Thanks Rohit Some useful reading, which I found interesting.
Would I be correct to assume vAPPs in XS is a basic version of VPC in CS, or are they totally different. regards Ian Regards Ian On 29 June 2014 14:28, Rohit Yadav <rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com> wrote: > Hi Ian, > > Hi All >> >> Openstack is now dumped as the preferred route to a private cloud >> solution. >> Due to the issues with getting that installed, I need to get buy-in to >> consider redeployment using Cloudstack. >> >> We have got xenserver 6.2 running with EQLX as shared storage, so no >> issues >> with these. >> >> What I am struggling with is being able to list the benefits of CS over >> just XS deployment. So if anyone has migrated from XS to CS due to >> restrictions, plase advise what these were. >> > > You can control a cluster of XS hosts using XenCenter but it may not be > scalable and manageable since you mention that in future you may need to > support multiple sites, need account/project management etc. > > OpenStack is not a turn-key solution, I think it's more like a > toolkit/framework so it usually takes a lot of time. Apache CloudStack > on the other hand is a turn-key solution. You may google why people > chose CloudStack, see this for example: > http://insights.wired.com/profiles/blogs/why-cloudstack > > As for list of features, some of the them are listed here: > http://cloudstack.apache.org/software/features.html > > We need to be able to deploy across multiple sites and isolate 'projects' >> and future expectations is SaaS/PaaS requirements as we diversify our >> product ranges. >> > > If it gives you some assurance, there are large number of hosting, > IaaS/Paas/SaaS companies using it: > http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack/are-these-people- > really-all-using-cloudstack/ > > You may checkout following case studies where people are doing PaaS/SaaS > work using CloudStack: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Case+Studies > > Regards, > Rohit Yadav > Software Architect, ShapeBlue > M. +91 88 262 30892 | rohit.ya...@shapeblue.com > Blog: bhaisaab.org | Twitter: @_bhaisaab > Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services > > IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/ > iaas-cloud-design-and-build//> > CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/> > CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/> > CloudStack Infrastructure Support<http://shapeblue.com/ > cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> > CloudStack Bootcamp Training Courses<http://shapeblue.com/ > cloudstack-training/> > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or > opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the > intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based > upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender > if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a > company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a > company incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue > Ltd. Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil > and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a > registered trademark. >
