IBM Turbonomic pros and cons

Vendor: IBM

4.4 out of 5

205 reviews
98% willing to recommend

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Pros & Cons summary

IBM Turbonomic automates resource management, optimizing cloud operations for Azure with potential cost reductions of up to 40%. It enhances efficiency by identifying over-provisioned resources and offers predictive analytics for better capacity planning. Automated reports aid IT decision-making, though graphical reporting needs improvement. Integration with AppDynamics can enhance functionality. Challenges include false positives, licensing cost increases, and potential data loss during version upgrades.

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PROS

IBM Turbonomic automates and optimizes virtual machine placement and resource allocation across data centers, significantly reducing manual intervention and improving efficiency.

It enhances performance management by providing detailed, real-time analytics and suggestions for application right-sizing, which ensures resources are appropriately utilized and cost-effective.

IBM Turbonomic offers predictive analytics capabilities, forecasting potential impacts on existing resources when changes in compute demand occur, aiding in proactive decision-making.

With integrated AI and machine learning, IBM Turbonomic automates decision-making processes, adjusts resources dynamically, and provides actionable insights based on applications' behaviors and trends.

IBM Turbonomic significantly reduces cloud operational costs by suggesting accurate sizing and proper resource allocations, preventing overprovisioning and reducing unnecessary expenses.

CONS

Reporting capabilities in IBM Turbonomic are limited, and enhanced executive reporting standards are needed for easier presentation to management.

IBM Turbonomic's integration with other monitoring software is lacking, impacting the ability to monitor highly customized applications effectively.

Upgrading between major versions of IBM Turbonomic requires redeployment, resulting in data loss and inability to track lifetime savings across versions.

IBM Turbonomic's automation, specifically related to hot adds with Windows Server 2019, can lead to instability and blue screens, reducing the benefit of real-time adjustments.

The new licensing model for IBM Turbonomic involves increased pricing, making it more complex and expensive compared to the previous straightforward model.

IBM Turbonomic Pros review quotes

Rick Mount

Director of Enterprise Server Technology at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

Dec 3, 2020

The proactive monitoring of all our open enrollment applications has improved our organization. We have used it to size applications that we are moving to the cloud. Therefore, when we move them out there, we have them appropriately sized. We use it for reporting to current application owners, showing them where they are wasting money. There are easy things to find for an application, e.g., they decommissioned the server, but they never took care of the storage. Without a tool like this, that storage would just sit there forever, with us getting billed for it.