Director InfoSec, Service Delivery at CBY Services
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2024-05-16T02:56:48Z
May 16, 2024
OpenStack is a wonderful product, and it should have a single dashboard for cloud management and on-premises systems, similar to VMware. Multiple windows are currently used. If one orchestration table was available, that would be a great improvement. The platform could be enhanced to be easier to use, especially in report generation for complex Rackspace, strategic management, and other small things that could be added to the system.
Associate Software Test Solution Architect at AFour Technologies
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2023-09-29T12:10:00Z
Sep 29, 2023
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 expanding these choices could be beneficial.
Software Engeenir at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
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2023-05-31T10:42:00Z
May 31, 2023
Compared to Microsoft Azure, Rackspace OpenStack lacks an ecosystem and needs to have one. Azure has everything that comes along with the Microsoft ecosystem. Whereas the problem with OpenStack is the fact that it is not commonly used. Also, it's not easy to get into and understand. In contrast, with something like Azure, there's a massive community around it. It's a very quick and easy thing to learn in comparison. That's one of the biggest drawbacks of Rackspace OpenStack.
Rackspace OpenStack is constantly changing with new services and features being released every six months. This quick release cycle makes it difficult to keep up with all of the changes. 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. By making this feature called Freezer more mature, enterprises may be more likely to adopt Rackspace OpenStack.
DevOps Engeneer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
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2023-01-17T18:56:29Z
Jan 17, 2023
OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools. If you want to do some tasks, for example, if you want to create a domain in OpenStack, you must do that in command line. There isn't any GUI available, and new users might find the command line difficult to understand. OpenStack isn't so easy for people who don't practice. They need to simplify the product and make it more visual for beginners.
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
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2020-02-16T08:27:00Z
Feb 16, 2020
In terms of what needs to be improved, I would say the support. You're asking for the Rackspace OpenStack and I'm working on the open source OpenStack. Rackspace might have some good support but the open source OpenStack doesn't have support because there are too many versions coming and too many people are customizing it. That's why the support is a problem for open source versions. It needs to develop a very good user interface which can compete with the public cloud. In the next release, I would like to see more of the load balancing technologies and applications from the public cloud which OpenStack doesn't have right now.
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.
OpenStack is a wonderful product, and it should have a single dashboard for cloud management and on-premises systems, similar to VMware. Multiple windows are currently used. If one orchestration table was available, that would be a great improvement. The platform could be enhanced to be easier to use, especially in report generation for complex Rackspace, strategic management, and other small things that could be added to the system.
The deployment process could be easy.
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 expanding these choices could be beneficial.
Compared to Microsoft Azure, Rackspace OpenStack lacks an ecosystem and needs to have one. Azure has everything that comes along with the Microsoft ecosystem. Whereas the problem with OpenStack is the fact that it is not commonly used. Also, it's not easy to get into and understand. In contrast, with something like Azure, there's a massive community around it. It's a very quick and easy thing to learn in comparison. That's one of the biggest drawbacks of Rackspace OpenStack.
Rackspace OpenStack is constantly changing with new services and features being released every six months. This quick release cycle makes it difficult to keep up with all of the changes. 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. By making this feature called Freezer more mature, enterprises may be more likely to adopt Rackspace OpenStack.
OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools. If you want to do some tasks, for example, if you want to create a domain in OpenStack, you must do that in command line. There isn't any GUI available, and new users might find the command line difficult to understand. OpenStack isn't so easy for people who don't practice. They need to simplify the product and make it more visual for beginners.
In terms of what needs to be improved, I would say the support. You're asking for the Rackspace OpenStack and I'm working on the open source OpenStack. Rackspace might have some good support but the open source OpenStack doesn't have support because there are too many versions coming and too many people are customizing it. That's why the support is a problem for open source versions. It needs to develop a very good user interface which can compete with the public cloud. In the next release, I would like to see more of the load balancing technologies and applications from the public cloud which OpenStack doesn't have right now.