Cloudscaling’s Randy Bias: The time for OpenStack to embrace Amazon is now
July 24, 2013
Grazed from ITWorld. Author: Nancy Gohring.
Practically since OpenStack was started there has been discussion about whether it should fully support Amazon Web Services’ APIs. Doing so would make it easy to port applications between an OpenStack cloud and AWS. It would also let businesses easily build hybrid apps that run internally on an OpenStack cloud and on AWS.
Cloudscaling’s Randy Bias has been vocal about his support of fidelity with AWS. But in a blog post this morning he contends that given the continued strong growth of AWS, the need is now urgent. He basically argues that there’s no hope for OpenStack in the public cloud market so it would do well to support interoperability with AWS and Google Compute Engine if it wants to hold on to the private cloud market…
It’s true that interoperability with AWS would be good for OpenStack in the private cloud market. But it’s easier said than done. In making his point, Bias slams Rackspace for resisting the embrace of AWS. I’ve asked Rackspace to weigh in but haven’t heard back. I’ll update if they respond with anything meaningful. (Update: Rackspace declined to comment.)…
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