OpenStack
OpenStack is a free, open-source software platform that provides an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution for creating and managing large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources across data centers. It functions as an operating system for the cloud, enabling users to provision…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2010
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- OpenStack was created to provide an open-source, vendor-neutral alternative for building and managing private and public cloud infrastructure, addressing the need for scalable, automated resource provisioning that was previously dominated by proprietary solutions or custom-built systems. It offered a way to manage diverse hardware and software components from multiple vendors under a single, unified control plane.
- Platforms
- Bare Metal, Linux (primary control plane and compute nodes)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Deutsche Telekom
- Comcast
- China Mobile
- Volkswagen
- CERN
- Rackspace (initial contributions)
- NASA (initial contributions)
- AT&T