Open cloud top stories of the week

With the OpenStack Folsom Design Summit happening this week, much of the open cloud news has revolved around OpenStack’s growing list of partners and analysis of the open source platform’s role in the overall cloud ecosystem. Here are six stories featuring OpenStack, its partners and its prospects.

NOTE: This round-up of open cloud headlines is a new weekly feature on Linux.com. What were your top open cloud stories of the past week? Please let us know in the comments, below, or email editor Libby Clark, lclark (at) linuxfoundation.org. 

NEWS: 

Rackspace launches new OpenStack based cloud portfolio, IT World
The new Rackspace Cloud  includes “cloud servers, databases, block storage, networks, and monitoring, as well as a new control panel.” It’s more scaleable than the company’s current platform and will eventually form the basis of Rackspace public cloud offerings.

Ubuntu wants to be your cloud and data-center Linux, ZDNet
Canonical’s AWSOME (Any Web Service Over Me) cloud proxy is a hybrid cloud solution that deploys over Amazon Web Services and OpenStack.

ANALYSIS:

Where enterprise enemies hug, NYTimes Bits Blog
OpenStack has united fierce competitors such as IBM, HP, Dell and Intel against Amazon Web Services. These ‘frenemies’ will have to distinguish themselves beyond the software to provide custom applications and services at low cost. 

Why open source is the key to cloud innovation, InfoWorld
This article outlines the seven defining properties of open source cloud computing, with a focus on interoperability and portability. 

The (Re)birth of the Next Big Cloud Provider, Wired
Recent acquisitions by Dell, a new supporter of the OpenStack Foundation, make it a serious contender in cloud services.