For OpenStack local storage, admins can choose from several different options. For example, IT teams typically use local drives to boot up compute nodes more quickly, but another option is to deploy ...

Attack the Stack: 5 Tips for Successful Cloud Deployment When it comes to OpenStack, just about any kind of storage system can be hooked up to the open source framework for managing cloud deployments.

The software-defined datacentre represents the current phase in the evolution of IT delivery to the business. It is an approach largely driven by virtualisation and the rise of VMware -- and to a ...

Server virtualisation has transformed the datacentre, spurring growth and consolidation in x86 workloads. And as virtualised infrastructures have matured, the ecosystem surrounding them has moved to ...

The ascent of OpenStack, the open source framework for private and public clouds, has been nothing short of meteoric from its beginnings in 2010. The platform has become a genuine phenomenon with more ...

This week has been the semi-annual OpenStack Summit in Atlanta, GA. In a rare occurrence I’ve been able to be here as an attendee, which has given me wide insight into a world of Open Source ...

Building a cloud without storage is like building a house without closets, cupboards, cabinets, or garage space. In each instance, the finished product might elicit oohs and aahs from the outside, but ...

Rackspace has relinquished the reigns of the OpenStack code to an independent foundation and has made significant progress on its own commercial plans. At OpenStack Summit Wednesday, one Rackspace ...

San Francisco-based SwiftStack has announced the general availability of its private cloud storage product. The company’s software-defined storage (SDS) solution is based on the OpenStack Swift object ...

The ascent of OpenStack, the open source framework for private and public clouds, has been nothing short of meteoric from its beginnings in 2010. The platform has become a genuine phenomenon with more ...