Comments on: Open Source and the Cloud: Where’s the LAMP? http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/ because technology is just another ecosystem Sun, 13 May 2012 00:23:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Open source to shape cloud computing, but not dominate it | 云生活 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-616353 Open source to shape cloud computing, but not dominate it | 云生活 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:07:46 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2850#comment-616353 [...] analyst Stephen O’Grady writes a bleak, but likely accurate, eulogy for open source’s relevance to cloud computing. In a [...] [...] analyst Stephen O’Grady writes a bleak, but likely accurate, eulogy for open source’s relevance to cloud computing. In a [...]

]]> By: Coté's People Over Process » “Open” and the Cloud – Quick Analysis http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-610834 Coté's People Over Process » “Open” and the Cloud – Quick Analysis Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:35:23 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2850#comment-610834 [...] seems to be going on there at the moment? Stephen has tackled this problem several times – the fate of “open source” in a cloud world is a hot topic: many people have much heart and sweat tied up into the concepts of [...] [...] seems to be going on there at the moment? Stephen has tackled this problem several times – the fate of “open source” in a cloud world is a hot topic: many people have much heart and sweat tied up into the concepts of [...]

]]> By: tecosystems » Cheeburger, Cheeburger, Cheeburger: The Appetite for the Private Cloud http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-610083 tecosystems » Cheeburger, Cheeburger, Cheeburger: The Appetite for the Private Cloud Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:47:23 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2850#comment-610083 [...] squarely at the same space is Eucalyptus, the open source cloud software provider born out of a research project at UC Santa Barbera. One [...] [...] squarely at the same space is Eucalyptus, the open source cloud software provider born out of a research project at UC Santa Barbera. One [...]

]]> By: tecosystems » VMworld 2009: Head in the Clouds http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-563505 tecosystems » VMworld 2009: Head in the Clouds Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:46:18 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2850#comment-563505 [...] license costs to a minimum, it may yet be that open source projects like Eucalyptus will be the first option they turn to for their cloud [...] [...] license costs to a minimum, it may yet be that open source projects like Eucalyptus will be the first option they turn to for their cloud [...]

]]> By: Eric Day - Blog – Open Source Cloud http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-563417 Eric Day - Blog – Open Source Cloud Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:45:42 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2850#comment-563417 [...] hot topics at OSCON, and Stephen O’Grady had two excellent posts on them recently as well (one, two). As many other folks do, I see a few major drivers of this: the need for private clouds, the [...] [...] hot topics at OSCON, and Stephen O’Grady had two excellent posts on them recently as well (one, two). As many other folks do, I see a few major drivers of this: the need for private clouds, the [...]

]]> By: Eric Day » Blog Archive » Open Source Cloud http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-557863 Eric Day » Blog Archive » Open Source Cloud Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:58:34 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2850#comment-557863 [...] hot topics at OSCON, and Stephen O’Grady had two excellent posts on them recently as well (one, two). As many other folks do, I see a few major drivers of this: the need for private clouds, the [...] [...] hot topics at OSCON, and Stephen O’Grady had two excellent posts on them recently as well (one, two). As many other folks do, I see a few major drivers of this: the need for private clouds, the [...]

]]> By: Open Source Software and Cloud Computing - Storage Informer http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-556987 Open Source Software and Cloud Computing - Storage Informer Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:49:14 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2850#comment-556987 [...] recent articles aren&apost quite as optimistic. Stephen O&aposGrady from Red Monk talks about whether or not open source software can provide a viable complete alternative to cloud [...] [...] recent articles aren&apost quite as optimistic. Stephen O&aposGrady from Red Monk talks about whether or not open source software can provide a viable complete alternative to cloud [...]

]]> By: People Over Process » Rackspace Cloud API & “Open Clouds” - Brief Note http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-556112 People Over Process » Rackspace Cloud API & “Open Clouds” - Brief Note Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:21:02 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2850#comment-556112 [...] cloud. In the context of cloud computing, what open is exactly isn’t too clear yet (though, our man Stephen O’Grady has an excellent Q&A on the topic), but it carries part of the spirit of the open source world in the sense of trying to avoid [...] [...] cloud. In the context of cloud computing, what open is exactly isn’t too clear yet (though, our man Stephen O’Grady has an excellent Q&A on the topic), but it carries part of the spirit of the open source world in the sense of trying to avoid [...]

]]> By: Links 12/07/2009: GNU/Linux Shames Vista 7 and XP in Benchmark | Boycott Novell http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-555908 Links 12/07/2009: GNU/Linux Shames Vista 7 and XP in Benchmark | Boycott Novell Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:05:20 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2850#comment-555908 [...] Open Source and the Cloud: Where’s the LAMP? LAMP, with its flexibility, simplicity and perhaps most importantly – lack of upfront licensing costs – fueled an explosion in the hosting services market once upon a time. It’s entirely possible that a similarly open source cloud stack could do the same, particularly since far more software is delivered via the network than when the hosting industry first expanded. [...] [...] Open Source and the Cloud: Where’s the LAMP? LAMP, with its flexibility, simplicity and perhaps most importantly – lack of upfront licensing costs – fueled an explosion in the hosting services market once upon a time. It’s entirely possible that a similarly open source cloud stack could do the same, particularly since far more software is delivered via the network than when the hosting industry first expanded. [...]

]]> By: Ryan Tomayko http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2009/07/02/lamp-of-the-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-555244 Ryan Tomayko Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:38:47 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/?p=2850#comment-555244 You should check out some of the stuff we're doing at Heroku: http://heroku.com/how/architecture I suppose we'd fall into the PaaS bucket but I think we're interesting in that app's deployed to the platform are 100% standard ruby web apps. There's no proprietary APIs and a huge portion of the components that make the system go are standard F/OSS stuffs. It's all built out on EC2 currently but we've designed the system to be portable-with-a-little-work to other infrastructure platforms in the future. You should check out some of the stuff we’re doing at Heroku:

http://heroku.com/how/architecture

I suppose we’d fall into the PaaS bucket but I think we’re interesting in that app’s deployed to the platform are 100% standard ruby web apps. There’s no proprietary APIs and a huge portion of the components that make the system go are standard F/OSS stuffs. It’s all built out on EC2 currently but we’ve designed the system to be portable-with-a-little-work to other infrastructure platforms in the future.

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