1. OpenStack vs CloudStack: The Update
In the cloud computing software wars, the loudest shots typically involve OpenStack and CloudStack. Both are popular open source approaches to building public and private clouds. And our OpenStack vs CloudStack report in early 2013 certainly grabbed eyeballs.
What it means today: Overall, we think OpenStack is now leading the open source cloud dialog. But there's not much time to celebrate -- since Amazon's own cloud platform -- AWS -- seems to winning the IaaS war.
In the cloud computing software wars, the loudest shots typically involve OpenStack and CloudStack. Both are popular open source approaches to building public and private clouds. And our OpenStack vs CloudStack report in early 2013 certainly grabbed eyeballs.
What it means today: Overall, we think OpenStack is now leading the open source cloud dialog. But there's not much time to celebrate — since Amazon's own cloud platform — AWS — seems to winning the IaaS war.
