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We performed a comparison between Cisco Piston Enterprise OS and RightScale Cloud Management Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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A simple interface and helpful support for a solution that grows with us
Some time ago we planned to extend our network, by adding another new orchestration and adding new functions and services. This product supported... Read more →
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Good CMPs for cloud provisioning and excellent scalability
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Pros
"It offers enough support so that you don't need to have the need to get another device."

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"With this platform, users could migrate to the cloud on the go and use public cloud services like Oracle database while integrating with their own local storage.""The most valuable feature is Optima, which is something that we use quite extensively."

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

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"Technical support is an area that can be improved.""There is a problem with integration due to invalid private node security certificates."

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  • "The price is higher than an open-source product, or CloudForms, or IBM Cloud Pak, but it is still not very high."

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    What do you like most about RightScale Cloud Management Platform?
    Top Answer:With this platform, users could migrate to the cloud on the go and use public cloud services like Oracle database while integrating with their own local storage.
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    Top Answer:It can be a bit pricy.
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    51st
    out of 75 in Cloud Management
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    25th
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    Rating
    8.0
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    Piston Enterprise OS
    RightScale MultiCloud Platform
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    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.

    With the RightScale Multi-Cloud Platform, you can mix and match public clouds, private clouds, and virtualized environments to meet your cloud portfolio strategy. In addition to clouds, you can support a portfolio of hypervisors — KVM, Xen, and vSphere — as well as operating systems — CentOS, RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu, and Windows. A portfolio approach gives your enterprise the ability to future-proof your cloud strategy, optimize cost and performance, access a global footprint with best-of-breed capabilities, and gain financial flexibility and negotiating leverage.

    Sample Customers
    Kuwait Petroleum Italia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Rackspace, Softlayer, Cloudstack, OpenStack, Vmware
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    Computer Software Company28%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    University7%
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Cisco Piston Enterprise OS is ranked 51st in Cloud Management while RightScale Cloud Management Platform is ranked 25th in Cloud Management with 4 reviews. Cisco Piston Enterprise OS is rated 9.0, while RightScale Cloud Management Platform is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Piston Enterprise OS writes "A simple interface and helpful support for a solution that grows with us". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RightScale Cloud Management Platform writes "Good CMPs for cloud provisioning and excellent scalability". Cisco Piston Enterprise OS is most compared with , whereas RightScale Cloud Management Platform is most compared with .

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