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OpenText Cloud Service Automation vs. Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure
May 2024
Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between OpenText Cloud Service Automation and Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Featured Review
Anonymous User
Comes with life cycle management features but needs improvement in installation
Shahzad-Ahmed
Low cost appliance, good UI, only good for on-premises VM infrastructure.
No, it did not improve our organization. At first Sangfor HCI look good product, but one we started to use it we faced many comparability issues.... Read more →
Quotes From Members
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Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"The most valuable feature of Micro Focus Cloud Service is how user friendly the solution is.""The tool's most valuable feature is life cycle management."

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"Sangfor HCI's best features are the ability to scale to a bigger size and the roadmap, whereby if they need to replicate their production to disaster recovery, they can do so on the same platform.""It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten... Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""The manageability feature is the most important aspect of the solution.""Sangfor is user-friendly and simple to upgrade.""Their GUI interface is a bit easier than VMware's.""The initial setup isn't hard.""The solution provides a single management console.""The most valuable feature of Sangfor HCI is the built-in recovery functionality. The migration is simple to do from other solutions, such as VMware."

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Cons
"I would like fewer restrictions as a software tester.""OpenText Cloud Service Automation needs to incorporate easier installation. It should improve skills and quality of support."

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"The solution could improve by including backup capabilities.""The interface could be a little bit better.""The cost must be improved.""There is a feature to upgrade multiple VMs simultaneously, but it crashes.""It should have object storage. It already has network virtualization and micro-segmentation, but it is missing object storage. It does not have object storage. vSAN also does not have object storage, but Nutanix has object storage, and it is natively integrated into its HCI. So, if you pay for the object storage license, you have that module pre-built.""Sangfor HCI could be improved with certification and the right ecosystem for ISVs like Oracle and SAP.""Sangfor HCI has room for improvement in terms of integration. So, the integration with Sangfor HCI is not as extensive as in Nutanix.""The error reporting needs to be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "OpenText Cloud Service Automation's pricing is average."

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  • "The price of Sangfor is cheaper than other competing products."
  • "The pricing of Sangfor is very competitive."
  • "It is in the middle range as compared to other hyper-converged infrastructure solutions. There is a three-year warranty on the hardware. The license also includes other features. Sangfor has included Continuous Data Protection (CDP) and a built-in firewall with the license. Other top brands, such as VxRail and VMware, require a separate license for such features."
  • "Its price should be better, but I don't think they will change the price list. You have to pay for licenses, and you have to pay for support, so you have an annual fee. You can use the product without the fee, but it's really dumb because you need support. We are an IT company. We provide the product, and we need the support too for our customers."
  • "Sangfor needs to be more aggressive because this is a new market or territory for Sangfor. Nepal is a very price-sensitive market, so Sangfor needs to be a little more aggressive with its pricing. I would rate them 3.75 out of five in terms of the price."
  • "I would say its pricing is between cheap and reasonable and would rate it as three out of five."
  • "The solution has a good initial cost but a high renewal cost."
  • "The solution is very cheap."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Micro Focus Cloud Service Automation?
    Top Answer:The tool's most valuable feature is life cycle management.
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    What needs improvement with Micro Focus Cloud Service Automation?
    Top Answer:OpenText Cloud Service Automation needs to incorporate easier installation. It should improve skills and quality of support.
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    What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Cloud Service Automation?
    Top Answer:My organization uses the enterprise server solution, Micro Focus, on Azure. We are working on a project to migrate a mainframe code to the micro-enterprise developer on Azure, submitting our JCL jobs… more »
    What do you like most about Sangfor HCI?
    Top Answer:It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten... Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sangfor HCI?
    Top Answer:Sangfor has multiple options. They have both optics and capex models. You have to buy annual support. We went for perpetual licenses. We bought their annual support for three years. Their support… more »
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    What needs improvement with Sangfor HCI?
    Top Answer:Sangfor has to expand its service network to other countries. They have very good services in the Gulf but don't have local partners in Egypt.
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    Ranking
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    Also Known As
    Micro Focus Cloud Service Automation, Cloud Service Automation Manager, HPE Cloud Service Automation
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    OpenText
    Sangfor
    Overview

    OpenText Cloud Service Automation provides open, heterogeneous, extensible enterprise-grade cloud service lifecycle management to design and orchestrate full stack services. CSA embraces existing automation assets with an enhanced orchestration engine, which provides IT with an informed, transparent delivery of secure compliant services for the hybrid cloud.

    Sangfor HCI is an IT infrastructure platform built on converged architecture. It integrates server virtualization, distributed storage, and networking. Sangfor HCI provides a unified management platform that converges compute, storage, networking, and security on a single software stack. This approach delivers a simplified architecture, ease of use, and reliability for business-critical applications.

    Hyperconverged infrastructure is a unified system of data storage. HCI combines storage, computing, networking, and management, unlike traditional storage solutions. HCI systems enable you to build your private cloud, expand to a public cloud, or have your own true hybrid cloud. Sangfor HCI presents two product models: The Sangfor HCI server appliance is a hardware version that enables easy deployment. Sangfor HCI software is the digital version combined with a third-party server that enables flexible deployment.

    Sangfor HCI supports Windows systems on desktop and is web-based. Its range of use cases cover a wide spectrum of industries, from healthcare to manufacturing. It is applicable for mid- and large-sized businesses. The software is customizable. Users can customize the logo and contact information in the user interface.

    Benefits and Features

    • Stability: Sangfor HCI delivers high reliability and availability with 0 RPO and 99.99% availability. The infrastructure is fully redundant to ensure business continuity. This means no data is lost in the event of hardware failure.
    • Simplified infrastructure: The solution supports visual management, making it easier to use. The single platform provides a central control with access to resources.
    • High performance: One unit of HCI can support up to 100,000 IOPS. The solution supports data striping, data locality, SSD caching and AI-based DB optimization. It also supports linear expansion without bottlenecks.
    • Hyper-converged infrastructure that enables working with different scenarios. For instance, cloud transformation and data center consolidation. It is fully converged, which means it provides unified management, full resource visualization, and orchestration with SCP. The standardized HCI unit consolidates hardware appliances, a storage network, IP network, and server into a single unit.
    • Integration: Sangfor HCI offers deep integration with NFV components. Users can deploy complex SDN networks.
    • Pay-as-you-grow model: The pay-per-use model reduces operational expenses and total cost of ownership.

    Use Cases

    Sangfor HCI can be applied tin various scenarios:

    • Enterprise applications: Users can benefit from the reliability and performance of Sangfor HCI for business-critical processes. The system is optimized for enterprise applications to enhance their performance and stability.
    • Datacenter consolidation: The unified and software-defined technology simplifies the operational management and the architecture of data centers.
    • Cloud transformation: You can add a cloud management platform, transforming Sangfor HCI into a complete cloud computing solution. You can then run your cloud workloads and benefit from the automation features of Sangfor HCI.
    • Data protection and recovery: Sangfor HCI offers multiple data protection features, such as continuous data protection (CDP), which ensure the integrity of sensitive and user data. You can protect backup snapshots and take backups. It records virtual machine IO logs at frequent intervals. It offers disaster recovery capabilities that ensure business continuity.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Gabriele P., Senior Software and Systems Engineer at SAMU.IT, says "It is flexible like a hyper-convergence system. You can add nodes, and you can scale to have better performance and stability. I also like the backup feature, the recovery system, and the web interface GUI to handle everything."

    A Junior Solutions Engineer at a tech services company adds that "Sangfor has many solutions, and you can easily manage their machine servers with just one management. They're always striving for greatness, and they continuously update their products. For example, they have now built endpoint security within the firewall. They are continuously improving not only the security but also all other products."




    Sample Customers
    China Merchants Bank, Osiatis
    TOSHIBA TEC Singapore, J&T Express Indonesia, Crowne Plaza Vietnam, Hermina Hospital Indonesia
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Recreational Facilities/Services Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Manufacturing Company20%
    Comms Service Provider20%
    Construction Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business14%
    Large Enterprise86%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise64%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business70%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise52%
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    OpenText Cloud Service Automation is ranked 27th in Cloud Management with 6 reviews while Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is ranked 17th in Cloud Management with 28 reviews. OpenText Cloud Service Automation is rated 9.0, while Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of OpenText Cloud Service Automation writes "Comes with life cycle management features but needs improvement in installation ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure writes "The solution offers straightforward setup, scalability, and manageability". OpenText Cloud Service Automation is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, whereas Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), VxRail, HPE SimpliVity and HPE Hyper Converged. See our OpenText Cloud Service Automation vs. Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure report.

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