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GigaSpaces Cloudify Bolsters Native Integration with OpenStack Clouds [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) GigaSpaces Technologies, developer of next generation application and cloud enablement platforms, announced their advancements in providing enterprises and ISVs a platform through which to transition to OpenStack clouds through Cloudify. According to a release, GigaSpaces' Cloudify is a free and open source application management platform which enables a seamless migration of apps to OpenStack clouds, while maintaining interoperability with existing infrastructures and across different OpenStack and other cloud providers. With Cloudify, enterprises can gradually move their applications onto their new OpenStack environments with increased agility and reduced risk. "Enabling businesses to build and move applications to OpenStack clouds is critical, and open source solutions like Cloudify make it easier for developers to deploy and manage those applications across OpenStack environments," said Mark Collier, COO, OpenStack Foundation. As OpenStack approaches its third birthday, the company said, the ever-evolving and dynamic technology is picking up speed and gaining maturity. Enterprises and ISVs need to be prepared for a continuously changing environment and must be able to port their applications across different OpenStack providers and versions as needed. With Cloudify, applications are "future-proofed" with the ability to withstand change without compromising on productivity, availability and interoperability. "In the area of cloud for enterprises, we have decided to focus our positioning on OpenStack clouds, specifically in building software middleware for simplifying the deployment, management and scaling of any application," said Nati Shalom, CTO at GigaSpaces Technologies. "The open source and community adoption nature of OpenStack enables us to do things that are unique to OpenStack. We have begun working with major customers in the investment banking and telecom industries, as well as with partners, such as IBM, HP and Alcatel-Lucent, to add native OpenStack and multi-cloud support." More information and complete product details: www.gigaspaces.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2013 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |