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Cisco Piston Enterprise OS [EOL] vs CloudSphere comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Piston Enterprise OS ...
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
CloudSphere
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (14th), Cloud Management (33rd)
 

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Enterprise677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise677
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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Isaac Ogbonnaya - PeerSpot reviewer
Isaac Ogbonnaya
Cybersecurity Consultant at Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Attack paths have become visible and cost control is strong but application monitoring still needs work
In my opinion, the best feature of CloudSphere is the attack path analysis, which really helps me to understand how the path works, the misconfigurations, the vulnerabilities, and how they chain together to demonstrate the attack path system. The cost management feature in CloudSphere really helps me so much; it helps me to know the cost visibility, identify the unused resources, eliminate waste, and also helps me in my spending by service across my team and in my overall environment. Using CloudSphere for three years has really helped me tighten my CI/CD pipelines and also my risk-based analytics, understand my attack pathways, the vulnerabilities, and the misconfigurations in my system. CloudSphere's predictive insight really helps me to dictate attack pathway analysis, assisting in mitigating any infrastructure challenges. CloudSphere really helps me with cloud visibility, risk identification, asset discovery, and attack path analysis; they are doing very well in the market right now compared to other software.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It offers enough support so that you don't need to have the need to get another device."
"I strongly recommend the solution to people."
"When I started using CloudSphere, it wasn't mature, and it had multiple issues. For example, my team experienced server issues while using the solution, but recently, I noticed how much CloudSphere has improved. There used to be some latency issues with CloudSphere. It even gave error messages in the past when you select an option such as "the web server is not responding", but it has improved a lot, and now I don't get any errors from CloudSphere. What I like best about CloudSphere is that it has a lot of beneficial features, and it has a single pane for managing multi-cloud environments, which I find very helpful, and it's the main benefit you can get from CloudSphere."
"Provides multiple kinds of services for managing the clouds of multiple customers."
"CloudSphere really helps me with cloud visibility, risk identification, asset discovery, and attack path analysis; they are doing very well in the market right now compared to other software."
"CloudSphere is very mature and very effective."
"The scalability of the solution is a godsend."
"CloudSphere is a good solution that works well and can integrate with multiple clouds and manage all our customers."
"The product is helpful for the management, optimization, and utilization of resources."
"For the customers I work with, it provides flexibility as far as storage is concerned, so it's security and access."
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Cons

"The solution is just too expensive, so maybe the pricing could be better."
"The solution is just too expensive, so maybe the pricing could be better."
"CloudSphere is not keeping up with the pace of the cloud and there are a number of services that can't be deployed using CloudSphere."
"The main issue I experienced from CloudSphere was recently resolved, but an area for improvement in the solution is that it lacks the functionality of migrating resources from one public cloud to another. If CloudSphere could provide that functionality, that would be very beneficial to users and companies."
"There are quite a number of services that can't be deployed using CloudSphere."
"Their customer support leaves a lot to be desired. The standards are not that great."
"The main issue I experienced from CloudSphere was recently resolved, but an area for improvement in the solution is that it lacks the functionality of migrating resources from one public cloud to another."
"The solution must have a single management console for the resources and VMs."
"When we start the scanning of, for example, 500 servers, it will not handle the scan. We need to differentiate the jobs - for example, one job for 100 servers, a second job for another 100 servers, et cetera."
"The next feature I would like to have full disclosure of what's being done with the data."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It depends on how that model will be used. It might be anywhere between $4 and $15 per license per month. It’s less expensive than other options."
"The product is very expensive."
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Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
12%
Healthcare Company
9%
Logistics Company
8%
 

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Also Known As

Piston Enterprise OS
HyperCloud
 

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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CloudSphere offers a unique multi-cloud management solution with features like attack path analysis, cost management, and predictive insights designed to enhance infrastructure reliability.

Providing an agent-less SaaS-based discovery tool, CloudSphere simplifies multi-cloud management with its single-pane interface, ensuring seamless data access in hybrid cloud environments. Its predictive insights and improved infrastructure reliability are valuable for both development and operational teams. However, it could improve in application management, real-time monitoring, and resource migration across clouds. Issues like inefficient large server scans and limitations in CI/CD integration and application discovery can be hindrances for some users.

What are CloudSphere's key features?
  • Attack Path Analysis: Identifies vulnerabilities to improve security.
  • Cost Management: Optimizes spending across cloud platforms.
  • Resource Optimization: Enhances operational efficiency using predictive insights.
  • Asset Discovery: Agent-less discovery tool assists in managing cloud resources.
  • Multi-Cloud Management: Single-pane interface aids in auditing and resource utilization.
What benefits should users look for in reviews?
  • Enhanced Infrastructure Reliability: Predictive insights boost stability.
  • Improved Collaboration: Single-pane interface supports cross-cloud operations.
  • Risk Management: Attack path analytics bolster security measures.
  • Operational Efficiency: Cost management features refine cloud spending.

CloudSphere is widely used in DevOps to manage test development networks, monitor application behaviors, and assess risk levels. Ideal for those managing inventories across public clouds, it's found in hyper-converged infrastructures in industries like healthcare, supporting hospital management and integrated services.

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Sample Customers

Kuwait Petroleum Italia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Affymetrix, Bell Helicopter, Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, Porterville Unified School District, Interact for Health, VirtueCom, Warren Memorial Hospital, Front Porch, RMH Group, Meyers Nave, Intraworks, Information Technology, ETTE, Clackamas Community College
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