OpenStack Outlook: Red Hat vs VMware
I continue the topic of previous posts ( one , two , three ).
Some consider the OpenStack cloud IaaS platform to be the fastest-growing open source project since the advent of the Linux kernel, while others call it a muddy technological “vinaigrette” that is destined to crash. It all depends on which companies you ask and on their interests in the cloud software market.
Here is a look at the prospects of the OpenStack project from Red Hat and VMware, as well as the opinion of the CEO of Virtual Instruments, John Thompson, a veteran of the technology industry with 40 years of experience and a former head of Symantec.
Optimistic look
Brian Stevens, Red Hat CTO, says: “Only Linux has evolved as rapidly as OpenStack, and with the same broad community support.” Only two years ago, Rackspace and NASA announced that they were going to build an open cloud infrastructure, and OpenStack had already “attracted considerable attention.” “We heard about this initiative all over the world,” Stevens continued.
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Opinion Stevens - not uncommon. It seems that today most of the companies are on the side of the OpenStack project. HP has confirmed it will use OpenStack for its public IaaS cloud infrastructure. NASA employees conduct large-scale deployments of OpenStack and open the code. Dozens of technology providers are implementing OpenStack, and many businesses are interested in how to create something like their own Amazon Web Services.
By the way, Red Hat is the third largest contributor to OpenStack and one of the platinum sponsors of the independent OpenStack Foundation. Stevens claims that OpenStack can be a standard solution for IaaS clouds.
Obviously, Stevens supports OpenStack. Red Hat has its own interests in the cloud platform market, and this market can be a good source of income. And OpenStack, thanks to Red Hat support, can be an important part of corporate software.
Pessimistic view.
Raghu Raghuram, executive vice president of cloud infrastructure and management for VMware, is not so sure about OpenStack. Of course, Raguram also pursues its own interests, because VMware considers the vSphere as the basis for cloud computing.
“What is OpenStack? It's hard to say that this is a software bundle. ”Says Regurs. “Every vendor says something about his own OpenStack and its parts.” Regurham gives an example - not so long ago dozens of companies supported Xen, an open source hypervisor, but in the end almost everyone switched to KVM.
According to Regurem, there are two options for the development of events. Either OpenStack, like Linux, will become a recognized standard, or it will go the way of Xen. “OpenStack should clearly understand this,” Raguram said. “This is a long journey that will require substantial work.”
Reality check.
The opinion of John Thompson is more balanced and objective. “We do not have our own product in this market,” said Thompson. “But he can make money who controls the architecture. There is no vendor who would not want to manage the development of a generally accepted standard. ”
The last note illustrates why each IT vendor is somehow connected to OpenStack. Ultimately, all debates come down to architecture control. According to Thompson, customers will strive for interoperability between public and private clouds. “There is a lot of money involved in this industry that depends on a particular architecture,” said Thompson. “This will not change. This game in the IT industry is repeated every 10 years. ”
Stevens and Raguram smiled when Thompson outlined his vision. “Since you do not have your own product in this market, you can be on the side of open projects,” the VMware vice president quipped.
Some consider the OpenStack cloud IaaS platform to be the fastest-growing open source project since the advent of the Linux kernel, while others call it a muddy technological “vinaigrette” that is destined to crash. It all depends on which companies you ask and on their interests in the cloud software market.
Here is a look at the prospects of the OpenStack project from Red Hat and VMware, as well as the opinion of the CEO of Virtual Instruments, John Thompson, a veteran of the technology industry with 40 years of experience and a former head of Symantec.
Optimistic look
Brian Stevens, Red Hat CTO, says: “Only Linux has evolved as rapidly as OpenStack, and with the same broad community support.” Only two years ago, Rackspace and NASA announced that they were going to build an open cloud infrastructure, and OpenStack had already “attracted considerable attention.” “We heard about this initiative all over the world,” Stevens continued.
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Opinion Stevens - not uncommon. It seems that today most of the companies are on the side of the OpenStack project. HP has confirmed it will use OpenStack for its public IaaS cloud infrastructure. NASA employees conduct large-scale deployments of OpenStack and open the code. Dozens of technology providers are implementing OpenStack, and many businesses are interested in how to create something like their own Amazon Web Services.
By the way, Red Hat is the third largest contributor to OpenStack and one of the platinum sponsors of the independent OpenStack Foundation. Stevens claims that OpenStack can be a standard solution for IaaS clouds.
Obviously, Stevens supports OpenStack. Red Hat has its own interests in the cloud platform market, and this market can be a good source of income. And OpenStack, thanks to Red Hat support, can be an important part of corporate software.
Pessimistic view.
Raghu Raghuram, executive vice president of cloud infrastructure and management for VMware, is not so sure about OpenStack. Of course, Raguram also pursues its own interests, because VMware considers the vSphere as the basis for cloud computing.
“What is OpenStack? It's hard to say that this is a software bundle. ”Says Regurs. “Every vendor says something about his own OpenStack and its parts.” Regurham gives an example - not so long ago dozens of companies supported Xen, an open source hypervisor, but in the end almost everyone switched to KVM.
According to Regurem, there are two options for the development of events. Either OpenStack, like Linux, will become a recognized standard, or it will go the way of Xen. “OpenStack should clearly understand this,” Raguram said. “This is a long journey that will require substantial work.”
Reality check.
The opinion of John Thompson is more balanced and objective. “We do not have our own product in this market,” said Thompson. “But he can make money who controls the architecture. There is no vendor who would not want to manage the development of a generally accepted standard. ”
The last note illustrates why each IT vendor is somehow connected to OpenStack. Ultimately, all debates come down to architecture control. According to Thompson, customers will strive for interoperability between public and private clouds. “There is a lot of money involved in this industry that depends on a particular architecture,” said Thompson. “This will not change. This game in the IT industry is repeated every 10 years. ”
Stevens and Raguram smiled when Thompson outlined his vision. “Since you do not have your own product in this market, you can be on the side of open projects,” the VMware vice president quipped.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/145100/
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