CloudStack vs. VMware: The Best Open-Source VMware Alternatives
The Broadcom acquisition of VMware has driven rising costs, licensing uncertainty, and vendor lock-in concerns—prompting organisations to actively seek open-source alternatives, with Apache CloudStack emerging as the strongest, most mature, and cost-effective VMware replacement. In this page, you will find detailed information on VMware alternatives if you are looking for a VMware exit path. The […]
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 […]
Apache CloudStack Public Demo Cloud – Get Instant Access to a CloudStack Demo Environment
Open-source technology has the power to transform businesses, providing flexibility, cost-efficiency, and scalability. However, not every organization has the time or resources to thoroughly evaluate new technologies through a detailed Proof of Concept. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the Apache CloudStack Public Demo Cloud—a hassle-free way to explore Apache CloudStack’s capabilities instantly. This initiative […]
Apache CloudStack vs. Nutanix as VMware Alternatives for Virtualisation Management
The search for VMware alternatives has intensified amidst significant shifts in the virtualisation and enterprise cloud computing market, particularly following VMware’s acquisition by Broadcom. In this article, we will compare Apache CloudStack and Nutanix as VMware alternatives. Nutanix and CloudStack emerge as two leading options for virtualization and cloud management. With VMware’s pricing changes and […]
ShapeBlue and Ampere Reference Architecture for IaaS Cloud on ARM64 Architecture
As organizations increasingly build on-premises clouds or enter the Service Provider market with public cloud offerings, the need for the right set of tools to launch, manage and scale the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform has never been greater. However, selecting the appropriate technology stack can be a challenging decision. From hardware to hypervisor, […]
OpenCloud: CloudStack-powered, Public Cloud Performance
At ShapeBlue, we believe that sharing real-world success stories is essential in demonstrating the power and potential of open-source solutions. Open-source technology thrives on collaboration, and every success story strengthens the community, proving that innovation doesn’t have to come with vendor lock-in or unpredictable costs. That’s why we’ve invited Daven Winans, Vice President of Engineering […]
The Next Wave of Innovation – Guest Blog Post by John White, COO, US Signal
Great technologists aren’t just reactive—they’re ahead of the curve, anticipating shifts that drive real innovation. In this guest post, ShapeBlue welcomes insights from John White, a seasoned technologist with a keen eye for game-changing trends. Under his leadership, US Signal has embraced open-source technology to transform how businesses operate, eliminating vendor dependencies and creating more […]
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 […]
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 […]
