Red Hat Announces Preview Version of Enterprise-Ready OpenStack Distribution

Red Hat Announces Preview Version of Enterprise-Ready OpenStack Distribution

Brian Stevens, CTO and vice president, Worldwide Engineering, Red Hat

Company takes first step in delivering a trusted enterprise distribution based on OpenStack and its community-powered innovation

September 12, 2012 4:16 by Colin_Saldanha

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – August15,2012 – RedHat,Inc.(NYSE:RHT),theworld’sleadingproviderofopensourcesolutions,todayannouncedtheimmediateavailabilityofthepreviewreleaseofRedHat’sOpenStackdistributionbasedonthepopularopensourceOpenStackframeworkforbuildingandmanagingprivate,publicandhybridInfrastructure-as-a-Service(IaaS)clouds.Withthis,RedHatdeliversthenextstepinitsplansfortheindustry’sonlyenterprise-readyOpenStackdistributionwithRedHat’saward-winningcommercialsupport,certifiedecosystemofhardwareandapplicationvendorsandleadershipindeliveringtrustedopensourcecloudsfororganizationsworldwiderequiringenterprise-gradesolutionsandsupport.

OpenStackisanopensourceframeworkforbuildingprivateandpublicIaaScloudsthatcomplementsRedHat’sportfolioofopensourcecloudsolutions.Thecoresoftwareprojectsprovidecompute,storageandnetworkingmanagementservices,withasharedidentityserviceanddashboard.RedHathaslongbeencontributingtoOpenStackandhassteadilyincreaseditsparticipationandcontributionsovertime.AttheOpenStackSummit2012inApril,itwasrecognizedthatRedHatisthethirdoverallcontributortoOpenStack.InApril2012,incooperationwithotherindustryleaders,RedHatalsoannounceditsintentiontosupporttheOpenStackFoundation,thegoverningbodyformaintainingtheOpenStackproject,asaPlatinumMember.

The OpenStackprojecthasquicklydevelopedintoanopensourcesolutioncapableofprovidingorganizationswithperformance,featuresandfunctionalityfortheirprivateandpublicclouds.TheannouncementoftheforthcomingOpenStackFoundationacceleratedthisdevelopment,aswellashighlightedtheneedforcommercialsupportabilitytoaccelerateenterpriseadoption.WiththispreviewreleaseofRedHat’sOpenStackdistribution,RedHatdeliversonthenextstepinitscommitmenttodeliveratrustedenterprisedistributionofOpenStack,leveragingitslongtrackrecordofprovidingsupportedcommercial-gradeopensourceproducts. RedHat’sOpenStackdistributionwillfurtherextendandcomplementthecompany’sopenhybridcloudportfolio,whichtodayincludesRedHatEnterpriseLinux,RedHatEnterpriseVirtualization,RedHatCloudForms^TM, RedHatStorageandRedHatOpenShift^TMPlatform-as-a-Service(PaaS).

Red HathasbeenworkingwithanearlygroupofcustomerswhohavebeenstrongadvocatesforacommercialreleaseofOpenStackfromRedHat,andwhohavebeeninstrumentalinprovidingthefeedbackandtestingrequiredtobringthispreviewreleasetocompletion.ThecompanynowseekstoworkwithawidergroupofcustomerstofurtherdevelopRedHat’sOpenStackdistributionanditsusagewithotherRedHatproducts.Inaddition,RedHatisworkingcloselywithkeypartnerssuchasRackspacetoprovidefullymanagedRedHatOpenStack-poweredcloudsinthefuture.

Customers whosignupforRedHat’sOpenStackdistributionwillbeabletoprovidefeedbacktoRedHat’sOpenStackteamandcollaboratewitheachotherthroughcommunitytoolsprovidedthroughthepreviewprogram.

Availability

TheunsupportedpublicpreviewversionofRedHat’sOpenStackdistributionbasedonRedHatEnterpriseLinux6isavailablefordownloadimmediatelyathttp://www.redhat.com/tryopenstack.AfullysupportedreleaseforRedHatcustomersisexpectedtobedeliveredin2013.

SupportingQuotes

BrianStevens,CTOandvicepresident,WorldwideEngineering,RedHat

“ThroughourexpandinginvolvementwithOpenStack,we’veseenathrivingcommunitydevelopandareexcitedinreachingthismilestonealongthewaytodeliveringanenterprise-classproductbasedonthisopencloudtechnology.OurcurrentproductizationeffortsarefocusedaroundhardeninganintegratedsolutionofRedHatEnterpriseLinuxandOpenStacktodeliveranenterprise-readysolutionthatenablesenterprisesworldwidetorealizeinfrastructureclouds. WeinviteOpenStackenthusiastsandenterprisesinterestedinthetechnologytodownloadourpreviewandprovidefeedbacktohelpusacceleratethedeliveryofastableOpenStackenterpriseplatformfortheindustry.”

LewTucker,chieftechnologyofficerforcloudcomputing,Cisco
“Ciscobelievesstronglythatdeployingcloudplatformsneedstobemadeeasier,openandaccessible.JustasCiscocollaborateswithmanypartnerswithintheOpenStackcommunity,weseeRedHat’spreviewreleaseofitsenterprise-readyOpenStackdistributionasanimportantstepinthisdirection.”

JohnIgoe,executivedirectorofopensourcecloudandbigdatasolutions, Dell
“DellhasmadeacommitmenttotheOpenStackprojectasbothasponsorandanadopterofOpenStackcloudsolutions,andour collaboration withRedHatandthesolutionsthatITenablesisanimportantpieceofthatcommitment.Asthedatacentermovestothecloud,opensourcesoftwareandstandards-basedhardwareareessentialtomigrateIToperationstothecloud.BycombiningOpenStack’senterprise-leadingcloudsoftwaresolutionwithDellPowerEdgeCserversandDellsoftwareincludingCrowbar,enterprise-leadingcloudserverscustomerscanaccelerateandembracemovementtothecloud.”

BillyCox,director,IntelCloudStrategy

“AsanearlyadopterofOpenStackandakeyproponentofopensource,IntelwelcomestheleadershipofRedHattohelpevolvethisopensourceprojectintoarobustcloudoperatingsystem.Ourlong-standingcollaborationwithleadingcompanieslikeRedHathelpmakeenterpriseLinuxandopensourcevirtualizationsuccessful.IntellooksforwardtoworkingwiththeOpenStackcommunityandRedHattohelpenterprisesdeployopen,trustedclouds.”

JimCurry,generalmanagerofRackspacePrivateCloudBusiness

“As foundersofOpenStack,RackspaceisexcitedtoseeRedHatimplementingtheOpenStacktechnologyinitsproductofferingsanddeliveringthosesolutionstoitscustomers.RedHatisapioneerintheopensourcesoftwarespaceandwelookforwardtoworkingwiththemonourprivatecloudofferingsandmanagedservicesintheverynearfuture.”

AboutRedHat,Inc.
RedHatistheworld’sleadingproviderofopensourcesoftwaresolutions,usingacommunity-poweredapproachtoreliableandhigh-performingcloud,Linux,middleware,storageandvirtualizationtechnologies.RedHatalsooffersaward-winningsupport,training,andconsultingservices.Astheconnectivehubinaglobalnetworkofenterprises,partners,andopensourcecommunities,RedHathelpscreaterelevant,innovativetechnologiesthatliberateresourcesforgrowthandpreparecustomersforthefutureofIT.Learnmoreathttp://www.redhat.com.

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