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We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS Director and HPE Eucalyptus based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Feature-wise, the solution helps one to add multiple environments in one place...It is a scalable product.""An easy and strong configuration, along with its low cost, are some of the features of the solution.""This is a user-friendly solution that is very good and easy to use.""The solution is helpful for centralized management.""A product that really aids in systems management without complexity.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the fabric sharing.""Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""The reason we went with Cisco is that it comes at a very negligible cost as part of the BOQ. Compared to the competition's products, which are incredibly expensive, UCS Director is low-cost."

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"The most valuable aspect of the solution is the interface on the console."

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Cons
"There are a lot of bugs in the solution. This is an area in the solution that can be improved.""The tool should be a lot more intuitive and make it easy for us to understand and migrate.""The areas where this product can be improved are the integrations and the UI. These features are not as friendly compared to VMware products.""We cannot depend on this solution to manage all of the data center's infrastructure.""The product's pricing needs to improve.""Simplifying the user interface would go a long way to making it more usable.""The product could allow more programmatic opportunities through better development of the API.""I would like to see more integration with other solutions."

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"The customization should be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The cost of this solution is significant."
  • "Cisco UCS Director is expensive...I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."
  • "I would rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten."
  • "On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing around five to six out of ten."
  • "The budget doesn’t work for the state and local governments."
  • "I rate Cisco UCS Director's price a three out of ten. Cisco UCS Director is not an affordable product. With Cisco UCS Director, there is a need to pay an overall price, which consists of the product, software, and support."
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    Top Answer:Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
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    Eucalyptus, HP Eucalyptus
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    Overview

    Cisco UCS Director enables automated delivery of physical and virtual data center resources, empowering data centers to move at the speed of business.

    HP Eucalyptus helps customers grow revenue and stay ahead of competition by enabling developers to get the IT resources they need in seconds, not days. Its unique AWS compatibility ensures applications are easily deployed in private, public or hybrid cloud environments.
    Sample Customers
    Entel, Data#3, Cegal, NESIC, LightEdge
    Mosaik Solutions, Nava Solutions
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Energy/Utilities Company25%
    Retailer13%
    Government13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Financial Services Firm17%
    Government11%
    Healthcare Company8%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    April 2024
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    Cisco UCS Director is ranked 23rd in Cloud Management with 13 reviews while HPE Eucalyptus is ranked 38th in Cloud Management. Cisco UCS Director is rated 7.2, while HPE Eucalyptus is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS Director writes "A compact and flexible solution with a lot of features ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE Eucalyptus writes "Good interface, and an easy initial setup with good community support on the free version". Cisco UCS Director is most compared with Cisco Intersight, VMware Aria Automation, vCenter Orchestrator, VMware Aria Operations and Cisco CloudCenter, whereas HPE Eucalyptus is most compared with OpenNebula.

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