Managed OpenStack

IT teams are considering public cloud providers like AWS to satisfy growing user demand for self-service access to infrastructure, automation, and more. But for some, concerns around security, unpredictable costs, and data gravity/lock-in require IT to consider approaches that leverage on-premises infrastructure. Often, virtualized infrastructure is already in place, raising the question of how to

Private clouds provide a valuable opportunity for VMware customers to increase the utility of their existing vSphere infrastructure. Those considering OpenStack to achieve automation, self-service, and programmatic infrastructure access may wonder how Platform9 Managed OpenStack for vSphere (Platform9) compares with VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO). This brief will explain some of the key features that differentiate

Get an overview of the different open source tools to install OpenStack and their pros/cons. To help you make an informed decision, we’ve put together this guide to cover some of the popular OpenStack installation tools like DevStack, RDO Packstack, OpenStack-Ansible, Fuel and TripleO.

Private clouds provide a valuable opportunity for VMware customers to increase the utility of their existing vSphere infrastructure by enabling self-service and programmatic access to infrastructure for end users. This white paper examines two private cloud solutions for VMware vSphere users – Platform9 Managed OpenStack for vSphere (Platform9) and VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) – comparing

This Tech Guide explores five design patterns for deploying OpenStack, providing criteria for evaluation, relative strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches, and a checklist comparing the various options and the vendors who provide solutions for each.