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History of OpenStack
OpenStack began as an open source cloud initiative by NASA and Rackspace Hosting in 2010. Their mission? To create a cloud computing platform that met the needs of organizations and enterprises for private and public clouds, no matter what size. They also wanted to ensure that there was enough flexibility to scale up or down depending on the needs of the user. The OpenStack Foundation was set up to govern OpenStack and related projects in 2012. The foundation recently evolved into the Open Infrastructure Foundation. They’ve come a long way since 2010 and over the past 10 years, nurturing a cloud community that only continues to grow and thrive. The vibrant openstack-posts.open-community follows The Four Opens which are a set of fundamental guidelines that are in place to ensure that users receive all the benefits associated with open source software.
Ready to dig into all things OpenStack? As enthusiastic members of the Open Infrastructure Foundation, we are excited to help you better understand Openstack.
What Is OpenStack?
In simple terms, OpenStack is an open source platform that uses merged virtual resources to build, scale and manage private and public clouds. The platform is comprised of projects which act as tools that run cloud-computing services such as networking, storage and image services. You can bundle these projects to achieve your desired result, your way. Thanks to innovations in OpenStack and its timely releases, the latest being Victoria cloud computing has never been more flexible. Deploy the tools you need, when you need them.
How Does OpenStack Work?
OpenStack relies on two types of software to perform all of its tasks: virtualization and a base operating system (OS). The former creates virtual resources that are taken from the hardware. The latter carries out commands given by OpenStack scripts. The open source platform functions as a series of scripts, also known as commands. They’re built into packages that relay tasks that create cloud environments.
In order to function properly, OpenStack needs to work alongside virtualization and base OS. As OpenStack itself doesn’t virtualize resources, it needs to use them in order to build private and public clouds.
Core Infrastructure
Elevating Your Infrastructure Capabilities
Harness Core Infrastructure Services for operations. Enjoy fast VM provisioning, certified Kubernetes, high-performance Ceph-powered block storage, efficient load balancing, and seamless file sharing for a high-performing cloud experience.
- Compute
Fast VM/bare metal provisioning, GPU support, nested virtualization, IPv6, with extended capabilities for specific editions.
- Kubernetes
Certified Kubernetes distribution with seamless block storage integration, auto-healing, auto-scaling, and secure isolated clusters.
- Block Storage
High-performance storage powered by Ceph, offering resilient block storage for VMs, Kubernetes, with encryption.
- Object Storage
Ceph-powered Object Storage Service with S3/Swift compatibility, advanced bucket policies, for secure, scalable data storage.
- Load Balancing
API-accessible load balancing service with TLS termination and health checks for optimal application performance.
- File Sharing
API-driven file sharing service with native block storage integration providing NFS shares for VMs, Kubernetes.
Network and Security
Empowering Network & Security Operations
Experience comprehensive networking with virtual routers, efficient DNS management, robust identity service, and secure key management. Benefit from features like network offloading, encryption, and key rotation for enhanced efficiency and security.
- Networking
Leverage fully distributed networking with virtual routers, comprehensive topology, and network offloading features, powered by OVN.
- DNS
Flexible, scalable domain name system management with API access for efficient routing to internet applications.
- Identity
Robust Identity Service at cloud's heart supports application credentials, LDAP/SAML/OpenID connect integration for select editions.
- Key Management
Secure key management service with encryption, key rotation, TLS certificate storage, and HSM support for select editions.
Data & Deployment
Streamlining Data & Deployment Processes
Leverage advanced orchestration for infrastructure as code, integrated image storage with tenant sharing, and high-performance big data service. Features include nested stacks, native block storage integration, and seamless tool integration.
- Orchestration
Advanced Orchestration service for defining infrastructure as code, supporting nested stacks and all OpenStack resources.
- Image
Integrated platform for image storage with tenant sharing and native block storage integration, powered by Glance.
- Big Data
High-performance Big Data service based on OpenStack Sahara, designed for scalability, efficiency, and seamless tool integration.
What Can You Do With OpenStack?
Did you know that OpenStack is the leading open source option for building public cloud environments? An open source cloud arises from the mutual benefits that both, open source and cloud computing, bring to each other. That’s something worth highlighting. No matter what the size of your enterprise or business you can utilize OpenStack as your cloud provider The same can be said about an OpenStack powered private cloud. From containers to virtual machines Openstack is a solid foundation for your cloud solutions no matter what industry you’re in. Being both powerful and cost-effective
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