Apache CloudStack Becomes a Top-level Project

ke4qqq writes with an excerpt from an ASF press release: "The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of nearly 150 Open Source projects and initiatives, today announced that Apache CloudStack has graduated from the Apache Incubator to become a Top-Level Project (TLP), signifying that the Project's community and products have been well-governed under the ASF's meritocratic process and principles."

Nonsense

[neonmonk]

"CloudStack provides an open and flexible cloud orchestration platform to deliver reliable and scalable private and public clouds."

When I go to an "About" page, I expect to be told exactly what x thing is all about.

As it stands, I have no idea what CloudStack is or does, apart from nonsensical "cloud" mumbo jumbo.

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

[girlinatrainingbra]

So how is "Infrastructure-as-a-Service" clouds different from "Software-as-a-service" clouds? Is one cumulonimbus and the other cirrus? ;>)
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No, seriously, my question is whether supplying "infrastructure as a service" just means "hosting"? Because hosting has always been available. So it's hosting+software availability? From the Apache web site at http://cloudstack.apache.org/about.html [apache.org] :

CloudStack provides an open and flexible cloud orchestration platform to deliver reliable and scalable private and public clouds.

Orchestration? Srsly?
;>p
Private and public clouds? Would that be the same as restricted access internal facing "intranet" and public-facing "internet" access? I'm glad that Apache is joining the band of buzzword warriors, but I'm also glad that the real details and answer about what "Apache Cloudstack" really is available at http://cloudstack.apache.org/cloudstack-faq.html [apache.org] :

Apache CloudStack is a complete software suite for creating Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) clouds. Target environments include service providers and enterprises.
-- The Apache CloudStack platform enables service providers to set up an on-demand, elastic cloud computing service. It enables a utility computing service by allowing service providers to offer self-service virtual machine instances, storage volumes, and networking configurations over the Internet.
-- The Apache CloudStack platform enables enterprises to set up a private cloud for use by their own employees. The current generation of virtualization infrastructure targets enterprise IT departments who manage virtual machines the same way they would manage physical machines. The Apache CloudStack platform, on the other hand, enables self-service of virtual machines by users outside of the IT department.
-- As an open source IaaS, Apache CloudStack is available to individuals and organizations that wish to study and implement an IaaS for personal, educational, and/or production use.

Re:Nonsense

[Spy Handler]

Cloud is all the rage. So is Mobile. Yep, definitely mobile. And Apps.

Call it Apache Mobile App Cloudstack and pointy haired bosses will have an orgygasm.

Re:Decoder Ring for You Out-of-date Nerds

[Gothmolly]

It _IS_ a buzzword, and what you describe is merely a well-run IT org. Because you choose to set off on some NIH path and claim what you're doing is "new" doesn't make it so.