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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