Ensuring the performance of an OpenStack cloud is not an easy task, but IBM and Mirantis are hoping to simplify it and assure enterprises who are wary of the open source cloud platform that OpenStack is a viable and well-performing system.
The two companies, both of which are OpenStack Foundation members, have launched Rally, a testing and benchmarking tool that measure OpenStack performance when running various enterprise workloads. As the company noted when notifying us of this news, Rally will help to reassure existing and potential customers of OpenStack’s viability in the enterprise, which was recently called into question by Gartner.