We performed a comparison between AWS CloudFormation and OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Configuration Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In terms of technical support, you will get an immediate response."
"It provides control over all mobile devices that are being connected to the corporate network."
"It has improve our organization through the remote management of non-domain joined devices."
"I can reach devices or computers over the internet. I don't need to worry about the network connectivity between the offices. I can manage any device. That is the most important part."
"I can reach devices or computers over the internet. I don't need to worry about the network connectivity between the offices. I can manage any device. That is the most important part."
"The one feature we find most useful is the Mobile Application Manager. There are two types, we have the complete MDM and the Mobile Application Manager(MAM). We don't give our users phones, it is their own personal phone, and we need to allow them to have access to the company detail on their phone. We need to create a balance between their own personal data and the company data. We deploy the Mobile Application Manager for them so that we won't be able to interfere with their own personal data."
"Intune's feature that I have found most valuable is its auto-pilot feature."
"It is helpful for managing devices anytime and any place without requiring dependency on the local networks."
"Its ability to treat infrastructure's code is valuable. It makes things automatable and reproducible."
"I would rate the scalability a nine out of ten. We use it every day."
"Scripting does what we need to reinstall something from scratch."
"What I like best about AWS CloudFormation is that it is a quick and simple way to deploy various applications, like WordPress."
"The most beneficial aspect lies in its capability to handle input acquisition and assessment."
"With CloudFormation, there is no need to use complicated coding."
"It is easy to work from the console and deploy new database services."
"It allows defining the infrastructure as code using templates, which describe the desired state of the infrastructure."
"Helps me perform changes in connected infrastructure thanks to the discovery features."
"The most valuable feature is the impact analysis."
"When somebody has a customized application or their own company's application, we cannot deploy that application."
"The installation is very easy. However, to be able to configure it you will need special knowledge, such as training or self-studies to have a proper level of security. There are many settings one has to understand before being able to implement Microsoft Intune."
"The current Intune reporting functionality could benefit from some improvements."
"The installation could be improved to be simplified."
"It would really be helpful to have the option to manage server operating systems as well, like Windows Server, at least. That way, we could scrap the use of SCCM, which requires a lot of on-premises infrastructure."
"Having a dedicated configuration server that assists in modifying the configuration service, and creating personalized structures, interfaces, and web services could enhance usability."
"The biggest problem we ever have is when something goes out of date after 30 days when nobody has logged into it. We do have a problem trying to get those back online. We've been working with Microsoft to resolve that problem, but that's been the only issue that we've had in the last few years."
"Sometimes, updating a client policy is very difficult. This needs to be improved."
"Provisioning a large environment or a large number of services takes a bit more time than with Terraform."
"It would help all users if AWS improved the auto-generation of the CloudFormation file."
"CloudFormation is not particularly good at handling cross-account dynamic references. If you try to refer to an object that CloudFormation has created in a separate AWS account, it tends to fall apart. That's because it is a byproduct of the multi-tenant configuration. This is the most glaring shortcoming in my perspective because you can't dynamically reference objects in other accounts that CloudFormation has created, but it is not a shortcoming that you can't overcome. This is the only pain point that I've come across that didn't have a workaround natively. Sometimes the confirmation is slow, and it could be faster. The downside to CloudFormation when you're fully embracing it is that the AWS services do not get released immediately fully CloudFormation enabled. If you need to use the latest AWS service that just got announced or reinvented, you're not going to be able to continue with CloudFormation for the first X number of months. This is because they develop the products separately, and then they hand it to the CloudFormation team, which later on develops a CloudFormation integration. So, if you need to be on the newest thing AWS has, CloudFormation is often going to be a constraint that prevents you from doing that."
"The solution must enable more hands-on designing of the templates."
"If you are a developer or a more technical person, it's very difficult to learn the complete syntax or because CloudFormation includes a new way to write infrastructure code."
"As soon as they manage to parametrize the whole thing and to implement parameters at all levels, it will become automatically a lot more flexible."
"For a beginner, it's kind of difficult to set up. So, the user does need some knowledge in order to do it."
"They could improve the product's capability to handle circular dependencies more effectively."
"The native UI should be simplified because it is outdated and a little bit over-complicated."
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AWS CloudFormation is ranked 8th in Configuration Management with 28 reviews while OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management is ranked 20th in Configuration Management. AWS CloudFormation is rated 8.4, while OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AWS CloudFormation writes "Pretty easy setup with great automations for provisioning that save time and money". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management writes "It allows us to deploy applications and primitive desktops globally. The upgrade cycle is very long". AWS CloudFormation is most compared with AWS Systems Manager, Spring Cloud, Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Microsoft Configuration Manager, whereas OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management is most compared with Microsoft Configuration Manager and Quest KACE Systems Management. See our AWS CloudFormation vs. OpenText ZENworks Configuration Management report.
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