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We performed a comparison between DX Unified Infrastructure Management and Microsoft Configuration Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Server Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed DX Unified Infrastructure Management vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager Report (Updated: May 2024).
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Pros
"It provides a comprehensive monitoring solution for our open systems.""Monitors the infrastructure asset and also monitors as an IT service.""Monitoring infrastructure and business applications are the most valuable features.""It is very scalable.""The monitoring of the applications to let our business know when things are performing and that they're up and available.""The benefit is easy installation. Thus, the model approach of the product and out-of-the-box probes, which deliver direct value.""DX UIM is scalable.""You can scale it pretty much however way you want to as long as you have the servers to throw at it."

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"The most valuable feature of SCCM is the application distribution.""It does the job and meets our needs. With everybody working remotely these days, we are using this solution to deploy everything. The deployment of PCs is easy.""The solution is stable.""Offers good patching.""It works well for the endpoints for the customer I'm consulting. It has a bunch of knobs, and you can tune it to do lots of things.""We are happy with the collaboration of SCCM with Patch My PC, which allows us to do patch work.""Microsoft is being very competitive right now, and they are really investing in a lot of new features to be more competitive in the marketplace.""SCCM is a stable solution."

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Cons
"It needs a little bit more functionality in the Admin Console.""We would like to see automatic network topology.""The biggest feature that I've been hoping they would enhance on is inventory management: things like adding/removing nodes.""It would be good to implement views showing the aggregated status graphically.""CA UIM needs some improvement with performance reporting (if we compare it to CA eHealth).""I would like to see auditability. We've built our own audit functionality to ensure that every CI has the desired model configuration applied to it. And we run that on a daily basis. If that became part of the product, I think it might be a little bit less intensive in terms of resource, because we're doing it with scripts.""A useful feature to have would be automatic configuration per standard by new robots that check in for any particular customer.""Making a GUI with criteria such as selection by robot/hub/probe etc."

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"The tool's deployment can be cumbersome.""Our company would prefer not rebooting computers while people are using them. There seems to be no strategy behind it.""As far as load balancing across, they don't have that support yet, so that you can actually build multiple primaries and have it load balance across. They don't have any of that functionality yet. That would be a nice feature, to scale that way.""The product needs to improve scalability.""Its client interface should be more accessible, and the notifications should be more customizable from the console. It should be more user friendly and have some kind of customized notifications so that we can use it on the client side. These are the reasons why we restricted its use only for the server environment and didn't use it on the client side.""The cost of the product can be improved.""It needs to be able to load faster during deployment.""I would like to see more automation."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "This product is expensive compared to other vendors (SolarWinds, ManageEngine)."
  • "The product-price ratio is better than other brands such as Fortinet or SonicWall."
  • "The license cost depends on the number of probes and robots."
  • "Reasonable setup cost and licensing prices."
  • "CAD $400,000 annually."
  • "Customers pay for the license and the support."
  • "Pricing for DX Unified Infrastructure Management isn't cheap at all. It's a complex tool, so you have to pay more. No one is happy with a large bill to pay, but if it's a complex product and you designed a complex solution to be monitored, it'll be your fault that you need to buy an expensive product, and that would be implicit in the design of DX Unified Infrastructure Management. Monitoring is just a small part of it. Sometimes you have to pay a significant amount of money for a complex yet very good solution."
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  • "Pricing and licensing are horrible. You have to not look at dollar value to use SCCM. It's super-duper expensive but it works. The acquisition cost is expensive, it's labor-intensive. But it works."
  • "Pricing and licensing are a downside of SCCM. It's expensive. I'd have to confirm this, but I think they changed the licensing to core-based instead of socket-based. It's not cheap, because you have to buy the software, you have to buy SQL. Another thing we learned from talking to Microsoft is that they provide you a license for SQL if you run it on the same box as the primary server. If you run it outside that box, you have to buy SQL. Microsoft does recommend you running it on the same box because of performance. But then, in order to run SQL, SCCM, and everything on the same box, you better have some resources. It's an expensive solution. There's no doubt about it."
  • "Overall, I think it's fine. It's pretty much in-line because there are ways to offset it with the Office 365 licensing."
  • "SCCM comes with its own version of SQL Server. If you use that SQL Server with SCCM and don't use it for another applications than you get an SQL Server for free."
  • "The licensing is good because they have various options, depending on what you are looking for."
  • "Pricing is negotiable with Microsoft, depending upon which of their packages you choose."
  • "When you compare this solution with other tools in the market you might actually find a lot of variation in the pricing and that's why people opt for the other tools rather than Microsoft tools."
  • "Its price is okay because it is part of our licensing."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The feature that we've found to be very helpful is the way the solution categorizes the devices to identify groups, groups of devices and clusters. This allows us to be aware of their position within… more »
    Top Answer:We have experienced challenges with finding a mechanism to deploy the agents, but it's only on the first deployment so it's not a big issue. We would also like to see some enhancements in assignment… more »
    Top Answer:I primarily use DX UIM to capture performance data and faults.
    Top Answer:Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager takes knowledge and research to properly configure. The length of time that the set up will take depends on the kind of technical architecture that your… more »
    Top Answer:ManageEngine Desktop Central is very easy to set up, is scalable, stable, and also has very good patch management. What I like most about ManageEngine is that I can log on to every PC very easily and… more »
    Top Answer:One of the standout features of SCCM is its application management capabilities. It allows us to create packages efficiently and deploy them to specific groups within our network. This streamlined… more »
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    8.2
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    Also Known As
    DX Infrastructure Manager, DX Infrastructure Manager for Z Systems and CA UIM for zSystems, CA UIM (DX Infrastructure Manager), CA Nimsoft Monitor, CA UIM, DX Infrastructure Manager
    Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM )
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    Overview

    DX Unified Infrastructure Management is the only solution that provides an open architecture, full-stack observability and zero-touch configuration for monitoring traditional data center, public cloud, and hybrid infrastructure environments.

    Designed to ensure an optimal end-user experience, this solution provides a modern HTML5 operations console that makes it easy and fast for today’s IT teams to implement, use, and scale – leading to faster time to value.

    Microsoft Configuration Manager helps IT manage PCs and servers, keeping software up-to-date, setting configuration and security policies, and monitoring system status while giving employees access to corporate applications on the devices that they choose. When Configuration Manager is integrated with Microsoft Intune, you can manage corporate-connected PCs and Macs along with cloud-based mobile devices running Windows, iOS, and Android, all from a single management console.

    New features of Configuration Manager, such as the support of Windows 10 in-place upgrade, co-management with Microsoft Intune, Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise Servicing Dashboard, integration with Windows Update for Business, and more make deploying and managing Windows easier than ever before.

    Sample Customers
    CBNCloud, IIJ Global Singapore, AT&S, AXSOS, Aozora Bank, HCL Technologies, IntelliNet, Securex
    Bank Alfalah Ltd., Wªrth Handelsges.m.b.H, Dimension Data, Japan Business Systems, St. Lucie County Public Schools, MISC Berhad
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm23%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Healthcare Company12%
    Insurance Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company20%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Comms Service Provider6%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Insurance Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise64%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise69%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise66%
    Buyer's Guide
    DX Unified Infrastructure Management vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about DX Unified Infrastructure Management vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
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    DX Unified Infrastructure Management is ranked 14th in Server Monitoring with 120 reviews while Microsoft Configuration Manager is ranked 2nd in Server Monitoring with 78 reviews. DX Unified Infrastructure Management is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Configuration Manager is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of DX Unified Infrastructure Management writes "Easy to set up, simple to use, and offers great technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Configuration Manager writes "Seamless system updates, useful integration, and reliable". DX Unified Infrastructure Management is most compared with DX SaaS, DX Spectrum, SCOM, ManageEngine OpManager and Nagios XI, whereas Microsoft Configuration Manager is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, BigFix, Microsoft Intune and Tanium. See our DX Unified Infrastructure Management vs. Microsoft Configuration Manager report.

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