OpenStack announced the launch of a new, independent OpenStack Foundation to promote the development, distribution and adoption of the OpenStack cloud software. As the independent home for OpenStack, the foundation has already attracted more than 5,600 individual members, secured more than $10 million in funding and is ready to fulfill the OpenStack mission of becoming the ubiquitous cloud computing platform.
The launch of the OpenStack Foundation ushers in a new era for the cloud interoperability, enabling OpenStack to drive deeper industry collaboration and accelerate momentum for critical industry standards, said Angel Diaz, vice president, Software Standards at IBM, which is a platinum member of the foundation. "Users in all industries can be confident betting on OpenStack with its growing number of members, strong user community, maturing technology and growing adoption."
The goal of the OpenStack Foundation is to serve developers, users, and the entire ecosystem by providing a set of shared resources to grow the footprint of public and private OpenStack clouds, enable technology vendors targeting the platform and assist developers in producing the best cloud software in the industry.
Like the software, membership within the OpenStack Foundation is free and accessible to anyone. Members are expected to participate in the OpenStack community through technical contributions or community building efforts. Founded in July 2010 by Rackspace and NASA with the support of 25 companies and a few dozen developers, OpenStack has since grown to more than 180 participating companies and 550 contributing developers producing six software releases in a little over two years.
For more details on OpenStack software and the new foundation, go to www.openstack.org.