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Cisco Intersight vs IBM Turbonomic comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Cisco Intersight's customer service is accessible 24/7 and professional but inconsistent in complex issue resolution without specific contracts.
Sentiment score
8.8
IBM Turbonomic's customer service is praised for prompt, knowledgeable support and efficient issue resolution, maintaining high overall satisfaction.
For complex issues, it's challenging to get the right engineer quickly unless you have a specific contract like CX.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.4
Cisco Intersight users seek improved integration, hybrid cloud support, hyperscale capabilities, automation, and better usability for diverse infrastructures.
Sentiment score
4.9
IBM Turbonomic needs an updated user interface, enhanced reporting, better documentation, and improved integration with third-party tools.
More products should be made compatible with iWORK, including more software and hardware.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Cisco Intersight is highly rated for scalability, enabling seamless scaling without maintenance; some organizations plan to increase usage.
Sentiment score
6.9
IBM Turbonomic scales effectively, managing large environments and thousands of virtual machines with flexible licensing and strong support.
 

Setup Cost

Sentiment score
6.5
Cisco Intersight provides cost-effective, straightforward licensing with generally positive user feedback, requiring purchase for enhanced control features.
Sentiment score
7.2
IBM Turbonomic offers flexible, cost-effective pricing, with significant savings over additional VMware hosts; negotiate for tailored deals.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.0
Cisco Intersight is mostly stable, but upgrades may cause issues; some versions are preferred for their reliability.
Sentiment score
7.4
IBM Turbonomic is highly stable, with minor issues quickly resolved, maintaining strong performance and reliable recovery from disruptions.
Some steps are not included in the official documentation, which can create challenges.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
7.8
Cisco Intersight enhances manageability with seamless integrations, workflow automation, data visibility, and hybrid environment management via a centralized portal.
Sentiment score
8.3
IBM Turbonomic enhances IT efficiency through automation, resource optimization, workload management, integration, and efficient cost-performance balance.
Intersight offers a simple monitor feature, which can be integrated with other Cisco products, while still providing a solution with another brand.
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Intersight
Ranking in Cloud Management
12th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
IT Infrastructure Monitoring (19th)
IBM Turbonomic
Ranking in Cloud Management
4th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
205
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (5th), Virtualization Management Tools (3rd), IT Financial Management (1st), IT Operations Analytics (5th), Cloud Analytics (1st), Cloud Cost Management (1st), AIOps (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Cloud Management category, the mindshare of Cisco Intersight is 3.4%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Turbonomic is 6.3%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Management
 

Featured Reviews

David Fartouk - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps know whether a solution is deployed correctly, but the automation capabilities are difficult to use
We used the solution's automation capabilities, but it wasn’t easy. It was part of why we took some time to deploy the solution. It didn't give us much value. It wasn't that good. Intersight is a pretty complex solution. It can give you a lot of things, but nothing is simple. The usability must be better.
SubashSubbiah - PeerSpot reviewer
It can tell us where performance is lagging on the hardware layer, but the reporting on the application layer is lacking
The automation area could be improved, and the generic reports are poor. We want more details in the analysis report from the application layer. The reports from the infrastructure layer are satisfactory, but Turbonomic won't provide much information if we dig down further than the application layer. I would like them to add some apps for physical device load resourcing and physical-to-virtual calculation. It gives excellent recommendations for the virtual layer but doesn't have the capabilities for physical-to-virtual analysis. Automated deployment is something else they could add. Some built-in automation features are helpful, but we aren't effectively using a few. We want a few more automated features, like autoscaling and automatic performance optimization testing would be useful.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
41%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Healthcare Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Intersight?
Intersight can validate our environment.
What needs improvement with Cisco Intersight?
We used the solution's automation capabilities, but it wasn’t easy. It was part of why we took some time to deploy the solution. It didn't give us much value. It wasn't that good. Intersight is a p...
What is your primary use case for Cisco Intersight?
We use the solution for server management across various locations.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Turbonomic?
It offers different scenarios. It provides more capabilities than many other tools available. Typically, its price is set as a percentage of the consumption of some of our customers' services. The ...
What needs improvement with Turbonomic?
The implementation could be enhanced.
What is your primary use case for Turbonomic?
We use IBM Turbonomic to automate our cloud operations, including monitoring, consolidating dashboards, and reporting. This helps us get a consolidated view of all customer spending into a single d...
 

Also Known As

Intersight
Turbonomic, VMTurbo Operations Manager
 

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Sample Customers

EXMAR, RapidScale
IBM, J.B. Hunt, BBC, The Capita Group, SulAmérica, Rabobank, PROS, ThinkON, O.C. Tanner Co.
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