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We performed a comparison between Rackspace OpenStack and SteelFusion based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The initial setup isn't too difficult.""The documentation was plentiful and very helpful.​""The most valuable feature is the customization. With the customization you can really give the customers what they want.""It created a reusable library with OpenStack features.""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 solution is stable.""I like its integration with GitLab and its simplicity. OpenStack has a lot of third-party libraries that it uses."

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"Sync to Central and edge protection mitigate my risk in our branch offices. All services that need to be local to the user exist on local servers. Users run applications and access data locally while the data is constantly being synced to Central, and protected. If an edge device fails, we can recover quickly."

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"The seamless integration between MySQL services and the rabbitMQ database can be revised during the debugging phase.""OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools.""So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced.""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.""It could use more examples in different languages (API use cases).​""The line migration is a problem.""OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience."

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"Setting up disks for use is a multi-step process that could use some refinement. Setting up a core-to-core replication or DR strategy is also cumbersome."

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    Top Answer:Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools.
    Top Answer:OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience. Additionally, the storage solutions, aside from S3, seem to be limited or restricted in their options, and… more »
    Top Answer:OpenStack is a cloud provider with several vendors, which have all been used.
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    Overview
    OpenStack is an open and scalable cloud operating system for building public and private clouds. It provides both large and small organizations an alternative to closed cloud environments, reducing the risk of lock-in associated with proprietary platforms.

    Riverbed SteelFusion is the first and only hyper-converged infrastructure for branch IT, enables 100% consolidation of branch data and servers from remote sites into data centers, delivering complete data security and centralized data protection, without compromising on any of the benefits of running branch services locally for your users. SteelFusion eliminates the need for physical servers, storage and backup infrastructure at branch locations, creates the ability to instantly provision and recover branch services, and provides full visibility and superior performance of on-premises and cloud-based applications, leading to dramatic increases in data security, business continuity, agility and operational efficiency.

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    Rackspace OpenStack is ranked 6th in Converged Infrastructure with 9 reviews while SteelFusion is ranked 26th in HCI. Rackspace OpenStack is rated 7.8, while SteelFusion is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Rackspace OpenStack writes "A scalable open-source solution that needs some improvement with its ecosystem". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SteelFusion writes "Sync to Central and edge protection mitigate my risk in our branch offices". Rackspace OpenStack is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), VxRail, HPE SimpliVity and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, whereas SteelFusion is most compared with Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI).

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