We performed a comparison between Microsoft System Center and Windows Server AppFabric based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, F5, Apache and others in Application Infrastructure."The solution is easily available. That's its most valuable aspect."
"The detail in the alarms is great."
"System Center helps to create the basis for ITIL alignment."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the ease of configuration and the easy discovery of the environment."
"The deployment and asset management features are the most valuable. These are the product's main features."
"It can generate KPIs and management reports with monthly presentations on activities and updating the environment (success and failure)."
"Good for managing and administering the infrastructure."
"Many processes could be implemented out-of-the-box, and this helped to adopt processes in areas which we lacked."
"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."
"The platform's performance could be improved. Additionally, its UI needs to be well-upgraded and work faster."
"The solution's dashboard needs improvement."
"The platform performance and responsiveness need improvement. It still demands high computing resources."
"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."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"We have some bugs but it's stable. It doesn't break every day. It works. Like other applications, it has a lot of bugs but they're manageable."
"They should have some customized solutions or internal development, then maybe it could be easier to use different solutions or some self-developed solution."
"In Microsoft System Center, it is difficult to follow the steps to create dataflows at times."
"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."
"The product is unable to connect with different cloud services."
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Microsoft System Center is ranked 14th in Application Infrastructure with 17 reviews while Windows Server AppFabric is ranked 22nd in Application Infrastructure with 3 reviews. Microsoft System Center is rated 7.8, while Windows Server AppFabric is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft System Center writes "Good review of configurations, effective antivirus administration, and has weekly reports". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Server AppFabric writes "Offers good monitoring capabilities and ease of setup". Microsoft System Center is most compared with Oracle SOA Suite, whereas Windows Server AppFabric is most compared with IIS.
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