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Cisco Piston Enterprise OS [EOL] vs Scalr comparison

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Cisco Piston Enterprise OS ...
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
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Scalr
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (37th)
 

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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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Global Head - DevOps and AIOps Startegist at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Enterprise governance has transformed how we automate terraform and manage policy as code
Scalr's UI and documentation could be more intuitive, especially for first-time users. During onboarding, I identified the need for improved documentation, especially for first-time users navigating various challenges, which has led to some struggles in finding the right answers in the documentation. Better search capabilities and more comprehensive documentation that is easy to navigate would be beneficial.
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Pros

"It offers enough support so that you don't need to have the need to get another device."
"Scalr has helped bring consistency and governance to our workflows, especially at scale, and it is a strong product."
 

Cons

"The solution is just too expensive, so maybe the pricing could be better."
"Scalr's UI and documentation could be more intuitive, especially for first-time users."
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What needs improvement with Scalr?
Scalr's UI and documentation could be more intuitive, especially for first-time users. During onboarding, I identified the need for improved documentation, especially for first-time users navigatin...
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Scalr is used for Terraform automation, policy enforcement, and centralized governance across multiple cloud environments. It is primarily used by DevOps and cloud engineering teams, supporting mul...
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Scalr is a strong choice if someone needs enterprise-grade Terraform governance, but it is essential to plan proper onboarding and policy design upfront. This review has been rated 8 out of 10.
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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.

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The Scalr Enterprise-Grade Cloud Management Platform enables today’s enterprises to achieve cost-effective, automated and standardized application deployments across multi-cloud environments. Scalr utilizes a hierarchical, top-down approach to policy enforcement that empowers administrators to find the balance between the needs of finance, security, IT and development teams.

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Sample Customers

Kuwait Petroleum Italia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
JPL, Expedia, Samsung, Acxiom, Accenture, Sony, Merkle, Autodesk
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