Dell, Equinix and Rackspace Collaborate to Launch OpenStack Cloud Demonstration Environment
30 3월 2011 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Dell Inc. (Nasdaq:DELL), Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) and
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (NYSE:RAX) today announced that they have
collaborated to develop an OpenStack™ cloud demonstration and test
environment. The demo environment will be available in three data
centers: the Equinix International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) in
Silicon Valley, Calif., and Ashburn, Va., and the Rackspace data
center in Chicago, Ill. The companies also plan to collaborate on
additional demo environments in Equinix data centers in Europe and
Asia in the second quarter of 2011. The demonstration environment
allows organizations to easily and rapidly assess applications on
the open-source cloud platform, simplifying the evaluation process
and speeding the deployment of OpenStack proof of concepts (POCs).
It is the first demonstration of an open standard platform where
geographically dispersed OpenStack clouds can offer customers the
ability to move applications and workloads between them.
OpenStack is a collection of open-source technologies delivering
a massively scalable cloud platform for public and private
clouds. Originally founded by Rackspace and NASA, OpenStack
has grown to be a global software community of
developers, technologists, researchers and more than 50
organizations collaborating to help enable any organization to
create and offer cloud computing services running on standard
hardware.
The OpenStack demo environment integrates the OpenStack cloud
operating system software; services and support from Rackspace®
Cloud Builders; cloud optimized Dell PowerEdge C Intel-based server
technology; and Platform EquinixTM, a global delivery platform of
92 network neutral data centers in 35 metro markets. As a result of
this collaboration, companies can simplify their evaluation of the
OpenStack platform and accelerate the deployment of cloud solutions
modeled after the Dell, Equinix and Rackspace environment.
Enterprises, SaaS (software-as-a-service) providers and network
operators looking to deploy cloud solutions can demo OpenStack in
the Equinix test environment as a precursor to an OpenStack POC.
They can take part in demonstrations of common use-cases and
pre-installed applications or run their own applications to see how
they perform on the platform. If the participants choose to
evaluate the OpenStack solution further, they can engage Dell,
Equinix and Rackspace for dedicated POC environments hosted at
Equinix. Existing Equinix customers have the additional flexibility
to simply and readily cross-connect to the OpenStack demo
environment via a range of interconnection services available
within Equinix IBX data centers.
“OpenStack provides an open, standard platform that gives
organizations the choice of how and where to deploy a cloud, as
well as the flexibility to move applications and workloads among
different clouds,” said Jim Curry, general manager, Rackspace Cloud
Builders. “The collaboration of Dell, Equinix and Rackspace to help
organizations deploy and connect OpenStack clouds enables CIOs to
choose a computing environment that aligns with their business,
regulatory and technical requirements.”
“Today's cloud solutions require scalability and reliability and
must deliver superior end-user performance,” said Vince DiMemmo,
general manager, Global Cloud and IT Services, at Equinix. “The
combination of the OpenStack platform on Dell hardware delivered
through Equinix data centers excels on all three fronts. Platform
Equinix enables clouds to be deployed with optimal geographical
distribution in highly optimized network environments that reside
in direct proximity to cloud end-users. This comprehensive solution
enabled by Rackspace, Dell and Equinix ensures the performance
today’s cloud applications require.”
“Dell is committed to developing and promoting open standards,
and we’re pleased to be working with Equinix and Rackspace to
provide this OpenStack demonstration environment,” said John Igoe,
executive director of Cloud Software Solutions, Dell. “It allows
service providers and ISVs to evaluate if OpenStack is right for
their ‘as a Service’ offering. It is a great example of the
OpenStack community working together to advance the OpenStack
platform.”
To learn more about the collaboration between Equinix, Dell and
Rackspace, visit Rackspace Cloud Builders at
www.rackspace.com/cloudbuilders, visit Dell at
www.Dell.com/OpenStack and visit Equinix at
www.Equinix.com/OpenStack
About Dell
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) listens to customers and delivers
worldwide innovative technology, business solutions and services
they trust and value. For more information, visit www.dell.com.
About Rackspace Hosting
Rackspace Hosting is the world’s leading specialist in the
hosting and cloud computing industry, and the founder of OpenStack,
an open source cloud platform. The San Antonio-based company
provides Fanatical Support® to its customers, across a portfolio of
IT services, including Managed Hosting and Cloud Computing. In
2010, Rackspace was recognized by Bloomberg BusinessWeek as a Top
100 Performing Technology Company and listed on the InformationWeek
500 as one of the nation’s most innovative users of business
technology. The company was also positioned in the Leaders Quadrant
by Gartner Inc. in the “2010 Magic Quadrant for Cloud
Infrastructure as a Service and Web Hosting.” For more information,
visit www.rackspace.com.
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq:EQIX) connects businesses with partners
and customers around the world through a global platform of high
performance data centers, containing dynamic ecosystems and the
broadest choice of networks. More than 3,275 enterprises, cloud,
digital content and financial companies connect to more than 625
network service providers and rely on Platform Equinix to grow
their business, improve application performance and protect their
vital digital assets. Equinix operates in 35 strategic markets
across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific and continually
invests in expanding its platform to power customer growth.
http://www.equinix.com
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