E.N.T.E.R.P.R.I.S.E by Dope'n'Stack - a "fresher" enterprise

“OpenStack has the momentum to win, and it can thank this young group of developers and feisty systems gurus for making it happen.” – Alex Williams on TechCrunch

Granted, open source is nothing new. Linux is proof of that, but you cannot argue the sheer velocity this movement has had over the past year. Just look at the contributions – both technologically and monetarily – into the open source space, OpenStack in particular. I have been singing the praises of open source software and hardware for some time now. Call it excitement, or rebellion from the traditional enterprise way of doing things, or just a necessary evil given the momentum this movement has – especially in the cloud space. Whether you call the momentum hype or reality, you cannot argue it’s not refreshing.

The single most refreshing aspect of OpenStack, the Open Compute Project, or any open source platform or foundation is the focus on community, partnering, and innovation. Seagate has been involved with OpenStack and the Open Compute Project since officially joining in February, and never in my 7 years at Seagate has there been more excitement and “openness” in partnering with a component company like us to innovate on solutions at both the software level, and the server & storage hardware level.

It doesn’t get any fresher than that…queue video by dopenstack.