Shlomi Lavi /
Oct 06, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Data Center Essentials or IBM?
Data Center Essentials is more expensive to implement (TCO) than IBM, and IBM is rated higher (86/100) than Data Center Essentials (62/100). Data Center Essentials offers users more features (3) than IBM (0).
Looking for the right Virtualization solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
RACKWISE Vs. IBM
RACKWISE: RACKWISE, Inc. is a leader in software development and marketing within the growing markets for IT infrastructure, data center monitoring, management and optimization, data center cost efficiency and green data centers and its branded Rackwise® Products and Services are used throughout the world.
Its flagship data center infrastructure managemen...
IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
Who is more expensive? Data Center Essentials or IBM Planning Analytics?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Virtualization software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Data Center Essentials and IBM Planning Analytics.
Data Center Essentials price starts at $501 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Data Center Essentials (DCE) is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Virtualization software. IBM Planning Analytics price starts at $120 per user/month , When comparing IBM Planning Analytics to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Virtualization software cost.
Bottom line: Data Center Essentials is more expensive than IBM Planning Analytics.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Data Center Essentials Vs. IBM based on some of the most important and required Virtualization features.
Data Center Essentials: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
IBM Planning Analytics: We are still working to collect the list of features for IBM Planning Analytics.
Target customer size
Data Center Essentials's typical customers include: Medium business, Large business, Private use, and IBM Planning Analytics's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.