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  • "In terms of the cost, the last bill I saw was about $3.5 million, from the latest contract. That might have been for a five-year contract."

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    Overview

    CloudMax OpenStack provides a comprehensive cloud environment with streamlined usability and massive scalability, based on the latest innovations for OpenStack, the leading open-source OS for IaaS and private clouds. Our OpenStack software package gives you the control and flexibility you need in order to build a reliable IT infrastructure, with automated deployment, streamlined management features, and complete virtualization of all cloud, networking and storage components.

    The FlexPod platform, developed by NetApp and Cisco, is a flexible, converged infrastructure solution that delivers prevalidated storage, networking, and server technologies. It’s designed to increase IT responsiveness to business demands while reducing your overall cost of computing. Think maximum uptime, minimal risk.

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    University of Sao Paulo, WD-40, The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group
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    Financial Services Firm16%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Energy/Utilities Company9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Computer Software Company27%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Government7%
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    Small Business11%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise73%
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    AMAX CloudMax OpenStack is ranked 15th in Converged Infrastructure while FlexPod is ranked 1st in Converged Infrastructure with 7 reviews. AMAX CloudMax OpenStack is rated 0.0, while FlexPod is rated 8.8. On the other hand, the top reviewer of FlexPod writes "The flexibility, operational efficiency, and scalability of the solution are good". AMAX CloudMax OpenStack is most compared with , whereas FlexPod is most compared with Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series, Nutanix Acropolis AOS, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, VxRail and Dell PowerFlex.

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