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"Supports unattended installs and image-based, script-based, or template-based provisioning.""By allowing end users to request their own services, the request process for systems is much quicker and more accurate.""You can tie together your public and private cloud infrastructure into a "single pane of glass".""Assesses change impact or completes an audit using multiple dashboard views.""CLM has a multi-cloud portal because they have the resources to implement in various environments in various ports.""Automates Java EE Application Deployment from an SCM system.""Integrates role-based access control with pre-configured policies for CIS, DISA, HIPAA, PCI, SOX, NIST, and SCAP documentation and remediation."

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"An easy and strong configuration, along with its low cost, are some of the features of the solution.""The product is flexible and compact. It has a lot of features.""The main feature of this solution is the integration with all the Cisco solutions and other vendors.""This is a user-friendly solution that is very good and easy to use.""Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""A product that really aids in systems management without complexity.""Feature-wise, the solution helps one to add multiple environments in one place...It is a scalable product.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the fabric sharing."

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Cons
"The installation and configuration can be tricky due to it being built on Remedy.""Needs integrations with other providers to provide a custom public cloud environment.""One of the major problems is that support is not so good."

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"Normally, UCS Director is used primarily for orchestration, but when we look at a non-Cisco data infrastructure components, the UCS Director needs a bit more improvement in terms of integration with third-party systems and with existing older systems.""The product's pricing needs to improve.""I would like to see more integration with other solutions.""There could be an improvement with the integration with the newest solutions from other vendors' technologies.""There are a lot of bugs in the solution. This is an area in the solution that can be improved.""It is not easy to add or expand the product.""The areas where this product can be improved are the integrations and the UI. These features are not as friendly compared to VMware products.""We cannot depend on this solution to manage all of the data center's infrastructure."

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  • "The cost of this solution is significant."
  • "Cisco UCS Director is expensive...I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."
  • "I would rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten."
  • "On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing around five to six out of ten."
  • "The budget doesn’t work for the state and local governments."
  • "I rate Cisco UCS Director's price a three out of ten. Cisco UCS Director is not an affordable product. With Cisco UCS Director, there is a need to pay an overall price, which consists of the product, software, and support."
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    Top Answer:Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
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    Overview
    BMC's cloud management platform drives digital innovation with agile, full-stack service provisioning across cloud and traditional platforms. BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management scales easily while integrating with essential compliance and governance policies to reduce risk.

    Cisco UCS Director enables automated delivery of physical and virtual data center resources, empowering data centers to move at the speed of business.

    Sample Customers
    JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro
    Entel, Data#3, Cegal, NESIC, LightEdge
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    Computer Software Company22%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Government9%
    Legal Firm7%
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Energy/Utilities Company25%
    Retailer13%
    Government13%
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    Computer Software Company29%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Government11%
    Healthcare Company9%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is ranked 42nd in Cloud Management while Cisco UCS Director is ranked 24th in Cloud Management with 6 reviews. BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is rated 7.8, while Cisco UCS Director is rated 7.2. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco UCS Director writes "UI and integrations should be improved; version control is problematic". BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is most compared with CloudBolt, whereas Cisco UCS Director is most compared with Cisco Intersight, vCenter Orchestrator, VMware Aria Automation, VMware Aria Operations and vCloud Director.

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