WhatMatrix, the
independent technology comparison and analysis site, today announced the
publication of its second Landscape analysis report. The Cloud Management
Platforms (CMPs) Landscape report finds that start up companies with a
dedicated focus on CMP lead the larger, more established companies in this
field of technology.
The report, authored by category consultant Ephraim
Baron, highlights a flourishing market. The WhatMatrix CMP Comparison
launched just two years ago with five vendors, it now compares eleven. While
established solutions such as Cisco CloudCenter and VMware vRealize Automation
continue to be solid overall performers with many market leading features, the
number one solution in the comparison leaderboard is CloudBolt, with Morpheus Data in second
place.
“The WhatMatrix CMP Landscape report is unique due to our focus on detailed
technical criteria,” explained Ephraim Baron, category consultant at
WhatMatrix. “This report helps organizations drill into specific use case
scenarios to best determine which CMP will best meet their business needs. No
other industry analysis provides this granular level of guidance.”
The report highlights:
- A crowded field. With eleven solutions compared, it reflects both the pace of
enterprise acceptance of cloud and their need for tools to orchestrate
workloads in multiple places. However, it isn’t clear how many products the
market will support long-term. - “Best” depends on use case. The general-purpose nature of CMPs make them the
Swiss army knife of IT tools. For this reason, the ‘best’ CMP varies depending
on user requirements. - Mix of standalone and integrated solutions. The lineup is split between
dedicated CMP vendors and larger companies for whom CMP is one of many
products. The former is squarely focused on the multi-cloud market but may have
fewer resources for product development; the latter tend to be more stable but may
not place a high priority on their CMP offering.
The report indicates the future outlook as:
- Evolving features reflect cloud transformation. Cloud computing is
fundamentally transforming information technology and is, in turn, transforming
as it matures. To be successful, CMP vendors need to keep pace with this
evolution to stay relevant. - Increased specialization is likely. Cloud management platforms strive to work
across many vendors and technologies. As CMP vendors work to differentiate
themselves, they will need to provide deeper integration with specific clouds.
In short, they will need to choose sides. - The growing importance of containers. Container technology and use is
maturing rapidly. For this reason, WhatMatrix expects vendors to substantially
increase their container provisioning and orchestration capabilities.
As with all information and analysis from WhatMatrix, the full report can be
downloaded free of charge – with no registration required – at https://www.whatmatrix.com/portal/download-landscape-reports/
