Ex-NASA OpenStackers launch Nebula cloud control freak appliance

I wrote up a long post wondering about the efficacy of deploying an openstack solution that combines so many features into one box (the network (quantum?) and controller)... and then I read further down into the article that the price per unit is expected to be $100,000??

I question exactly who in this space is going to pay that kind of fee when you can get a distributed solution from a company like Piston for a much lower cost (also, you're distributing more in a case like this).

The ability to have everything in one plug-and-play device is quite tempting but also runs kind of counter to the general OpenStack environment in many ways.

I have no idea why a software platform company is selling hardware.

What does this thing do? Orchestrate rightscale?

This horribly written article treats the phrase "control freak" as if it's a term the general public knows.