I have been using Cutover for over five years. The main use case for Cutover is shifting between tools and the data center. Cutover is a complex base which we executed for shifting between data centers. We performed a very manual process for migration and some setup for AWS workload, keeping business continuity as the priority. We created a connector between the private data center and AWS cloud, and we started shifting the workload in real time in the production environment, starting from one percent to reach 100% of the cutover, and then we shut down all the inventory or servers which were running in the AWS.
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Careful migration planning has reduced manual work and compresses data center cutover timelines
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Cutover has positively impacted my organization by largely reducing cycle time. Cutover improved my organization's cycles by making things more efficient in terms of compressing the cutover timelines. We achieved around 30% time savings and efficiency after using Cutover.
What is most valuable?
The best feature Cutover offers is probably the guidance of the strategy. When I mention strategy, I am referring to Cutover's planning part, which includes timelines and responsibilities of POCs, logging the risk with each piece of task, and also monitoring in real time.
What needs improvement?
As of now, I believe that if an offline survey were provided, I could think of improvements for Cutover. I do not have anything regarding needed improvements or any other suggestions for Cutover at this time.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working in my current field for over three years.
How was the initial setup?
Cutover helped make that process smoother compared to the manual way we did it before by providing automation and predicting the impact. At the same time, we had a prediction mechanism which was very helpful.
What was our ROI?
I chose nine as my rating for Cutover because it did largely fetch all the aspects.
What other advice do I have?
I purchased Cutover through the AWS Marketplace. My advice for others looking into using Cutover is to adopt it at the initial time of the migration plan rather than putting it in at the last moment to fill the gaps. I gave Cutover a rating of 9 out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Flexible and Feature-Rich Platform for Diverse Workflows
What do you like best about the product?
Very flexible in it's ability to support technical and business workflows, feature rich interface.
What do you dislike about the product?
Interface can feel quite 'click heavy' and not the smoothest or most intuitive when adding in lots of manual steps.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Addressing the lack of co-ordination in multi team activities like DR and business migrations.
Intuitive Design and Excellent Runbook Visualization
What do you like best about the product?
Very well designed making for easy user access and understanding, and great visualisation when presenting Runbook status to others.
What do you dislike about the product?
Could make things easier to have an option for aligning task ID in Cutover to task ID in Excel.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Main benefit and use case for us is visibility of tasks. Prevents task from slipping/ being forgotten about and is an objective way of communicating progress
User friendly and Streamlined Disaster Recovery Platform
What do you like best about the product?
Cutover has an excellent customer support service. it provides real time updates and tracking processing. it also has a clear user interface and guidance on its workflow page.
What do you dislike about the product?
nothing major other than some modification in regards to setup for a better workflow
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
it allows stakeholders and users to merge resources and does make auditing easy for detailed analysis and ensures improvement for recovery.
We have experienced of executing seamless transition to backup env's with minimal downtime
What do you like best about the product?
it provides real time visibility for production technology transitions
What do you dislike about the product?
Complex for new users. and definitly need some trainings
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Help us patch servers with minimal down time and no data lost
Streamlined and collaborative project execution tool
What do you like best about the product?
Cutover makes coordinating complex projects much easier. The live dashboards and task timelines help keep everyone on the same page, and the real-time updates mean we can adapt quickly when priorities shift. The interface is intuitive, and onboarding new team members is straightforward. I particularly like how it centralises communication and reduces the need for endless email chains.
What do you dislike about the product?
While powerful, some customisation options feel limited — especially around reporting formats and integrations with smaller third-party tools. The mobile experience, though functional, can be a bit clunky compared to the desktop version. Also, initial setup takes some time to get just right for your workflow.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cutover has significantly improved our ability to coordinate disaster recovery events across multiple teams and time zones. Previously, communication breakdowns and fragmented tracking slowed our response. Now, we can assign, monitor, and adjust tasks in real time, reducing downtime and ensuring stakeholders are always informed.
Great user experience
What do you like best about the product?
great collaboration in this platform
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What do you dislike about the product?
There are no downsides observed while using cutover.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Disaster recovery
Describe about Cutover
What do you like best about the product?
Enhanced visibility and control
Collaboration and coordination
Automation and integration
Risk reduction
Collaboration and coordination
Automation and integration
Risk reduction
What do you dislike about the product?
Learning curve
Cost
Integration challenges
Dependancey on runbooks
Cost
Integration challenges
Dependancey on runbooks
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Lack of coordination in multi team operations
Manual error prone proccess
Faster recovery time
Better stakeholders communication
Scalability
Manual error prone proccess
Faster recovery time
Better stakeholders communication
Scalability
Essential in ensuring success/co-ordination within our project. Quick and easy platform to master.
What do you like best about the product?
It is quick and easy to pick up the skill required to efficiently and effectively nagivate Cutover. Any small queries were quickly answered/resolved by the support team. During the period I was using the paltform there were multiple updates, providing even more beneficial fixes/services, which increased the interaction between our teams and Cutover. Would highly recommend.
What do you dislike about the product?
We had a few technical difficulties within the platform in the first few weeks of setting it up. Some of the key functionalities that Cutover offers, that sets it apart from other platforms, weren't available to us. However, these issues were resolved relatively quickly by the Cutover team. The customer service team is very responsive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cutover allowed us to keep complete control over our project, by overcoming the problem of anyone being able to access/edit.
Cutover - The number one tool for runbook management
What do you like best about the product?
I utlised Cutover at a previous company and when i then started a new role at a new company, working on the Migration Project Team, I was determined to get the application onboarded.
As expected it has proven invaluable since we acquired Cutover, using it to support many Dry Runs and Dress Rehearsals, refining each iteration as we progressed.
As expected it has proven invaluable since we acquired Cutover, using it to support many Dry Runs and Dress Rehearsals, refining each iteration as we progressed.
What do you dislike about the product?
Certain limitations on the MI dashbaords has resulted in creating MI outside of the application which is unfortunate, With Phase 2 of the project on the horizon hopefully there will be scope to address this.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Runbook management tool. Removing disparate spreadhseets and prividing a highly transparent and easily configured 'golden source' of all the relavant tasks required to support each phase of the project.
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