Morphlabs announced the launch of a new, compact, OpenStack-powered cloud infrastructure at the O’Reilly Open Source Convention 2012.
PORTLAND, Ore. Morphlabs , a provider of dynamic infrastructure services
for the enterprise, has launched the mCloud
Helix, a new converged private cloud infrastructures for enterprise IT
consumers.
The mCloud Helix, a compact, scalable and
efficient form of private cloud infrastructure, is powered by the open-source
OpenStack cloud computing platform, and combines high performance solid-state-drive-powered
(SSD-powered) nodes and preintegrated ZFS to eliminate the need for expensive
enterprise SANs, the company said.
Morphlabs introduced mCloud Helix at the OReilly Open Source Convention (OSCON)
July 17, also known as OpenStack Day at the event. The Morphlabs solution
combines one of the smallest footprints of any cloud infrastructure on the
market with unmatched density to set a new energy standard for watt/virtual CPU
(vCPU). The Morphlabs mCloud Helix is built and tested on Dell PowerEdge C
servers, which use the latest hyperscale technology for performance and
efficiency. In addition, CoreSite, a national provider of network-rich data
centers, has worked with Morphlabs to optimize its infrastructure for
enterprises seeking to deploy their own mCloud Helix.
This Morphlabs solution is valuable to
customers interested in a simple deployment for a compact private cloud, John
Igoe, executive director of cloud and big data solutions at Dell, said in a
statement. The combination of Dell PowerEdge C servers and Morphlabs software
enables customers with a streamlined, efficient approach to private cloud
infrastructure.
mClouds architectural approach provides
affordable price performance and is easily extensible, the company said. Rather
than relying on antiquated and expensive blade/SAN (storage area network) architectures,
mClouds modular hyperscale converged infrastructure scales compute and storage
simply and efficiently, lowering the barrier to entry. The mCloud Helix takes
the gains of all-SSD, OpenStack-powered cloud computing one step further,
reducing the energy costs of powering and cooling private cloud infrastructure,
delivering an enhanced power efficiency rating of under 10 watts/vCPU.
The mCloud Helix empowers customers to take
home and immediately deploy private clouds using best-of-breed open-source
software and hardware without requiring a massive CapEx investment, Morphlabs
CEO Winston Damarillo, said in a statement. Working closely with Dell, we have
packed the high-performance benefits of mCloud into a remarkably small
footprint, making it possible for small and medium businesses to grow industry-standard
private clouds to match workloads without investing in massive, complex
build-outs.
Morphlabs is also working closely with
leaders in the hosting space to develop novel applications of their technology,
including Media Temple, a provider of Web hosting and cloud services. Media
Temple has partnered with Morphlabs to develop implementations of the mCloud
Helix. The partnership is part of Media Temples ongoing initiative to stay on
the leading edge of development for the private cloud, the company said.
Media Temple has been looking to projects
like OpenStack as part of our continued effort to develop and deploy scalable
products that deliver value to our customers faster and more reliably, Albert
Lopez, Media Temple CTO, said in a statement. Collaborating with Morphlabs
ensures that our development teams will continue to create efficient, scalable
and affordable cloud-hosting solutions, all while decreasing our carbon
footprint and maintaining the high standards our customers demand.
Morphlabs is making it easy for service
providers like Media Temple to get up and running quickly with OpenStack, said
Jonathan Bryce, chairman of the OpenStack Project Policy Board. "Their
mCloud Helix solution demonstrates how OpenStack can not only be used to deploy
public cloud services, but also efficient, enterprise-class private
clouds."
The scalable mCloud Helix solution enables
customers to add mCloud Helix units as compute and storage needs increase,
providing customizable cloud solutions to businesses based on specific
objectives and demands. CoreSite has optimized its infrastructure for customers
to deploy their own mCloud Helix units. And as part of its relationship with
Dell and Morphlabs, customers buying an mCloud Helix and deploying the unit at
any of CoreSites 14 data centers nationwide are eligible for discounted
pricing.
We are very pleased to work with Morphlabs
to bring the benefits of the mCloud Helix to the enterprise. This innovative
product that delivers record-breaking watt/VM with this price/performance
requires a secure, power-dense data center which CoreSite provides, Jarrett
Appleby, chief operating officer of CoreSite, said in a statement. As we
expand our Network Centric Computing Platform, relationships with industry
leaders such as Dell and Morphlabs are a critical part of our business
strategy.
Dell provides global support for mCloud
configurations, enabling four-hour response times anywhere in the world and
delivering a world-class supply chain to provide the latest, most efficient and
cost-effective data center technology to customers, the company said.
Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named 'one of the most active middleware reporters in the world' by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the 'Who's Who in Enterprise Java' deck.
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