Rohit, Quick correction to below — My information is _not_ “official”. Critical missing word.
Thanks, -John On Jun 3, 2014, at 10:19 AM, John Burwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Rohit, > > My information is “official” by any means — just based on informal > conversations between folks in the trenches. This note [1] in their forum > provides a (very) slight glimpse into their thinking. Given Digital Ocean’s > visibility. I would imagine they would be getting a metric ton of press if > they used one of the open source IaaS platforms. > > Thanks, > -John > > [1]: > https://digitalocean.uservoice.com/forums/136585-digitalocean/suggestions/3572231-implement-openstack-as-backend > > On Jun 3, 2014, at 10:13 AM, Rohit Yadav <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:23 PM, John Burwell <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Rohit, >>> >>> DigitalOcean is neither OpenStack or Cloudstack. They built their a custom >>> compute orchestration layer built in Perl atop KVM. I believe they have >>> considered future development shifting towards either Erlang or Go. >>> >> >> Hi John, thanks for the information. In that case there are people >> marketing wrong information in the tech community who need to be checked >> and we need to be more aggressive in future offline/online CloudStack vs. >> OpenStack discussions. >> >> Regards. >> >> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> -John >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Rohit Yadav <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:54 PM, Sebastien Goasguen <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 6:30 AM, Reuven Cohen <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Because it works. So do the other guys. >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, I like the #cloudstackworks ....with all your apps etc......but >>> if >>>> we are >>>>> insinuating that cloudstack works and that other solutions don't, I >>> think >>>>> it's a slippery slope. >>>>> >>>> >>>> We should probably buy the "cloudstack.works" domain to host a website >>> that >>>> has content on it, like infographics, use cases, deployment practices and >>>> other resources that can help people who may be in dilemma of using >>>> CloudStack Vs. OtherStacks. >>>> >>>> IMHO the other solutions out there also work very well. I have used >>>>> opennebula first hand, and it was very slick + I doubt that openstack >>>> does >>>>> not work or does not scale (knowing the scale of cern deployment). >>>>> >>>> >>>> I use digitalocean's instances a lot (and I love them) and they are said >>> to >>>> be based on KVM and modified OpenStack across four geographic regions. >>>> OpenStack may be difficult to work with but if DO uses it, it probably >>>> scales. >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> This statement comes off as a bit delusional. It's mostly passive, >>> when >>>>> we should be aggressive. It's like ford saying, cause it drives. >>>> Obviously. >>>>>> >>>>>> Why not focus on why it's a better, faster, more scalable way to run >>>>> your business. Zero to hero in minutes. >>>>>> >>>>>> @rUv >>>>>> >>>>>> (Sent on the run, please pardon any typos) >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 4:22 AM, "Giles Sirett" < >>>> [email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Shannon - love that. Like Chip, when people say to me "why >>> cloudstack >>>>> over AN Other platform, I tend to say "because it works" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I really like the reusable #cloudstackworks for xyz >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kind Regards >>>>>>> Giles >>>>>>> >>>>>>> D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: Shannon Williams [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>>> Sent: 30 May 2014 20:32 >>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>> Subject: RE: [DISCUSS] What's Our Battle Cry? CloudStack the Cloud >>>> that >>>>> Just Works >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Great discussion Mark. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I want a T-Shirt as well. My vote, the new slogan should be: >>>>> #cloudstackworks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's great because we can use it with lots of tags: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> #cloudstackworks for gaming (when we talk about Disney or Zynga's >>> big >>>>> CloudStack clouds) #cloudsatckworks in China (when we talk about the >>> new >>>>> docs) #cloudstackworks with PaaS (when we talk about a new company >>>> joining >>>>> the community) #cloudstackworks in Budapest (when we announce the next >>>>> summit). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It doesn't go too far to attack anyone, but focuses on all of the >>>>> successful deployments that are out there. Almost like a virtual high >>>> five. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Shannon Williams >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> +1 650-521-6902 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: Chiradeep Vittal [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 12:09 PM >>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] What's Our Battle Cry? CloudStack the Cloud >>>> that >>>>> Just Works >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cool. Reminds me of "Intel Inside". >>>>>>> Can I haz t-shirt? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Chiradeep >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On May 30, 2014, at 11:57 AM, "Krishna Subramanian" < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mark, this is a good theme we can build on, and talk to both the >>>>> capabilities as well as the market validation of Apache CloudStack e.g. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Apache CloudStack: The Cloud that just Works >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ...with all your apps >>>>>>>> ...with all your infrastructure >>>>>>>> ...with just an admin >>>>>>>> ...etc >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ...with enterprises >>>>>>>> ...with service providers >>>>>>>> ...in Government >>>>>>>> ...in Education >>>>>>>> ....in Europe >>>>>>>> ....in Japan >>>>>>>> ...etc... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>> Krishna >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Krishna Subramanian >>>>>>>> VP Product Marketing, Cloud Platforms >>>>>>>> Citrix Systems, Inc >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> 408.209.9483 >>>>>>>> @cloudKrishna >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: Mark Hinkle [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 11:34 AM >>>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> Subject: [DISCUSS] What's Our Battle Cry? CloudStack the Cloud that >>>>>>>> Just Works >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Today I was speaking with some of our folks at Citrix on how we >>>>> position Apache CloudStack. As we talk about our products we also try >>> to >>>>> paint ACS as a strong foundation for building a cloud in a variety of >>>> ways >>>>> but in the interest of being succinct and consistent across our >>> project I >>>>> think it would be good to have our standard battle cry or descriptor to >>>>> help reinforce why you should be considering ACS and help all the >>>>> supporters of the project reinforce our value. We have gravitated >>>> towards: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Apache CloudStack: The Cloud that Just Works >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Based on the fact that you can get it up and running quickly and >>>>> become productive in a very short time. Does anyone have other ways >>> they >>>>> describe ACS? 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