Virtual Event- Building Next-Generation IaaS: LINBIT, Apache CloudStack & Ampere
On October 10th, ShapeBlue, together with the leading SDS vendor LINBIT and the first Cloud Native Processor supplier – Ampere, are hosting…
Unlocking Cost Efficiency: 69% Licensing and Support Savings with CloudStack and KVM-based Cloud vs. VMware vCloud
ShapeBlue conducted a comprehensive cost analysis to assist CTOs in making informed decisions for their IT infrastructure. We compared the costs of running…
Back Working on Apache CloudStack | Meet the Team
Hello everyone, I'm Kishan Kavala and I live in Hyderabad, India. I joined ShapeBlue in March as a Cloud Architect. I started my career in 2004 working…
Auto Enable / Disable KVM Hosts | CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction
This feature introduces the capability to automatically disable KVM hosts when a customizable health check fails, and automatically re-enable…
This feature introduces the capability to automatically disable KVM hosts when a customizable health check fails, and automatically re-enable…
Apache CloudStack and Terraform Solution Brief
IT solution providers must meet the need for a wide range of services within a limited timeframe. A company's competitiveness heavily relies on its…
Reflecting On My First 5 Months at ShapeBlue | Meet the Team
Introduction
Hi all, I am Jithin Raju, and I live in Bangalore. I joined ShapeBlue in March as a Cloud Architect and appreciate everything in this new…
Hi all, I am Jithin Raju, and I live in Bangalore. I joined ShapeBlue in March as a Cloud Architect and appreciate everything in this new…
Joining ShapeBlue and the CloudStack Community | Meet the Team
Hello! I am Vishesh, currently based in Gurugram, India. I joined ShapeBlue six months ago, and it has been a valuable learning experience.
I started…
I started…
CloudStack VMware environment Migration from vSwitch to dvSwitch | CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction
The networking in VMware environments is managed by either standard virtual switches (vSwitch) or distributed virtual switches (dvSwitch).…
The networking in VMware environments is managed by either standard virtual switches (vSwitch) or distributed virtual switches (dvSwitch).…
Customising Source NAT Address for Networks I CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction
While managing a cloud infrastructure, it is sometimes necessary to make changes in network ranges or the reassign IP addresses to routers.…
While managing a cloud infrastructure, it is sometimes necessary to make changes in network ranges or the reassign IP addresses to routers.…
Host Control Plane Status I CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction
Diving into the ever-evolving world of Apache CloudStack, it is undeniable that its continuous enhancement has led it to become an influential…
Diving into the ever-evolving world of Apache CloudStack, it is undeniable that its continuous enhancement has led it to become an influential…
Joining a 100% Employee-owned Company I Meet The Team
Hello all, my name is Kiran Chavala and I am a QA Software Engineer at ShapeBlue. I started at Shapeblue 6 months ago. I am based out of Bangalore, India,…
Visual Resource Metrics I CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction
Viewing historical resource consumption data helps cloud users and operators to easily identify bottlenecks or the over-provision of resources,…
Viewing historical resource consumption data helps cloud users and operators to easily identify bottlenecks or the over-provision of resources,…
State of the Hypervisor Market
In the ever-evolving realm of virtualization, hypervisors are a fundamental technology enabling the management of virtual machines. The choice of the…
Changing Ceph Monitor IP/FQDN in CloudStack
In the last few years, we’ve observed more and more KVM customers using software-defined storage solutions, especially Ceph. Frequently, deployments…
CloudStack Autoscaling I CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Introduction
Apache CloudStack 4.18 introduces the Autoscaling feature, enabling users to allocate and release Instances’ resources automatically.…
Apache CloudStack 4.18 introduces the Autoscaling feature, enabling users to allocate and release Instances’ resources automatically.…
Two-factor Authentication in Apache CloudStack l CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is an authentication method where a user is authorised to login into a system only after successfully presenting…
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is an authentication method where a user is authorised to login into a system only after successfully presenting…
Changing from Cluster-wide to Zone-wide Storage
Historically, all Primary Storage Pools inside CloudStack were Cluster-wide. Each Pool was “dedicated” to one cluster only – or in other words,…
Volume Encryption l CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Introduction
Everyone would agree that data is the most important thing in the cloud today, and after so many breaches, encrypting data is increasingly…
Everyone would agree that data is the most important thing in the cloud today, and after so many breaches, encrypting data is increasingly…
ShapeBlueCon 2023 Roundup
Last week the ShapeBlue team flew in from all corners of the globe to the Lake District, UK, for ShapeBlue Con 2023. The event is our company’s…
Last week the ShapeBlue team flew in from all corners of the globe to the Lake District, UK, for ShapeBlue Con 2023. The event is our company’s…
CloudStack European User Group 2023 Roundup
CloudStack European User Group 2023 took place on the 4th May. ShapeBlue is proud to have supported the event, taking place in London. We would also…
New CloudStack Database Encryption Engine l CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Introduction
As part of its security capabilities, Apache CloudStack encrypts sensitive information such as user credentials and passwords. For over…
As part of its security capabilities, Apache CloudStack encrypts sensitive information such as user credentials and passwords. For over…
Ensuring CloudStack Perimeter Security with Two Factor Authentication and Time-based OTP
Control and oversight of who can access an organization's computer systems and networks and the actions they can perform are referred to as user access…
Cloud Repatriation with Opensource Tools
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst for the widespread adoption of public cloud services, accelerating the digital transformation…
The COVID-19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst for the widespread adoption of public cloud services, accelerating the digital transformation…
ShapeBlue Joins the Good Business Charter, Demonstrating Commitment to Responsible Business Practices
ShapeBlue is delighted to announce it has joined leading companies in the United Kingdom in signing up to the Good Business Charter (GBC), an accreditation…
CNCF Tungsten Fabric and Apache CloudStack – the Future of Cloud Networking
As the world moves into a more connected and digitized future, cloud technologies are becoming increasingly essential for business. However,…
Adaptive Affinity Groups l CloudStack Feature First Look
In Apache CloudStack, Host Affinity and Host Anti-Affinity refer to the ability to deterministically ensure that a set of Instances run on…
Securing Your Data with Volume Encryption in Apache CloudStack
Protecting sensitive data is crucial in the face of growing cyber-attacks, meaning robust security measures are necessary. While backup and disaster…
Secure KVM VNC Connections l CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction
In a previous blog post (https://www.shapeblue.com/api-driven-console-access/) we described the latest improvements around VNC console…
In a previous blog post (https://www.shapeblue.com/api-driven-console-access/) we described the latest improvements around VNC console…
API-driven Console Access l CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction:
The Apache CloudStack Console Proxy (CPVM) is a type of system virtual machine that presents an Instance’s console view via the web…
The Apache CloudStack Console Proxy (CPVM) is a type of system virtual machine that presents an Instance’s console view via the web…
CloudStack Managed UserData – Automating Cloud Services by Maintaining Compliance Policies
UserData is an industry-standard used in IaaS cloud computing and has become a standard tool for cloud administrators and users alike. It provides…
CloudStack Managed User Data l CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction
When launching a new Instance on Apache CloudStack, users can set a UserData script to be executed by cloud-init during the boot process.…
When launching a new Instance on Apache CloudStack, users can set a UserData script to be executed by cloud-init during the boot process.…
Edge Zones l CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Introduction
Edge computing is the talk of the town these days. With the impetus on lowering infrastructure costs, concerns about data protection policies…
Edge computing is the talk of the town these days. With the impetus on lowering infrastructure costs, concerns about data protection policies…
Service Elasticity with CloudStack Autoscaling
Autoscaling enables the automatic adjustment of allocated cloud resources based on traffic spikes and usage patterns. When unused, resources are rigidly…
What’s New in Apache CloudStack 4.18
Apache CloudStack 4.18 is the latest release of the cloud management platform from the Apache Software Foundation and is a result of months of work…
Leveraging Apache CloudStack for Edge Computing
What is Edge Computing?
Edge computing is a distributed computing architecture that brings computing capabilities to the network's periphery, closer…
Edge computing is a distributed computing architecture that brings computing capabilities to the network's periphery, closer…
Reflecting on my Years at ShapeBlue l Meet The Team
Hi everyone, my name is Nicolas Vazquez and I have been working as a software engineer at ShapeBlue for about 5 years now. I live in Uruguay, in Latin…
New to the Community l Meet The Team
Hello all, my name is Jamie Pell. I am from the UK, but I am currently based in Phuket, Thailand. I joined ShapeBlue in March as a Marketing Specialist…
CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2022 Hybrid Event Roundup
Taking place on 14th-16th November 2022 in Sofia, Bulgaria, the CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2022 was a hybrid get-together for the global CloudStack…
Kubernetes CAPI Provider for Apache CloudStack by Amazon Web Services and ShapeBlue
The Kubernetes Cluster API (CAPI) provider for Apache CloudStack allows Kubernetes users to build and manage resources on Apache CloudStack. The provider…
CloudStack Integrations: StorPool Storage – High-performance Primary Storage Platform
Cloud builders worldwide - Managed Services Providers, Hosting Services Providers, Cloud Services Providers, Enterprises, and SaaS Vendors…
VMware Abstraction Using Apache CloudStack
The hypervisor market is in a state of flux. For over a decade, VMware has entrenched itself as the gold-standard virtualisation platform for enterprises.…
ShapeBlue Has Become an Employee-Owned Business
Today we announcе that ShapeBlue is now a 100% employee-owned business: owned by all of its employees, for the benefit of all of those employees.
I…
I…
Press Release: ShapeBlue, the CloudStack company, has become an Employee Owned Business
LONDON, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ShapeBlue, the CloudStack company, today announced that it has become a 100% employee-owned business: owned…
Manage Network Permission l CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Introduction
In Apache CloudStack, users are organized into a logical structure of Accounts and Domains. In previous versions of Apache CloudStack each…
In Apache CloudStack, users are organized into a logical structure of Accounts and Domains. In previous versions of Apache CloudStack each…
Self-service Shared Networks l CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Introduction
In Apache CloudStack it is possible to deploy three types of Guest Networks: Isolated, VPC and Shared Networks. Previously in Apache CloudStack,…
In Apache CloudStack it is possible to deploy three types of Guest Networks: Isolated, VPC and Shared Networks. Previously in Apache CloudStack,…
System VM and Virtual Router Zero Downtime Upgrade l CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction
Apache CloudStack has always been easier to upgrade than many of its competitors, but a common pain point is that when a new release of…
Apache CloudStack has always been easier to upgrade than many of its competitors, but a common pain point is that when a new release of…
IPv6 Support for Isolated and VPC Networks l CloudStack Feature First Look
The IPv6 protocol is a much-needed next step in the world of the Internet and networking in general. With the depletion of publicly routable IPv4 addresses,…
Flexible Service Offerings l CloudStack Feature First Look
Introduction
Apache CloudStack Service Offerings are sets of capabilities that a CloudStack admin makes available to users, defining Instance, Volume…
Apache CloudStack Service Offerings are sets of capabilities that a CloudStack admin makes available to users, defining Instance, Volume…
ShapeBlue Security Advisory for CVE-2022-35741: XXE vulnerability in SAML 2.0 Service Provider Plugin for CloudStack
18 July 2022 13:30 UTC
Versions Affected
Any version of Apache CloudStack >= 4.5 (including currently supported versions: 4.16.0, 4.16.1, 4.17)
Scope
Any…
Versions Affected
Any version of Apache CloudStack >= 4.5 (including currently supported versions: 4.16.0, 4.16.1, 4.17)
Scope
Any…
Structured System Events l CloudStack Feature First Look
The events notification framework is a key component of Apache CloudStack, facilitating traceability of operations, and enabling cloud operators to automate…
ShapeBlue Advisory on Libvirt 8+ Compatibility Issues with CloudStack
Overview
As of the 4.15 release, CloudStack has supported various EL8 operating systems / hypervisors, namely RHEL 8, CentOS 8, Rocky Linux 8 (and…
As of the 4.15 release, CloudStack has supported various EL8 operating systems / hypervisors, namely RHEL 8, CentOS 8, Rocky Linux 8 (and…
CloudStack and ShapeBlue Help DIMSI to Deliver Public Cloud Solutions
For businesses entering the public cloud market, finding the software and partners that enable rapid deployment for their customers can be a…
What’s New in Apache CloudStack 4.17
* The content in this blog is a reproduction from the Apache CloudStack 4.17 release blog, which can be viewed via this link.
Apache CloudStack…
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New Server Status and Metric Views l CloudStack Feature First Look
Overview
In CloudStack 4.17 a brief overview of the status of various services can be retrieved. This includes information on the Management Server(s),…
In CloudStack 4.17 a brief overview of the status of various services can be retrieved. This includes information on the Management Server(s),…
Support for VMs Having Multiple SSH Key l CloudStack Feature First Look
As SSH is the most widely used way to access remote machines, CloudStack provides users with the ability to specify an SSH Key to be added to the list…
CloudStack European User Group 2022 Virtual Event Roundup
Taking place on April 7th, 2022, The CloudStack European User Group was a virtual get together for the European CloudStack Community, hosting 260+…
Telia Utilises CloudStack and ShapeBlue to Maintain a Market-leading Position in the Baltics
The rate of change in the TELCO industry has accelerated over the last few years as customers demand more innovation and faster time-to-market to support…
CloudStack Integrations: LINBIT – Open-source SDS Solution
Apache CloudStack is the leading open-source cloud orchestration platform used by many of the world’s largest public and private clouds. It is a…
Automating Infrastructure with CloudStack and Terraform
Apache CloudStack is one of the most commonly used IaaS platforms, orchestrating infrastructure and maximizing the benefits of cloud computing. Many…
CloudStack vs. OpenStack Comparison – What you need to know before choosing a cloud management system
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is recognized as facilitating speed-to-market and for its ability to drive business agility. When a company demands…
Apache CloudStack 4.16.1.0 Release – Deep Dive
Apache CloudStack 4.16.1.0 is the latest maintenance release as part of the LTS 4.16.x releases. It contains more than 150 fixes and improvements since…
Improvements to VM and Volume Migration | CloudStack Feature First Look
Migration of resources such as virtual machines and volumes is essential functionality for cloud operators, enabling them to load balance or perform…
Granular Control of Dynamic Scaling of VM’s CPU/RAM
Currently, CloudStack allows admins to configure the dynamic scaling of CPU and RAM for the VMs using a global or zone level setting “enable.dynamic.scale.vm”…
CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2021 Roundup – Virtual, November 2021
Taking place over 5 days (November 8 – 12), the CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2021 was the first virtual annual get-together of the Apache…
SystemVM template – Upgrade Improvements
When upgrading Apache CloudStack (ACS) to a newer version one must manually register new SystemVM templates before upgrading the packages. Failing…
What’s new in CloudStack 4.16
Apache CloudStack 4.16 is the latest release of the cloud management platform from the Apache Software Foundation and is a result of months of work…
Adding Comments to CloudStack Objects | CloudStack Feature First Look
CloudStack administrators are currently able to add annotations/comments on hosts, domains or virtual machines. This is useful as administrators may…
GSoC 2021 and Apache CloudStack: The Results
With 16,000+ participants from 111 countries and 715 open-source organizations participating, Google Summer of Code is one of the most popular programs…
CloudStack Stability and Reliability Enables KDDI to Deliver 99.999% Uptime to Their Enterprise Customers
Whilst agility and speed of service are key factors in choosing a cloud management platform, it is becoming apparent that the reliability of that platform…
Support for Custom Resource Icons in CloudStack | CloudStack Feature First Look
A CloudStack resource is typically identified by its name or description, and when creating and managing resources, zones are often named by their…
Import Virtual Machines in CloudStack
Since CloudStack 4.14 it has been possible to import virtual machines (VMs) from a vSphere cluster directly into CloudStack, which introduced the concept…
Case Study: IndiQus and ShapeBlue Accelerating Cloud Growth in Emerging Markets
Data localisation is creating multi-million-dollar revenue opportunities for regional ISPs, data centers and telcos. Providing the monetisation and cloud…
The C-level Perspective on Running Open-Source Cloud with Ceph and CloudStack
The cloud and hosting market has experienced a complete transformation during the last decade. While previously there was a range of mid-sized local…
Rocky Linux and openSUSE Support in CloudStack
In December 2020, Red Hat announced major changes to the roadmap of its CentOS distribution, including the early end of life of CentOS 8 in December…
Enable Bulk Actions via the CloudStack UI
Want to start or stop a VM (Virtual Machine), or delete an offering in CloudStack? No big deal. However – what if you need to delete 20 offerings,…
Pricing Your IaaS Offering the Right Way
There is currently enormous market demand for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), with organisations looking for the right solution to host their applications…
vSphere Datastore Cluster State Synchronisation
Apache CloudStack 4.15 introduced several new capabilities for vSphere, including support for datastore clusters. Following production use of the new…
Interview: The story of XCP-ng and its CloudStack Integration
XCP-ng is a high-performance enterprise-level virtualization platform backed up by an active open-source community. Based initially on XenServer it's the…
How to Choose a Cloud Management Platform
As more and more companies build internal private clouds or enter the service provider market with public clouds, the more they will need the right set…
Storage Plugin for Dell EMC PowerFlex | CloudStack Feature First Look
For primary storage, CloudStack supports many managed storage solutions via storage plugins, such as SolidFire, Ceph, Datera, CloudByte and Nexenta.…
Virtual CloudStack European User Group (vCSEUG) – May 27, 2021
Thursday, May 27 was the first-ever vCSEUG, and the first time the community had met since February 2020 (the last pre-COVID meetup in Berlin). It was…
Google Summer of Code – Meet the Mentors
16,000+ students, 111 countries, 16 years and 715 open-source organizations – this is Google Summer of Code! ShapeBlue and the CloudStack Community are…
Customising the CloudStack UI
A lot of work has gone into the CloudStack UI recently, and it is now a modern, role-based UI that not only gives a fresh look to CloudStack but also makes…
XCP-ng 8.2 LTS Support Added to CloudStack
The latest version of XCP-ng - the opensource hypervisor based on XenServer - XCP-ng 8.2 was released in November 2020, and is the first long term support…
Apache CloudStack on RaspberryPi4 with KVM
IoTs have gained interest over recent times. In this article, Rohit Yadav, Principal Engineer at ShapeBlue, explores and shares his personal experience…
L2 Persistent Networks and enhancement of Isolated Persistent Networks | CloudStack Feature First Look
When a network is created in CloudStack, it is by default not provisioned until the first VM is deployed on that network, at which point a a VLAN ID is…
VMware Migration Improvements | CloudStack Feature First Look
Migration of virtual machines between physical hosts or clusters is essential for cloud operators, allowing them to perform maintenance with little or…
Specify VR IP in Shared Networks | CloudStack Feature First Look
If you are a system engineer managing shared networks and deploying virtual machines with CloudStack, you should be aware that currently there is no…
First Few Months at ShapeBlue l Meet The Team
Great team!
Hey there, this is Suresh Kumar Anaparti, from Hyderabad, India. I was born and brought up in the “City of Destiny” (Visakhapatnam)…
Hey there, this is Suresh Kumar Anaparti, from Hyderabad, India. I was born and brought up in the “City of Destiny” (Visakhapatnam)…
Debian replaces CoreOS as CKS template | CloudStack Feature First Look
The CloudStack Kubernetes Services (CKS) uses CoreOS templates to deploy Kubernetes clusters. However, as CoreOS reached EOL on May 26th, 2020 we needed…
CloudStack Kubernetes Service – Cluster Auto-scaling | CloudStack Feature First Look
Since the addition of CloudStack Kubernetes Service, users can deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters in CloudStack. This not only makes CloudStack…
vSphere Advanced Capabilities in CloudStack | CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Introduction
CloudStack vSphere integration has not kept up with the evolution of vSphere itself, and several functions can be performed natively by vSphere…
CloudStack vSphere integration has not kept up with the evolution of vSphere itself, and several functions can be performed natively by vSphere…
Support Virtual Appliance OVA Templates in VMware | CloudStack Deep Dive
Vendors of virtual appliances (vApp) for VMware often produce ‘templates’ of their appliances in an OVA format. An OVA file will contain disc images,…
Role Based Users in Projects | CloudStack Feature First Look
Projects have proven to be a boon in organizing and grouping accounts and resources together, giving users in the same domain the ability to collaborate…
Dynamic Roles Utility | CloudStack Feature First Look
CloudStack has more than 600 APIs which can be allowed / disallowed in different combinations to create dynamic roles for the users. The aim of this feature…
ShapeBlue enables the University of Sao Paulo to deliver federated cloud services | Case Studies
The University of São Paulo (USP) is Latin America’s largest university and Brazil’s most prestigious academic institution. It produces more doctorate…
Back in the community l Meet The Team
Hello all, I’m Harikrishna, and I’m based in Hyderabad, India. I joined ShapeBlue few months ago and I’m very happy to be part of this amazing team.
I…
I…
Choose Open-Source l Meet The Team
Hi, my name is Vladimir Petrov and I am a Software Test Engineer at ShapeBlue. I started 10 months ago and have now been here long enough to share my ‘first…
Share ISO from UI | CloudStack Feature First Look
CloudStack supports sharing templates and ISOs between accounts and projects through the API ‘updateTemplatePermissions’ and sharing templates through…
CentOS 8 Support | | CloudStack Feature First Look
As of 2021, CentOS 7 will be receiving maintenance updates only, and is end of life in 2024. Considering this, it is important that CloudStack supports…
