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 […]
ShapeBlue Migrate v0.5.0: Direct NFS Reads for Changed Block Tracking
ShapeBlue Migrate v0.5.0 is now available to all ShapeBlue customers, and it upgrades in place over v0.4.0. The main addition is a new read path for Changed Block Tracking. The migration worker can now read source disks straight from the NFS datastore that holds them, shortening the transfer path and removing the VMware VDDK library from the warm-migration […]
CloudStack European User Group Reaching New Milestones in The Hague
Last week, the CloudStack European User Group took place in The Hague. With a record number of attendees, it officially became the largest CloudStack User Group event to date. Hosted by CBS – Statistics Netherlands, and supported by ShapeBlue and Cyso Group, the event brought together cloud experts, researchers, technology providers, and many professionals attending […]
Discussing Open-Source Cloud and Virtualization Management at CloudFest 2026
The ShapeBlue team once again will be supporting the Apache CloudStack project at CloudFest 2026, taking place in Rust, Germany from 23rd to 26th of March. CloudFest is one of the world’s leading events dedicated to cloud infrastructure and cloud technologies, with 10,000+ attendees. Each year, it brings together leading industry professionals to exchange ideas, […]
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 […]