First OpenStack cloud now open for business

“It might be faster and easier to deploy a white-label cloud
using software from VMware or any of the myriad private-cloud
startups, but Internap and others chose to go the OpenStack route
because they think being part of a large ecosystem all sharing
common APIs and core technologies is worth the extra effort.
OpenStack provides some core capabilities around Compute, Storage
and Networking, as well as a dashboard, but providers on their own
when it comes to capabilities such as billing and other
customizations that help distinguish one offering from
another.”

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