Mandriva MBS eVA

Competitive analysis
MBS eVA marketing team
2014-08-02
www.mandriva.com sales@mandriva.com
Table of Contents
1.At-a-glance..........................................................................................................................3
2.Comparison against VMWare vCloud.................................................................................5
3.Comparison against CloudStack.........................................................................................6
.Comparison against !penStack........................................................................................."
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1. At-a-glance
Here are te most im!ortant as!ects o" a clo#d management sol#tion com!ared. Ma$or
actors on te market as !er A#g#st 2014 are com!ared.
M$S eVA Vm%are vCloud
CloudStack !penStack
&ase o' setup
MBS eVA is so easy to setup (there are only a few parameters to enter, and as little as 5 clicks
to perform) that we pretend MBS eVA can be deployed by an I student! "o need for
e#pensi$e consultants with super powers here %
(ard%are and
so't%are
compati)ilit*
+o speci'ic ,ard%are
or VM re-uired
Certi'ied ,ard%are
and so't%are needed
Certi'ied ,ard%are
and so't%are needed
.imited so't%are
plat'orms availa)le
MBS eVA runs on standard, stock hardware or e$en a sin&le VM, without the need to purchase
cost'intensi$e certified hardware or licensed operatin& systems
/unctionalities








MBS eVA is the only solution to pro$ide support for business processes mana&ment as well as
to allow installation of operatin& systems and applications automatically! (urthermore, MBS
eVA pro$ides a complete audit module with e#act lo&&in& of all operations by user, &roup or
VM!
(*pervisors
supported




0limited in t,e versions
supported1

0limited in t,e versions
supported1
MBS eVA has the broadest support of hyper$isors on the market! It supports all the current
$ersions with direct access to the functionalities! It makes the perfect solution to replace more
e#pensi$e tools with limited hyper$isor support!
2eplo*ment time

hanks to its web interface and lar&ely automati)ed installation process, MBS eVA installs and
deploys literally in minutes, instead of days or weeks for the competition!
Should you howe$er ha$e any difficulty, MBS eVA*s +5* kickstart support will help you %
Con'iguration
time

As MBS eVA runs on top of e#istin& hyper$isors and tools, the confi&uration is ,ust a matter of
definin& a few parameters and set indicators, thresholds and confi&ure alerts and processes!
-ere a&ain, you*re done in a few hours!
Vendor support
World%ide3 telep,one3
email3 %e)3
guaranteed times
World%ide3 telep,one3
email3 %e)3
guaranteed times
.ocal )* integrators3
no guaranteed times
At most3 communit*
'orums3 no guarantees
Mandri$a MBS eVA comes directly from the editor, with full editor'&rade support and direct
access to the code! "o I ser$ice company between the user and the software producer, no
appro#imations, ,ust plain knowled&e of the solution and appropriate, .uick answers to your
needs! (urther, MBS eVA proposes support /0#1 if necessary with &uaranteed acknoled&ment,
workaround and resolution times!
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M$S eVA Vm%are vCloud
CloudStack !penStack
.icence cost
- -
MBS eVA*s costs is rou&hly 23 4 of direct proprietary competitors!
4mplementation
cost
-
5hile the 6pen and 7loudStack platform ha$e no licence, you need e#pensi$e consultants and
companies to &et it runnin&! 6f course, the time needed to ha$e it runnin& also has a hi&h cost!
Maintenance
cost
-
MBS eVA includes the security and functional updates for the time of the licence!
5C!







5aking into consideration t,e ac-uisition3 implementation and running costs3 M$S eVA is
)et%een 3 and times less e6pensive t,an its competitors3 %,ile )eing setup and running in
,ours 7
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2. Comparison against VMWare vCloud
M$S eVA Vm%are vCloud
&ase o' setup
MBS eVA runs on standard, stock hardware or
e$en a sin&le VM, without the need to
purchase cost'intensi$e certified hardware or
licensed operatin& systems
(ard%are and
so't%are
compati)ilit*
+o speci'ic ,ard%are
or VM re-uired
Certi'ied ,ard%are
and so't%are needed
/unctionalities




MBS eVA inte&rates B8M (business
processes mana&ement) and allows the
installation of operatin& systems A"9
applications! (urther it allows failed processes
to be restarted, without replannin& of the
actions!
(*pervisors
supported



MBS eVA supports all the ma,or hyper$isors!
Vcloud doesn*t, thus limitatin& your field of
action and &reatly minimi)in& your return on
in$estment!
2eplo*ment time

9eployed in minutes, MBS eVA does not need
any specific hardware or software platform!
Con'iguration
time

5ith its wi)ard and fully &raphical $iew, MBS
eVA*s confi&uration is the easiest a$ailable!
Vendor support
World%ide3 telep,one3
email3 %e)3
guaranteed times
World%ide3 telep,one3
email3 %e)3
guaranteed times
Bein& human'si)ed, MBS eVA support is near
to the customer, while bein& $endor'&rade with
&uaranteed response, workaround and
resolution times!
.icence cost
4mplementation
cost
-
"o consultants needed! he wi)ards help you
: free of char&e!
Maintenance
cost
-
Included as lon& as the licence is $alid!
5C!


Is payin& 0 times more worth to &et only one
hyper$isor supported and less functionalities ;
VM%are v&lo#d ma' (e a sol#tion i" 'o# !lan to #se onl' VM%are '!ervisor. However)
tis comes to a ver' ig !rice and strongl' limits 'o#r area o" o!eration. *#rtermore)
onl' a limited n#m(er o" "#nctionalities is availa(le and s!eciali+ed !ersonnel is re,#ired.
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3. Comparison against CloudStack
M$S eVA CloudStack
&ase o' setup
MBS eVA is easy to setup,
without the need for
e#pensi$e skills!
(ard%are and
so't%are
compati)ilit*
+o speci'ic ,ard%are or VM
re-uired
Certi'ied ,ard%are and
so't%are needed
As a 7itri# product,
7loudStack sticks to
hardware and software
recommandations!
/unctionalities




"o B8M support in
7loudStack, no possibility
to push applications, no
lo&&in& of actions per user
or VM!
(*pervisors
supported


0limited in t,e versions
supported1
<VM support is limited to
=->? @!/, thus makin& the
deployement massi$ely
e#pensi$e, Aen supported
only in $ersion @!+ and @!/
with AA8I! Vm5are
support only on 5!3, 5!+,
5!5!
2eplo*ment time

rial and error, failures,
until a 7loudStack solution
is somehow runin&! "o
time to loose with MBS
eVA %
Con'iguration
time

Vendor support
World%ide3 telep,one3 email3 %e)3
guaranteed times
.ocal )* integrators3 no
guaranteed times
"o $endor support
a$ailable, lettin&
companies rely onto
inte&rators, with no direct
influence on the code!
.icence cost
-
4mplementation
cost
-

7onsultancy costs!
Maintenance
cost
-

-a$in& support insured by
e#ternals, non certified
staff adds cost and delays!
5C!


6pen'Source pro,ect
seems promisin& at first
si&ht, but the 76 looks
different!
&oosing MBS eVA is making te coice o" a mat#re s'stem com!lete wit assistants)
wi+ards and a "#ll' a#tomated installation and con"ig#ration !rocess. Moreover) (eing a(le
to rel' on vendor-grade s#!!ort is a g#arantee o" ,#alit' and ins#rance te !lat"orm will
r#n smootl' "or 'o#r com!an') at a "raction o" te cost o" com!ara(le !ro!rietar'
so"tware.
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. Comparison against !penStack
M$S eVA
!penStack
&ase o' setup
MBS eVA is easy to setup,
without the need for
supernatural powers!
(ard%are and
so't%are
compati)ilit*
+o speci'ic ,ard%are or VM
re-uired
.imited so't%are plat'orms
availa)le
6penStack currently runs
only on a limited sets of
software platforms and
re.uire operatin& systems
and a lon& list of pre'
re.uisites!
/unctionalities




"o B8M support in
6penStack, no possibility
to push applications, no
lo&&in& of actions per user
or VM!
(*pervisors
supported


0limited in t,e versions
supported1
<VM support is limited to
=->? @!/, thus makin& the
deployement massi$ely
e#pensi$e, Aen supported
only in $ersion @!+ and @!/
with AA8I! Vm5are
support only on 5!3, 5!+,
5!5!
2eplo*ment time

rial and error, failures,
until an 6penStack
solution is somehow
runin&! "o time to loose
with MBS eVA %
Con'iguration
time

Vendor support
World%ide3 telep,one3 email3 %e)3
guaranteed times
.ocal )* integrators3 no
guaranteed times
"o $endor support
a$ailable, lettin&
companies rely onto
inte&rators, with no direct
influence on the code!
.icence cost
-
4mplementation
cost
-

-i&h consultancy costs!
Maintenance
cost
-

-a$in& support insured by
e#ternals, non certified
staff adds cost and delays!
5C!


6pen'Source pro,ect
seems promisin& at first
si&ht, but the 76 looks
much different!
Being a !#re comm#nit' collection o" tecnolog' and not reall' a !rod#ct) -!enStack is a
tecnolog' !review (#t not mat#re to a!!ear as a !rod#ct. .e ga! is "illed (' cons#ltants
and o#tso#rcing com!anies) wic do not ave control over te code and m#st rel' on a
(ig amo#nt o" develo!ers wit di""erent views. .is e/!lains w' tere are not less tan 10
di""erent "lavo#rs o" -!enStack) eac and ever' not "#ll' com!ati(le wit te oter. .ere1s
no s#!!ort o" vendor-grade) making te im!lementation) con"ig#ration) maintenance and
tro#(lesooting a ver' e/!ensive advent#re.
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