Share your experience using IBM Cloud Automation Manager

My main use cases for Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) involve managing infrastructure and looking at dashboarding performances.

I am currently using Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) to manage my infrastructure.

The specific functionalities I am utilizing with Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) include offsite replications, between site replication, load balancing, and regular management creations.

We haven't started with self-service, Intelligent Operations, or cost governance yet; we haven't looked at that too much.

What I find most valuable about Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) is the single pane of glass.

A single pane of glass means one place to go look at everything.

The biggest benefit Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) has provided my company is a more overall encompassing area where I can go look at and review workloads and get an early jump on any indications of problems.

The biggest case and need regarding full stack visibility for operations to create a single pane for the entire virtual infrastructure, including both Nutanix and non-Nutanix environments, is monitoring, alerts, and reporting.

It makes it easier than having to find the individual servers, and I can have an executive summary for myself.

It cuts down the number of tools that we have to use or go to, allowing us to see anything else that's going on while we're managing our infrastructure, providing a single place where we could start consolidating.

I don't know yet how Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) can be improved; I'm still new enough into it and still reviewing it.

For the use case that I use Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) for, it works fine and great; I don't have a specific improvement aside from general feedback.

Better AI would be a feature I would want to see in the next update.

I've been using Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) for about a year.

The stability and reliability of Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) have been excellent; we've never had a problem, and we were pleasantly surprised with how well the image upgrades went.

Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) has not had any issues scaling with the growing needs of my company; it's been fine.

I don't know that we're big enough to see that kind of scalability or improvement with self-service because we're such a small shop, but it is nice not having to call an engineer.

The customer service and technical support I've received have been phenomenal.

I would rate the customer service a 10, absolutely.

Positive

Having come from a VMware shop straight over to pure Nutanix, I find Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) to be more intuitive.

The biggest differences between VMware, Cisco, and Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) is the UI; I feel the UI is more intuitive across the board with Nutanix, and that is the biggest difference.

The initial setup of Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) was seamless and perfect.

Nutanix sent their partner to help cut us over and assist with the transition, which was flawless.

We actually saw a decrease in our budgeting and cost management coming from VMware over to Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM), with a year-over-year decrease of about 10% to 15%.

For me, the biggest return on investment when using Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) is product stability, having everything in an all-in-one package with cloud availability there and not having to manage multiple tools.

I've seen more efficient IT management from using Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM), with efficiency improvements increased by about 10 to 15%.

Better pricing would help improve Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM).

Having come from a competitor, I appreciate the pricing model of Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM); it's very easy to understand, so I wouldn't change anything.

I didn't consider another solution before adopting Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM).

NCM Security Central has helped my team have visibility into our security posture across our infrastructure.

We're just now exploring low-code automation driving remediations, such as Xplay or Crossplay, since we've only had Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) for about a year.

The cost governance feature gives me a projected path, allowing me to get ahead of potential cost escalations and understand why they may be happening. I can better manage my budgeting standpoint for the next year and stay on top of those costs.

It's another tool for managing multi-cloud costs; I use it in the same aspect as everything else, as a report I can review to future plan my organization's costs.

Overall, I would rate Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) a nine.

I use Microsoft Azure portal primarily for storage and data storage purposes. I have been using Microsoft Azure portal for about three years. At Heineken Vietnam and Heineken Global, we always use Microsoft Azure portal for our data storage needs. I estimate that more than 10,000 users utilize this service in my organization.

My personal opinion is that the ecosystem of Microsoft is very large. I can use many platforms related to Microsoft, such as Microsoft Power Platform, which makes it easy to integrate with other Microsoft-related platforms.

I think deploying Microsoft Azure portal is easy because I have experience using the cloud. I used AWS before, so the transition was straightforward for me. It is very easy to use.

The pricing for Microsoft Azure portal is acceptable to me.

The speed and performance are satisfactory to me, and overall everything meets my needs. I do not have specific improvements in mind that Microsoft Azure portal needs to implement. Regarding AI products, I am uncertain about their capabilities. Both Microsoft Azure portal and AWS offer similar AI deployment options. Currently, my organization does not use AI products in Microsoft Azure portal or another cloud platform, so I cannot comment further on this aspect.

I have been using Microsoft Azure portal for approximately three years.

I would rate the stability of Microsoft Azure portal an eight. The support from Microsoft is very fast, and I would rate it a nine.

Microsoft Azure portal is scalable, and it is easy to scale like other cloud platforms. I would rate the scalability between eight and nine. When comparing Microsoft Azure portal with AWS, the cost of Microsoft Azure is higher than AWS. Because of the cost difference, I would rate the scalability between eight and nine.

The support from Microsoft is very fast, and I would rate it a nine.

Positive

My company uses Microsoft Azure portal, which is why I had to move to Azure.

I think deploying Microsoft Azure portal is easy because I have experience using the cloud. I used AWS before, so the transition was straightforward for me. It is very easy.

Microsoft Azure portal is acceptable to me, and I believe other cloud options such as AWS or Google Cloud are comparable. Both Microsoft Azure portal and AWS offer similar AI deployment capabilities.

It is very easy for Microsoft Azure portal to integrate with other tools such as Azure Active Directory. Customization is also easy to implement.

I do not use the AI feature or AI product in Microsoft, so I cannot comment on how machine learning impacts my decision-making. My overall review rating for Microsoft Azure portal is eight.