Incorporating Storage with an Open Source Cloud

Do you currently work on a cloud computing platform that is vendor-based? If so, you’re probably very familiar with a number of compatibility problems. What if you could have a cloud computing platform in which endless features can be incorporated without compatibility issues and which can be managed as you choose? Knowledge Sharing author, Ganpat Agarwal, makes a strong case for adopting OpenStack, an open source cloud computing platform which uses object and block storage features from the storage perspective.

As an open source platform, OpenStack is free from the most common problems that customers face with other cloud computing service providers; one of the biggest being “vendor lock-in”. EMC, the market leader in software defined storage, is well-positioned to participate in the OpenStack open source program. In addition to providing its own storage solutions, EMC can leverage OpenStack’s many outstanding features.

In this Knowledge Sharing article, Ganpat introduces the storage aspect of open source cloud computing, details features of the EMC products used, and highlights the benefits obtained from the OpenStack platform.

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