HP is the latest tech vendor to join the open-source OpenStack cloud computing project.
Hewlett-Packard is jumping on the OpenStack cloud computing bandwagon, a day
after rival Dell
unveiled a cloud computing solution based on the open-source software
stack.
In
a blog post July 27, Emil Sayegh, vice president of cloud services for HP,
said the company had joined the OpenStack project, which was kicked off a year
ago by Rackspace and NASA and now has almost 100 organizations on its
membership list.
Sayegh
noted that HP is the world's largest technology company and has a broad
portfolio of products-from PCs and servers to printers, software, services,
storage and networking-that are all key points in a cloud computing
environment.
"HP
recognizes that open and interoperable cloud infrastructure and services are
critical in delivering the next generation of cloud-based services to
developers, businesses and consumers," he said in his blog post. "It is our
belief that close collaboration with developer communities combined with HP's global
portfolio are cornerstones to delivering the right, seamless and secure
experiences for our customers."
HP
is joining a wide range of tech companies-including such rivals and partners as
Citrix Systems, Dell, Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Cisco Systems, Brocade and
Mellanox Technologies-that have signed on to the year-old organization, whose
goal is to create an open and standard cloud environment for both public and
private clouds. All the code for OpenStack is available under the Apache 2.0
license.
According
to the Website, members "strongly believe that an open development model is the
only way to foster badly-needed cloud standards, remove the fear of proprietary
lock-in for cloud customers, and create a large ecosystem that spans cloud
providers."
Dell
officials on July 26 rolled out their Dell OpenStack Cloud Solution, which
brings together the vendor's cloud-optimized PowerEdge C servers with the
OpenStack cloud platform and Dell's "Crowbar" OpenStack installer, which
manages the deployment and operation of the OpenStack environment.
HP's
Sayegh said the company already is taking an active role in the OpenStack
community.
"We
see this as an opportunity to enable customers, partners and developers with
unique infrastructure and development solutions across public, private and
hybrid cloud environments," he wrote, adding that members of HP's cloud
development group already are working on OpenStack's Launchpad and channel
projects.
HP
also is a sponsor of the OpenStack Design Summit and OpenStack Conference in Boston
in October.
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