Flexibility, low cost and openness are just a few of the benefits of OpenStack. Here are other reasons why it is so appealing to the enterprise.
2Dominant Platform for Private Cloud
In a September 2015 brief, Forrester Research called OpenStack “the dominant platform for private cloud.”
3De Facto Standard in the Enterprise
Just as Linux became the enterprise standard for mainstream workloads, so is OpenStack becoming the standard for cloud platforms.
4Widespread Market Coverage
OpenStack harnesses the innovation of 555 companies from 177 countries.
5Global Footprint
OpenStack is prominent all over the world. Forty-four percent of OpenStack users are in North America, 28 percent in Asia and 22 percent in Europe.
6Broad Industry Adoption
OpenStack continues to gain adoption across a variety of industries including film and media, retail, finance and insurance, consumer goods and manufacturing.
7Fortune 100 Companies Rely on OpenStack
Notable Fortune 100 enterprises such as BMW, Disney and Wal-Mart depend on OpenStack, proving its viability for production environments.
8OpenStack Benefits for Enterprises
OpenStack provides many benefits for the enterprise, including horizontal scaling, many availability zones, high availability and role-based access control (RBAC).
9Why Enterprises Choose OpenStack
Enterprises are looking to OpenStack as a platform to help them design and build net-new applications, get products to market faster, minimize technology dependencies and avoid expensive software licensing fees.
10Barriers to OpenStack Adoption
Despite continued growth in the use of OpenStack, barriers to OpenStack adoption still exist. They include complexity, a skills shortage and perceptions of immaturity.
11Consuming OpenStack as a Managed Service
Using a company like Rackspace helps to simplify the use of OpenStack as enterprises can access OpenStack as a service.
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