In Pictures: 10 open source projects that power the Cloud

With recent negative reports from Gartner and Zenoss, it seems “dump on open source Cloud” season is open. For those quick to point the finger at some of these technologies that may not have the market share some expect, it would be good to remember that without open source, it would be difficult to have a Cloud at all.

CloudStack

Developed by Cloud.com, acquired by Citrix, and now turned over to the Apache Foundation, CloudStack is a complete open source IaaS platform. With API support for Amazon’s cloud, the Apache-supported project has great promise to be a popular choice for those seeking to set up their own cloud or hybrid private/public clouds.

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