We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge VRTX and Rackspace OpenStack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Converged Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Dell PowerEdge VRTX supports a lot of memory which has allowed us to keep our system size smaller."
"We were satisfied after we upgraded to a professional next-day on-site support."
"It is pretty easy to install."
"It is simple to use and it's user-friendly."
"We started off with a base because we started our infrastructure with Dell and we always propose or prefer Dell which is easier to manage the warranty than with different vendors."
"The online UA is very good in comparison to others."
"The security is very good on the solution."
"The system is very intuitive."
"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."
"The solution is stable."
"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful."
"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"I like its integration with GitLab and its simplicity. OpenStack has a lot of third-party libraries that it uses."
"The most valuable feature is the customization. With the customization you can really give the customers what they want."
"There are many services that can be directly used which are not available in VMware."
"Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools."
"The problem is with our configuration. We know we can use PowerEdge for hyper-convergence if we have PowerEdge and configure vSAN. We will be able to achieve what VxRail is being able to provide, but we need to migrate it to a new infrastructure instead of changing our existing. It will be much more difficult for us."
"We've had general issues related to the solution being difficult."
"Management of storage and networking is web-based, slow, and difficult."
"Dell PowerEdge VRTX can improve by providing support for M2 drives."
"The support must be improved."
"It would be better to have a compact version of this solution for customers that have a small office and don't require a proper data center with power or an industrial type HP."
"VRTX is a bit simplified to the extent that it is a mainstream type of solution for small businesses. If a company needs a more complex solution or something that is a time saver or has more power or scalability, it is probably not the best solution. However, when a company grows and its needs grow, this type of environment can be definitely migrated towards a lab environment or pre-prod testing, not necessarily production. It can still have a second life for the other types of use."
"The licensing can be difficult to understand."
"It could use more examples in different languages (API use cases)."
"The line migration is a problem."
"VMware has a side-to-side replication feature, which is still more mature than Rackspace OpenStack's which can't be used in a production environment."
"The seamless integration between MySQL services and the rabbitMQ database can be revised during the debugging phase."
"So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced."
"OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools."
"OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience."
Dell PowerEdge VRTX is ranked 1st in Converged Infrastructure with 16 reviews while Rackspace OpenStack is ranked 6th in Converged Infrastructure with 9 reviews. Dell PowerEdge VRTX is rated 8.4, while Rackspace OpenStack is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge VRTX writes "A very good online UI and fit for lower budgets but nodes don't sync with the server". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rackspace OpenStack writes "A scalable open-source solution that needs some improvement with its ecosystem". Dell PowerEdge VRTX is most compared with HPE ConvergedSystem, Dell VxBlock System, FlexPod XCS, IBM PureSystems and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, whereas Rackspace OpenStack is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), VxRail, HPE SimpliVity and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance. See our Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs. Rackspace OpenStack report.
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