Cisco Systems, one of the world’s largest technology companies, signaled last week that it has more than a passing interest in cloud infrastructure by submitting a design for OpenStack: Network as a ...

The OpenStack community today announced the release of OpenStack 2026.2 (Hibiscus), the 34th release of the world's most widely deployed open source cloud infrastructure software. OpenStack allows ...

As IT professionals look to private and hybrid cloud to boost their digital businesses, OpenStack has become a leading platform for evaluation. Some enterprises have already established the practical ...

While open source tools tout flexibility and customization capabilities, these tools -- including OpenStack -- aren't suited to all businesses. OpenStack network requirements greatly revolve around an ...

Cloud Security is currently top of mind for IT. In this blog post, I will provide a 10 point checklist to help you secure your OpenStack Neutron networking service. Ensure that you use “Defense in ...

As organizations require more generalized network engineer skills to operate effectively, siloed IT teams may be unequipped to handle changing technology capabilities. This is especially true for ...

The latest bi-annual survey data of OpenStack users shows a continuing march of the open source cloud software into mainstream of enterprises, but also the project’s continued challenges related to ...

The sixth and latest version of OpenStack software, code named Folsom is generally available today with new support for next-generation software-defined networking (SDN) baked in as a core component.

OpenStack has long been portrayed as a low-cost avenue for creating private clouds without lock-in. But like many projects of its sprawl and size, it’s valuable for its subfunctions as well. In ...

With the acquisition of virtual networking technology developer Nicira, VMware is moving closer to the rival OpenStack open cloud software community and breaking down the barriers between clouds built ...