Recently, one of our customers approached us to migrate their ecommerce web hosting stack from their on-prem OpenStack infrastructure to Akamai Cloud. Although this customer appreciated OpenStack’s flexibility, there were a few challenges they faced with OpenStack that led them to Akamai. The Challenges of OpenStack There are three leading challenges with OpenStack. First, there’s the complexity and expertise requirements. Building and maintaining an OpenStack environment is complex, requiring deep expertise in areas such as cloud computing, virtualization, Linux systems administration, and networking. OpenStack’s modular architecture, comprising over 30 integrated services (e.g., Nova for compute, Neutron for networking, Cinder for block storage), calls for precise configuration and ongoing maintenance. Mismanagement of these components can lead to systemic failures, increasing the risk of downtime and data loss. The second challenge of OpenStack is the limited support.…