Monitoring Apache CloudStack & Hypervisors
Download the Apache CloudStack Monitoring White Paper Ensure you receive instant alerts about performance issues, downtime, or important events within your infrastructure. Learn how utilizing Prometheus exporters and Zabbix enables real-time insights into system performance, ensuring proactive issue resolution and resource optimization.This White Paper explores the details of monitoring Apache CloudStack – monitoring of the […]
ShapeBlue Security Advisory : Apache CloudStack Security Releases 4.18.1.1 and 4.19.0.1
Overview Apache CloudStack project has issued an advisory against the following CVEs: CVE-2024-29006: x-forwarded-for HTTP header parsed by default Severity: moderate Description: By default the CloudStack management server honours the x-forwarded-for HTTP header and logs it as the source IP of an API request. This could lead to authentication bypass and other operational problems should […]
ShapeBlue Supporting the Apache CloudStack Community at CloudFest
CloudFest is the #1 internet infrastructure event in the world, connecting the global cloud computing industry. By attending CloudFest, you’ll form the partnerships that help you reach your business goals, and have a great time doing so. CloudFest returns to deliver an even bigger, more engaging live event experience that will surprise longtime attendees and […]
Apache CloudStack as a VMware Alternative
Apache CloudStack provides a seamless transition for current VMware users, offering a straightforward pathway for service providers to adopt a highly scalable and reliable open-source solution. By adopting Apache CloudStack, organizations can ensure vendor independency, ushering in a new era of flexibility and autonomy.
VMware Alternatives Comparison Matrix: Side-by-side comparison with CloudStack as an open-source VMware alternative
After the announcements of price increases and the end of the availability of many VMware products, existing VMware users are evaluating and comparing different technologies in an attempt to find the best VMware alternative fitting their needs in the long term. The Apache CloudStack project is observing a massive interest from cloud and managed service […]
Snapshot Copy | CloudStack Feature First Look
Data replication is an important strategy – to keep valuable data safe and accomplish disaster recovery. Introduced in CloudStack 4.19, the “CloudStack Snapshot Copy” feature adds an important layer of data protection and application availability. It facilitates the replication of the Instance’s Volumes Snapshots across multiple CloudStack Zones, providing a defence against system failures, data […]
Scheduled Instance Lifecycle Operations | CloudStack Feature First Look
While managing their cloud infrastructure, organizations often need systematic (or scheduled) start-up or shutdown of Instances, maybe to ensure optimal resource utilization or adherence to operational timelines. The “Scheduled Instance Lifecycle Operations” feature in Apache CloudStack 4.19 seeks to address this need, offering a structured and automated approach to managing the state of VM instances. […]
VNF Appliance Integration | CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Traditionally, Network Functions (NF) were provided by dedicated hardware appliances, such as routers, firewalls, and load balancers. This hardware could be expensive, inflexible, and difficult to manage. However, in recent years, there has been a shift towards Virtual Network Functions (VNFs), which are software-based network functions that can be deployed on virtualised infrastructure. The VNF […]
Webinar: Apache CloudStack 4.19
Live Webinar, February 29th, 2 PM GMT/3 PM CET Apache CloudStack 4.19: First Look Into the New Release Join us for a live webinar delving into the latest release of Apache CloudStack 4.19, presenting one of the feature-richest releases of the robust IaaS cloud computing platform. With Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware leading to significant operational […]
CloudStack DRS | CloudStack Feature First Look
Balancing workload distribution, ensuring optimal resource allocation, minimising power consumption, and maintaining consistent application performance are complex tasks, especially in large-scale cloud environments. Manual management and rebalancing of workloads can lead to errors and inefficiencies, highlighting a need for an automated, intelligent solution to balance workloads and ensure resource utilisation across all instances and hypervisor […]
