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We performed a comparison between Microsoft System Center, Oracle SOA Suite, and Windows Server AppFabric based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The availability performance matrix and the reporting capabilities are the solution's most valuable features.""System Center helps to create the basis for ITIL alignment.""Good for managing and administering the infrastructure.""The deployment and asset management features are the most valuable. These are the product's main features.""Step-by-step documentation that clarifies the implementation procedure.""The most valuable feature of Microsoft System Center is its GUI (graphical user interface).""The product's initial setup phase was easy.""Many processes could be implemented out-of-the-box, and this helped to adopt processes in areas which we lacked."

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"This is one of the critical products for my company and we use it extensively. We currently use each and every feature of Oracle SOA.""I found the adapters to be most useful.""Provides connectivity between discrete systems and has availability.""Middleware jobs developing for EC, ERP, and shipping systems become easier.""The solution's XSLT or XSL Transformation feature was very useful.""The ability to stand up a highly available SOA Suite, which has full DR capabilities, in a remote center and synchronize the databases using Data Guard.""What I like best about Oracle SOA Suite is Oracle support. I also like the tool features, especially the integration feature.""Valuable features include web service development and cloud connectivity."

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"The product's deployment phase was very easy.""It is very usable and easy to understand. Antivirus and VPN are the main features being used now. It allows my clients to access the network from home, which was very crucial because of the pandemic.""The most valuable feature is AppFabric's hosting solution, which is what we need for running workflows."

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Cons
"The solution's dashboard needs improvement.""The multi-tenancy support needs to be improved. We need to have the ability to manage several different environments from one central point of administration.""Could be more user friendly.""The platform's performance could be improved. Additionally, its UI needs to be well-upgraded and work faster.""In Microsoft System Center, it is difficult to follow the steps to create dataflows at times.""Most of the documentation is online, however, there are some gaps there. The product documentation still refers back to the 2012 Server. We're pretty much in 2022. There's a ten-year gap there.""Implementation and integration in the case of multi-tenant environments needs improvement.""Something super important that we need is this integration via Intune Configuration Manager."

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"An important area that can be improved is the product's data monitoring. When we use the solution for interfacing or end-to-end data monitoring, we want to know exactly where the data is going and exactly where it is failing, or where there is an issue.""The product is not user-friendly.""One area that could be better is the human task feature. It could be improved to provide more functionality and customization options because it has limited options available.""SOA, OSB, SOA Cloud Service.""The Maven integration in JDeveloper is very basic and might be enhanced to allow the proper use of Maven.""I would like to see divided containers more separately as a microservice.""It's also not developer-friendly.""Other solutions might be better componets such as Salesforce."

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"The product is unable to connect with different cloud services.""Microsoft will stop supporting the product next year, and we can't run unsupported programs in our systems.""Its price and licensing policy can be improved. It could be a little cheaper. Licensing is sometimes confusing. There are so many different options. It is difficult to find out what to buy or what to choose for my necessity."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We maximized our license investment."
  • "It's rolled into our enterprise subscription. The entire subscription is around $25,000 a year, however, that covers all the products that we use."
  • "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."
  • "Microsoft System Center is quite expensive."
  • "I know that sometimes there is some reduction in the prices of Microsoft System Center because of the costs of Microsoft SQL Server, which can be advantageous."
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  • "Oracle pricing is expensive. Support is based on your license. AWS is much better than Oracle in this regard."
  • "It is necessary to evaluate the requirement regarding the platform usage and what the main operation area of the platform will be."
  • "This product is WebLogic based, hence it can be both resource hungry as well as expensive from a licensing point of view."
  • "Based on my knowledge, Oracle SOA Suite doesn't have user-based licensing. It has a system-based licensing model, so you pay for whole systems. Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution, so it's a four out of ten for me."
  • "The pricing is not very high as compared to its competitors."
  • "The product is moderately priced."
  • "Oracle SOA Suite is an expensive solution."
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  • "It is expensive, and its licensing is a bit confusing."
  • "The product is affordable, in my opinion."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase was easy.
    Top Answer:I know that sometimes there is some reduction in the prices of Microsoft System Center because of the costs of Microsoft… more »
    Top Answer:In Microsoft System Center, it is difficult to follow the steps to create dataflows at times. Our company has to use… more »
    Top Answer:I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.
    Top Answer:Due to the region, the pricing is high for our customers. Because we are going with the global price. And with the… more »
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    Overview
    System Center helps customers realize the benefits of the Microsoft Cloud Platform by delivering unified management. Experience fast time-to-value with out-of-the-box monitoring, provisioning, configuration, automation, protection and self-service.

    Oracle SOA Suite is a comprehensive, standards-based software suite to build, deploy and manage integration following the concepts of service-oriented architecture (SOA). The components of the suite benefit from consistent tooling, a single deployment and management model, end-to-end security and unified metadata management. Oracle SOA Suite helps businesses lower costs by allowing maximum re-use of existing IT investments and assets, regardless of the environment (OS, application server, etc.) they run in, or the technology they were built upon. Its easy-to-use, re-use focused, unified application development tooling and end-to-end lifecycle management support further reduces development and maintenance cost and complexity.

    For more information on Oracle SOA Suite, visit Oracle.com

    Windows Server AppFabric extends Windows Server to provide enhanced hosting, management, and caching capabilities for Web applications and middle-tier services. The AppFabric hosting features add service management extensions to Internet Information Services (IIS), Windows Process Activation Service (WAS), and the .NET Framework 4. This includes Hosting Services and Hosting Administration tools that make it easier to deploy, configure, and manage Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) based services. The AppFabric caching features add a distributed, in-memory object cache to Windows Server that makes it easier to scale out high-performance .NET applications, especially ASP.NET applications.
    Sample Customers
    Kassen_rztliche Vereinigung Nordrhein, Magyar Telekom Nyrt., Adeka, QualCare, Aeriandi, UniCredit Bank d.d., Mostar, Allianz Australia Ltd., Grupo Familia
    7-Eleven, Arcor SAIC, Banca Transilvania, Eaton Corporation, Emdeon, Ferrovial, Griffith University, National Instruments, Pella Corporation, Vodafone Group Plc,
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    Non Tech Company17%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Individual & Family Service8%
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    Manufacturing Company14%
    Energy/Utilities Company11%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise50%
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    Midsize Enterprise22%
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