ShapeBlue Leaders: Driving the Future of Open Cloud
We are delighted to welcome Khachatur Nazaretyan as ShapeBlue’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With over 20 years of experience in IT and cloud infrastructure, Khachatur brings extensive expertise in enterprise cloud architecture, technology leadership and large-scale infrastructure transformation. We sit down with Khachatur to discuss his vision for ShapeBlue’s technology strategy, the evolving role of […]
ShapeBlue and NTT DATA Hungary Partner to Help Eastern European Enterprises Migrate to Open Source
ShapeBlue and NTT DATA Hungary are combining global Apache CloudStack expertise with local market knowledge and managed services to help enterprises move from vendor dependency to infrastructure freedom. ShapeBlue is pleased to announce a partnership with NTT DATA Hungary to help enterprises across Hungary and Eastern Europe move away from restrictive vendor dependencies and towards […]
Meet ShapeBlue at Community Over Code Glasgow 2026
This October, ShapeBlue is heading to Glasgow for Community Over Code 2026, the official open-source conference of The Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Taking place from 11–14 October, Community Over Code brings together contributors, committers, users and organisations from across the Apache ecosystem for four days of technical sessions, real-world experiences and open source collaboration. Apache […]
Executive Perspectives: ShapeBlue Leadership Talks: An Interview with Giles Sirett, CEO of ShapeBlue
Could you introduce yourself – who is Giles Sirett? I’m the CEO and founder of ShapeBlue. I founded ShapeBlue in 2011. I’m responsible for overall strategy, strategic partnerships, sales, and finance, and I have oversight of the various teams within the company. Before ShapeBlue, I’d been in the industry for 20 years. I was CEO […]
From CloudStack User to Head of Cloud Architecture at The CloudStack Company
Hi, I’m Ingo, and I’d like to share a bit about my journey and my first six months at ShapeBlue. Before joining ShapeBlue, I worked in a variety of roles across the IT infrastructure landscape — from Cloud Systems Engineer to Team Lead and eventually Head of Datacenter. My career has always revolved around infrastructure: […]
Executive Perspectives: ShapeBlue Leadership Talks: An Interview with Rohit Yadav, CTO of ShapeBlue
For our readers- who is Rohit Yadav? I’m Rohit Yadav, CTO at ShapeBlue and a long-time contributor to the open source cloud orchestration project Apache CloudStack as a committer and PMC member. In the open source community, over the years, I’ve held various roles including the VP of the CloudStack project and release manager of […]
Executive Perspectives: ShapeBlue Leadership Talks: An Interview with Ivet Petrova, Marketing Director of ShapeBlue
Who is Ivet Petrova? Marketing Director at ShapeBlue and Apache CloudStack PMC Member. I am a change-driven professional passionate about tackling new challenges. I’ve been working in the IT industry for the majority of my career, closely following its rapid evolution, emerging trends, and innovations. As a professional, I strive to lead by example – […]
Executive Perspectives: ShapeBlue Leadership Talks: An Interview with Steve Roles, COO of ShapeBlue
For those unfamiliar – who is Steve Roles, and what is your role at ShapeBlue? I am the Chief Operations Officer (COO). As COO there isn’t an area of the business that I’m not involved with – sales, finance, the service desk and project management to name but a few. I guess most of my […]
What Enterprises Can Learn from Cloud Service Providers
Enterprises face a multitude of technology challenges when managing internal infrastructure and virtualization, that often hinder their ability to operate efficiently and innovate at scale. Legacy systems and technical debt can create barriers to efficiency. Cloud adoption, while beneficial, brings its own set of issues related to governance, performance optimization, efficiency and cost control, especially […]
Empowering Excellence: ShapeBlue’s Commitment to Employee Ownership
At ShapeBlue, our employees are not just our workforce – they are our partners in success. We have built our organisational culture around core values of empowerment, ownership and responsibility, openness, honesty and fairness, and creating value through our work. Our commitment to these principles forms the foundation of our employee ownership model, fostering a […]