From the course: Cloud Computing: Understanding Private Cloud Options

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OpenStack compatibility

OpenStack compatibility

- [Instructor] OpenStack is a widely adopted open source software platform for building and managing public and private cloud environments. Albeit, it's mainly used for private clouds now, it still can function as a public cloud platform. Indeed, in the early days of cloud, when many public cloud providers existed, they often ran OpenStack on their public cloud platforms. OpenStack provides a comprehensive set of cloud computing services that include compute, storage, networking, and other components necessary to create and manage cloud infrastructure. The goal of the OpenStack project is to provide organizations with the ability to deploy and manage their cloud infrastructure. Developed in collaboration with a community of contributors, OpenStack offers a flexible and extensible framework that allows users to customize their cloud environments to meet specific requirements. Hypervisors. OpenStack is hypervisor agnostic,…

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