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Cisco UCS Director vs HPE Eucalyptus [EOL] comparison

Cisco and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Cloud Management category. Additionally, 71% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.
Cisco UCS Director
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71% willing to recommend
HPE Eucalyptus [EOL]
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    50% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    Cisco UCS Director
    Average Rating
    7.4
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.0
    Number of Reviews
    14
    Ranking in other categories
    Cloud Management (22nd)
    HPE Eucalyptus [EOL]
    Average Rating
    7.0
    Number of Reviews
    2
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
     

    Featured Reviews

    Sunny Nair - PeerSpot reviewer
    Good multi-cloud management capability, but third-party and legacy integration needs improvement
    Normally, UCS Director is used primarily for orchestration, but when we look at a non-Cisco data infrastructure components, the UCS Director needs a bit more improvement in terms of integration with third-party systems and with existing older systems. I feel that more development or a more integrated road map should be set up so that it becomes a common platform for any infrastructure. In the next release of this solution, I would like to see changes in the navigation controls of UCS Director. That would be helpful. Modifying the icons that are available for use, as well as virtualization aspects.
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    HW
    Good interface, and an easy initial setup with good community support on the free version
    The customization should be improved. We should be able to diversify the machine for AWS. When we get involved with that right now, it becomes very bad. Some areas of configuration didn't work for us. The solution should offer more speed and should be able to stabilize the database environment. We've tried to do this, but it hasn't been solid. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. If we want to do an interceptor, what we need is a really high level of TT programming or a specific configuration to be able to scale it out. It works to some extent, but it's not strong. When it does not implement in our center we have to go and manually fix it. The solution should be able to better scale the number of users, especially when you're using the cloud. The solution should extend better into the Microsoft community and companies should be able to run it on Azure Cloud.
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    Pros

    "An easy and strong configuration, along with its low cost, are some of the features of the solution."
    "The most valuable feature of this solution is the fabric sharing."
    "Feature-wise, the solution helps one to add multiple environments in one place...It is a scalable product."
    "Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
    "The main feature of this solution is the integration with all the Cisco solutions and other vendors."
    "A product that really aids in systems management without complexity."
    "The reason we went with Cisco is that it comes at a very negligible cost as part of the BOQ. Compared to the competition's products, which are incredibly expensive, UCS Director is low-cost."
    "This is a user-friendly solution that is very good and easy to use."
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    "The most valuable aspect of the solution is the interface on the console."
     

    Cons

    "The tool should be a lot more intuitive and make it easy for us to understand and migrate."
    "There aren’t any areas of improvement that immediately come to mind."
    "Simplifying the user interface would go a long way to making it more usable."
    "There are a lot of bugs in the solution. This is an area in the solution that can be improved."
    "Currently, Cisco UCS Director is unable to integrate with another product or with a server from another brand."
    "We cannot depend on this solution to manage all of the data center's infrastructure."
    "The product could allow more programmatic opportunities through better development of the API."
    "The areas where this product can be improved are the integrations and the UI. These features are not as friendly compared to VMware products."
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    "The customization should be improved."
     

    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "Cisco UCS Director is expensive...I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten."
    "On a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing around five to six out of ten."
    "I would rate the product's pricing an eight out of ten."
    "The cost of this solution is significant."
    "I rate Cisco UCS Director's price a three out of ten. Cisco UCS Director is not an affordable product. With Cisco UCS Director, there is a need to pay an overall price, which consists of the product, software, and support."
    "The budget doesn’t work for the state and local governments."
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    Top Industries

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    Computer Software Company
    26%
    Financial Services Firm
    20%
    Manufacturing Company
    8%
    Government
    6%
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    Questions from the Community

    What do you like most about Cisco UCS Director?
    Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco UCS Director?
    While the pricing might be seen as expensive, it provides value for money due to reliable service and excellent technical support.
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    What needs improvement with Cisco UCS Director?
    There aren’t any areas of improvement that immediately come to mind.
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    Overview

    Cisco UCS Director enables automated delivery of physical and virtual data center resources, empowering data centers to move at the speed of business.

    Cisco

    HP Eucalyptus helps customers grow revenue and stay ahead of competition by enabling developers to get the IT resources they need in seconds, not days. Its unique AWS compatibility ensures applications are easily deployed in private, public or hybrid cloud environments.

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise
     

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