Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs Rackspace OpenStack comparison

"It is pretty easy to install."

"From a hardware perspective, it's interesting. The selling point of VRTX is that everything is built-in. For a small company that doesn't have a server room or the capabilities of hosting several servers, VRTX has four blades. The equivalent in regular server models would be four servers, which is a minimum of 4U, but it could easily be 8U, and then it would have storage. The storage is included inside the enclosure, and it would require a storage unit. It would also require connectivity, which would be ethernet or another protocol switch. From a software perspective, it's a little bit more integrated. You have an integrated way of managing the whole thing, including storage and networking. It has an internal network that can also be useful. I know for a fact that Dell is almost fazing out the product, and it is not that available anymore because it will just cannibalize their sales. They want to sell the more expensive stuff."

"We were satisfied after we upgraded to a professional next-day on-site support."

"It's a good solution when you don't need a lot of IT."

"It is simple to use and it's user-friendly."

"We now find that the solution is quite stable."

"With Dell PowerEdge VRTX, there are fewer points, and it is easier to troubleshoot and find your way around it."

"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."

"Administrators are very comfortable with the functionality and services OpenStack offers."

"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."

"Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools."

"I like its integration with GitLab and its simplicity. OpenStack has a lot of third-party libraries that it uses."

"There are many services that can be directly used which are not available in VMware."

"The solution is stable."

"It was a very flexible and scalable solution. It was very useful because we were not dependent on a single vendor's solution. Increasing the number of machines or changing the hardware configuration was very easy."

"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful.​"

"I'd like to be able to increase capacity."

"We've had general issues related to the solution being difficult."

"When we first started with this product, we had some difficulty with it."

"The nodes should be synced with the server so that the solution can be used from the cloud when any or all nodes are down."

"The scalability could be better."

"The support must be improved."

"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 storage can be improved."

"It could use more examples in different languages (API use cases).​"

"It should have a single dashboard for cloud management and on-premises systems"

"The seamless integration between MySQL services and the rabbitMQ database can be revised during the debugging phase."

"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."

"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."

"So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced."

"On the scale of pricing, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I would rate it as a three. I am familiar with the overall cost, which involves licenses from Dell and VMware, among others, making it a combination of various license types."

"The tool's pricing is fine."

"Fully configured, it costs about $50,000 or $55,000. I did purchase a used one or refurbished one. I have been very happy with it so far. Even if it is an older unit, it doesn't look like its age, and I would say it has been a great choice so far for me. Obviously, I would have thought twice if I had to pay for a brand new one because it is still an older technology with the risk of being discontinued. I talked to Dell, and they're still selling it, but they're not promoting it. They're promoting another line of products right now for hyper-converged, which are much more expensive."

"The solution is less expensive than competitors."

"The solution price of Dell PowerEdge VRTX could be reduced. However, when comparing the price of Dell PowerEdge VRTX to other solutions, such as HP and Lenovo, it was the best price for what they offer."

"We bought a license for seven years."

"We are renewing the support and we are purchasing the license for the software."

"This product is more reasonably-priced than similar solutions by HPE."

"The pricing is low."

"I use it as an open-source tool."