Event Roundup: CloudStack European User Group 2024
We were pleased to see that this year’s CloudStack European User Group was another productive and useful event for the CloudStack community. It was great to have ShapeBlue CEO Giles Sirett and Technical Marketing Manager Marco Sinhoreli hosting their own sessions. We were also happy to sponsor the event alongside LINBIT and proIO, who served […]
US Signal Shifting Workloads to Apache CloudStack After Losing Predictability with VMware
Following the challenges arising from Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, US Signal sought an additional IaaS solution to offer their customers. John White, Chief Operating Officer at US Signal, emphasizes the importance of companies controlling their own destinies and having full opportunities for cloud consumption. US Signal is a leading digital infrastructure provider offering cloud, […]
ShapeBlue Team Members will be presenting at the CloudStack European User Group 2024
The ShapeBlue team is excited about the upcoming CloudStack European User Group 2024, scheduled for September 19th in Frankfurt. Hosted by proIO, a leading German Private Cloud and Managed Hosting Provider, this event will feature a day of insightful CloudStack-focus presentations. We are excited to see ShapeBlue CEO, Giles Sirett and Technical Marketing Manager, Marco […]
Hosting a Static Website using CloudStack and MinIO
This tutorial describes how to configure CloudStack together with Minio Object Storage bucket to host a static website. MinIO is an Apache licensed open-source distributed object server, designed to be compatible with Amazon S3, which makes it easy to have the same API interface Static websites do not need server-side programming and databases. They contain […]
Choosing the Right Hypervisor: Apache CloudStack Hypervisor Support
Apache CloudStack stands out by supporting multiple hypervisors, offering organisations the flexibility to choose the one that best meets their specific business needs. This article analyses the three key hypervisors supported by CloudStack: KVM, VMware vSphere and XCP-ng / XenServer. We will examine their features, architecture, performance metrics, and suitability for various workloads and explore […]
KVM Import | CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
Among hypervisors chosen by organisations, KVM stands out as a popular open-source option. While standalone KVM setups and those coupled with virtualization management tools serve many purposes effectively, there’s a growing interest in self-service, multi-tenant IaaS cloud orchestration solutions like Apache CloudStack. This trend is driven by the enhanced features, scalability, and the overall cloud […]
CloudStack VMware to KVM Migration Tool | CloudStack Feature Deep Dive
The recent changes in the virtualization market, particularly Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, have compelled organisations to reassess their technology strategies. CSPs and MSPs, whose business models heavily depend on VMware, find themselves in a precarious position due to the new partnership policies imposed by Broadcom. Furthermore, the simplification of the product portfolio, the bundling of […]
CloudStack OAuth2 | CloudStack Feature First Look
Organisations that manage diverse user bases and want to ensure secure access to their environments often seek to implement standardised authentication protocols in their IT ecosystems. OAuth2, recognised for its wide adoption in token-based authentication, has become widely used for ensuring secure access for users, ensuring the protection of their credentials, and granting access only […]
Automating Infrastructure with CloudStack and Packer
This article shows how to use the Packer tool to build CloudStack machine images or Golden Image. Packer is an open-source community tool by Hashicorp for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. This tool lands in the category of IaC Tools. Packer is lightweight, runs on every major operating […]
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 […]
