Europe warms to OpenStackGigaOMOpenStack is finally taking off in Europe, it seems. As with most cloud infrastructure, uptake has been somewhat behind the curve here, but it looks like things are changing. OpenStack Foundation COO Mark Collier (L) and Executive Director Jonathan …

Public cloud shakeup: VMware in, Dell out, and OpenStack in limbo?Network WorldAs had been rumored, Dell announced this week that it would no longer pursue building an OpenStack-powered public cloud, it would cease its VMware-powered public cloud and instead work with partners to deliver public cloud services to customers.Dell's downsized cloud ambitions might actually work …

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The VAR Guy Red Hat OpenStack, Linux, Virtualization: Cloud Triple Play?The VAR GuyOpenStack, the open source cloud platform, has hundreds of backers. But like Linux, multiple OpenStack distributions may emerge on the market. That could trigger customer confusion and indecision. Enter Red Hat (NYSE:RHT), the leading provider of …

DatacenterDynamics OpenStack cloud builder Cloudscaling nets $10M from Juniper, Seagate and …GigaOMCloudscaling, a company that's made its name actually building OpenStack clouds for real customers including Korea Telecom, just closed a $10 million Series B round including money from new backers Juniper Networks' Junos Innovation Fund and …Juniper, Seagate stuff cash down Cloudscaling's OpenStack trousersRegisterOpenStack-powered …

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Inquirer Dell spikes VMware public cloud and OpenStack plans for partner servicesZDNetThe Texas-based hardware maker announced yesterday it will discontinue its IaaS vCloud Datacenter Service and has also scuttled plans to launch an OpenStack-based public cloud as well as a public storage as a service offering. Customers with IaaS from …Dell's revised strategy steps back …

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iWeb Unveils Fully Managed Cloud Hosting Service Based on OpenStackTalkin’ CloudIaaS provider iWeb has released a fully managed cloud hosting service based on OpenStack. According to the company, cloud service provides guaranteed disk speed as a key element of overall system performance. "When we looked at the market we …

Dell to Enable Hyper-V and Windows Server 2012 Support for OpenStackMarketWatch (press release)ROUND ROCK, Texas, May 20, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Dell today announced it will enable Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V as a viable hypervisor choice for the OpenStack cloud platform. This development, which is the first instance of a leading …