OpenStack has critical mass and is the de facto standard for deploying open source-based clouds. (See our OpenStack point-of-view here.) With increasing levels of investment by service providers like AT&T, Comcast, and Rackspace and infrastructure vendors like Cisco, EMC, HP, IBM, Intel, and Red Hat,
OpenStack private/hybrid clouds are becoming a strong alternative to traditional IT models for large enterprises. While moving to the cloud offers the promise of flexibility, scale, and cost savings, a standard cloud model is not inherently designed for enterprise-level availability. With multiple points of risk at both the hardware and software layers, many organizations are hesitant to move their business-critical applications to the cloud as potential costs may outweigh benefits.
Table of Contents:
- Executive Summary
- “Software Defined” and Availability
- Stratus Enterprise Availability
- Stratus Cloud Solution for Private Clouds
- No Changes Required to Existing Applications
- Availability Service Level Selection
- Infrastructure Protection
- Call to Action
- Table 1: SDA Planes
- Figure 1: Stratus Cloud Solutions Service Catalog
Companies Referenced:
- AT&T
- Cisco
- Comcast
- EMC
- HP
- IBM
- Intel
- Rackspace
- Red Hat
- Stratus