Dedicated Cloud Infrastructure with OpenStack
This IDC Perspective explores the use of OpenStack as dedicated cloud infrastructure for organizations looking to implement a private cloud. It describes the capabilities required for a private cloud and illustrates how OpenStack aligns with those capabilities. The pros and cons of deploying and managing a free, open source cloud are explained to help decision-makers.“As organizations venture into the world of dedicated cloud infrastructure, it’s important that they have both commercial and open source choices when making business critical decisions like implementing a private cloud,” explains Rob Tiffany, research director, Dedicated Cloud Infrastructure at IDC.
Executive Snapshot
Situation Overview
OpenStack
Private Cloud Capabilities
OpenStack Capabilities
Identity + Directory Services
Compute
Object Storage
Block Storage
Networking
Images
Orchestration
Bare Metal
Container Orchestration Engines
Containers
Dashboard
Consumption Pricing
Pros and Cons
Advice for the Technology Buyer
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