I am impressed with
Rackspace donating the code for their compute and object storage platform and creating the
OpenStack. There has been a lot of discussion around the need for a
cloud storage API standard, and whether or not
Amazon should be the base for an cloud computing standard.
I think it is a very smart move for
Rackspace to step up in this way. It will do a lot for the industry and cloud adoption, and put them ahead in the game. I see a couple of immediate benefits:
- Availability of proven open source software to get compute or storage infrastructure up and running
- Promote standard of operation between cloud service providers
- Opportunities for city, state, and federal government to deploy cloud infrastructure
I like how they focused on the cloud computing essentials:
Check out this list of projects they are working on:
Open Source cloud compute power and cloud object storage. Mobile platform support for IPad, IPhone, and Android. Management tools and development tools. Very nice.
And you can't have a much cooler launch partner than NASA.
