We performed a comparison between Rackspace OpenStack and VxRail based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others in Converged Infrastructure."The solution is stable."
"I like its integration with GitLab and its simplicity. OpenStack has a lot of third-party libraries that it uses."
"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"The most valuable feature is the customization. With the customization you can really give the customers what they want."
"Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools."
"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."
"There are many services that can be directly used which are not available in VMware."
"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that the storage is integrated with the VxRail so I don't have to go in between systems when I have to monitor my storage."
"Its ease of administration is extremely valuable. It allows me to make better use of my time for other tasks instead of maintaining systems through multiple administration consoles."
"With VxRail, we can manage the life cycle of a virtual machine."
"It's a good product based on the features. You can upgrade the solution with only one click."
"One beneficial feature is that the solution can handle complex environments."
"Being able to perform upgrades and check the system through the VxRail Manager has been very helpful."
"The solution is easy to use. When turning on a server or a machine that is required for, deployment or quality assurance, the dynamic deployment of resources is good."
"Enterprise is a complete solution that includes performance, backups and disaster recovery."
"It could use more examples in different languages (API use cases)."
"So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced."
"OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience."
"OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools."
"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."
"The line migration is a problem."
"It might offer better integration with other products."
"Supply chain capabilities are certainly hurting us. We're in the process of placing a large order for more VxRail nodes right now."
"Sometimes during the upgrade process of VxRail, we experience errors that have nothing to do with reality and I cannot troubleshoot them without calling Dell and bringing in an engineer to figure it out."
"I would like to see VxRail add duplication features to its hybrid solution."
"I would like to see integration with vCenter if possible."
"I would like it to tier to the cloud effectively, making sure that cold data can be pushed out to some sort of Bitbucket."
"This solution needs to have the capability where even older versions of hardware can be seamlessly utilized and additional expansion becomes so much easier."
"Right now, it's difficult for a non-technical person to participate in using the product. It could be made more consumer-friendly."
Rackspace OpenStack is ranked 6th in Converged Infrastructure with 9 reviews while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 115 reviews. Rackspace OpenStack is rated 7.8, while VxRail is rated 8.6. 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 VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". Rackspace OpenStack is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE SimpliVity and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, whereas VxRail is most compared with VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series.
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