PostGres is Now Available as a Cloud Cluster Service
PostGres, shortened for PostGresSQL, is one of the world’s most advanced database management systems. It is available on multiple platforms including Solaris, Linux, Max OS X, FreeBSD and Microsoft Windows and is already being used by web administrators all around the world. It is open source free software with extensible data types, functions, index methods, [...]
Open Source Future of the Cloud
As more and more organizations are attracted to the cloud for customization, agility and flexibility, it’s becoming clear that the open environment could add another dimension. On its own, open-source software is becoming popular within enterprises for its stability, scalability and reliability. Many companies find open-source technologies useful as they are highly customizable, secure, reliable [...]
OpenStack Options
In late October, 2011, cloud service provider Internap announced that it has an OpenStack-based cloud ready for public consumption. This open-source cloud computing platform is designed to rival VMware and create competition for Amazon Web Services. How did it happen? Surprisingly, Internap even beat OpenStack founder Rackspace, to release an OpenStack-based cloud. It was able [...]
OpenShift: Red Hat’s PaaS Offering
OpenShift, Red Hat’s PaaS (platform as a service) was announced in May 2011, during the Red Hat Summit 2011 in Boston. The PaaS environment supports a variety of programming languages and frameworks, including Java, Ruby, PHP, Python and more. It enables developers who build on open source and offers a wider variety of languages, frameworks [...]
