirements and budgets while leveraging Pure Storage's proven Evergreen Architecture for non-disruptive upgrades and futureproofing. The portfolio includes three specific programs: Evergreen//One, a hybrid cloud storage solution with guaranteed SLA; Evergreen//Flex, offering subscription-based ownership with flexible payment structures; and Evergreen//Forever, providing ongoing hardware and software upgrades for traditional storage purchases, simplifying ownership and eliminating the need for frequent hardware replacements.

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Sample Customers

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1. Aetna 2. Adobe 3. ADP 4. Aflac 5. Allstate 6. Amazon 7. American Express 8. American Greetings 9. Ameriprise Financial 10. ATT 11. Autodesk 12. Bank of America 13. Barclay's 14. Baxter International 15. Berkshire Hathaway 16. BlackRock 17. Boeing 18. Bristol-Myers Squibb 19. Capital One 20. Caterpillar 21. Citigroup 22. Coca-Cola 23. Comcast2 4. ConocoPhillips 25. Constellation Brands 26. CVS Health 27. Dell 28. Disney 29. Dominion Energy 30. Eli Lilly and Company 31. Equinix 32. ExxonMobil

CDW Managed Cloud Services vs. Pure Storage Evergreen One