Cloud Computing: VMware Welcomed Into OpenStack Foundation
September 24, 2012
Grazed from CRN. Author: Jack McCarthy.
The OpenStack Foundation has officially launched and is moving ahead with its mandate to foster open, interoperable cloud computing. In a board of directors meeting last week, the OpenStack Foundation opened for business and, among its first acts, accepted virtualization giant and one-time OpenStack rival VMware as a full-fledged board member, and it set an Oct. 15 release date for the launch of its Folsom cloud networking project.
Jonathan Bryce, OpenStack’s executive director, said that after a year of preparation, the foundation is ready to move ahead with a $10 million budget and lead the more than 150 companies that have joined…
The inclusion of VMware gives breadth to the foundation, as what was once seen as a rival is now part of the open-source cloud ecosystem…
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