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We performed a comparison between Cisco Intersight and OpenText Cloud Service Automation 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.
To learn more, read our detailed Cisco Intersight vs. OpenText Cloud Service Automation Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The product has good integration.""Provides an overall view using a single portal.""Cisco Intersight has valuable features for workflow automation and inventory administration.""What I like most about Cisco Intersight is its manageability.""Scalable portfolio of services for remote device management, with good cloud integration. It's also easy to set up.""The tool helps to manage Cisco servers.""Our organization uses Cisco Intersight since it helps manage our physical infrastructure.""We enjoy having an inside view of all the data centers and all the EdgeX nodes within a single portal rather than going into the EdgeX connections one by one."

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"The tool's most valuable feature is life cycle management.""The most valuable feature of Micro Focus Cloud Service is how user friendly the solution is."

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Cons
"The solution needs some enhancement in order to build the cluster in two nodes.""When new features are added, the service becomes full of bugs.""The product's setup should be easier.""The unique problem with Cisco Intersight is that it's not supporting some players.""The usability must be better.""An area for improvement in Cisco Intersight is automation. It needs more automation capabilities. Apart from enhanced automation, I want Cisco Intersight to integrate with third-party monitoring tools in its next release.""The product could be easy to use.""Cisco Intersight needs some improvement in terms of stability. Hybrid cloud management and proper hyperscaler tie-up are other areas for improvement."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Cisco Intersight is not cheap, but it's not the most expensive product either."
  • "It's just the standard licensing cost. There are no additional fees."
  • "Cisco Intersight has competitive pricing. On a scale of one to five, my rating for its pricing is four."
  • "You can get a free license for monitoring but need to purchase a license if you need extra control."
  • "The product is cost-effective."
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  • "OpenText Cloud Service Automation's pricing is average."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Intersight can validate our environment.
    Top Answer:We used the solution's automation capabilities, but it wasn’t easy. It was part of why we took some time to deploy the solution. It didn't give us much value. It wasn't that good. Intersight is a… more »
    Top Answer:We use the solution for server management across various locations.
    Top Answer:The tool's most valuable feature is life cycle management.
    Top Answer:OpenText Cloud Service Automation needs to incorporate easier installation. It should improve skills and quality of support.
    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 »
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    14th
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    Average Words per Review
    468
    Rating
    7.9
    27th
    out of 75 in Cloud Management
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    280
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    Average Words per Review
    390
    Rating
    9.0
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    Also Known As
    Intersight
    Micro Focus Cloud Service Automation, Cloud Service Automation Manager, HPE Cloud Service Automation
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    Overview

    Cisco Intersight is Cisco’s systems management platform that delivers intuitive computing through cloud-powered intelligence. This platform offers a more intelligent level of management that enables IT organizations to analyze, simplify, and automate their environments in ways that were not possible with prior generations of tools. This capability empowers organizations to achieve significant savings in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and to deliver applications faster, so they can support new business initiates. The advantages of the model-based management of the Cisco UCS platform plus Cisco Intersight are extended to Cisco UCS servers and Cisco HyperFlex and Cisco HyperFlex Edge systems. Cisco HyperFlex Edge is optimized for remote sites, branch offices, and edge environments.

    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.

    Sample Customers
    EXMAR, RapidScale
    China Merchants Bank, Osiatis
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company43%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Healthcare Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise75%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business14%
    Large Enterprise86%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise68%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cisco Intersight vs. OpenText Cloud Service Automation
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco Intersight vs. OpenText Cloud Service Automation and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Cisco Intersight is ranked 14th in Cloud Management with 10 reviews while OpenText Cloud Service Automation is ranked 27th in Cloud Management with 6 reviews. Cisco Intersight is rated 7.8, while OpenText Cloud Service Automation is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Intersight writes "Scalable and easy to set up portfolio of services; good for remote device management and other functions". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Cloud Service Automation writes "Comes with life cycle management features but needs improvement in installation ". Cisco Intersight is most compared with Cisco UCS Manager, HPE OneView, IBM Turbonomic, VMware Aria Automation and Cisco UCS Director, whereas OpenText Cloud Service Automation is most compared with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and VMware Aria Automation. See our Cisco Intersight vs. OpenText Cloud Service Automation report.

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