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."In my view, the only aspect that could be enhanced in the Dell PowerEdge VRTX solution is the pricing. Apart from that, the overall performance and features of the solution are flawless."
"With Dell PowerEdge VRTX, there are fewer points, and it is easier to troubleshoot and find your way around it."
"We now find that the solution is quite stable."
"We were satisfied after we upgraded to a professional next-day on-site support."
"While I cannot say Dell is better than HP or IBM, Dell has a strong presence here in Qatar. We can recommend Dell because of that strategic factor."
"The security is very good on the solution."
"The most valuable feature is the combined management in one box."
"It is simple to use and it's user-friendly."
"Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools."
"Administrators are very comfortable with the functionality and services OpenStack offers."
"The solution is stable."
"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."
"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."
"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful."
"I like its integration with GitLab and its simplicity. OpenStack has a lot of third-party libraries that it uses."
"I'd like to be able to increase capacity."
"The support must be improved."
"The scalability could be better."
"When we first started with this product, we had some difficulty with it."
"We've had general issues related to the solution being difficult."
"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."
"Dell PowerEdge VRTX can improve by providing support for M2 drives."
"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."
"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."
"It should have a single dashboard for cloud management and on-premises systems"
"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 line migration is a problem."
"OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience."
"So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced."
"It could use more examples in different languages (API use cases)."
Dell PowerEdge VRTX is ranked 1st in Converged Infrastructure with 16 reviews while Rackspace OpenStack is ranked 6th in Converged Infrastructure with 10 reviews. Dell PowerEdge VRTX is rated 8.4, while Rackspace OpenStack is rated 8.0. 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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