Openstack, Lock-In, Support Costs, and Open Source Free Lunches

After Bob Plankers got a lot of response on his first blogpost, he'll discuss some of the points made with these comments and discussions. “*You* control your destiny with open source solutions and this is why open source is so broadly adopted in the enterprise.” – @randybias “You can … [Read more...]

The Stack Wars: OpenStack vs. CloudStack

Is it too confusing to have two different open cloud stacks? I guess not, as long as they're clearly differentiated and targeted at different use cases... Overall, CloudStack is better packaged for enterprise adoption, especially in environments not already familiar with open source. Its … [Read more...]

Cloud Fight – OpenStack Steps Up

VMware appears to have an interesting fight on its hands in the near future in the cloud computing realm. Much has been said about virtualization platform interoperability. VMware is constantly pushing forward with trying to achieve ANSI standards for common virtualization components and … [Read more...]