Open Cloud Initiative Is Dead Long Live OCI
First let me make it clear that Open Cloud Initiative (OCI) is not dead and it is going to stay for a long time advocating openness. Also, I will fight all I can to keep it going. Having said that I am writing this post to re-emphasize something which I have been saying all along. [...]
OpenStack Foundation Launched
The OpenStack Project (previous CloudAve coverage), so far under the “control” of Rackspace, announced their intention to launch a foundation which will control the governance and trademarks of the project. This is a big news and warrants a short analysis because I have talked about this issue when it erupted after Rick Clark’s departure and [...]
OSCON Week: Open Cloud Initiative Launched To Drive Open Standards In Cloud Computing
This is OSCON Week here at Portland, Oregon and it is time for some interesting news involving openness and cloud computing. Last year it was OpenStack and this year, even though the impact factor is not similar, it is Open Cloud Initiative (OCI). Open Cloud Initiative is a non-profit organization put together by a bunch of well known individuals who advocate openness [...]
Eucalyptus Open To OpenStack
Eucalyptus Systems (see previous CloudAve coverage here), the open source academic project which turned into a commercial offering for enterprises, appears to be open about OpenStack (see previous CloudAve coverage here), its biggest Open Source competitor in the space. When OpenStack was established, NASA moved Nebula development from Eucalyptus to OpenStack. Many perceived OpenStack to [...]
