SecurStore, a “green”managed-backup and data-recovery provider located in Uxbridge, England, announced on July 14 that it will use OpenStack, an open-source cloud platform from San Antonio-based Rackspace (News - Alert); as well as Rackspace’s Cloud Builders deployment and support services for the benefit of its customers.
Founded by Rackspace and NASA in 2010, OpenStack has grown to be a global software community –with more than 75 participating organizations worldwide – of developers collaborating on a standard and massively scalable open-source cloud operating system. Its technology enables any organization to create and offer cloud computing services running on standard hardware
OpenStack is intended to give enterprises control and flexibility, by providing a choice of virtualization platforms and offering powerful administrative controls.
The platform was chosen by SecurStore as part of its mission to be both a technological and an environmental trendsetter. SecurStore also made the choice to use hydro power for its data centers, “to ensure carbon-free emission cloud storage … and to minimize the effect data storage has on the local ecosystem.”
Alexander Eiriksson, COO at SecurStore, commented, “OpenStack is perfect for our mission – offering enterprises secure, market-leading cloud solutions that are serviced by green technology. Our clients not only boast reductions in their carbon impact through our hydro-powered data centers, but they also know they have full business continuity in place. We’re excited to be working with Rackspace Cloud Builders, because it matches our outlook on cloud development with its unique platform design.”
Jim Curry, general manager of Rackspace Cloud Builders, said, “OpenStack is a powerful and flexible platform being deployed by leading enterprises and cloud technology providers like SecurStore to store and analyze business-critical data. By choosing the open standard cloud platform with support from Rackspace Cloud Builders, SecurStore can offer its customers a cost-effective and massively scalable storage solution, compatible with the world’s leading clouds.”
This news comes a few days after OpenStack software developer Piston Cloud Computing received $4.5 million in funding. to deliver secure, private cloud solutions based on the open source cloud operating system.
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Cheryl Kaften is an accomplished communicator who has written for consumer and corporate audiences. She has worked extensively for MasterCard (News - Alert) Worldwide, Philip Morris USA (Altria), and KPMG, and has consulted for Estee Lauder and the Philadelphia Inquirer Newspapers. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by
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