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Mirantis made generally available on Thursday a new version of its popular OpenStack distribution, one that extends the latest release of the groundbreaking open-source cloud operating system with a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover how technology helps business compete. One would think that by using an open source cloud operating system like OpenStack, ...

OpenStack is an open source cloud computing platform. Designed as an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environment, this project describes itself as seeking to produce a “ubiquitous open source cloud ...

Cloud computing is enjoying a growing presence in businesses today, and according to forecasts from experts such as Gartner, uptake is only set to rise in the future. As organizations that haven't ...

The transition from private data centers to public utilities won't be an overnight discontinuity but a generational migration. OpenStack represents an interesting middle ground for pure private cloud ...

The developer of Ubuntu Linux and related cloud technologies is making it easier for organizations to modernize small-scale, legacy IT estates and transition from proprietary to open-source solutions.

Deploying OpenStack Neutron for NFV, requires a risk-free Neutron module and plugin means validating a number of protocols, network domains and security parameters ...

Although the likes of eBay and Paypal were quick to nail their flag to the OpenStack mast, it is fair to say that the open-source cloud platform has taken a little longer to win over the enterprise at ...

eBay's decision to spin off PayPal into an independent public company and install new leadership at both companies in 2015 will have a notable cloud spin. The separation will highlight how easy or ...