Cisco Piston Enterprise OS [EOL] vs Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control comparison

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Cisco Piston Enterprise OS ...

Average Rating

9.0

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Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

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Enterprise677

BS Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

A simple interface and helpful support for a solution that grows with us

It's a flexible enough tool to submit the changes that you want. It gives you the ability to cancel any loop. You can connect new orchestrations together. It offers enough support so that you don't need to have the need to get another device. The user interface is simple and easy to use.

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Simplice Choumeni-Tchieutoue

technical Manager at DBA Expert Consulting

Extensive tool features support database monitoring, but support and pricing present challenges

I don't fully understand what improvements could be made in Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control. To make it better, more features could be added, but it is already a very complete tool, especially if you know how to configure it properly, as you can use it to monitor other databases such as PostgreSQL and SQL Server in addition to Oracle.

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Pros

"I strongly recommend the solution to people."

"It offers enough support so that you don't need to have the need to get another device."

"Once this solution is configured, it will help administrators centralize their management of the environment."

"For those with larger footprints, but with an inexperienced staff, it really helped to cushion the issues brought on by skill gaps."

"It is easier to manage your Oracle Database backups and create email alerts regarding the status of your backups (Succeeded or Failed)."

"The capability to manage incidents, monitor agent statuses, and address performance issues is highly valuable."

"I believe that one of the most valuable resources this tool has is the ability to check offending processes, which are burdening the hardware resources, and to generate advice quickly that can improve a query's performance."

"If you have a considerable number of Oracle Databases and they are very critical, I suggest you use this product, as it eases administration, mainly regarding performance management and troubleshooting."

"With the last version I worked with, we can perform auto-configuration to resolve issues for the database, such as automatically adding space when a tablespace runs low."

"It’s impressive how much better Oracle 13c is, how much improved it is over Oracle Grid Control 10."

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Cons

"The solution is just too expensive, so maybe the pricing could be better."

"The product is good for monitoring all databases, but in some cases it's not easy to maintain."

"You cannot use Enterprise Manager as replacement for a WebLogic console."

"Oracle Data Guard monitoring: There are no alerts for redo log transport failure."

"The on-premises installation is complex. It should be easier, especially for deploying agents that are running on a Windows machine that is running Oracle databases. It's very complex. Linux based machines aren't so complicated but it's complex for Windows."

"The cost for the licenses needs to be improved because they are expensive and scare many customers away from Oracle."

"No system works well."

"I am not satisfied with the technical support from Oracle, as they often take a lot of time to respond to requests, and I find myself looking for solutions independently."

"Sometimes the alerts are coming a bit late, for example, an alert for the CPU. It depends on the threshold that you have, how long you want to check the CPU of the machine. I got some faulty alerts with Data Guard. I had stopped a synchronization for maintenance and then I re-synchronized Oracle Data Guard. It took some time to appear in Enterprise Manager and send me the right notification that Data Guard was up and running and synchronizing. I realized this because I went directly into the database to check the status of Data Guard, and it was telling me that it was running okay. But in Enterprise Manager, it needed some more time to update the interface."

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"The solution's pricing is fine."

"I personally feel that the tool can be considered to be a little bit on the expensive side."

"We are using the free version. We are not using any licensed packages of Enterprise Manager, so I’m not quite sure how much each package is. As I understand it, there are different plug-ins that you need to buy for Enterprise Manager."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

"Our customer uses Oracle Universal Credits to pay for their license on an annual basis. The price is definitely affordable."

"Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is a little expensive."

"One has to pay for the enterprise version."

"Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is a pretty expensive solution but worth the money."

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15%

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12%

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11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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Piston Enterprise OS

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Overview

Piston Enterprise OS (pentOS) is an enterprise grade cloud operating system meeting the security and governance needs of enterprises wanting to use OpenStack for their infrastructure services. pentOS is an OpenStack distro that builds on top of the OpenStack codebase adding some proprietary features to meet the security and governance needs of the enterprise customers.

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Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control provides centralized management, performance monitoring, and resource optimization for efficient administration of databases and IT infrastructure.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control simplifies database administration and management of Oracle Databases, WebLogic, and middleware applications. Users benefit from performance monitoring, resource alerts, and IT infrastructure management, supporting database tuning and diagnostics. Its user-friendly interface and robust reporting enhance operational analysis with real-time threat detection, job scheduling, and comprehensive monitoring tools, facilitating data backup strategies and resource utilization.

What features define Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control?

Centralized Management: Manage databases, applications, and infrastructure from a single platform.
Performance Monitoring: Gain valuable insights for database performance tuning.
Alerting: Receive alerts on resource consumption to ensure efficient operation.
User-friendly Interface: Enhance operational analysis with an intuitive interface.
Real-time Threat Detection: Secure your systems with robust threat detection tools.
Job Scheduling: Automate tasks and streamline workflows with job scheduling capabilities.
Comprehensive Monitoring: Monitor databases, applications, and infrastructure efficiently.

What are the benefits users look for in reviews?

Efficient Administration: Simplify IT infrastructure and database management.
Resource Optimization: Optimize resource usage for improved performance.
Proactive Issue Addressing: Detect and resolve performance issues early.
Integration: Seamlessly integrate diverse IT services on a single platform.
Improved Performance: Enhance overall system performance and reliability.

Industries implement Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control to centralize database administration and management of Oracle environments. They leverage its capabilities for performance monitoring and resource alerts while consolidating different technologies efficiently. Companies utilize this tool in managing virtualization, diagnostics, and migration activities, integrating IT services seamlessly for enhanced performance and reliability.

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Sample Customers

Kuwait Petroleum Italia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV, Grupo Arcor, Australian Finance Group Ltd., Cerner Corp., Bimbo S.A. de C.V., Kovaion Consulting India Pvt. Ltd., Shelf Drilling Ltd., Sascar, Banca Transilvania, UL

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