Cisco Piston Enterprise OS [EOL] vs CloudSphere comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Piston Enterprise OS ...

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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CloudSphere

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Migration (13th), Cloud Management (29th)

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Enterprise677

BS Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

A simple interface and helpful support for a solution that grows with us

It's a flexible enough tool to submit the changes that you want. It gives you the ability to cancel any loop. You can connect new orchestrations together. It offers enough support so that you don't need to have the need to get another device. The user interface is simple and easy to use.

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Asad-Ali

Dev Ops Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Cloud security assessments have improved cost control and vulnerability management across clients

The alerting system could be explored further, as it would help users integrate the alerting system more effectively. Additionally, an AI feature would be beneficial, as AI is prevalent nowadays and could integrate into environments to help customers. I would particularly like to see the AI feature added to CloudSphere so it automatically integrates into our environment and generates comprehensive reports, which would decrease workload from the engineer's perspective. If CloudSphere integrates AI and guides users on which security compliance they need to follow, AI could automatically scan everything and provide a report stating which areas need improvement and what points require attention.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It offers enough support so that you don't need to have the need to get another device."

"I strongly recommend the solution to people."

"CloudSphere is very mature and very effective."

"For the customers I work with, it provides flexibility as far as storage is concerned, so it's security and access."

"We do not need to install any appliances or any agents."

"CloudSphere is a good solution that works well and can integrate with multiple clouds and manage all our customers."

"When I started using CloudSphere, it wasn't mature, and it had multiple issues. For example, my team experienced server issues while using the solution, but recently, I noticed how much CloudSphere has improved. There used to be some latency issues with CloudSphere. It even gave error messages in the past when you select an option such as "the web server is not responding", but it has improved a lot, and now I don't get any errors from CloudSphere. What I like best about CloudSphere is that it has a lot of beneficial features, and it has a single pane for managing multi-cloud environments, which I find very helpful, and it's the main benefit you can get from CloudSphere."

"The scalability of the solution is a godsend."

"The product is helpful for the management, optimization, and utilization of resources."

"Provides multiple kinds of services for managing the clouds of multiple customers."

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Cons

"The solution is just too expensive, so maybe the pricing could be better."

"Their customer support leaves a lot to be desired. The standards are not that great."

"The main issue I experienced from CloudSphere was recently resolved, but an area for improvement in the solution is that it lacks the functionality of migrating resources from one public cloud to another. If CloudSphere could provide that functionality, that would be very beneficial to users and companies."

"CloudSphere is not keeping up with the pace of the cloud and there are a number of services that can't be deployed using CloudSphere."

"One of the cons of this product is that it will not discover all the applications running."

"The alerting system could be explored further, as it would help users integrate the alerting system more effectively."

"When we start the scanning of, for example, 500 servers, it will not handle the scan. We need to differentiate the jobs - for example, one job for 100 servers, a second job for another 100 servers, et cetera."

"The next feature I would like to have full disclosure of what's being done with the data."

"The solution must have a single management console for the resources and VMs."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is very expensive."

"It depends on how that model will be used. It might be anywhere between $4 and $15 per license per month. It’s less expensive than other options."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

14%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Construction Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

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Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	7

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What is your primary use case for CloudSphere?

My company relies on security assessments and vulnerabilities in our cloud environment in Azure, so we scan using CloudSphere. We work in MSP and Azure MSP with multiple clients, using two tools: P...

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What advice do you have for others considering CloudSphere?

To others, if a company is looking for a security vulnerability tool or governance and policy tools that help improve their environment, I would recommend CloudSphere because it is very helpful, ea...

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Also Known As

Piston Enterprise OS

HyperCloud

Overview

Piston Enterprise OS (pentOS) is an enterprise grade cloud operating system meeting the security and governance needs of enterprises wanting to use OpenStack for their infrastructure services. pentOS is an OpenStack distro that builds on top of the OpenStack codebase adding some proprietary features to meet the security and governance needs of the enterprise customers.

Cisco

CloudSphere offers a unique multi-cloud management solution with features like attack path analysis, cost management, and predictive insights designed to enhance infrastructure reliability.

Providing an agent-less SaaS-based discovery tool, CloudSphere simplifies multi-cloud management with its single-pane interface, ensuring seamless data access in hybrid cloud environments. Its predictive insights and improved infrastructure reliability are valuable for both development and operational teams. However, it could improve in application management, real-time monitoring, and resource migration across clouds. Issues like inefficient large server scans and limitations in CI/CD integration and application discovery can be hindrances for some users.

What are CloudSphere's key features?

Attack Path Analysis: Identifies vulnerabilities to improve security.
Cost Management: Optimizes spending across cloud platforms.
Resource Optimization: Enhances operational efficiency using predictive insights.
Asset Discovery: Agent-less discovery tool assists in managing cloud resources.
Multi-Cloud Management: Single-pane interface aids in auditing and resource utilization.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Enhanced Infrastructure Reliability: Predictive insights boost stability.
Improved Collaboration: Single-pane interface supports cross-cloud operations.
Risk Management: Attack path analytics bolster security measures.
Operational Efficiency: Cost management features refine cloud spending.

CloudSphere is widely used in DevOps to manage test development networks, monitor application behaviors, and assess risk levels. Ideal for those managing inventories across public clouds, it's found in hyper-converged infrastructures in industries like healthcare, supporting hospital management and integrated services.

CloudSphere

Sample Customers

Kuwait Petroleum Italia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Affymetrix, Bell Helicopter, Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, Porterville Unified School District, Interact for Health, VirtueCom, Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Porch, RMH Group, Meyers Nave, Intraworks, Information Technology, ETTE, Clackamas Community College

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