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 […]
What’s New in Apache CloudStack 4.19
Apache CloudStack 4.19 is the latest release of the cloud management platform from the Apache Software Foundation and is a result of months of work from the development community. Apache CloudStack 4.19 is an LTS (Long Term Support) release that will be maintained for 18 months after release. As always, the release contains a myriad […]
OpenStack Alternatives
While OpenStack is known for its modularity, enabling tailored deployments, many users face issues regarding complexity, resource intensiveness, stability concerns, and challenging upgrades. As a result, organizations are exploring OpenStack alternatives. This article provides insights into the top alternatives to OpenStack – Apache CloudStack, VMware vCloud, and OpenNebula.
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 a cloud using VMware vCloud with those of implementing an open-source solution with CloudStack and KVM-based Cloud. The comparison is based on a hypothetical use case with specific technical requirements and operational […]
How-to-Guide: Migrating to Apache CloudStack from Rovius/CloudPlatform
In recent years, we’ve seen many companies upgrading from Accelerite Cloud Platform (Rovius) and its predecessor Citrix CloudPlatform (which were both single-vendor, commercial products based on Apache CloudStack) to Apache CloudStack itself. Some of the drivers behind their decision are the product stability that a large, global open-source community brings to avoid vendor lock-in and […]
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 underlying hypervisor for CloudStack-based clouds is one of the most important architectural decisions to make, impacting everything from resource utilisation to IT budgeting and the ability to adapt to future technological shifts. Unlike other […]
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 of numerous industries and organizations. Public cloud adoption has also revolutionized services, agility, and the pace of an entire generation of companies but many organizations are starting to realize that it doesn’t come for […]
