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Current Filter: Cloud>>>>>News> OpenStack Marketplace Now Features Hosted Private Cloud Options Editorial Type: News Date: 09-2014 Views: 2214 Key Topics: Cloud Open-source Cloud Infrastructure Hosting OpenStack Key Companies: Openstack Foundation IBM Rackspace Key Products: Key Industries: | |||
Addition of Hosted Private Cloud category to OpenStack Marketplace underscores interest among enterprises in different OpenStack consumption models Hosted Private Clouds have become a popular option for users that want to consume OpenStack cloud infrastructure without the responsibility for designing, deploying or operating it. In response to this trend, the OpenStack Foundation today expanded its popular OpenStack Marketplace vendor comparison site with a new Hosted Private Cloud category. One of the biggest advantages for OpenStack users is that there are many ways to consume the software, whether on-premise, in a service provider’s data centre or as a hybrid model. The OpenStack Marketplace was launched in May to give OpenStack users an open and transparent means to evaluate the full spectrum of OpenStack deployment options. The new Hosted Private Cloud category joins Training, Consulting Services, Distributions & Appliances, Public Clouds and Drivers, so users can easily find and compare products that best meet their business requirements. The new Hosted Private Cloud Marketplace category includes detailed information about offerings from Aptira, AURO, Blue Box, IBM, DataCentred, Metacloud, Mirantis, Morphlabs, Rackspace and UnitedStack. All products and services must meet specific technical requirements and be transparent with product information, such as OpenStack versions and capabilities supported. The number of OpenStack Hosted Private Cloud deployments has grown by 2.3x in the past year, based on the most recent OpenStack User Survey. It's an attractive OpenStack deployment model for several reasons:
• Low barrier to entry with little to no upfront capital expenditure
According to Forrester Research: "...the top reported drivers for cloud adoption among enterprise hardware decision-makers using or planning to use hosted private cloud included lowering total cost of ownership (TCO), improved manageability of resources, on-demand capacity, and improved disaster recovery." | |||
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