The Sky is the Limit for OpenStack, and the Cloud

IT Connection Blog by Amy Larsen-DeCarlo

Summary Bullets:

• More than 180 corporate members, including some surprising names like VMware, lined up to join the OpenStack Foundation.
• The foundation’s dynamic entrance onto the cloud scene marks the beginning of an important new phase in the on-demand computing era as more organizations see the model as a long term strategic IT solution.

OpenStack is having something of a coming out party with the arrival of the newly minted OpenStack Foundation.  This month’s successful launch of the OpenStack Foundation, designated as the independent organization overseeing the development efforts around the cloud development platform originally developed by NASA and Rackspace, is proof of growing demand for open source solutions to help cloud adopters avoid the dreaded vendor lock in, as well as the real drive by more enterprises into the on-demand IT realm.  Read more of this post at http://bit.ly/V0WGlz

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