How does ControlTier compare to Tivoli, Clearcase, SVN, Puppet, Remedy, Nagios, etc?
Because ControlTier is a service management solution that has broad applicability, the most common introductory questions are always around how does it compares to other well-known development and operations management tools. The best way to do this is to point out what ControlTier is not: • ControlTier is not a version control system. It is not meant to replace your favorite SCM tool (e.g., CVS, SVN, P4, etc.). ControlTier versions model data and helps you maintain a repository of versioned release artifacts but ControlTier is not a place where you would want to maintain your source code. You can also use a file-based approach to managing your ControlTier data and store those files in your organization’s SCM tool alongside your application code. • ControlTier is not a bare metal provisioning tool (e.g., Kickstart, Jumpstart, etc.). Bare metal provisioning tools typically support net booting, manage OS profiles and are good for “stamping” out server operating system configurations. Con
