OpenStack
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CommentsWhat is OpenStack?
OpenStack is a cloud operating system that controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources throughout a datacenter, all managed through a dashboard that gives administrators control while empowering their users to provision resources through a web interface.
OpenStack is a tool in the Cloud Hosting category of a tech stack.
Key Features
ComputeStorageNetworkingDashboardShared Services
OpenStack Pros & Cons
Pros of OpenStack
- ✓Private cloud
- ✓Avoid vendor lock-in
- ✓Flexible in use
- ✓Industry leader
- ✓Robust architecture
- ✓Supported by many companies in top500
Cons of OpenStack
No cons listed yet.
OpenStack Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to OpenStack?
Apache CloudStack
CloudStack is open source software designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly scalable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform.
OpenNebula
It provides a simple but feature-rich and flexible solution for the comprehensive management of virtualized data centers to enable on-premise enterprise clouds in existing infrastructures. It can be primarily used as a virtualization tool to manage your virtual infrastructure in the data-center or cluster, which is usually referred as Private Cloud. It supports Hybrid Cloud to combine local infrastructure with public cloud-based infrastructure, enabling highly scalable hosting environments.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is open source software for building private, AWS-compatible IT, QA, and developer clouds. It makes it easy to deliver cloud computing, just like AWS, from within your data center.
