In Forrester’s 32-criteria evaluation of hybrid cloud management solution vendors, we identified 11 significant software providers — BMC Software, Citrix, CliQr Technologies, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, Microsoft, Red Hat, RightScale, Scalr, and VMware — in the category and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report details our findings about how each vendor fulfills our criteria and where they stand in relation to each other to help infrastructure and operations (I&o) professionals select the right partner for their hybrid cloud management needs.
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