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Reviews
Microsoft
Windows Azure is classified as platform, as a service, and forms part of Microsoft's cloud computing strategy, along with its software as a service offering Microsoft Online Services
Pros:
-Windows Azure is available in multiple data centers around the world, enabling you to deploy your applications close to your customers.
- Its enables you to use any language, framework, or tool to...
- Its enables you to use any language, framework, or tool to...
Cons:
-Systems mirroring is currently not available within Azure, unlike Amazon Web Services.
-Lose account control to MS.
-MS has calibrations to compute how much you used them, and how you plan to...
-Lose account control to MS.
-MS has calibrations to compute how much you used them, and how you plan to...
Other:
The Windows Azure platform, which provides a range of functionality to build applications that span from consumer web to enterprise scenarios, includes a cloud service operating system and a set of...
Symantec
Trustworthy anti-virus program
Pros:
- Inclusion of file backup and PC maintenance capabilities.
- Effective protection from online threats.
- Automatic backup protects your important stuff from loss.
- Effective protection from online threats.
- Automatic backup protects your important stuff from loss.
Cons:
- Norton is also notorious for their aggressive marketing tactics such as forcing people into renewing their protection by making your scans all of a sudden report infections and false positives.
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Other:
I use Norton's latest security suite version 6.0. It was released on February 15, 2012. It adds some new features to this popular all-in-one suite including parental controls and better...
Microsoft
Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) is a remote access solution that provides a gateway for managed and non-managed endpoints to access corporate applications and resources.
Pros:
- UAG makes it easier for organizations to deliver secure remote access to their applications and resources, and improve employee and partner productivity.
- Protect IT assets through fine-grained...
- Protect IT assets through fine-grained...
Cons:
- Cross site single sign-on, not working between two UAG servers.
- It is not possible to use the Network Connector application (a form of VPN) when Forefront UAG is configured as a DirectAccess...
- It is not possible to use the Network Connector application (a form of VPN) when Forefront UAG is configured as a DirectAccess...
Other:
Forefront UAG is used to extend and enhance the basic publishing features of Forefront UAG. It comes with extended features like portals, SSL VPN, DirectAccess, and powerful Endpoint Access Policies...
SolarWinds
Network Performance Monitor (NPM) is the SolarWinds Orion entry in the monitoring and alerting systems market.
Pros:
- Powerful network fault & availability management.
- Mature SNMP-based network performance monitor; lets you add wireless, VoIP, and NetFlow monitoring support as needed; provides easily...
- Mature SNMP-based network performance monitor; lets you add wireless, VoIP, and NetFlow monitoring support as needed; provides easily...
Cons:
- New, web-based interface lacks some features of traditional GUI.
- One of the problems I've had in the past, is building out a dependency structure.
- One of the problems I've had in the past, is building out a dependency structure.
Other:
NPM uses Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) ping requests to gather basic connectivity and response-time information. It allows network devices that support this, to gather additional...
Atlassian
Features great, extensibility not bad, the price good. If you are looking for an issue/bug tracking tool, and want a little more than the open-source alternatives, Jira is a great choice.
Pros:
- Jira is used for bug tracking, issue tracking, and project management.
- Jira has a powerful API, which means you can easily import or mash up your data with another system if need be – you haven’...
- Jira has a powerful API, which means you can easily import or mash up your data with another system if need be – you haven’...
Cons:
-At first, the documentation is typically light on needed information, is buggy, or is a little old. In general I found that I needed to do a bit of searching between the Jira documentation, issue...
Other:
Jira is a bug and issue tracker primarily intended for software development. We use Jira internally to track all engagements within our team; as well as track bugs and issues for the web apps we...