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IBM Turbonomic

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SubashSubbiah

Assistant Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

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.

A tool with an easy initial setup phase and high scalability that needs to improve its pricing and include reporting features

Wapelo Zaphaniah

Information Technology Administrator at Debswana

The problem or issue with the product is related to its pricing. The solution can be made free, especially for those who are using Dell products. The monitoring part is taken care of after SolarWinds Virtualization Manager is integrated into Dell IDRAC. If the aforementioned integration is not carried out, then you have to pay money separately to receive or utilize the services from SolarWinds. In the future, the product should have reporting features. The reporting feature would allow users to get whatever information they are looking for rather than having to do it manually.

Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu

Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…

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

Pros

"We have VM placement in Automated mode and currently have all other metrics in Recommend mode."

"On-premises, one advantage I find particularly appealing is the ability to create policies for automatic CPU and memory scaling based on demand."

"We can manage multiple environments using a single pane of glass, which is something that I really like."

"The notifications saying, "This is a corrective action," even though some of them can be automated, are always welcome to see. They summarize your entire infrastructure and how you can better utilize it. That is the biggest feature."

"I like Turbonomic's built-in reporting. It provides a ton of information out of the box, so I don't have to build panels for the monthly summaries and other reports I need to present to management. We get better performance and bottleneck reporting from this than we do from our older EMC software."

"Rightsizing is valuable. Its recommendations are pretty good."

"The feature for optimizing VMs is the most valuable because a number of the agencies have workloads or VMs that are not really being used. Turbonomic enables us to say, 'If you combine these, or if you decide to go with a reserve instance, you will save this much.'"

"I have the ability to automate things similar to the Orchestrator stuff. I do have the ability to have it do some balancing, and if it sees some different performance metrics that I've set not being met, it'll actually move some of my virtual machines from, let's say, one host to another. It is sort of an automation tool that helps me. Basically, I specify the metric, and if I get a certain host or something being over-utilized, it'll automatically move the virtual machines around for me. It basically has to snap into my vCenter and then it can make adjustments and move my virtual machines around. It also has some very nice reporting tools built around virtual machines. It tells you how much storage, memory, or CPU is being used monthly, and then it gives you a very nice way to be able to send out billing structure to your end users who use servers within your environment."

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"The most valuable features of SolarWinds Virtualization Manager are the non-Windows servers' monitoring and capacity planning."

"SolarWinds Virtualization Manager is a great tool that is easy to use...It is a stable solution."

"I can't think of any improvements yet for Veeam because they are very good. It integrates very well with Microsoft applications. It is very easy to integrate. Micro Focus can also integrate but it's more complex. You have to know the product very well to be able to integrate. While Veeam, it's very user-friendly. You don't need to have certifications or anything to work on Veeam."

"One valuable feature of Veeam ONE for backup management is its dashboard, which offers a comprehensive view of backups and other essential data."

"The interface is very user-friendly."

"I like how Veeam intuitively integrates with Zerto."

"I'm satisfied with tech support, because the solution is so stable that I haven't had the need to engage any of the engineers yet."

"I am not a direct user of this product, but my technical guys tell me that they like the product, and it is easy to use. We don't have any issues with it."

"The backup and replication capabilities are quite good."

"Before Veeam, we had backup infrastructure sprawl. Veeam was able to reduce our overall backup windows while reducing our dedicated backup infrastructure."

Cons

"The issue for us with the automation is we are considering starting to do the hot adds, but there are some problems with Windows Server 2019 and hot adds. It is a little buggy. So, if we turn that on with a cluster that has a lot of Windows 2019 Servers, then we would see a blue screen along with a lot of applications as well. Depending on what you are adding, cores or memory, it doesn't necessarily even take advantage of that at that moment. A reboot may be required, and we can't do that until later. So, that decreases the benefit of the real-time. For us, there is a lot of risk with real-time."

"I do not like Turbonomic's new licensing model. The previous model was pretty straightforward, whereas the new model incorporates what most of the vendors are doing now with cores and utilization. Our pricing under the new model will go up quite a bit. Before, it was pretty straightforward, easy to understand, and reasonable."

"Remove the need for special in-house knowledge and development."

"The planning and costing areas could be a little bit more detailed. When you have more than 2,000 machines, the reports don't work properly. They need to fix it so that the reports work when you use that many virtual machines."

"It sometimes does get false positives. Sometimes, it'll move something when it really wasn't a performance metric. I've seen it do that, but it's pretty much an automated tool for performance. We've only got about 500 virtual machines, so lots of times, I'm able to manage it physically, but it's definitely a nice tool for a larger enterprise that might be managing 2,000 or 3,000 virtual machines."

"The management interface seems to be designed for high-resolution screens. Somebody with a smaller-resolution screen might not like the web interface. I run a 4K monitor on it, so everything fits on the screen. With a lower resolution like 1080, you need to scroll a lot. Everything is in smaller windows. It doesn't seem to be designed for smaller screens."

"It can be more agnostic in terms of the solutions that it provides. It can include some other cost-saving methods for the public cloud and SaaS applications as well."

"It would be nice for them to have a way to do something with physical machines, but I know that is not their strength Thankfully, the majority of our environment is virtual, but it would be nice to see this type of technology across some other platforms. It would be nice to have capacity planning across physical machines."

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"The SolarWinds Virtualization Manager platform in general can have a better response time in the performance."

"The problem or issue with the product is related to its pricing."

"The implementation of the features can be improved. Currently, there is no segregation of duty. Normally, any backup software or client service software is implemented in a way where one person is responsible for the implementation of the server, and one is responsible for the client, but Veeam Backup & Replication is not implemented in that way. Therefore, restores don't work like that. The backup guys have to do the restores, which is not a good thing. Its pricing should also be improved. It is quite expensive."

"They need full cloud integration such that an on-premises backup can be offloaded to the cloud for storage."

"Add an archive option to support legal obligations."

"In the future, Veeam should release a hardware backup appliance that can be integrated with their software."

"I think Veeam ONE should be included in the base product instead of as an add-on because customers tend to look for simple solutions that are integrated."

"The licensing models, from a reseller's perspective, could be better."

"The product’s stability has certain issues and needs to be improved. The solution’s pricing could be also cheaper."

"Its licensing needs to be improved. Its licensing has become complex since last December. They have changed the way the product is licensed, and there is a lot of confusion. Sometimes, when a new version comes, it seems that it has not been tested enough because I usually find some bugs in it. It could also have more integration with other virtualization products, such as desktop virtualization products and open-source virtualization products."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm not involved in any of the billing, but my understanding is that is fairly expensive."

"In the last year, Turbonomic has reduced our cloud costs by $94,000."

"Everybody tells me the pricing is high. But the ROIs are great."

"The pricing is in line with the other solutions that we have. It's not a bargain software, nor is it overly expensive."

"I have not seen Turbonomic's new pricing since IBM purchased it. When we were looking at it in my previous company before IBM's purchase, it was compatible with other tools."

"You should understand the cost of your physical servers and how much time and money you are spending year over year on expanding your virtual farm."

"I don't know the current prices, but I like how the licensing is based on the number of instances instead of sockets, clusters, or cores. We have some VMs that are so heavy I can only fit four on one server. It's not cost-effective if we have to pay more for those. When I move around a VM SQL box with 30 cores and a half-terabyte of RAM, I'm not paying for an entire socket and cores where people assume you have at least 10 or 20 VMs on that socket for that pricing."

"What I can advise is to trial the product, taking advantage of the Turbonomic pre-sales implemention support and kickstart training."

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"The is an annual subscription needed to use this solution."

"The maintenance and support are a part of the package, meaning it is included in the product's price."

"The product is not that expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable and falls within the average range."

"The software subscription model can be once a year, or every three years, or every five years."

"The pricing structure for Veeam ONE has changed to what is now called the "VUL" or "Universal License". Previously, people mainly used socket licenses, but this has now changed. The new pricing structure was introduced last year."

"The price of Veeam Backup Replication is reasonable."

"The price of Veeam Backup & Replication is high and that is why I am choosing an alternative."

"The product is competitively priced."

"The license is a bit expensive."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Government

11%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

16%

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Questions from the Community

It offers different scenarios. It provides more capabilities than many other tools available. Typically, its price is...

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...

What do you like most about SolarWinds Virtualization Manager?

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager is a great tool that is easy to use...It is a stable solution.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SolarWinds Virtualization Manager?

The maintenance and support are a part of the package, meaning it is included in the product's price.

What needs improvement with SolarWinds Virtualization Manager?

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Veeam Data Platform

November 2024

Also Known As

Turbonomic, VMTurbo Operations Manager

SolarWinds VMAN

Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE

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Overview

IBM Turbonomic is a performance and cost optimization platform for public, private, and hybrid clouds used by companies to assure application performance while eliminating inefficiencies by dynamically resourcing applications through automated actions.

IBM Turbonomic leverages AI to continuously analyze application resource consumption, deliver insights and dashboards, and make real-time adjustments. Common use cases include cloud cost optimization, cloud migration planning, data center modernization, FinOps acceleration, Kubernetes optimization, sustainable IT, and application resource management. By integrating with various cloud platforms, on-premise infrastructures, and containers, IBM Turbonomic provides a holistic view of the environment, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently.

The solution is designed to support complex IT environments, offering actionable insights and automated actions that help IT teams proactively manage application performance and infrastructure resources. Turbonomic customers report an average 33% reduction in cloud and infrastructure waste without impacting application performance, and return-on-investment of 471% over three years.

IBM Turbonomic manages resources across hybrid and on-premises data centers to ensure efficiency and financial impact awareness. It automates resource allocation, balances memory dynamically, and provides robust performance metrics. Users benefit from its ability to prevent resource starvation and offer cost-saving recommendations through continuous management. Executive Dashboards provide insights for cost justification and resource management, making IT operations simpler with AI-driven automation and actionable recommendations.

What are the most important features of IBM Turbonomic?

Automated Resource Allocation: Dynamically allocates resources for optimal performance.
Dynamic Memory Balancing: Adjusts memory allocation to prevent resource shortages.
Right-Sizing: Sizes VMs accurately for Azure and on-prem environments.
Single Platform Management: Manages resources across hybrid and on-premises data centers.
Proactive Performance Optimization: Continuously optimizes performance to prevent issues.
Kubernetes Support: Enhances container management with robust support.
Cost-Saving Recommendations: Provides actionable tips for reducing expenses.

What benefits should users look for in IBM Turbonomic reviews?

Cost Reduction: Helps minimize expenses through efficient resource management.
Performance Improvement: Enhances application performance by preventing resource starvation.
Detailed Insights: Offers comprehensive analytics to justify costs and resource utilization.
Simplified IT Processes: Uses AI automation to streamline operations.

IBM Turbonomic is implemented across multiple industries, including finance for optimizing peak payroll processing, IT for enhanced virtual server management, and healthcare for reliable performance monitoring. Organizations benefit from its robust automation, ensuring maximum efficiency and cost savings.

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager reduces downtime by 53% and time spent troubleshooting by 59%. Analyze and remediate VM performance problems by viewing active, critical, and warning issues in your environment.

Veeam Data Platform backs up and replicates virtual machines, protects server farms, provides database backup, and delivers disaster recovery solutions. Users utilize it for protecting Office 365 data, ensuring business continuity, monitoring environments, migrating snapshots, and securing data in offsite locations or the cloud.

Veeam Data Platform is recognized for its ease of setup, reliability, and ability to handle diverse IT infrastructures. It is popular among users for its data replication efficiency, fast virtual machine restoration, and robust reporting. With strong integration with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, it ensures scalability and adaptability across environments. The platform supports incremental backups, a comprehensive dashboard for monitoring and reporting, and a smooth recovery process. New features such as malware detection and an immutable Linux repository enhance its security offerings. However, there's room for improvement in full cloud integration, user interface, and support for more storage systems, as well as better documentation, additional automation, detailed reporting, and enhanced technical support. Users also ask for improved data recovery features, reduced pricing, and greater compatibility with non-Windows systems, Oracle, and SAP systems.

What are the most valued features?

Data replication efficiency: Ensures quick and reliable data replication.
Fast VM restoration: Enables quick recovery of virtual machines.
Easy user interface: Simplifies the backup and recovery process.
Robust reporting: Provides comprehensive reporting and monitoring capabilities.
Scalability: Adapts to growing infrastructure needs with ease.
Backup verification: Ensures the integrity of backups.
Adaptability: Works across different environments seamlessly.
Cloud integration: Integrates with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Incremental backup: Supports reliable incremental backups.
Malware detection: Enhances security with new malware detection features.
Immutable Linux repository: Offers an extra layer of security for backups.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Ease of setup: Reduces deployment time and effort.
Reliability: Ensures consistent backup and recovery performance.
Scalable solution: Grows with the business without hassle.
Comprehensive monitoring: Provides full visibility into backup operations.
Cost-effectiveness: Optimizes backup and recovery costs.
Data security: Enhances protection with features like malware detection and immutable repositories.
User-friendly: Removes complexity from backup management.

In industries such as finance, healthcare, and education, Veeam Data Platform provides critical data backup and disaster recovery solutions. Organizations in these sectors use Veeam for protecting sensitive data, ensuring compliance, and maintaining business continuity. By leveraging Veeam's robust features and integrations, companies can safeguard their IT infrastructures against data loss and cyber threats.

Sample Customers

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

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